While the stereotypical high school senior is excited to graduate and move on from their school, many South seniors are exceptions to this rule. Instead of striving to pursue careers away from the school...
Dear Readers,
This year, we served as the Editors-in-Chief of the Oracle. This came with many accomplishments and challenges, including typical leadership bumps in the road as well as extra pressure,...
We’ve all had a day where it feels like nothing was going right. Maybe you forgot to write a works cited page for your essay, then tripped over your shoelaces and face-planted in the hallway, then got...
When I went on a college visit recently and stayed overnight, one of the girls who stayed in the same room as me was quiet, high-pitched when she did speak and overweight. Almost instinctually, I neglected...
South’s annual Canned Food Drive raised 129,066 cans from Nov. 1 to Nov. 22. The Northfield Township Food Pantry, Onward House of Chicago and Vital Bridges received the materials.
This year, the drive...
From Nov. 10-13, the Oracle Editorial Board attended a journalism convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. The hotel for the convention was located two blocks from the Indiana State House, where a protest...
After months of campaigning and build-up for next week’s election, I’m a bit frustrated with the way things have been going. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are extremely hard to take seriously,...
It is rare for someone to willingly sacrifice a piece of his or her identity for their friend’s well-being. However, science teacher Linda Kocian, who passed away just over a month ago, was worth every...
A new law regarding student discipline will go into effect Sept. 15, changing requirements for administrators with regards to suspensions and expulsions.
The law, entitled Public Act 99-456, states...
The media is always buzzing with activity, trying to capture attention with urgent taglines and pushing to ensure that their content gets the most views. In the process of accomplishing this, however,...
South’s Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) held its first Transgender Awareness Week during the week of Nov. 16. The club hosted two events including a showing of the documentary Growing Up Trans and a discussion...
South’s administrators are in the early stages of discussing how to improve and expand the services provided to students who qualify for free and reduced lunch.
The free and reduced lunch program...
When I was 14, during the summer of my freshman year, I was introduced to a girl who called herself “bisexual”. Though I knew what it meant, I had never met anyone who called themselves that before....
South Principal Lauren Fagel is enjoying her new position and the experiences she has had since the start of the school year.
According to Fagel, students have been extremely welcoming thus far as she...
Q: What was your favorite part of Glenview and Northbrook as you were growing up?
A: “I loved school. I have really good memories of Wescott and Maple and Glenbrook North. I can literally close my eyes...
On February 18, the District 225 School Board named Lauren Sternfield-Fagel, a Glenbrook North alum, as the new principal of South. Fagel will replace current principal Dr. Brian Wegley starting July...
South will hold its first World Cultures Celebration on Feb. 7 in the Lyceum from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Many diverse countries will be showcased under the uniting theme “Everyone Eats Bread.”
The celebration...
The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Learning Community, an alternative advanced science course to the Chem/Phys course for freshmen, has produced good results so far this year and...
Various changes have been made to South this year, including block scheduling, a Student Resource Time (SRT) for most students and added para-pros in the hallways.
The block schedule, according to sophomore...
Six South students were honored regionally in the the Scholastic Writing Awards for excellence in writing. The Scholastic Writing Awards give teens in grades seven through 12 the opportunity to earn scholarships...
