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The Final Countdown

Cassidy Foronda, senior editor
May 25, 2018

After four years of late night readings, I’ve done the hard work for you. Here’s the breakdown of which books at GBS are worth the struggle, and which you can just SparkNote. (I’m kidding. You should...

Love, Simon provides important representation for LGBTQ+

Cassidy Foronda, co-editor-in-chief
April 20, 2018

The plot of Love, Simon seems painfully normal. It’s easy to sweep the tale of teenage love off our radars, especially following the success of critically acclaimed LGBTQ+ films like Carol, Moonlight...

REMEMBER MSD:  Standing in silence, seniors Zoe Golden, Rachel Schwartz, Aidan Graham, Austin Sulejmani and Cat Berg reflect on the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting in Parkland, Florida. GBS joined schools nationwide who participated in the event planned by organizers of the Women’s March.

South joins nationwide student walkouts

Leah Dunne, Cassidy Foronda, and Gigi Cepeda
March 16, 2018

One month after the school shooting that occurred on Feb. 14 in Parkland, Florida, South students held a walkout to remember victims of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and press for increased school...

STATE BOUND:  Defending the goal, senior Maddie Itagaki blocks New Trier from scoring. The Glenbrook Hockey team will return to state on March 24 at the United Center.

Girls’ hockey plays to defend state title

Cassidy Foronda, co-editor-in-chief
March 16, 2018

The Glenbrook girls will look to repeat success when they face New Trier at the United Center at state. Last year, Glenbrook defeated Loyola 7-3 to take the title. Head coach Steve Hamelin says that from...

KILLER KING: Baring  his claws, newly crowned king, T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), puts on his panther suit. T’Challa’s role as the black panther is to protect his home of Wakanda.

Black Panther intrigues audience, unique celebration of black culture

Cassidy Foronda, co-editor-in-chief
March 16, 2018

Wakandan sunsets are the most beautiful in the world. At least, that’s what Erik Killmonger’s (Michael B. Jordan) father tells him. Those who watch Black Panther will attest to the country’s allure....

Illustration by Chaeyon Park

Interests spark students’ love of learning

Cassidy Foronda, co-editor in chief
December 22, 2017

The only thing louder than my childhood dinners was me at my childhood dinners. Cramped around a too-small dining table, my large family would sit and eat. Conversations splintered off into several smaller...

Standing in front of the retired Naval Air Station, a statue overlooks retail shopping stores that replaced the previous building. A memorial commemorating the men and women that served at the station now stands across the street in the Glen Town Center.

Teachers reflect on retired Glenview Air Station base

Cassidy Foronda, co-editor-in-chief
December 22, 2017

Growing up in Glenview’s Swainwood neighborhood, David Schoenwetter, social studies teacher, listened to planes taking off and landing just past Lake Avenue. On occasion, a Goodyear blimp brought in...

LADIES AND LEAVES: Examining a plant in the greenhouse, seniors Riley Gunderson, Victoria Fedorko and Tess Flores work to aid the plant in its growth. Gunderson, Fedorko and Flores are members of the GBS Horticulture team which competed in the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Convention and Expo, with sophomore Laura Schonken earning a silver medal in nursery landscape and the overall team winning a bronze medal.

[Photo] Horticulture receives third at Nationals

Dany Herrera, staff reporter
December 22, 2017

LADIES AND LEAVES: Examining a plant in the greenhouse, seniors Riley Gunderson, Victoria Fedorko and Tess Flores work to aid the plant in its growth. Gunderson, Fedorko and Flores are members of the GBS...

ANGIE THROUGH THE AGES: Posing for a photo at GBS, rising senior Angie Morris shows her signature smile, one that many at school were accustomed to seeing, according to Ken Smith, Special Education teacher. According to Katie Mason, Morris’s sister, she was the youngest of six children in their family.

Remembering Angie Morris

Leah Dunne, Cassidy Foronda, and Grace Shin
October 6, 2017

Rising senior Angie Morris was a teaching intern in the Child Development program. She worked with children in Titan Tots and Alphabet Acres, according to Kimberly Kiraly, Child Development coordinator....

  Kneeling during the national anthem, some cheerleaders and marching band members decided to take a knee during the anthem. The protest was to raise awareness against police brutality.

South students kneel during National Anthem

Sofia Snyder and Cassidy Foronda
October 6, 2017

During the national anthem, prior to the start of the home football game on Sept. 28, select members of the marching band and cheerleading team decided to take a knee while the football and poms teams...

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,...

Friends   on   the   field:   Kneeling toward the ground, junior Winnie Tomsheck and Dana Boehmer, PE teacher and softball coach, go over technique for the catcher position. According to Tomsheck, she is appreciative of the bond she and Boehmer have formed through softball, which has led Tomsheck to look up to her coach as a role model. Photo by Sophie Mason

South students bond, create friendships with teachers

Cassidy Foronda, asst. news editor
March 21, 2017

The lunch bell rings and a steady stream of students walk into a department office looking for teachers to explain incorrect quiz questions, plead for additional points or turn in late work. While all...

Prevalence, availability of e-cigarettes presents security concern

Prevalence, availability of e-cigarettes presents security concern

John Schurer and Cassidy Foronda
February 10, 2017

The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) at South has increased among the student population this school year, according to Dean Ronald Bean. The cause of the increase in e-cigarette use is currently...

English departments consider  implications of classroom diversity

English departments consider implications of classroom diversity

Cassidy Foronda, asst. news editor
December 16, 2016

GBN, GBS and feeder middle school English departments gathered for a professional development meeting about classroom diversity on Nov. 4. Dr. Tom Kucharski, English instructional supervisor, says...

Indianapolis anti-Trump rally attracts diverse, divided audience

Indianapolis anti-Trump rally attracts diverse, divided audience

Katie Cavender and Cassidy Foronda
November 13, 2016

From Nov. 10-13, the Oracle Editorial Board attended a journalism convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. The hotel for the convention was located two blocks from the Indiana State House, where a protest...

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: Preparing what to ask the candidates, senior Clara Pauker works with other students to review audience questions during the debate. The debate between representative candidates Brad Schneider and Bob Dold was held in the GBS auditorium on Oct. 20 during which AP Government and Politics students participated in a variety of roles to help the debate run smoothly.

AP Government students run congressional debate

Cassidy Foronda, asst. news editor
November 4, 2016

South’s AP Government and Politics classes organized a debate for Illinois’s 10th District congressional race between Republican incumbent Bob Dold and Democratic candidate Brad Schneider on Oct. 20...

State adds amendments to disciplinary law

Cassidy Foronda, asst. news editor
October 18, 2016

State legislation that required Illinois schools to re-evaluate their disciplinary policies have added amendments since its passage that went into effect Sept. 15. The law passed on Aug. 24, 2015 and...

South prepares for new civics course curriculum

South prepares for new civics course curriculum

Cassidy Foronda, asst. news editor
September 30, 2016

GBS is developing a civics course to fulfill Illinois’ graduation requirement, to be made available by the 2017-2018 school year. According to Jeannie Logan, Social Studies instructional supervisor,...

College AP acceptance law goes into effect for upcoming school year

Cassidy Foronda, staff reporter
May 27, 2016

  Illinois public colleges must grant credit to Advanced Placement (AP) exam scores of 3 or higher beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, as mandated by a new law passed August 2015. According...

Presenting at TED-Ed Clubs first meeting, sponsor Jorge Zamora talks with new club members. The club will work to enhance students presentation skills as they discuss and develop their own ideals.

TED-Ed Club promotes presentation skills, facilitates discussion

Cassidy Foronda, staff reporter
April 26, 2016

TED-Ed (Technology, Entertainment and Design) Club is a new club at South; according to its website, the club looks to both develop students’ presentation skills and fostering discussion, development...

LATE-NIGHT LEARNING: While snacking and socializing, students seeking to be politically informed watch CNN coverage of ìSuper Tuesday,î the first round of presidential primary elections. The event, held in the SAC, was hosted by Young Democrats Club on March 1.

New Illinois law increases young voting pool

Cassidy Foronda, staff reporter
March 11, 2016

The passage of a law that amended prior Illinois voting requirements makes it possible for 17-year-olds to vote in the state’s primary elections on March 15, as long as they are 18 by the general election...

CONCUSSION DISCUSSION: Lying face down on the basketball court during a game on Jan. 13, sophomore Lauren Meier struggles with a head inury, later diagnosed as a concussion. By the next school year, Illinois middle and high schools must fit concussion management to state standards, according to the Youth Sports Concussion Safety Act.

State requires new concussion regulations

CASSIDY FORONDA and SAVERA ZULFIQAR
February 5, 2016

Illinois middle and high schools will be required to adjust their concussion management to state standards, by the 2016-2017 school year, as mandated by the Youth Sports Concussion Safety Act. The act’s...

Students awarded for excellent performance

Cassidy Foronda, staff reporter
December 18, 2015

Ten students received the Titan Pride Award on Oct. 28, commending their character during the first quarter of the school year Recipients of the awards, which will be distributed once every quarter,...

Chicagolandia Club promotes culture

Cassidy Foronda, staff reporter
December 9, 2015

Uniform houses sit beside quiet streets with lawns well trimmed and children playing on the sidewalk: a picturesque suburbia situated only a short distance from its polar opposite. Soaring skyscrapers...

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