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The Oracle

The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

Unique Career Aspiration: Madeleine Lee - Voice Actress or Anime Writer

Unique Career Aspiration: Madeleine Lee – Voice Actress or Anime Writer

Calli Haramaras and Madison O'Brien, asst. features editor and co-features editor
March 14, 2014

From Garfield to “Adventure Time”, freshman Madeleine Lee has always taken interest in comics and animation. According to Lee, she has wanted to be a voice actress or anime writer since she was young....

Unique Career Aspiration: Shawn Zachariah - Retirement Home Manager

Unique Career Aspiration: Shawn Zachariah – Retirement Home Manager

Calli Haramaras and Madison O'Brien, asst. features editor, co-features editor
March 14, 2014

Six months ago, senior Shawn Zachariah decided to pursue a career that he had never considered before. After beginning his job as a waiter and host at Chestnut Square at The Glen retirement facility over...

Equal marriage law affects Illinois, LGBTQ community

Madison O'Brien, co-features editor
February 7, 2014

This past November, Illinois became the 16th state to take action and legalize same-sex marriage. Illinois governor Pat Quinn described the legalization as “a big step forward”, in an article from abcnews.com....

Introvert speaks out against negative stereotypes

Introvert speaks out against negative stereotypes

Elisa Kim, co-features editor
December 20, 2013

When I tell people that I’m an introvert, they usually nod their heads and say something like, “Oh, that’s why you’re so quiet.” As I found out that many people immediately associate introverts...

In a survey including 229 South students, results show  data of how students react if a friend decides to drink and passes out.

South students, alumni express opinions about binge drinking and Lifeline Law

Aaron Ach, Madison O'Brien, asst. news editor, co-features editor
November 8, 2013

Rachel Fiege - Indiana University Rachael Fiege, a freshman at Indiana University at Bloomington, would have recently finished midterms had she not died after falling down a flight of stairs at a party...

Tennis team star enters final year

Tennis team star enters final year

Madison O'Brien, co-features editor
October 4, 2013

All four years of her high school career, senior Caroline Ryba has been South’s number one singles player on the varsity tennis team. According to Ryba, she began playing tennis when she was nine years...

Members of GBNs Gay-Straight Alliance pose outside of the painted window at Caribou Coffee

Caribou washes off GBN’s GSA window paint

Madison O'Brien, Aaron Ach, co-features editor, co-news editor
October 4, 2013

As a tradition and part of the run-up to GBN’s homecoming dance, which took place on Sept. 28, 12 of North’s student clubs “painted the town,”signing up to decorate windows of Northbrook’s local...

Sunset Village update

Zoe Shancer, co-features editor
May 24, 2013

In Issue 1, The Oracle explored the issues surrounding the conditions of the mobile park Sunset Village. Eight months later, The Oracle checks up on the situation. Glenview’s mobile home park, Sunset...

South commemorates retiring teachers, faculty

South commemorates retiring teachers, faculty

The Oracle would like to honor South teachers and faculty members who are retiring at the end of this year after long years of service for South and the community. The Oracle highlights nine staff members...

Who are your friends?

CJ Park and Shea Anthony, co-features editor and asst. features editor
April 19, 2013

The Oracle conducted an investigative experiment by creating a Facebook identity under the name of “Sarah Letterman” and sending requests to South students in order to collect data on students’...

Secret heroin problem spreads among North Shore youth

Secret heroin problem spreads among North Shore youth

Zoe Shancer, co-features editor
December 21, 2012

Paula Nixon, former South student, is currently a heroin addict. Nixon lost four friends to heroin overdoses, including her boyfriend, in an 18-month period. All were South or North graduates, and all...

South not immune from racist “jokes,” stereotypes

CJ Park, co-features editor
December 21, 2012

Victoria’s Secret is well known for their controversial slip-ups, varying from Photoshop fails to child labor accusations. The most recent controversy involved model Karlie Kloss strutting down the catwalk,...

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