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The Oracle

The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

Cooking up a storm

Cooking up a storm

Sara Rahman, Web Editor
December 12, 2023

All day, Foods Teacher Kelli McDonald is surrounded by the sounds of pans sizzling, knives chopping, water running, and students cooking up a storm. Foods, an elective offered year-round to all students,...

The Value of a School Does Not Come From Its Name

The Value of a School Does Not Come From Its Name

Quinn Blandford, columnist
November 28, 2023

Almost every conversation I have about college comes down to prestige.  We have been conditioned since early childhood to want to go to prestigious Ivy League schools because we assume that is where...

Cross Country Lends a Hand

Cross Country Lends a Hand

Sara Rahman, Brigitte Sisto
November 25, 2023

In the fall of 1998, runners on South’s boys’ cross country team were looking for a special goal to end their summer running, Hasenstein said. The team realized that donations to the Northfield Food...

Swimming at South: Souths original pool (pictured above, circa 1960s) once hosted both gym classes and swim teams. It was not until the Glenbrook referendum in the summer of 2007 that the second pool was added for the swim team.

South’s Pool hold History and Value

Queen Moshi, Staff Writer
November 20, 2023

The smell of chlorine fills the air as water splashes echo around the pool, with small puddles of water on the ground from people entering and exiting the pool. Not every high school in America has two...

Fantasy Sports club brings real connections

Fantasy Sports club brings real connections

Alex Dardynskiy, Staff Writer
November 9, 2023

The Fantasy Sports Club is a place for students to create and participate in fantasy sports leagues together, share background information on players, and give feedback on each other's teams.  Fantasy...

It’s LeviOsa, not LevioSA!

“It’s LeviOsa, not LevioSA!”

Veronica Kolesnikov, staff writer
October 20, 2023

On the night of my 12th birthday, I had only one wish- to have an owl fly into my room and drop a golden Hogwarts letter into my eager hands.  No matter what happened in my life, I could always...

Photo courtesy of John OMalley

O’Malley Nominated for National Teaching Award

Conor Burke, Staff Writer
October 18, 2023

Math Teacher John O’Malley has been nominated for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). O’Malley was nominated for this award last year and has been...

SAT Goes Digital

SAT Goes Digital

Mary Cunningham, Staff Writer
September 26, 2023

South has been administering the SAT since the school's founding in 1962, but now, a major aspect of the test is about to change, Cameron Muir, Associate Principal of Curriculum and Education explained....

Remembering the Guzman Brothers

Remembering the Guzman Brothers

Layla Mohamed, Web Editor
September 22, 2023

The South community is mourning the loss of a student and his brother, a former student, who passed away on August 19th, according to an email from South’s administration to the Glenbrook Students Rising...

Boys Volleyball continues historic season at playoffs

Boys Volleyball continues historic season at playoffs

Danielle Joseph, sports editor
May 27, 2023

The boys’ varsity volleyball team is feeling like champions after advancing to sectionals by defeating Notre Dame in the regional finals in both sets 25-14 and 25-18 on May 25, Ann Kotsadam, Varsity...

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