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The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

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The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

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Bass Fishing Club flourishes in first year

Bass Fishing Club flourishes in first year

Katherine Schurer, staff reporter
June 15, 2018

The South Bass Fishing Club held its first co-hosted tournament with Loyola on April 28 and placed in 1st and 5th, according to Sponsor Justin Zummo. The club started last fall and has since been available...

Graphic by Matthew Risinger

Students fundraise, coordinate 15th annual Burger Day

Katherine Schurer, staff reporter
April 20, 2018

Each year, GBS and GBN host a fundraiser called Burger Day, a fundraiser to raise money for the Ronald McDonald Foundation, according to junior Ellie Eisenberg. Initially, the event wasn’t charitable,...

ASL students host deaf storyteller Peter Cook

Katherine Schurer, staff reporter
January 10, 2018

South ASL students hosted Peter Cook, world-renowned deaf storyteller, on Nov. 17 and Dec. 1 in the SAC for the third time in the last 5 years. They have been actively fundraising for this event since...

KOO KOO FOR HOCO PUFFS: Beaming at the camera, Josh Koo, assistant principal of student
activities, celebrates on the stage at Homecoming on Oct. 21. This was the first Homecoming that South
has held using the company BOOM Entertainment. Photo courtesy of BOOM Entertainment

South reflects on revamped homecoming

Katherine Schurer, staff reporter
November 10, 2017

South held its first Homecoming using BOOM Entertainment last month. The school sold 2,200 tickets as opposed to 1,500 last year, according to Abby Grant, student body president. According to Josh Koo,...

Administration removes locks from gender neutral bathrooms

Administration removes locks from gender neutral bathrooms

Katherine Schurer, staff reporter
November 1, 2017

The locks on the gender neutral bathrooms were removed this school year due to students who were making poor decisions in the bathrooms in the past, according to Dean Ronald Bean. Some students took...

New club Pencils of Promise seeks to aid students around globe

Katherine Schurer, staff reporter
June 17, 2017

GBS students founded a chapter of Pencils of Promise (POP) in March to support the non-profit organization that works to provide educational resources for students across the globe. Due to the infancy...

Pencils of Promise makes efforts to provide educational resources for students

Katherine Schurer, staff reporter
May 26, 2017

GBS students founded a chapter of Pencils of Promise (POP) in March to support the non-profit organization that works to provide educational resources for students across the globe. Due to the infancy...

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