Jeff Yordy, horticulture teacher and coach, passed away on March 29 from complications following open heart surgery.
The surgery, successfully executed 11 days prior to his death, implanted a ventricular...
Jeff Yordy, horticulture teacher and coach, passed away on March 29 from complications following open heart surgery.
The surgery, successfully executed 11 days prior to his death, implanted a ventricular...
Demographers hired by the District projected South’s enrollment to surpass its 3,100-student capacity by the 2017-18 school year, according to data presented at the March 17 Board of Education meeting....
In the Dean’s Office, South’s own simulated judicial system, the sentence of an out-of-school suspension no longer comes with an academic blow. Although it has not yet been officially approved by the...
Julia Jacobs, co-editor in chief December 20, 2013
In this year’s canned food drive, the school exceeded student council’s goal of 100,009 cans by 8,204 cans. However, ten days before the end of the drive, the can total was at 5,000, according to Jeffrey...
Julia Jacobs, co-editor in chief December 20, 2013
There was a time in the not-so-distant past when teenagers didn’t exist at all. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, there was no gaping space between childhood and adulthood like there is now. Children...
Camille Park, co-editor in chief December 20, 2013
Dr. Arunava Majumdar, vice president of Google’s energy initiatives, visited South to present to students on Nov. 21.
Majumdar presented on energy policy, sustainable energy possibilities and what...
The Northbrook Plan Commission decided not to recommend that the Village Board of Trustees approve Walmart’s application to build on 1000 Skokie Blvd. at an Oct. 30 meeting.
Although the Plan Commission...
Animal Ambassadors from SeaWorld visited South for the first time to speak to freshmen biology students on Oct. 22 about conservationism and the prospect of a career working with animals.
According...
Oracle asks is a new video series in which the Oracle asks Titans a new question each issue in order to get their perspectives.
View this month's question and answers here:
Oracle Asks "What makes...
At the National Forensic League (NFL) National Tournament in Birmingham, Ala., GBN debaters Nathaniel Sawyer and Natalie Knez beat GBS debaters Bobby Shaw and Ben Wolch, making history as the first students...
After four years of playing AYSO soccer I scored a total of zero goals. As the coach, my dad rotated me through forward, midfield and defense, yet I revealed no prodigious talent in any position. In my...
Julia Jacobs, asst. opinions editor February 1, 2013
President Barack H. Obama was publicly sworn in for his second term on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. on Jan. 21.
A private ceremony had taken place in the Blue Room of the White House...
Though I’ve always yearned to be a part of the Tolkein fandom, I’m not going to pretend I went to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey sporting slightly pointed ears and shoeless feet. In truth, it...
In her debut adult novel, The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling takes a Hagrid-sized leap from wands, wizards and an epic prophecy to the inner-drama surrounding the death of a Parish councilor. The plot initially...
As the sound byte from Rep. Todd Akin’s interview flooded the media, millions of women across the country pasted Akin’s face onto dartboards. The liberal blogosphere erupted with indignance, the Romney...
In preparation for the upcoming enrollment bubble at South in the next five years, District 225 plans for a temporary strain on the school budget and resources.
Kimberly Ptak, district director of operations...
The 2012 Republican primaries are beginning their second month with remaining candidates Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum under the scrutiny of the American people, including South...
District 225 Board of Education voted to lay down turf on South and North foot- ball fields at the Dec. 12 Board meeting, a $3.5 million project that has been dis- cussed for five years.
According to...
Instructional Norms, a set of five teaching guidelines intended to increase student learning, are to be implemented in classrooms as part of a three year goal led by GBS administration, Instructional Supervisors...
During summer 2011, $7.3 million worth of renovations were divided between the Glenbrook Schools, $3.5 million of which took place at South.
According to Hillarie Siena, assistant superintendent for...
