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DEDICATED DELEGATES: Focusing on her work, Maddy McGrath, Model United Nations co-president,  helps a crisis staff respond to crisis notes during the GBSMUN conference. South’s MUN team hosted over 500 students for a conference on April 6.

Model UN hosts largest conference in club history

On April 6, Glenbrook South’s Model United Nations (MUN) team hosted its fifth GBSMUN conference, which brought over 500 students from all over Chicago, as well as Brad Schneider, the U.S. representative...

Graphic by Anne Ribordy

District distributes Go Bags to 23 locations across South

Anne Ribordy, asst. news editor
April 22, 2019

Beginning the week after spring break, 23 emergency response kits, commonly referred to as Go Bags, throughout the school, have been placed in all major department offices, the Dean’s Office, the gym...

Signing   for   solimon:   Leaning over the Amnesty table, freshman Michael Cunningham (left) adds his name to a petition supporting Azza Solimon, a human rights activist for victims of torture, domestic abuse and rape, who was recently arrested in Egypt. The petition will be sent to the President of Egypt to urge him to drop the charges. Photo by Nicole Surcel

Amnesty organizes petition for Azza Solimon

Dea Sulejmani, asst. news editor
March 15, 2019

Collectively trying to save the world from its troubles is not what people think runs inside a high schooler’s mind. However, Glenbrook South’s Amnesty International club focuses on international human...

Illustration by Margo Kazak

GBN aligns school start time with GBS

Journalistic Writing Class, staff reporters
March 15, 2019

The District 225 school board officially decided that Glenbrook North’s schedule will align with Glenbrook South’s later start time for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year, according to Dr. Mike Riggle,...

Illinois removes 300-minute school day minimum, creates flexibility

Maggie Baumstark, staff reporter
March 15, 2019

The Illinois General Assembly passed legislation that revamped how Illinois public schools were funded, and as a result, took away the 300-minute instructional day minimum that previously existed, according...

Turnabout unable to sell enough tickets to break even

Anne Ribordy, asst. news editor
March 15, 2019

On March 2, Girls’ Letter Club held the Turnabout Dance and sold 706 tickets, but failed to break even by about 400 tickets says Kim Kiraly, Girls’ Letter Club, sponsor. Turnabout is the all-school...

Students walk out in honor of Trayvon Martin

Students walk out in honor of Trayvon Martin

Eliza Schloss and Yoon Kim
March 15, 2019

The clock strikes and the moment of silence begins; it’s 10:17. Trayvon Martin was 17-years-old when he was shot and killed by George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida. The clock strikes 10:24 and the moment...

Collaborative   council:  Standing in front of members of South’s student council, (left to right) Kate Gregory, executive board president, and Executive Secretary Stephanie Ornduff lead a meeting in the SAO. This year, a series of six new changes to student council elections were approved and will be enforced this voting election. Photo by Quinn Toomey

Student Council implements new election policies

Tommy Marquardt and Anne Ribordy
February 8, 2019

Six new changes to the Student Council election process have been approved by the current Student Council and will take effect with the upcoming election in March. An additional seventh proposal was rejected,...

District 225 terminates parent-teacher conference night

Maggie Baumstark, staff reporter
December 14, 2018

Negotiations last year between the Glenbrook Education Association (GEA) and the District 225 School Board led to the decision to discontinue parent-teacher conference night, due to contractual discrepancies...

Illustration by Patsy Carolan

Social Studies considers year-long extension of AP Gov

Om Patel, staff reporter
December 14, 2018

The Social Studies Department is considering switching the AP Government course from semester-long to year-long in order to accommodate the expanding curriculum of the class and  to enhance the experience...

Illinois Report Card rates South exemplary, notes achievement gap for certain students

Gigi Cepeda, co-editor in chief
December 14, 2018

The Illinois State Board of Education released a school report card for Glenbrook South designating it an “exemplary school,” while achievement gaps–inequalities in testing performance between different...

illustration by Chaeyeon Park

Physics classes transition to PLN grading system

Molly Stryker, co-news editor
December 14, 2018

As of this school year, all Physics 163 classes have replaced a numerical grading system with a system involving the use of Ps (proficient) and Ls (learning), according to Physics Teacher Bobby Cowhey....

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