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The Oracle

Veggie Club strives to show students benefits of going green

Maggie Engels, staff reporter
November 9, 2012

This year, several students have come together in order to spread the word about vegetarianism and improve the vegetarian environment at South by creating Veggie Club. Junior Zack Bauer, Veggie Club...

Model United Nations team travels to St. Louis for university symposium

Model United Nations team travels to St. Louis for university symposium

Aaron Ach, staff writer
November 9, 2012

South’s Model United Nations (UN) team brought 13 members to the Washington University Model United Nations Symposium (WUMUNS) in St. Louis, MO, Oct. 19-21 for the club’s first ever out-of-state conference. Senior...

Energy study shows District’s ‘exceptional’ efficiency

Energy study shows District’s ‘exceptional’ efficiency

Carolyn Kelly, Rosie Kelly, asst. news, staff writer
November 9, 2012

South and North were recognized as highly efficient in a recent energy audit conducted this spring by EnerNOC, Inc., an energy consulting firm, according to a Sept. 10 District 225 press release. The...

Drama Club uses creativity to benefit community

Anna Hofmockel, staff writer
November 9, 2012

How many organizations have raised money for a service project by wearing funny hats? Well, that is how South’s Drama Club does it. The Drama Club raises money for a charity organization called Heavenly...

District anticipates more reliable performance with PowerSchool

Richard Pearl, staff writer
November 9, 2012

The District 225 Board of Education has decided to replace its current student information system, SchoolLogic, with PowerSchool. Dr. Michael Riggle, District 225 superintendent, said he believes that...

Poms, De La Cru show their skills on the South dance floor

Poms, De La Cru show their skills on the South dance floor

Maeve Hanrahan & Emily Mitchell, staff writer
October 26, 2012

POMS As the huddle begins to form, the adrenaline immediately kicks in. Finishing up its final stretches and mentally running through the routine one last time, the team looks out into the stands getting...

Students change residences, share experiences

Morgan O'Connor, staff writer
October 17, 2012

Everyone remembers their first day of school freshman year--the butterflies in your stomach as you struggled to find your first class before the bell rung. Maybe you remember getting lost, being late to...

Get involved

Calli Haramaras, staff writer
October 5, 2012

There are many ways to get involved in political events, even under the voting age. Some of the ways to get involved in the upcoming presidential election are listed below. For more information, visit...

Tennis capitalizes on senior experience, team unity

Tennis capitalizes on senior experience, team unity

Ben Wittenstein, staff writer
October 5, 2012

Currently in first place in the CSL South, the Glenbrook South women’s tennis team is 4-1 in conference. According to head coach Katie Nicolotti, South has had big wins against Deerfield and Lake...

Cruel Summer reveals less Kanye, more collaboration

Will Gould, staff writer
October 5, 2012

GOOD Music’s Cruel Summer is, for lack of a better word, an advertisement for West Island’s Def Jam imprint, Getting Out Our Dreams. While it’s presented as a Kanye West album, fans expecting the...

State pension debt requires costly solution

Rosie Kelly, staff writer
October 5, 2012

The Illinois pension debt reached over $80 billion this year, according to Hillarie Siena, district assistant superintendent of business affairs. The Illinois government is currently exploring pension...

Bucket lists bring new opportunities to teenagers

Olivia Day, staff writer
October 5, 2012

Chris Neuhaus, Daniel Landgren, Cole Hamilton   Graduating high school to competing in a Lady Gaga singing tour- nament, juniors Chris Neuhaus, Daniel Landgren, and Cole Hamilton have...

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