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PEERING IN:  Left to right- Peer group members and freshmen Lewk Schiestel (top left), Kayaan Thakkar (top middle), Matthew Malek (top right) sit together and discuss during their meeting.

Tied together: students build connections

Stella Crowley and David Schleicher
December 20, 2024

High school can be scary. Navigating a new building, learning how to balance life and school with an increased workload, and making friends in a crowd of almost 3,000 students are all challenges that incoming...

MOTIVATING MENTORS: Every year, Peer Mentors goes trick-or-treating around the Glenview neighborhoods on Halloween. This is a great bonding experience for the students and a very popular event the club looks forward to every year.

Peer Mentors discover meaning

Molly Tomczyk, co-features editor
December 20, 2024

The clock strikes 1:45 p.m. in the fieldhouse lobby, where students with disabilities gather before the beginning of their specialized Physical Education (P.E.) class. They might be playing volleyball...

STACKING UP:  Junior Kendall Marquardt helps pack boxes filled with donated good into a pile, where they will be carried into the pantry by other volunteers.

Serving hope

Nora Blumberg and Violet Gonzalez
December 19, 2024

As most students meander their way into a quiet school on a Wednesday morning late-start, lively music filters in through the freshman cafeteria and bounces off the walls. Smiles light up on the faces...

Helping Hands

Kami Shames and Mady Yap
December 19, 2024

Amid the lively chatter of the New Pit, Room 1349 offers a warm, welcoming, atmosphere, with shaving cream, deodorant, and socks scattered across tables. Every other Wednesday at 9 a.m., Haven members...

Stitched aids self-expression

Maia Weissman and Kimberly Castelino
November 22, 2024

Every Monday since freshman year, junior Liyana Bhaiji, Stitched Public Relations and Writing Editor, stepped into Room 1121 to work on South’s fashion photography magazine with her friends. The magazine...

Stitched aids self-expression

Evelyn Junia, Staff Writer
November 22, 2024

Every Monday since freshman year, junior Liyana Bhaiji, Stitched Public Relations and Writing Editor, stepped into Room 1121 to work on South’s fashion photography magazine with her friends. The magazine...

TUTORING TENACITY: TLC Tutor Anish Abeysiriwardena sat in the TLC, delivering a science lesson to students. These lessons are usually in biology, physics, and chemistry but at times change to other subjects.

Mr. A-mazing

Jonnie Devine, asst. editor
November 22, 2024

A swarm of frantic students form in the back corner of the Titan Learning Center (TLC) at the designated science table. At the center of the chaos, TLC tutor Anish Abeysiriwardena calmly moves from student...

On a chilly Sunday morning, Efrosini Calas admires the cows at Wagner Farm. Calas frolicked around Wagners property amongst the fall scenery and the pumpkins.

Key Club, Interact help Wagner Farm events

Sydney Doffin and Lauren Taylor
November 22, 2024

Stepping onto Wagner Farm to give a helping hand, senior Maddie Uhlemann, Key Club board member on the club’s Community committee, saw all of the tomato themed decorations and games being set up for...

Internship class provides hands-on experience

Shayna Fitzershtein, asst. editor
November 22, 2024

Hidden in the halls of South, the Internship Class remains an enigma to much of the student body. One of the only opportunities for juniors and seniors to get experience in a field of their choice before...

Thrills drive Gridlife

Hana Ciric, staff writer
November 22, 2024

The air is filled with the piercing scent of exhaust and the blaring roar of engines, but there’s one more thing buzzing through the air: excitement. This is the scene at Gridlife, a nation-wide racing...

A-CUTE CLUB: Freshmen Alina Noman (left), Natalie Choi (right) and Vince Pallikunnel (back) work dilligently on a Thursday afternoon. The freshman team were completing worksheets to sharpen their skills.

Math Team adds value

Madeline Kim, staff writer
November 22, 2024

Five coaches plus four grades plus 40 students equals one Math Team. Meeting weekly on Thursdays in Room 2379 the team welcomes students who truly enjoy math and think about problems in ways others never...

Panini line presents pressed perfection

Maia Weissman and Kimberly Castelino
November 22, 2024

Each sandwich at South’s panini line is a delicious canvas, inviting students to create their own culinary masterpiece. A vibrant array of fresh ingredients—crisp vegetables, savory meats, and rich...

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