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Nikitas leads team to conference tournament win

Nikitas leads team to conference tournament win

Hannah Buchband & Jonathan Lee, Staff Reporters
November 7, 2014

Day in and day out of the GBS golf season, sophomore Charlie Nikitas may be found out on the course, hitting little white balls with focus and grit. From his involvement on the varsity team, to his self-taught...

Kilpatrick’s schedule inspires club creation, helps balance passions

Kilpatrick’s schedule inspires club creation, helps balance passions

Ivy Zhou & Hope Carrane, staff reporters
November 7, 2014

Senior Kara Kilpatrick knows what it’s like to have a lot on her plate. Between her involvement in the Academy, dance, being a Peer Group Leader and youth group leader, work, multiple clubs and choir,...

GBS, GBN students connect to musical on personal level

GBS, GBN students connect to musical on personal level

Mollie Cramer and Alex Sharp, staff reporters
May 23, 2014

Behind every Elle Woods is more than a blonde Malibu Barbie. Behind every Glenbrook Musical, more than 173 high school students strive for excellence. Glenbrook South and North students performed Legally...

New student body president passionate about South’s future

Maggie Flowers and Mary-Grace Noteman, Staff Reporters
April 22, 2014

Junior Jane Brennan was in second grade when her teacher wrote in her yearbook that she would be president someday. Although Brennan is not quite there yet, on March 5 she was elected to be South’s student...

Famous faces star in lives of South students, families

Hannah Rauh, Rosa Hernandez, Staff Reporters
April 22, 2014

South has been the home to several famous alumni including Patrick Stump and Brian Hansen. Those ties stretch even further with current South students who are related to famous people. Junior Addie...

Signature Variety Show Feature: La Casa En El Aire

Signature Variety Show Feature: La Casa En El Aire

Mollie Cramer and Alexandra Sharp, Staff Reporters
March 14, 2014

Members: Hannah Schiller, Danny Schiller, Jimmy Friedman, Ethan Larson, David Sucher In a brother-sister duo act, senior Hannah Schiller and sophomore Danny Schiller perform a popular Flamenco Spanish...

Signature Variety Show Feature: Happy Hands Club “Sign-nature”

Mollie Cramer and Alexandra Sharp, Staff Reporters
March 14, 2014

Members: Janie Kahan, Brittany Holsman, Celia Grabill-Sulski Through pop songs, rap and movie quotes Kahan, Holsman, and Grabill-Sulski show South the culture of American Sign Language. They interpret...

Signature Variety Show Feature: Alison Tye on the Aerial Loop

Signature Variety Show Feature: Alison Tye on the Aerial Loop

Mollie Cramer and Alexandra Sharp, Staff Reporters
March 14, 2014

Member: Alison Tye  In an originally choreographed routine, Tye performs a series of acrobatic stunts on the Aerial Hoop, also known as a Lyra. This is her seventh year learning and performing...

Signature Variety Show Feature: Who Are You?

Signature Variety Show Feature: Who Are You?

Mollie Cramer and Alexandra Sharp, Staff Reporters
March 14, 2014

 Member: senior Julia Jacobs This dance was Jacobs’ third self-choreographed dance during her four years of V-Show. The song is by Fela Kuti, the late Nigerian saxophonist who pioneered Afrobeat,...

Garbe reveals journey of switching professions from journalist to South teacher

Cassidy Jackson and Katrina LaZara, Staff Reporters
December 8, 2013

Under the crisp moonlight, David Garbe sits at his desk, a pencil and notepad in hand. He sits attentively and listens to the tape recording of the mother of a murder victim. Yes, Garbe covers yet another...

Dzivoronyuk finds passion in modifying cars

Michael Callahan and Nick Panagakis, Staff Reporters
November 8, 2013

Senior Roman Dzivoronyuk indicated that the movie “2 Fast 2 Furious” was what inspired him to explore a passion for customizing cars. With some guidance from his older brother and mechanic, Dzivoronyuk...

Mama Nelson gets loud with Titan Nation

Mama Nelson gets loud with Titan Nation

Katie Cavender and Veronica Guzman, Staff Reporters
November 8, 2013

From the cafeteria to the girls’ locker room, Angie “Mama” Nelson is all over the school. She can be spotted cheering on the football team at every game, home or away, as well as directing students...

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