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The Oracle

The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

AP World History discontinued for 2023-2024

Sarah Park, asst. news editor
May 24, 2023

Advanced Placement (AP) World History will not be offered in the 2023-2024 school year due to insufficient student registration, Principal Dr. Barbara Georges said. The administration requires classes...

“Buildings can be rebuilt, people can’t be replaced”

Mia Carr and Gaby Yap
May 19, 2023

Smoke was all that Brian Render, Glenview Fire Department Lieutenant, could see as he walked into  an evacuated South. As Render rushed closer to the source of the fire, he realized it was more intense...

SELC creates innovations

Allie Sukhman, staff writer
May 19, 2023

The STEM Maker Faire provides an opportunity for students in the Science Engineering Learning Community (SELC) to showcase their innovative engineering creations, junior Luke Chavez said.  In Engineering,...

Johnson wins Chicago Mayor

Layla Mohamed, asst. news editor
April 21, 2023

The Chicago mayoral runoff elections resulted in a win for Democrat Brandon Johnson, former Chicago Public School (CPS) Teacher and Paid Chicago teachers Union Organizer, on April 4. Johnson is set to...

Schedule Changes

Kaitlyn Jiang, asst. news editor
April 21, 2023

  The Glenbrooks will operate under a revamped late arrival schedule for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year, Principal Dr. Barbara Georges said. Under the new schedule, late arrivals will fall...

South Model U.N. attends NUMUN XX

South Model U.N. attends NUMUN XX

Kaitlyn Jiang, asst. news editor
April 21, 2023

Model United Nations (Model U.N.) attended the 20th Annual Northwestern University Model United Nations (NUMUN XX) conference at Northwestern University on April 13, where several South students won awards,...

CTE course reintroduced

Mia Carr, Kaitlyn Jiang, and Sarah Park
April 21, 2023

South will reintroduce a class called Internship for the 2023-2024 school year, Dawn Hall, Career and Technical Education (CTE) Instructional Supervisor, said. The Internship class will be a semester long...

spring fling festival: Clubs raised money during all blocks on Friday, April 14. While at the Spring Fling Festival they were able to sell food and bring awareness to clubs. Photo by Riley Shankman

Clubs celebrate Spring Fling during lunch-wide festival

Mia Carr, News editor
April 21, 2023

Lined around the autos courtyard, many of South’s clubs sold food and other items such as stickers at the Spring Fling Festival during all lunch blocks. The festival, which was just one of the activities...

Ceremony Speaker: At the ceremony 2022 Distinguished Teacher of the Year, David Zapler, gave a speech. After his speech students walked across the stage to get their diploma.

Students join National Honors Society

Olivia Richards and Miliutin Todorovic
April 20, 2023

The National Honor Society (NHS) recognized distinguished juniors and seniors during its annual induction ceremony on March 29, Hillel Crandus, NHS Sponsor and English Teacher, said. A total of 270...

Cultural Connections: While in America, exchange students shadowed their partners at South.

South embarks on foreign exchange

Mia Carr, News editor
March 17, 2023

South students selected for the Spanish, German, and Japanese exchange programs will embark on a oreign exchange trips to their respective countries this year, various language teachers said. These exchanges,...

New Designs: Science classrooms undergo upgraded classroom and furniture which include
new seating and upgraded layout.

New science rooms get upgraded

Jame Sewell, staff writer
March 17, 2023

South’s administration has begun a new project to restyle classrooms in order to improve learning experiences for students, Casey Wright, Associate Principal for Administrative Services, said. For the...

South against Maine South: After winning games against nine schools, including South, Maine South will forfeit all of their football team’s victories.

Hawks’ season invalidated

Sarah Park, asst. news editor
March 17, 2023

Maine South High School’s football program will forfeit nine wins in the 2022 season and will be placed on a one-year probation next year following District 207’s self report on their use of ineligible...

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