On July 15, 2012, Korean singer PSY’s song “Gangnam Style” was released and took the world on the Hallyu (the Korean culture wave). In December 2012, the song became the first video on YouTube to...
cterized by the drawings and art projects we created. Although many of us color and draw at a young age, very few of us continue it as we grow up. However, several GBS seniors have developed their interest...
If you walk down the hallways of GBS, many students will be listening to music by Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, or other popular artists. However, you can find sophomore Adair McMahon listening to podcasts...
To walk the streets of Seoul, South Korea without seeing something even remotely related to plastic surgery is almost impossible. From the subway station walls lined with advertisements, to people walking...
Piano. Guitar. Violin. These are the instruments that frequently come to mind when thinking about music. However, while many students’ musical experiences are represented by instruments like these, others...
If you know me, you probably know that basically my entire life has been devoted to completing the ACT. Sure, everyone’s life was at one point. But when I say my “life,” I mean several years, not...
Rising senior Angie Morris was a teaching intern in the Child Development program. She worked with children in Titan Tots and Alphabet Acres, according to Kimberly Kiraly, Child Development coordinator....
Custodian Cliff Williams passed away on Sept. 9 in his sleep.
Williams, commonly known as Cliffy, worked at South for 15 years in the Maintenance Department. The school held a memorial in his honor on...
District 225 has decided to revise the grading system in which grades will no longer be determined at the end of a quarter, but instead at the end of the semester.
According to Cameron Muir, assistant...
When imagining a typical high school course, homework, letter grades and points are common attributes of any class offered at South, but some teachers are beginning to stray from these norms. As new philosophies...
GBS staff and students received a chain of emails that contained links violating school policy on Nov. 28, resulting in a disruption in the school day, Dean Ronald Bean says.
According to Principal...
An article written by seniors Yoana Sidzhimova and Lori Steffel about GBS Model United Nations (MUN) was published in the Sept.-Oct. issue of The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth’s magazine, Imagine.
According...
The 2016 GBS lip dub was filmed during school on Sept. 16 and was then presented on the same day at the home football game.
A lip dub is a video that integrates lip syncing and audio dubbing. According...
SERVICE WITH SHELLARD: Speaking to a class of Sophomore Honors English students, Dr. Jim Shellard, assistant principal of student activities, emphasizes the importance of serving others. Shellardís remarks...
As incoming GBS freshman students register for classes, administrators and teachers are reflecting on the process of appeals exams.
Instructional supervisors of the English, World Languages and Math...
After the Illinois State Board of Education formally mandated the Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) in February 2014, public schools began preparations for a “student growth component” as part...
The Hanuman Spiritual and Community Center, a Hindu non-profit organization, is currently constructing Glenview’s first Hindu temple on West Lake Ave.
According to Sejal Schullo, Desi Club sponsor,...
The Northfield Township Technology Consortium (NTTC) will be implementing a technological upgrade to GBS and other schools in December 2015 or March 2016.
According to the official website of the NTTC,...
Senior George Maroutsos traveled to Athens, Greece, as a participant of the Parliament of Youth from Sept. 3-Sept. 12.
“I was chosen to be a representative from the United States to speak [to] the Greek...
After a year of having the block schedule at South, those affected by the change weigh in on both its benefits and drawbacks.
According to Principal Dr. Brian Wegley, research done on North’s schedule...
Thirty-six South students in Urban Studies II have participated in an exchange with the Lindblom Math and Science Academy. Daniel Rhoades, Urban Studies II teacher, started his student-teaching at Lindblom...
The District 225 Board of Education has decided on a district-wide 3.7 percent increase of the bus transportation fees for the upcoming year during the last Board meeting on Feb. 9.
Due to the 3.7 increase...
The Glenview Village Board of Trustees has taken active roles in the Downtown Revitalization Project since 2014 in an effort to reconstruct downtown Glenview.
The project has been an ongoing process,...
Stevi Marks, current GBS Variety Show director and retired choral director, has been nominated for the Music Educator Award, becoming a semi-finalist as of September, according to the official Music Educator...
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