The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

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The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

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The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

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School Bells to Wedding Bells: Teachers Scott and Elizabeth Nemecek (left) celebrate on their wedding day, almost five years ago. Matthew Whipple, Katrina Prockovic, and their daughter, Paloma, (right) stand together at a relatives wedding. Whipple and Prockovic have been married for nine years.

South Sweethearts

Bailey Baker, asst. features editor
February 16, 2024

From mere glances across desks to vivacious white dresses, South teachers found love within their shared passions for teaching, giving the term “high school sweethearts” a completely new meaning. Born...

The evolution of Valentine’s Day practices

Nicole Surcel, Co-opinions editor
February 12, 2021

Each holiday celebrated across America unifies a group of individuals in honoring a common culture. While many holidays are based in religion and celebrated by those who adhere to a particular faith, there...

Love, Simon provides important representation for LGBTQ+

Cassidy Foronda, co-editor-in-chief
April 20, 2018

The plot of Love, Simon seems painfully normal. It’s easy to sweep the tale of teenage love off our radars, especially following the success of critically acclaimed LGBTQ+ films like Carol, Moonlight...

Illustration by Jini John

‘I love you’ deserves honesty, maturity before making declaration

Elaine Sine, co-opinions editor
March 11, 2016

“Babe, I love you so much!” “Yeah, babe, me too. I’ll love you forever and we’ll never break up.” Two months later, they break up. Okay, so this is an exaggeration of what I perceive as...

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