Thirty-thousand Palestinian students were dismissed from their Christian schools in Israel, according to BBC News. These outraged students turned out into the streets, where they are holding rallies and...
Senior Erica Gelman followed in the footsteps of her role model when she stood on stage at Carnegie Hall this past summer to receive a National Scholastic Gold Medal for a poem she wrote...
Senior George Maroutsos traveled to Athens, Greece, as a participant of the Parliament of Youth from Sept. 3-Sept. 12.
“I was chosen to be a representative from the United States to speak [to] the Greek...
Twelve-year-old Niam Abeysiriwardena started his senior year at South in August, having recently moved from his home in Huntsville, AL to Glenview after his mom got a job nearby. Abeysiriwardena, who is...
On Oct. 4th, 1957, a beeping, unlike any sound heard before, emanated from radios across the United States. The sound came from a small object traveling across the night sky, an object glimpsed fearfully...
Spoken word poetry is a form of expression for some South students. These spoken word poets find an outlet in poetry.
“I feel like [spoken word poems] are more empowering," sophomore Dahlia...
Acapella is rising in the media through pop culture, even appearing in movies such as Pitch Perfect. Although GBS isn't the star of a movie, it has its very own "ACA-mazing" acapella teams: male group...
To be honest, I was thoroughly unimpressed when I saw Shamu live. I recall telling my parents that Clifford the Big Red Dog was bigger and then suggesting that we get snow cones instead of watching. However,...
Shoo-bop-shoo-bop-shoo-bop. Scatting is a musical skill which requires rhythm and harmony that Scat That, South's vocal jazz group possesses. However, as the year comes to a close after much learning...
Teen years, a time frame of aging in which humans begin to develop their own viewpoints, gain and build upon their voices. This is evident at South. Mixed within the hundreds of students is a melting pot...
Beginning freshmen year, South offers students a variety of courses, including honors and Advanced Placement (AP) courses, to challenge themselves in and out of the classroom. These students weigh both...
A student settles in to take the PARCC test, but instead of carefully reading the passages and typing up a well thought-out essay, he checks in random answers and writes absolute gibberish for the essay....
