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The Oracle

The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

Southlympians make it big

Emily Pavlik and Jame Sewell
October 1, 2021

Water has always been a major part of  Junior Olympian senior Katie Abraham’s life. Since being introduced to swimming between the ages of six and seven, Abraham learned to expand her skills in the...

Swanny leads, South succeeds!

Skylar Kreske and Kris Blumberg
October 1, 2021

Senior QB1, Nic Swanson, has always wanted to be ‘that guy’, and a couple weeks into the season, with a 5-0 winning streak, it’s evident he is the leader the Titans have been waiting for as they...

Rising like a Phoenix, Martinelli makes his mark

Charlie Mihelic, Staff Writer
October 1, 2021

After a long and prosperous three years playing basketball as a Titan, senior Nick Martinelli looks forward to his fourth and final season before heading off to play as a Pheonix at Elon University in...

Daniels’s still got it! A coach for the ages

Kris Blumberg, staff writer
May 21, 2021

Mark Daniels has been coaching girls’ and boys’ soccer at South since the early ‘80s and is always looking to help develop athletes into great players. What started from the influence of his friends...

Harvard recruit looks toward future

Skylar Kreske, asst. sports editor
May 21, 2021

Whether it be excelling at numerous sports or earning a spot at one of the nation’s top universities, senior Justin Leszyski never fails to impress. Growing up, Leszynski was a multi-sport...

Illustration by Aubrey Palaganas

“YOU ARE NOT ALONE.”

Emily Blumberg and Skylar Kreske
May 21, 2021

He was the perfect kid. The perfect student. The perfect athlete. So when Dylan Buckner, who was a Glenbrook North senior, died by suicide on Jan. 7, the tragedy was felt throughout the community. Dylan’s...

Spring sports take a splash into summer vacation

Tara Wirtschoreck, staff writer
May 21, 2021

After almost two years without a game, spring sports - girls’ soccer, boys’ volleyball, track and field, baseball and softball, are all finally getting the chance to play as summer sports. The fact...

Freshmen find their way

Emily Pavlik, asst. sports editor
May 21, 2021

This spring, freshmen athletes have been forced to make the jump to high school sports without much time to bond. The class of 2024 slid into their shortened seasons completely unfamiliar with South’s...

Progressing Players: Working together as teammates for the better part of their soccer careers, juniors Bella Gemignani and Lilly O’Rourke have taken their partnership to the South girls’ soccer team. Gemignani and O’Rourke take a photo together every year at tournaments they compete in, with photos from 2015 and 2020 pictured.

South athletes take friendships to the field

Sarah Ordway, asst. opinions editor
April 23, 2021

Passing a teammate the ball, anticipating their next move, knowing where a teammate is going to make a move even before they do. It may seem like telepathy, but for many of South’s athletes, long-standing...

The attack on women’s sports

Sarah Ordway, Assistant Opinions Editor
April 23, 2021

“Women’s sports are under attack!” “It’s the end of women’s sports!” When President Joe Biden issued his “Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender...

Volleyball alumnus Smith jumps from GBS to HBCU

Dani Carr, co-features editor
April 23, 2021

From late actor Chadwick Boseman giving Black children the superhero they needed in the Black Panther, to Kamala Harris, the first African American, female and Asian American Vice President, Howard University...

Graphic by Om Patel

IHSA gives green light to begin postponed sports seasons

Emily Pavlik, asst. sports editor
February 12, 2021

“I want to play and I don’t care when it is,” David Schoenwetter, varsity football head coach, said. “If it ends up being the spring, or if it ends up being in the summer, [even] if it ends up...

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