As the bell rings, the sounds of books being jammed into backpacks, shuffling feet, and a chorus of “thank you” follows. However, there is an underlying emptiness to the “thank you’s” as they...
Sitting in a dark room, hunched over his phone screen, junior Jack Rahija finds himself enthralled in a headache of bright colors and confusing content. The clock ticks by as the seconds swiftly turn into...
Last year was the hottest year ever recorded.
Carbon dioxide levels are currently the highest they have been in more than four million years and the sea level is predicted to rise two feet in the...
School and mental health are strongly linked together, senior Ryan Ashley said. If one area is in need of help, for example, if someone is having difficulties with their mental health, that may impact...
Students looking for a quiet place to do their homework will be pleased to know that South’s library is equipped with comfortable chairs, quiet areas for independent work, and communal areas that encourage...
“The shooter had a bad day.” Security guards’ “closed-door policy.” The “Chinese virus.” These verbal insults, harassment and physical attacks plague Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI)...
The student’s eyelids begin to flicker shut and her elbow slips as she is magnetically pulled into her desk’s center of gravity. Suddenly, the classroom door clicks shut and the student catches herself...
Every year during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, junior Yasmeen Mohammed Rafee has playful fasting competitions with her sisters. On Eid al-Fitr, the last day of Ramadan, millions of...
This year, the PE Department decided to change some rules and expectations, specifically concerning dress code and grading. The Oracle’s Editorial Board believes there is room for improvement in both...
As South has become an increasingly technology-based environment, students and teachers alike have become more familiar with the content-filtering system, known as Securly, that is used to limit material...
Last fall, when District enrollment projections predicted that South would surpass its 3,100-student capacity by the 2016-17 school year, parents started talking about the possibility of redrawing boundaries...
When a student talks about being embarrassed or teased at school, most would assume the provocation is coming from a peer. However, according to a non-scientific Oracle-conducted survey of 221 students,...
As South students plan and organize their future academic goals, according to an Oracle-conducted survey, 47 percent of 202 South students said that they plan to pursue a certain field because of money.
The...
Life is full of different struggles, including fights with friends and family, stress from schoolwork, loss of loved ones and mental disorders like anxiety and depression. Although some of these issues...
It seems simple: take this pill and you will focus better, you will be more productive and you won’t be slowed down by exhaustion or distraction. Although relieving some of the pressures of adolescent...
For the past five years of the canned food drive, James Shellard, student activities director, has made a call to Glenview State Bank to ask for a donation to round out Student Council’s goal. This is...
For every 1,000 women attending a college or university, there are about 35 incidents of rape each academic year, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC).
With a student body...
In an Oracle conducted survey of 201 South students, 55 percent admit to using the word “retarded” or “retard” in a negative manner often or sometimes. Forty-four percent of students surveyed...
Looking up at the Old Pit wall, one sees five murals hanging, each portraying a different message: two images of men, a heart with a fingerprint, a fist and finally, in the center, the largest piece bearing...
