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South says goodbye: The Oracle hightlights six of the 18 South staff members retiring this 2014-2015 school year

South says goodbye: The Oracle hightlights six of the 18 South staff members retiring this 2014-2015 school year

May 29, 2015

Dr. Nancy Giebel By Hannah Buchband, staff writer For over three decades, Dr. Nancy Giebel, a Physical Education (PE) teacher, has seen generations of South students move in and out of high school,...

Banning books: the conversation behind controversial literature

Banning books: the conversation behind controversial literature

Anne Marie Yurik and Alexandra Sharp, co-features editors
May 29, 2015

To read this article means it has not been censored. However,  the opinion of whether censorship should or should not be an option varies for South’s students. To some South students, censorship is...

Police brutality sparks debate; public takes sides

Police brutality sparks debate; public takes sides

Lauren Frias & Elaine Sine, editor-in-chief and co-opinions editor
May 29, 2015

Ferguson. New York City. North Charleston. Baltimore. Chicago. These cities represent a portion of the recent cases where people cite racial injustice and police brutality. Conflicts arise between citizens...

Common Core standards restrict teachers’ choices

Common Core standards restrict teachers’ choices

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...

illustration by Kaitlin Day

For some courses, students must pay to pursue passion

Lily Sands, staff reporter
May 28, 2015

Before school begins each year, the South Bookstore is busy assisting students in the various fees for specific items for each class. Alissa Frederick, GBS alum and manager of the bookstore, must keep...

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...

Ribordy takes passion for computers to new level

Ribordy takes passion for computers to new level

Leah Dunne & Grace O’Malley, staff writers
May 25, 2015

While racing to build a cluster computer, running cutting-edge scientific applications and staying under a set power budget at the Student Cluster Competition, senior Lauren Ribordy broke barriers. Ribordy was...

South students cope with Seasonal Affective Disorder

South students cope with Seasonal Affective Disorder

Erica Gelman, staff writer
May 24, 2015

Imagine feeling like something is pressing down on the heart, loss of motivation, a complete inability to get out of bed. This is depression. While people get sad from time to time, not everyone is depressed...

South students practice "minority" religions in Glenview, appreciate uniqueness

South students practice “minority” religions in Glenview, appreciate uniqueness

Savera Zulfiqar, staff reporter
May 20, 2015

Students at South believe in and practice a vast range of religions, spanning from the most common in the world to some of the most obscure. Those who don't adhere to the world's most popular religions experience...

South uses, examines Snapchat as communication medium

South uses, examines Snapchat as communication medium

Ivy Zhou and Sinead Heneghan, Staff Reporters
May 18, 2015

With nearly 200 million users, apps like Snapchat are taking virtual communication to a whole other level, according to Business Insider. More and more people are using the app with abandon because they...

Blix utilizes past, improves education style

Nick Panagakis, Staff Reporter
May 14, 2015

In the corporate world, John Blix, South business teacher and Business Professionals of America (BPA) sponsor, has done it all. He has created resumes, been interviewed to get a job, interviewed prospective...

Students juggle dual citizenship, reap benefits

Leah Dunne, staff reporter
May 11, 2015

Throughout South, diversity is a major component that contributes to the overall culture and dynamic of the student body. Diversity brings together different experiences and ways of life from each person,...

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