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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...

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...

U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley visits South

U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley visits South

Shayna Fitzershtein, Assistant Editor
March 1, 2025

U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL, 5th) spoke to members of The Oracle, The Etruscan, and a Civics class in the Lyceum on Friday, Feb. 28. Quigley spoke about a wide variety of topics, ranging from his...

Oracle After Hours: Two of a Kind: My experience as a twin

Oracle After Hours: Two of a Kind: My experience as a twin

Kate Shambo, Web Editor
February 24, 2025

Who’s the evil one? Do you have twin telepathy? Who’s smarter? Do you ever fight?  These questions are ones that I face often. Being a twin often feels like living in a world full of clichés. What...

Oracle After Hours: Only, not lonely: My experiences being an only child

Oracle After Hours: Only, not lonely: My experiences being an only child

Shayna Fitzershtein, Assistant Editor
February 17, 2025

Spoiled. Attention-seeker. Lonely. Entitled. Competitive. Selfish.  All words commonly associated with millions of only children found across the United States. These unkind phrases have stuck throughout...

Meet the new South staff for the 24-25 school year!

Kaitlyn Jiang, managing editor of design
February 17, 2025

Find meaningful connections

Find meaningful connections

Jonnie Devine, Assistant Editor
February 10, 2025

I know what true love looks like because of my grandparents. Their love takes shape in one story starting with a car. My grandpa managed a construction site in the late 1960s. Complete with a sleek...

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Chess club checks the win

Meredith Bill, assistant web editor
February 4, 2025

Chess Club placed second at the North Suburban Chess League Conference that took place at Niles West High School late last month. The win was a huge comeback for the team, and secured a better position...

Oracle After Hours: How psychology changed my perspective

Oracle After Hours: How psychology changed my perspective

Kate Shambo, Web Editor
February 3, 2025

During the summer of 2024, I was debating whether I should take a Psychology course here at South. I had friends who took AP (Advanced Placement) Psychology their senior years, so I eventually decided...

Eighth Grade Song Reviews

Eighth Grade Song Reviews

January 31, 2025

On Saturday Jan. 25, South hosted an elective faire for incoming freshman from middle schools. Students that attended the Oracle's workshop wrote a review of their favorite song. Here are the song reviews...

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