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The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

EXPANDING STUDENT PRIVILEGES: Senior Mira Larkin takes advantage of her new SRT by signing out of the building during the second half of her Gold 4 BlendEd SRT. Larkin likes how her BlendEd SRT gives her a chance to go decide whether she stays at school or goes home.

BlendEd SRT provides open campus privileges

Zoë Reynolds
October 9, 2026

BlendEd Student Resource Time (SRT), a program that allows juniors and seniors to leave the building during their SRT, was launched this year to increase student attendance and grades, Ronald Bean, Assistant...

WHITEBOARD WORK: Senior Aiden Kujawinski solves a math problem in his precalculus class on the whiteboards. Whiteboard work is part of the Thinking Classroom approach starting at South.

Ditching the desks

Sydney Doffin
October 9, 2026

Math teachers and science teachers have been implementing Thinking Classrooms, an education philosophy that deepens students’ understanding of academic concepts by having them work in collaborative groups,...

5-Star Students app introduced for all clubs

5-Star Students app introduced for all clubs

Jocelyn Cohen
October 9, 2026

5-Star Students app was introduced to clubs at the start of this school year to track attendance and spread information about club opportunities, Dr. Mark Maranto, Assistant Principal of Student Activities,...

BRICKS BUILD MEMORY: A banner on the fence at the John David Titan Stadium advertises legacy bricks for people to buy and engrave. Buying a brick will help fund the stadium renovation and be displayed in the stadium’s path for purchasers to visit.

Legacy bricks finance stadium construction

Kami Shames
October 9, 2026

Legacy Bricks, bricks bought and engraved with messages for the upcoming stadium renovation project, are on sale until March 1. The bricks will be engraved and installed before the first home football...

Freshman election tie ends in runoff

Freshman election tie ends in runoff

David Schleicher
October 9, 2026

After a 92 to 92 tie between freshmen Connor Donohue and Lydia Mitchell,  a runoff election for Freshman Student Council President was held, with Donohue winning. Runoff elections are held if candidates...

UPCOMING E-BIKE PROHIBITION: These e-bikes are sitting by the Titan Dome during school. Starting Jan. 1 e-bikes will be outlawed in certain areas in Illinois and Glenview.

Illinois e-bike laws change soon

Meredith Dahlberg
October 9, 2026

Electronic bikes (e-bikes) have surged in popularity throughout Glenview and the Chicagoland area, resulting in new e-bike regulations and changes to Illinois and Glenview laws. Glenview prohibits e-bikes...

South named top Illinois Green Ribbon School

South named top Illinois Green Ribbon School

Kami Shames
September 4, 2026

Glenbrook District 225 was the only school district in Illinois to be named as the Illinois 2026 Green Ribbon Schools honoree by the Illinois Green Alliance (IGA). Receiving a Green Ribbon means getting...

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