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The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

Biss, Farkas visit South in Poly-Sci-sponsored congressional debate

Biss, Farkas visit South in Poly-Sci-sponsored congressional debate

Julianne Arnold, Dani Tuchman, staff writer
October 5, 2012

South’s Political Science (Poly-Sci) students organized a debate between Daniel Biss, Democratic State Representative, and Republican candidate Glenn Farkas in the Norman E. Watson auditorium Wednesday,...

Fall play puts new spin on age-old themes

Fall play puts new spin on age-old themes

Kali Croke, staff writer
October 5, 2012

No scenery, no props, no costumes. The only items on the stage are the actors and the deep, universal emotions that fill every moment of their characters’ lives from birth until death. This year’s...

Frequent family dinners create closer connections

Hallie Hauldren, staff writer
October 5, 2012

The scene shown on countless TV shows every day: kids come back from an exhausting day at school right as Dad arrives home from work. The family meets Mom at the dinner table for a warm, home-cooked meal....

District prepares for teacher contract negotiations

Inaara Tajuddin, Aaron Ach, staff writer
October 5, 2012

District 225 Board of Education and Glenbrook Education Association (GEA) representatives will negotiate teachers’ contracts throughout this school year, following a year which saw highly publicized...

Cross country shares success, aims high for post season

Justine Kim, staff writer
October 5, 2012

Men's Cross Country The varsity men’s cross country team kicked off their season with an overall dual meet record of 3-1. The team started off their conference season with a win over GBN in a dual...

Webb molds experience, travels into passionate career

Addie Lyon, staff writer
October 5, 2012

Only Kurt Webb could describe the feeling of crawling into the ceramics classroom at South on a Saturday through a slightly cracked open window. Webb, South ceramics teacher, has been in love with ceramics...

A freshmen guide to surviving the next four years

Chris Altonji, staff writer
October 5, 2012

As a freshman at this fine institution, I used to look around for examples of proper behavior from the upperclassmen. Now, I am the upperclassman and see large numbers of confused freshmen walking around...

Soccer overcomes early season inconsistency; defense ignites hot streak

Harrison Kenner, staff writer
October 5, 2012

Late in the season, the South men’s soccer team has a record of 9-4-4 According to head coach Paul Agombar, the team’s unevenness tells this season’s story.“The team has been inconsistent,” Agombar...

Suburgatory provides mirror for North Shore suburban quirks

Rosie Nash, staff writer
October 5, 2012

Great, yet another show to make the suburbs of America look even more vapid and shallow than they already are. This one’s called “Suburgatory”, set in the close-minded suburb of Chastwin, New York. Why...

First-time student voters

Grace Abiera, staff writer
October 5, 2012

As the presidential election draws near, many seniors are able to tap into the real world by voting for the first time. Senior Maggie Condon is one of them. “I know that I am just one person in the...

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