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The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

Anne Ribordy

Anne Ribordy, managing editor

Hi! My name is Anne, and I am this year’s managing editor. My main responsibility is overseeing The Oracle’s web presence. I started writing for The Oracle the first semester of my freshman year. I was an assistant news editor my sophomore year and a co-features editor my junior year. Outside of The Oracle, I am in STAND for Peace, Amnesty International, Calliope, Model UN and I tutor in the TLC. 

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Family Man Levitan: Showcasing an Emmy award for the show he co-created, South alumnus Steven Levitan worked with Christopher Lloyd to develop Modern Family. Photo courtesy of Steven Levitan

Alumni Advice: Steven Levitan (Class of 1980)

Anne Ribordy, managing editor
May 21, 2021

When South alumnus Steven Levitan realized the funny stories that he and collaborator Christopher Lloyd would tell about their weekends were better than the show they were actually developing, they created...

Sith Lord Sam: Posing for the camera, South alumnus Sam Witwer stands next to a figurine of Darth Maul from the Star Wars movie franchise. Witwer voices this character in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Photo courtesy of Sam Witwer

Alumni Advice: Sam Witwer (Class of 1996)

Anne Ribordy, Managing Editor
May 21, 2021

Despite having learned the Shakespeare monologue the morning of his audition at The Juilliard School, South alumnus Sam Witwer was one of the most relaxed people there. He had long hair, ripped jeans and...

Journalist Jacobs: Beaming in front of the The New York Times building in New York City, South alumna Julia Jacobs works at the newspaper publication as a General Assignment Reporter on the Culture Desk. She began her journalism career on
The Oracle and is now a full-time writer for The New York Times. Photo courtesy of Julia Jacobs

Alumni Advice: Julia Jacobs (Class of 2014)

Anne Ribordy, managing editor
May 21, 2021

South alumna Julia Jacobs had no idea that her spontaneous trip to New York City’s Central Park would make her stand out as an intern at The New York Times. “A very exotic looking duck had appeared...

Folklore offers fans a fresh new change

Folklore offers fans a fresh new change

Anne Ribordy, managing editor
October 2, 2020

If you were to tell me earlier this year that Taylor Swift released an album in 2020, I would have thought you were crazy. In the past, all of Swift’s albums have been released two to three years apart,...

Illustration by Patsy Carolan

New mass notification system improves security

Anne Ribordy, asst. news editor
November 12, 2018

A new mass notification system that plays tones to signify various emergency situations is currently being installed at South and is scheduled to be finished in early April of 2019, according to Casey...

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