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South    Souperheroes: Visiting the Northfield Food Pantry, senior Kate Gregory, student body president, listens to a pantry representative to gauge their food supply levels. The Northfield Food Pantry serves 700 families.

Canned Food Drive undergoes changes with grade-level competitions

Maggie Baumstark and Jiwoo Hwang
November 12, 2018

South’s annual Canned Food Drive began this week with donations given to the Northfield Township Food Pantry, which serves almost 700 families, according to Jill Brickman, supervisor of the Northfield...

ALL-STAR ALI: Standing with friends, late senior Ali Merchant (third from right) and senior Leza Bergin (third from left) take a photo after the TLS basketball game. Along with the basketball game, Merchant participated in many activities throughout his time at South. Photo courtesy of Leza Bergin

South remembers Ali Merchant

On Thursday, Sept. 27 senior Ali Merchant passed away due to a prolonged illness, according to Principal Dr. Lauren Fagel, who informed the Glenbrook South community through an email to students and faculty. Merchant...

South remembers Matt McNabola

Mary Grace Reynolds and Molly Stryker
November 12, 2018

On Oct. 23, junior Matt McNabola passed away unexpectedly at his home surrounded by family, according to Principal Dr. Lauren Fagel in an email sent to South students, staff, and parents. McNabola was...

Illustration by Patsy Carolan

New mass notification system improves security

Anne Ribordy, asst. news editor
November 12, 2018

A new mass notification system that plays tones to signify various emergency situations is currently being installed at South and is scheduled to be finished in early April of 2019, according to Casey...

After finding a shooting threat on a desk GBN administration has instituted new security provisions for the time being.

GBN shooting threat prompts security changes at the school

Tommy Marquardt and Anne Ribordy
October 13, 2018

For the past ten days, GBN has been facing security concerns due to a school shooting threat found written on a desk. The threat, which read “Shooting 10 03,” was discovered on Oct. 3 and, in response,...

This summer, the floors outside the cafeteria and auditorium were remodeled.

Administration replaces old, unsafe flooring

Anne Ribordy and Noah Walch
October 11, 2018

Over the summer, the GBS administration responded to failing structural integrity by replacing the floors near the auditorium and cafeterias as part of South’s ongoing Life Safety project, according...

Graphic by Quinn Toomey

Team, Studies levels combine in Science Department

Dea Sulejmani, asst. news editor
September 28, 2018

Within the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years, the Team and Studies levels for Biology and Chemistry have combined to establish a singular Studies level, according to Jeffrey Rylander, Science Department...

Illustration by Chaeyeon Park

UIUC announces free in-state tuition program

Mary Grace Reynolds, co-news editor
September 28, 2018

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recently announced a program offering free tuition and school fees for Illinoisans whose family incomes meet or falls below the state median of $61,000. This...

A For Effort: Dancing in PE class, junior Leila Khakpour (facing center) uses a heart rate monitor to track her activity level. At the end of last school year, heart rate monitors were introduced in some PE classes, and their use is continuing this year in freshman and sophomore classes.

PE Department revises grading, dress code

Molly Stryker, co-news editor
September 28, 2018

The Physical Education Department revised several past policies including the dress code and grading scale, as well as the mandated use of heart rate monitors, this school year, according to Steve Stanicek,...

Bass Fishing Club flourishes in first year

Bass Fishing Club flourishes in first year

Katherine Schurer, staff reporter
June 15, 2018

The South Bass Fishing Club held its first co-hosted tournament with Loyola on April 28 and placed in 1st and 5th, according to Sponsor Justin Zummo. The club started last fall and has since been available...

South student helps create youth computer science program

South student helps create youth computer science program

Noah Walch and Anne Ribordy
May 25, 2018

CS Upstart is a new computer science education organization created by Nicholas Ermolov, South junior, and Parker Thompson, junior at Charleston County [South Carolina] School of the Arts. The program...

Graphic by Matthew Risinger

Students meet exchange partners in Tiengen

Violet Guzman-Robles, staff reporter
May 25, 2018

On June 10, several South students taking German will be participating in a foreign exchange in which they will go to areas in Germany and Austria and stay with a host family until July 2, according to...

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