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Beautifully built :  Beaming with smiles, (left to right) freshmen Nermeen Abdelgaward, Mya Wagner, sophomore Alina Bergquist, junior Jazmin Montesinos and senior Jenny Vargas advocate for South students to participate in their campaign during lunch blocks. The ‘You Are Beautiful’ campaign was brought to South by the club Images with the help of SAFE.

‘You Are Beautiful’ campaign promotes positive self-image

Esther Lim, staff reporter
February 8, 2019

Within the busy hallways during hectic school days, some take a brief moment to stop in their tracks and look up at a wall that stands in front of the cafeteria. On one of these walls hangs the beaming...

illustration by Margo Kazak

South celebrates the holidays in different ways

Agnosticism Growing up in a Christian household, Jane Emerson* went to church frequently and celebrated Christian holidays without fault. Now, Emerson does not celebrate these holidays out of faith, but...

Fresh Faces: Presenting to her sophomore English class, new teacher Jen Jun teaches a lesson on fables. Glenbrook South hired 11 new staff members this school year.

South welcomes new teachers with fresh perspectives

Esther Lim and Julia Mariott
September 28, 2018

Of all the emotions that new staff members at South are feeling, excitement seems to be the most prominent. With smiles on their faces and hearts full of passion for their profession, these 11 new staff...

Strumming the guitar and singing into the microphone, sophomores Clare Dunne Murphy and Taylor Rudolph-Woitesek perform at Jamnesty on April 13. Several student bands at South perform at Jamnesty for peace and human rights.

Student bands form connections, fulfill love for music

Esther Lim and Sarah Jones
April 20, 2018

They attend their day-to-day classes, eat lunch, laugh with their friends, and like any common GBS student, face the daily hardships of high school. However, these students know that they will always have...

EXCITED EXECS: Beaming with happiness, Stephanie Ornduff (left),  newly elected executive secretary, and Kate Gregory (right), elected student body president, celebrate their wins. The Executive Board elections occurred on Tuesday, March 13, with a new policy that candidates could run for more than one position.

Student Council ballot change implemented despite controversy

A change to the structure of Student Council Executive Board elections was implemented by Josh Koo, assistant principal in charge of student activities, for the March 13 election, despite dissent from...

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