Hi!!! I’m Olivia and I’m currently the Co-News editor for the Oracle. News is my absolute favorite section, and I am so excited to be an editor this year. Outside of Oracle I Figure Skate, and am a Lifeguard.
Effective at the beginning of the 2026 school year, current Superintendent Dr. Charles Johns will retire and will be replaced by Superintendent Designate Dr. R.J. Gravel.
Johns has worked in education...
President-Elect Donald Trump was elected 47th President with 295 Electoral College votes. Trump has begun to outline his policy goals and named cabinet members in the days following his reelection.
President...
Voters in Glenview elementary School District 34 (D34) vetoed against a referendum that would have increased property taxes to fund operational expenses such as employee salaries, education programs, and...
Three percent of high schooler identify as transgender and two percent are questioning their gender identity, according to a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The...
By passing laws that ban student cell phones during class time, school districts across the nation are racing to create phone free learning spaces, The New York Times reported. Florida, Indiana, Louisiana,...
Six South students were named as National Merit Schol- arship semifinalists. Seniors Matthew Emerson, Grace Finn, Kaitlyn Jiang, Kiera Kurt, Ayesha Syed and Shuja Raina were nominated to compete...
The Glenview Village Board voted to approve two new restaurants in downtown Glenview: Hometown Coffee & Juice and The Foxtail Glenview House, the Glenview Patch reported.
These new restaurants...
The Glenview Village Board voted to approve two new restaurants in downtown Glenview: Hometown Coffee & Juice and The Foxtail Glenview House, the Glenview Patch reported.
These new restaurants...
In a report released in April by US News and World Report, South was ranked the 21st Best Public High School in Illinois.
Principal Dr. Barbara Georges accredits this ranking to South’s hardworking...
Senior Riley Shankman, reigning champi- on in Editorial Writing, placed second at the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Journalism Championships on April 26, while sophomore Zoha Suteria...
In the 2024-2025 school year, South will have two new courses: Teaching Life Skills (TLS) Chemistry, and TLS Environmental Science, Cameron Muir, Associate Principal for Teaching and Learning, said.
The...
In a tragic car accident, South lost one of its very own Titans, senior Marko Niketic. 21-year-old Tae Young Kim, a South alum, was charged in Niketic’s death.
Kim has been charged with two...
April marks the start of senior projects, an opportunity seniors have to gain an authentic learning experience outside the classroom, John Blix, Business Education Teacher said.
Over the course of the...
Illinois is considering switching from the SAT to the ACT for all high school students, Chalkbeat Chicago reported.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), the body that governs all public education...
Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked the lanes of Interstate I-190 leading to O’Hare International Airport on April 15, these protests were part of a much larger string protests for “economic blockade...
South students have elected the 2024-2025 Student Council (StuCo) Executive Board: Claira Paul as the Student Body President, along with Chelsea Jacob, John Albrecht, and Iris Do as Student Body Vice Presidents,...
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that forces TikTok’s Chinese Owners, ByteDance, to either sell the app, or have it be banned in the U.S., The New York Times reported.
The representatives...
The Board of Education has decided that students will not have to make up the school days missed during the week of Jan 8. and Jan 15. The last day of school for students will remain June 4, as originally...
With the 2024 presidential election approaching fast the presidential campaign trail is beginning to heat up, but one thing is still missing: a traditional presidential campaign.
I have noticed a decline...
Due to a new agreement between the Glenview Public Library (GPL), South, and Glenbrook Off Campus, staff members will be given a teacher library card that will give them unlimited access to the GPL’s...
Following low ticket sales, the Student Council (StuCo) canceled its Turnabout dance, Tali Gankin, Senior Class Vice President, said.
StuCo needed 500 ticket sales by Monday, Feb. 5, but less than 60...
Up to 3,000 students will travel to South from around the world for the Glenbrooks Speech and Debate Tournament on Nov.
18-20, Alyssa Corrigan, Director of Debate and Social Studies Teacher, said.
At...
In preparation for the 2023-2024 school year, South hired 24 new teachers, Principal Dr. Barbara Georges said. New to the district this year, Amy Cohen, Family and Consumer Science teacher, is still learning...
The National Honor Society (NHS) recognized distinguished juniors and seniors during its annual induction ceremony on March 29, Hillel Crandus, NHS Sponsor and English Teacher, said.
A total of 270...
When Dr. Sam Zeller, senior scientist for the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, attended the Women in STEM breakfast as a South student, little did she expect to be presenting as a guest speaker this...
Students may remember waking up to intense blizzards that resulted in snow days, but due to a renewed District 225 policy from 2019, these days will now be a distant memory. This policy will implement...
Over the summer, South changed its traffic system by adding another exit through the district District 225 lot near the front office, and an additional lane inside the parking lot based on a recommendation...
