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A senior’s guide to auditions

Erin Walker, a&e editor
October 4, 2024

From plays featured during the fall, spring, and winter to the annual Glenbrook Musical, seniors Coco Schlucter, Mia Hermann, and Lidiia Okilko have gained unique experiences and a community of  lifelong...

Fall Play strikes down stereotypes

Fall Play strikes down stereotypes

Erin Walker and Staff Writers
October 4, 2024

In this day in age, it is important to love and respect one another, but this respect ultimately starts with the ability to grasp what it is like to see the world through another’s eyes,  sophomore...

Creativity in Music Production

Creativity in Music Production

Phoebe Mann, Assistant Editor
October 4, 2024

To the untrained eye, Room 1405 may seem idle with students hunched over MacBooks, headphones on, critically examining their screens. But a closer look reveals that the room is bustling with life and new...

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice

Reese Foxman, asst. editor
October 4, 2024

"Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice,” are the three words used to summon a unique cinematic world for movie viewers. It has been 35 years since the iconic horror/comedy film,  Beetlejuice, came out...

Drama class acts it out

Drama class acts it out

Ellory Moran, assistant A&E editor
May 23, 2024

Breakups are bad, but they get even worse in The 9 Worst Breakups of All Time, a drama class performance, we publish on May 24 so this will have already happened, Drama Teacher Mandi Corrao said.  This...

Singing into summer

Singing into summer

Meredith Bill, opinions editor
May 23, 2024

Bebop. Samba. Acapella. Scat That covers all subgenres of jazz, the co-curricular club’s specialty. This spring, Scat That will showcase their many vocal pieces for an annual end-of-year concert on May...

Singing into summer

Singing into summer

Erin Walker, asst. opinions editor
May 23, 2024

As the year comes to a close, South’s Chambers Singers choral group gathered to carol one last time. The Chamber’s concert, which took place on May 17, was a spectacular culminating event for the group’s...

Singing into summer

Singing into summer

Shayna Fitzershtein, staff writer
May 23, 2024

With time ticking away until the end of the school year, Fusion, a co-curricular acapella group, has been rehearsing furiously for their final spring concert on May 31, junior Fusion singer Lidiia Okilko...

Symphonic sounds: Yang sings with his perfect pitch, rehearsing in the practice room. He is in many choir groups at South, such as Master Singers, Fusion, Chamber Singers, and Scat That.

Pitch perfect performer

Tyler Chaiket, staff writer
April 25, 2024

As the notes harmonize in South’s Choral program, many voices can be heard, but one singer stands out among the rest. Senior Andrew Yang’s four years in South’s choral program have been shaped by...

Bhangra Blast: Bhangra Beatz members (top row, left to right) sophomores Ayona Jacob, Amirah Thomas, and Marissa Thomas, juniors Diksha Anthony, Hannah Pinarkyil, and Rayna John, alunmi Riona Jose, sophomore Alona Mathew, seniors Hailey Punnosse and Saniya Thomas, (bottom row, left to right) sophomore Sonya Achettu, junior Ashley Jacob,  seniors Emma Kurian, Sarah Maliakal, Michelle Jose, Amrita Vadukumcherry, and Seona Mathew performed at Niles North on April 12 at 7 p.m. for their last performance of the year.

Bhangra binds culture, dance

Mahi Chikani, staff writer
April 25, 2024

About seven years ago, a group of South’s students dents auditioned for Variety Show. This informal group of friends evolved into the school-sanctioned, structured, and rigorous club striving to bring...

Art Forms Connections: Senior Cece Biank’s mixed media piece about her mother, who is a psychologist, features a mixture of photography and painting to represent disconnection in her artwork.

AP Art Show dives deep into themes

Mae Kuchimanchi and Audrey Reid
April 25, 2024

Advanced Placement (AP) Art students have worked tirelessly throughout the year on 15-piece portfolios which were showcased at the AP Art Show on April 22. Within the portfolio, students develop a Sustained...

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Swift’s new album underwhelms

Molly Tomczyk, co-a&e editor
April 25, 2024

Despite there being rumors of a leak of The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD), Taylor Swift’s eleventh album, and people disliking it, I still had high hopes. Dishearteningly, when I pressed play, I was...

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