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The Oracle’s 2018-2019 Editors-In-Chief advise the Class of 2020

Eliza Schloss, former co-editor-in-chief
June 12, 2020

I constantly think to myself, what if senior-year-me could see into the future? If I could see small, ten second increments of what I would experience this spring, what would I think? Why would I be packing...

Gap year benefits self discovery, provides needed break

Gap year benefits self discovery, provides needed break

Eliza Schloss, co-editor-in-chief
March 15, 2019

I really should take a gap year, but I won’t. Having endured countless years in school, the past four being the most vigorous, nothing sounds worse than going back to school next year to have to be...

Students walk out in honor of Trayvon Martin

Students walk out in honor of Trayvon Martin

Eliza Schloss and Yoon Kim
March 15, 2019

The clock strikes and the moment of silence begins; it’s 10:17. Trayvon Martin was 17-years-old when he was shot and killed by George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida. The clock strikes 10:24 and the moment...

Answers are in your DNA: do you want to find them?

Answers are in your DNA: do you want to find them?

Eliza Schloss and Josie Schneider
February 8, 2019

If you had the opportunity to trace your genealogy back to your ancestors, would you? If you had the ability to identify genetically predisposed conditions before they might develop, would you want to...

Emotional Experience: Hugging fellow American participants, senior Eliza Schloss cries after watching the Israeli and Palestinian participants depart at the end of the Hands of Peace program.  Schloss participated in this program in order to gain a new perspective regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Israel, Palestine, and the impact of a different perspective

Eliza Schloss, co-editor-in-chief
November 12, 2018

In 1938, my grandfather fled Essen, Germany in fear of his life after Hitler claimed power. In 1978, my dad, 14-years-old at the time, watched from his home in Skokie as the right of a Neo-nazi group to...

REMEMBERING THE RETIREES: Standing on one hand, Phil Carello demonstrates his experience in gymnastics (above), as he helped coach the men’s gymnastics team for 16 years until 2005, and is now retiring after 21 years as a staff member.

Lasting impact: 2018 Retirees – Phil Carello

Eliza Schloss, co-editor-in-chief
May 25, 2018

Instructional assistant Phil Carello had not missed a day of work since 1997, when he first began work in the Glenbrook School District. His first day off from school came a few years ago when he underwent...

Under Pressure: the American relationship with firearms encourages teen voices

Under Pressure: the American relationship with firearms encourages teen voices

Brigid Murphy and Eliza Schloss
March 16, 2018

“We are grieving, we are furious and we are using our words fiercely and desperately because that’s the only thing standing between us and this happening again,” wrote Emma Gonzalez in her essay...

Between the white lines: cocaine trickles down from college life

Between the white lines: cocaine trickles down from college life

Leah Dunne, Abby Grant, and Eliza Schloss
February 13, 2018

Over the distraction of blaring music and party banter, senior Lucy Collins* notices something suspicious. Some of her friends are gathering in the basement bathroom. She sees her friends reenter the chaotic...

Entertaining the crowd at the Bottom Lounge, Brockhampton performed in Chicago as part of Jennifers Tour. The band released Saturation III on Dec. 15, 2017 and have received widespread support for the album.

Saturation III distinguishes Brockhampton’s musical identity

Eliza Schloss, co-features editor
January 10, 2018

I never thought I would find myself saying  “I listen to boy bands” but Brockhampton is something else. The group was destined to be a match made in heaven after they met on a Kanye West Fan Forum....

MAKIN’ MUSIC: Jamming out, McInerney strums his guitar outside the test center. McInerney enjoys playing guitar, and hopes to start a guitar club someday here at South. 
Photo by Eliza Schloss

[Photo] McInerney facilitates Test Center, finds passion for guitar

Aidan Graham, asst. features editor
December 22, 2017

MAKIN’ MUSIC: Jamming out, McInerney strums his guitar outside the test center. McInerney enjoys playing guitar, and hopes to start a guitar club someday here at South. Photo by Eliza Schloss

GBS football player makes contact with a player from the opposing team. Neither necessarily sustained a concussion from this play.

The impact of the concussion concern: the toll it takes on teams and players

Eliza Schloss, Sofia Snyder, and
November 10, 2017

Football leagues are taking a hard hit. As information on the long-term effects of concussions has come to light, participation in Chicagoland football programs has been on the decline, according to Geoff...

Identity threatened by antisemitism

Eliza Schloss, co-features editor
October 6, 2017

I have a firm stance on my Jew-ish identity. Though my ties to the religion aren’t very strong, I do commonly reflect on the past like many Jews do. During our study of WWII last year in my history...

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA): opinions, impacts throughout South

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA): opinions, impacts throughout South

Brigid Murphy and Eliza Schloss
October 6, 2017

What’s at stake: the futures of nearly 800,000 young Americans.  On Sept. 5, a consensus was reached by the Trump administration on the status of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); the current...

Leaving their mark: South teachers reflect on careers before retirement

Leaving their mark: South teachers reflect on careers before retirement

Table of Contents: Kathy Hargesheimer Paul Zwiercan Chris Valles Carol Buresh Bernice Kirchler Anne White Suzanne Shore Gregory Johnson   Kathy Hargesheimer by...

Illustration by Ala Jankowski

South community contemplates dual religion, conversion of faith

Eliza Schloss, asst. features editor
April 21, 2017

A child’s dream, celebrating two gift-giving holidays, Christmas and Hanukkah. Families who celebrate the holidays and practice religions of two faiths constitute a small percentage of families in the...

Dozing Daughter:  Cradling his daughter, Science Teacher Brandon Tucker smiles alongside his family members. In Nov. of 2016, Tucker took six days leave from teaching to help his wife welcome and care for their newborn baby. Photo courtesy Brandon Tucker

Male teachers contrast district, national paternity leave policy

Eliza Schloss, asst. features editor
March 21, 2017

Forty-eight percent of men working in full time jobs reported that job demands conflict with family life, according to a 2016 report from United States Department of Labor. These interferences may affect...

Rap music objectifies women, desensitizes their listeners

Rap music objectifies women, desensitizes their listeners

Eliza Schloss, asst. features editor
February 10, 2017

My first ever concert was Taylor Swift. A few years later and I’m attending her arch-nemesis’ concert-none other than Kanye West. A drastic difference, I know. Perhaps I was too caught up in the ‘Taylor...

Election emotions: Rallying amongst a crowd of his supporters (right), president-elect Trump speaks at a pro-Trump event in Phoenix, Arizona. Trump was elected President early in the morning of Nov. 9, 2016.

Student’s reflect on media’s impact on election

Anne Marie Yurik and Eliza Schloss
December 16, 2016

On the morning of Nov. 9, South students, some ecstatic from Donald Trump’s victory the previous night and others disheartened by the loss of their candidate of choice, stood for the routine morning...

TAKING A CLOSER LOOK: Teaching a student how to use a microscope, biology teacher Madeleine Thomas (right) settles into her new teaching position. Thomas is one of the 20 new faculty members that have joined the GBS community this year.

[Photo] South welcomes new faculty

Taylor Everson and Chaerim Park
September 30, 2016

TAKING A CLOSER LOOK: Teaching a student how to use a microscope, biology teacher Madeleine Thomas (right) settles into her new teaching position. Thomas is one of the 20 new faculty members that have...

Illustration by Alex Solecki

Community college students confront stigmas, struggle with false judgements

Hannah Buchband and Eliza Schloss
May 27, 2016

‘Poor grades,’ ‘low quality education,’ ‘stupid,’ ‘dumb,’ ‘not prestigious,’ ‘easy to get into,’ ‘not an actual college.’ These are all words and phrases written by South students...

RETIREMENT READY: Joining together to reminisce about their careers, South retiring faculty prepares to end the school year for one last time. These staff members have devoted countless years to helping students learn and grow. Featured from left to right: (top) Jerry Zabin, John Lewis, Todd Hansen, Peter Masciopinto, Terry Jozwik, Marty Sirvatka, (bottom) Janice Osowski, Ellen Eichler, Mary Vicars, Kay Sopocy, Dawn Fendt. Not featured: Fred Kocian, Carol May.

Retirement is now in session: South faculty say goodbye to GBS with lasting memories, relationships, legacies

Alexandra Sharp, Eliza Schloss, Brigid Murphy, Hannah Buchband, Anne Marie Yurik, Yoon Kim, Youjin Shon, Savera Zulfiqar, Kathy Yoo, Abby Grant, Aakash Bhojwani & John Park, and Kyle O'Shaughnessy & Maggie Eschenbach
May 24, 2016

Table of Contents: Terry Jozwik Todd Hansen Mary Vicars Fred Kocian Jerry Zabin Dawn Fendt Ellen Eichler John Lewis Pete Masciopinto Janice Osowski Marty Sirvatka Kay...

Graphic by Jacqueline DeWitt

French classes extend reach to Togo, broaden geographic outreach

Eliza Schloss, staff reporter
March 11, 2016

Halfway across the world in remote West Africa, Togolese students are receiving the work of South students. French classes, led by Matthew Bertke and Catherine Klahn, recently created projects and wrote...

Photos of Preeti Patel (left) and Kelly Tite (right).

Students reflect transfer, accepting environment

Eliza Schloss, staff reporter
February 5, 2016

Welcoming. That is one word freshman Kelly Tite, who transferred to South in early January, used to describe South’s student body on her first day. South is home to transfer students who must acclimate...

Graphic by Ashley Clark

Students savor cultural cuisines

Eliza Schloss, staff reporter
December 18, 2015

A steaming plate of crispy, triangular fried samosas has just been put in front of you at your friend’s house. Even though it might not be what you are used to, would you eat this new, foreign food?...

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