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Men’s swimming finishes fifth in state

Men’s swimming finishes fifth in state

Tyler Aki, staff writer
March 14, 2014

The Titans men’s swim team wrapped up their 2013-14 season by taking fifth place in state. Their finish was an improvement from their 18th place finish from the previous year. The Titans championship...

Spring sports preview: A look ahead at Titan sports

Spring sports preview: A look ahead at Titan sports

Badminton Key Players: Colleen Lynch and Maureen Anderson Young Guns: Tina James   Ending last season with third place in conference, head badminton coach Teresa Kimura hopes to continue...

Freshmen lead gymnastics to state, main contributors to record season

Freshmen lead gymnastics to state, main contributors to record season

Katie Maher, staff writer
March 14, 2014

It’s rare to have three freshmen on one varsity team, but this year’s girls gymnastics team welcomed freshmen Hannah Hartley, Julia Stadler and Katie Wahl. All three girls have been doing gymnastics...

Women’s gymnastics ends season with undefeated record

Women’s gymnastics ends season with undefeated record

Justine Kim, staff writer
March 14, 2014

The women’s gymnastics team ended their season undefeated with one tie against New Trier High School. The Titans sent freshman Hannah Hartley to IHSA State on Feb. 21 and 22 as the sole representative...

Students pen personal pieces, receive awards for work

Students pen personal pieces, receive awards for work

Katie Cavender, staff writer
March 14, 2014

Six South students were honored regionally in the the Scholastic Writing Awards for excellence in writing. The Scholastic Writing Awards give teens in grades seven through 12 the opportunity to earn scholarships...

Requiring pledge disregards true meaning of patriotism

Requiring pledge disregards true meaning of patriotism

Evan Sawires, columnist
March 14, 2014

In 1892, an American socialist by the name of Francis Bellamy wrote the original Pledge of Allegiance. However, it was not written in an attempt to inspire nationalism by cold, tired soldiers striving...

GHANA Club collects money, supplies for African school

GHANA Club collects money, supplies for African school

Lauren Benson, staff writer
March 14, 2014

South’s Giving, Helping And Nurturing Anloga  (GHANA) Club is planning a fund-raising campaign this spring for Anloga, a village in Ghana. GHANA Club was founded by juniors Madison O’Brien and...

CHARMING CHAMBERS: Dressed in formal attire, South Chambers members sing with their music before them. Joined by members of the GBN choirs, the group performed at the heart of the chapel at Techny Towers.

Glenbrook choirs amplify vocals in Techny Towers

Lilly Ludwig, staff writer
March 14, 2014

Singing at a cathedral in Europe is no small experience. But according to Martin Sirvatka, instructional supervisor of the Music Department, students involved in choir at South don’t need to travel quite...

Board of Education adds, updates course options for 2014-2015

Board of Education adds, updates course options for 2014-2015

Georgia Arvanitis, staff writer
March 14, 2014

Five new courses have been approved by the Board of Education to be added to the South curriculum in the 2014-15 school year. According to Cameron Muir, associate principal of curriculum and instruction,...

Model UN takes first in New York conference

Model UN takes first in New York conference

Nish Asokan, staff writer
March 14, 2014

South’s Model UN team of 14 student delegates won first place in the National High School Model United Nations (NHSMUN) conference in New York City on March 8. This was South’s first year attending...

Prairie Club, home of South Paddle Tennis club, wins ‘Outstanding Facility’

Sam Casey, Gracie Sands, staff writer
March 14, 2014

The Illinois Parks and Recreation Association (IPRA) named the Glenview Prairie Club of 2800 W. Lake Ave, a Glenview Park District facility that hosts South’s Paddle Tennis Club, an Outstanding Facility...

Students discuss hobby of ballroom dancing

Nick Panagakis, staff writer
March 13, 2014

One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. Staying on time and on beat is crucial in all forms of dance, but falling off beat will ruin the whole routine in ballroom dancing. Although many people...

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