The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

Oracle After Hours: I don’t know how it gets better than this, Taylor Swift released her own version of Fearless

Oracle After Hours: “I don’t know how it gets better than this,” Taylor Swift released her own version of Fearless

Anne Ribordy, managing editor
April 15, 2021

If you have not been following Taylor Swift’s battle to own her own music, it might be confusing why she would re-release an album that came out 13 years ago. Swift released Fearless (Taylor’s Version),...

Mesmerizing Miley: Under the red glow of the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards stage, Miley Cyrus
performs her newest album, Plastic Hearts.

Plastic Hearts provides fresh fusion of pop and rock

Anne Ribordy, managing editor
December 18, 2020

When most people think of Miley Cyrus, what comes to mind is either Hannah Montana or when she twerked on stage and swung on wrecking balls. In her latest album, Plastic Hearts (released on Nov. 27), Cyrus...

South reflects on phased-in hybrid learning, prepares for full implementation

South reflects on phased-in hybrid learning, prepares for full implementation

Caroline Ohlandt, Om Patel, and Anne Ribordy
October 19, 2020

The first week of phased-in hybrid learning was cut short a day due to confirmed and probable cases of Covid-19, according to an email Superintendent Dr. Charles Johns sent to students, staff and parents...

Folklore offers fans a fresh new change

Folklore offers fans a fresh new change

Anne Ribordy, managing editor
October 2, 2020

If you were to tell me earlier this year that Taylor Swift released an album in 2020, I would have thought you were crazy. In the past, all of Swift’s albums have been released two to three years apart,...

Misinterpretations of link lunch policy cause confusion

Anne Ribordy and Noah Walch
December 20, 2019

Students who spend their unscheduled time, such as lunch and SRT, in the link this year have faced the consequence of being kicked out of the area by paraprofessionals. However, the deans’ office does...

Academic Honesty and Integrity Policy challenged; student cheating becomes normalized

Academic Honesty and Integrity Policy challenged; student cheating becomes normalized

Anne Ribordy, Violet Guzman-Robles, , and
October 4, 2019

After marching in the West Lot until after dusk, junior Lily Paterno* went home to AP Calculus problems, unstarted Physics Web- Assigns, AP Language readings, and a never ending stream of AP US History...

Graphic by Anne Ribordy

District distributes Go Bags to 23 locations across South

Anne Ribordy, asst. news editor
April 22, 2019

Beginning the week after spring break, 23 emergency response kits, commonly referred to as Go Bags, throughout the school, have been placed in all major department offices, the Dean’s Office, the gym...

Turnabout unable to sell enough tickets to break even

Anne Ribordy, asst. news editor
March 15, 2019

On March 2, Girls’ Letter Club held the Turnabout Dance and sold 706 tickets, but failed to break even by about 400 tickets says Kim Kiraly, Girls’ Letter Club, sponsor. Turnabout is the all-school...

Model UN hires new assistant sponsor

Augie Mikell and Anne Ribordy
February 7, 2019

In mid-October, Jesse Sisler, instructional aid for the Special Education Department, was chosen to be the new assistant sponsor for South’s Model United Nations (MUN) team. Although Sisler doesn’t...

Illustration by Patsy Carolan

New mass notification system improves security

Anne Ribordy, asst. news editor
November 12, 2018

A new mass notification system that plays tones to signify various emergency situations is currently being installed at South and is scheduled to be finished in early April of 2019, according to Casey...

After finding a shooting threat on a desk GBN administration has instituted new security provisions for the time being.

GBN shooting threat prompts security changes at the school

Tommy Marquardt and Anne Ribordy
October 13, 2018

For the past ten days, GBN has been facing security concerns due to a school shooting threat found written on a desk. The threat, which read “Shooting 10 03,” was discovered on Oct. 3 and, in response,...

This summer, the floors outside the cafeteria and auditorium were remodeled.

Administration replaces old, unsafe flooring

Anne Ribordy and Noah Walch
October 11, 2018

Over the summer, the GBS administration responded to failing structural integrity by replacing the floors near the auditorium and cafeterias as part of South’s ongoing Life Safety project, according...

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