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New courses added to 2016-2017 school year

Gigi Cepeda, staff reporter
February 5, 2016

New and modified courses and a redesigned course offerings list will be implemented in the coming school years. There will be two major additions for next year: a new business course, Entrepreneurship...

Illinois School Board debates ACT vs. SAT

Illinois School Board debates ACT vs. SAT

Anushka Kalra and Alex Ladan
February 5, 2016

Late in 2015, the state of Illinois ended its three-year, 14.3 million dollar contract with the ACT, allowing the College Board, creators of the SAT, to propose their own contract. This contract was 1.37...

Math Department reconsiders calculator usage

Math Department reconsiders calculator usage

Tommy Barrett, staff reporter
February 5, 2016

South’s Math Department is in the initial stages of deciding whether a gradual shift towards less calculator use would be beneficial for students. While South still remains committed to the  calculator,...

Illinois Lifeline Law protects underage drinkers

Illinois Lifeline Law protects underage drinkers

Maeve Plunkett, staff reporter
February 5, 2016

The Lifeline Law, of Illinois, which gives immunity from legal prosecution to underage drinkers who call 9-1-1 for themselves or a friend, will take effect on June 1. The legislation had been brought...

South pilots student growth component of teacher evaluation

South pilots student growth component of teacher evaluation

John Schurer and Grace Shin
February 5, 2016

After the Illinois State Board of Education formally mandated the Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) in February 2014, public schools began preparations for a “student growth component” as part...

CONCUSSION DISCUSSION: Lying face down on the basketball court during a game on Jan. 13, sophomore Lauren Meier struggles with a head inury, later diagnosed as a concussion. By the next school year, Illinois middle and high schools must fit concussion management to state standards, according to the Youth Sports Concussion Safety Act.

State requires new concussion regulations

CASSIDY FORONDA and SAVERA ZULFIQAR
February 5, 2016

Illinois middle and high schools will be required to adjust their concussion management to state standards, by the 2016-2017 school year, as mandated by the Youth Sports Concussion Safety Act. The act’s...

Old News: Watergate Scandal

Katie Cavender, co-news editor
February 5, 2016

The media is always buzzing with activity, trying to capture attention with urgent taglines and pushing to ensure that their content gets the most views. In the process of accomplishing this, however,...

Old News: The Confederate Flag

Dani Tuchman, co-editor-in-chief
February 1, 2016

If you were alive 155 years ago today, you would have witnessed headlines that read, ìAbraham Lincoln elected 16th president of The United States.î Not only was he the first Republican candidate elected...

South students react to recent presidential debates

Mary Grace Reynolds, staff reporter
January 8, 2016

As the 2016 Presidential Debates unfurl, South students react to the televised debates between candidates. The presidential debates have been attracting the attention of a number of Americans. Despite...

Glenbrook Transition Services present at state and international conferences

Maeve Plunkett, staff reporter
December 21, 2015

Glenbrook District Transition Services teachers represented their work with transition students at the Illinois Statewide Transition Conference in Chicago, IL and International Transition Conference...

Students awarded for excellent performance

Cassidy Foronda, staff reporter
December 18, 2015

Ten students received the Titan Pride Award on Oct. 28, commending their character during the first quarter of the school year Recipients of the awards, which will be distributed once every quarter,...

SOCIAL TRANS-FORMATION: During a discussion in the library, sophomore Emily Joseph listens intently to the speaker, AJ Jennings, who came to GBS on Nov. 19 to discuss transgender awareness in the community.

GSA raises awareness for transgender issues

Katie Cavender, co-news editor
December 18, 2015

South’s Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) held its first Transgender Awareness Week during the week of Nov. 16. The club hosted two events including a showing of the documentary Growing Up Trans and a discussion...

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