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The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

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The Oracle

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Oracle After Hours: Mastering the art of cuisine and communication

Meredith Bill, assistant editor
April 28, 2025

Sitting with my father at Jaspers, he made an observation: The room was full of groups of teens eating together, which to me was common and to him a sort of surprise.  However,  both of us were dismayed...

Billionaires going to space

Billionaires going to space

Sara Rahman, Managing Editor of Web
April 22, 2025

Billionaires are officially going to space.  Not for science. Not for survival. For fun.  Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, soared aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard, Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin...

Oracle After Hours: The Dangers of Overconsumption

Oracle After Hours: The Dangers of Overconsumption

Kate Shambo, Web Editor
April 14, 2025

Every time I open up my phone, my social media feeds are filled with influencers.  These influencers are shoving products down my throat. They say things like, “Run! Don’t walk, you need to buy...

Breakthrough! fuses science and dance at northwestern stage

Breakthrough! fuses science and dance at northwestern stage

Sara Rahman, Managing Editor of Web
April 9, 2025

Lights dim, music swells, and dancers take the stage at Northwestern University’s Josephine Louis Theater, ready to bring science to life through movement, senior and guest dancer Manuela Robles-Berthier...

Holocaust museum exhibit at South

Holocaust museum exhibit at South

Olivia Martini, Staff Writer
April 2, 2025

Advanced Placement (AP)  European History classes at South are given only 90 minutes to teach the Holocaust, and from past experience, Nick Morley, Social Studies Teacher, has always found it impossible...

Perfect Posters: Interact advertises the blood drive around to encourage students and staff to join in.

Biannual Blood Drive Visits South

Kate Shambo, Web Editor
March 19, 2025

Interact collected enough blood to help 165 people during the club’s bi-annual blood drive held on March 13. About 50 students and staff donated blood in a center sent up in the Lyceum by Vitalant, the...

The power of three: A formula for personal growth

The power of three: A formula for personal growth

Andrew Boyer, columnist
March 17, 2025

There is something magical about the number three.  First of all, it is everywhere!  Ever notice how stories have a beginning, middle, and end? Or that - several religions involve an important trinity...

Oracle After Hours: The science behind cramming

Oracle After Hours: The science behind cramming

Sara Rahman, Managing Editor of Web
March 10, 2025

It’s midnight, my laptop screen is the only thing illuminating my room, and I’m speed-typing an essay that’s due in an hour.  My brain, running purely on adrenaline and way too much caffeine,...

South's VEX robotics team qualifies for Worlds competition

South’s VEX robotics team qualifies for Worlds competition

Sara Rahman, Managing Editor of Web
March 10, 2025

South’s VEX Robotics team, Tomm-E, has made history, securing a spot at the VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas, Texas, on May 6, sophomore competitor and member of the Tomm-E team Emaad Majeed...

One Last Ride: V-Show band, CHERI, plays their final note on closing night. For seniors Daniel Kornfeld, Jeremy Rabor, and Tanner Tregor (left to right), this was their last time strumming on a guitar at the V-Show stage.

V-Show Unites South Performers

Andrew Collaku, Photo Editor
March 6, 2025

Magic was in the air as V-Show stole the stage for its 50th time. Motivated by one common goal, V-Show’s cast, crew, and producers delivered a strong production using tradition, community, and leadership....

FCCLA members prepare for state qualifications

FCCLA members prepare for state qualifications

Shayna Fitzershtein, Assistant Editor
March 4, 2025

A half-hour bus ride to Harper College, shoes briskly clicking on a stone floor, and fabric from suits and other professional attire swinging. Pounding hearts and determined minds all set on one goal:...

Oracle After Hours: Bulgarian dance brings belonging

Oracle After Hours: Bulgarian dance brings belonging

Stella Ivanov, Guest Columnist
March 4, 2025

“What sport do you play?”  It's a question so common it almost feels rehearsed. Every time I’ve been asked, I’ve dreaded responding.  There’s always an uncomfortable pause as I explain...

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