For Arab American students like sophomore Lara Nusair, April is not just a month of blooming flowers and the start of spring, but the beginning of a period devoted to the individual experience of heritage....

Quest, pitching to South teachers and staff members in order to highlight their food catering options, held a meal showcase in the food court on April 10. Quest Food Services is the food management...

Often, especially in high school, I have found myself dealing with quite a lot of cognitive dissonance. On one hand, I want to express myself in different ways, through clothing or the arts or my writing,...

Dancing since age three is an accomplishment in itself. For freshmen Harper Stewart and Corinne St Peter, the next step in their respective 12-year journeys with dance is performing in the Evanston Dance...

The Oracle held a writing contest for seventh and eighth grade students across Glenview middle schools. The contest gave students a chance to show off their writing skills and to earn the chance to have...

The coincidental meet-cute, fake dating to entice a jealous ex, a grand declaration of love, followed by a passionate kiss in the rain: these are characteristic of the romantic comedies we know and love.  The...

I live in the space between two words: Indian and American. On paper, they sit neatly together as “Indian-American,” but in reality, that hyphen represents the layered identity many second-generation...

The Boys’ Swim and Dive team captured its seventh state trophy in the past 20 years under Keith MacDonald, Boys’ Swim and Dive Head Coach. The team earned a third-place finish at the IHSA Boys Swim...

Two years ago, I interviewed Ana Pereira for a story. I was writing for The Oracle on language liaisons at South. Our interview was full of warmth and connection, unlike anyone I had talked to before....

At the start of the second semester, U.S. History classrooms begin to sound a little different. Instead of the typical lectures and timelines, students trade stories, as voices of grandparents, parents,...

Throughout senior year, I have heard the same phrase over and over: “Make it count.” It comes from teachers, parents, and even older siblings who promise that this year will fly by. The message is...

In a perfect world, I would workout seven days a week.  My favorite part of my day is when I walk into a 92 degree room for yoga sculpt, taking interval training classes, or simply getting to go on...