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GBN swimmer returns to water after injury

Corinne Shaw, staff reporter
April 7, 2017

Following a severe spinal injury in Aug. 2016, GBN senior Tural Erel was able to recover enough in order to return to the pool on Feb. 3, just in time for the swim team’s Senior Night. According to...

Attending the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer is shown (left). Spicer has recently been accused of hostility toward some media outlets.

Opposition to journalism requires conversation, action

Cassidy Foronda, co-news assistant
April 4, 2017

A subscription to the Wall Street Journal is $12 for 12 weeks; a subscription to the New York Times is $1.88 per week. A functioning free press? Priceless. With the current divisiveness of our country,...

PIPELINE PROTEST: Demonstrators against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in St. Paul, Minnesota in Sep. 2016. The DAPL attracted many supporters and opposers that initially halted its progress, but ultimately continued construction in March 2017. Photo courtesy of Fibonacci Blue https://www.flickr.com/photos/fibonacciblue/29554803662

Students offer opinions on Dakota Access Pipeline controversy

Hannah Buchband and Youjin Shon
March 25, 2017

A transition in presidencies often results in a transition in executive policy, holding true for President Trump’s executive order calling for the resumption of construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline...

Mid year art show showcases student creativity

Mid year art show showcases student creativity

Susie You, staff reporter
March 23, 2017

Every year, students who’ve taken an art class at South have the opportunity to showcase their artwork in the GBS mid-year art show, according to art teacher Natalie Ingaunis. Despite hosting the art...

SMILING FOR   SCHOLARSHIPS: Posing in front of her Illinois High School Art Exhibition (IHSAE) photo, sophomore Yoon Kim shows her submission entitled “Beauty in Decay.” At the competition, Kim received a $1000 scholarship to attend a summer workshop at the precollege of the New Hampshire Institute of Art.

Students showcase art at IHSAE, receive recognition

March 21, 2017

Art, according to French artist Edgar Degas, is not what you see; rather, it’s what you make others see. Seniors Dasha German and Jiyeon Lee, junior Kaya Dlouchy, sophomore Yoon Kim and freshman Sara...

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South community reacts to executive travel ban

Alexandra Sharp, co-features editor
March 17, 2017

Originally passed on Jan. 27, President Donald Trump’s first major step in what he says is an attempt to battle terrorism was an executive travel ban, halting many refugees from entering the US and beginning...

South reflects on extended ACT/SAT time policy

Lauren Bianco, staff reporter
March 16, 2017

Imagine you are a student sitting in a classroom, taking the ACT like all of your fellow classmates. As the clock strikes 12:55, the two hours and fifty-five minutes are over. Well, at least for most,...

Test prep creates uneven playing field, unfair advantage

Maeve Plunkett, asst. opinions editor
March 8, 2017

Two sharp number two pencils, a non-CAS calculator, a school ID and pink eraser shavings can only mean one thing: standardized testing season. Last year, I chose a different path than many of my peers....

COLLEGE CHOICES: Faced with the choice of where to attend college, many current high school students get ideas from college fairs, like the one in DuPage, IL shown above. Some students may end up unhappy at their first college and will transfer sometime in the future.

South alumni transfer colleges, offer advice to current students

Lorelei Streb, staff reporter
March 6, 2017

The constant worry of college applications is ripe in some juniors’ and seniors’ minds. What college will be right for them? Does this college meet their educational and social needs? Sometimes when...

Cautiously measuring the amount of milk needed for her recipe, junior Kate Voss  works to create a delicious meal. Voss is the president of Souths new club Cooking for a Cause, which combines cooking with community service. Photo courtesy by Kate Voss

Up-and-coming club aids community through cooking

Taylor Everson, staff reporter
March 3, 2017

Between the rich aromas of comfort food and the sizzling of frying pans comes a new meaning to the term "cooking". With the desire to help others, South's new club, Cooking for a Cause, aims to use food...

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South freshmen adjust to high school workload

Zhaneta Petra, staff reporter
March 3, 2017

Aug. 22, 2016 initiated the start of South’s class of 2020’s adventure in high school. Whether the freshmen were ready or not, their journey had begun. Freshman Adair McMahon describes feeling both...

While working in their biology class, Mike Hatfield and Abby Coleman perform a lab.  Along with others, these S.T.E.M. juniors students took part in the project Cancer for the Common Good which shed new light on how to cure different diseases with cancer cells.

S.T.E.M. biology students reconsider stereotypes through Cancer for the Common Good

Amanda Tener, staff reporter
February 28, 2017

Imagine being given the opportunity to solve a biological issue or disease. Perhaps you would want to cure an illness that affects someone in your family, or maybe solve a problem that affects many people,...

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