The Oracle

Fencing Club offers new opportunities, hopes for successful season

Anuskha Kalra, staff reporter
October 2, 2015

Thwack! The sharp snap of a fencing sword rings through the empty senior cafeteria. Groups of white-clad fencers dart around their opponents, deftly dodging and parrying their way to victory. Today...

Common Core standards restrict teachers’ choices

Madeline Ruos and Anushka Kalra
May 29, 2015

Students take an average of 113 standardized tests from pre kindergarten to their senior year of high school, according to the Council of Great City Schools. Many of these tests are used to assess student...

Students explore interest in stock market, investing

Anushka Kalra, staff reporter
May 28, 2015

Wall Street, men in suits and a chaotic hub of people screaming at computer screens. These are the images the phrase “stock market” often evokes. However, GBS students are testing the waters and investing...

Titan Tips: How to relieve stress

Anushka Kalra, Staff Reporter
April 20, 2015

According to a study done by the American Psychological Association, over 31 percent of teens feel overwhelmed during the school year. The study also said that America’s most recent generation –...

Olympian speed skater Brian Hansen reminisces about time at South

Tori Brown & Anushka Kalra, staff reporters
February 28, 2015

Olympian. Professional athlete. Hard worker. Titan. These words sum up a member of GBS alumnus Brian Hansen. After graduating in 2009, Hansen went on to compete in the 2010 Vancouver and 2014 Sochi Winter...

South students balance cultures living in bilingual families

Anushka Kalra, staff reporter
January 26, 2015

As soon as the passing period bell rings, students flood out of their classrooms, pouring into the hallways. Immediately a rush of chattering voices fill the air. Some are leaving their language classes,...

Students learn to appreciate two different religions in one Family School

Tori Brown & Anushka Kalra, staff reporters
November 7, 2014

Convey. Explore. Instill. These are the principles that the Family School, a Glenview based religious education program, have upheld for the past 20 years, according to their website. Operating since 1993,...