My name is Madeline Hussey and I am a co-sports editor on The Oracle. This is my fourth year on The Oracle and my second on the editorial board. I am also on the Administrative Committee for Key Club and the Creative Writing Club.
Listen, I get it. College can be a terrifying process.
First, you have to decide what you want to do and what you’re even looking for in a school. What do you want to major in, spend the rest of your...
Senior Joey Hitzeman willingly takes on challenges. Confined to a wheelchair because of his cerebral palsy, Hitzeman took on, and accomplished, a major goal - reaching the top of South P.E’s climbing...
Tennis
Sophomore Sarina Harjani started her varsity tennis season strong, maintaining a winning streak for her first few doubles matches.
“In our [first two] dual matches, we won both [of] them,”...
Ted G. Heiser, former Oracle and Etruscan advisor, passed away at 73 earlier this month. Heiser retired from South in 2005 after 29 years of dedicated work for the English Department.
While at South,...
Arriving at practice every morning by 5:15 a.m. is no easy feat, but watching the sun rise over the Bahá’í Temple in Wilmette, coupled with the sense of accomplishment from completing a tough workout...
The lights dim, and an audible hush falls over the crowd. Eager faces lean forward in anticipation, all eyes on the curtained stage ahead. Slowly, the curtain parts, followed by a swell of applause. A...
A stuffed turkey fresh out of the oven. Steaming green beans garnished in garlic. Creamy mashed potatoes overflowing with gravy. Golden bread rolls rest besides heaping platters of stuffing. For most people,...
A glance inside the windows of a thrift store, a quick browse through the Macy’ssales rack, or a walk through the racks’ of reds, oranges, browns, and yellows, all prove that autumn is here. And with...
Content warning: this story contains discussions of death.
That feeling when you know you will never talk to someone again is one of the worst feelings in the world. Yet this past year, it’s become...
A fight rages across the landscape, swords colliding and magic crackling. In the real world, players sit around a table nervously as their Dungeon Master describes the fight. The wizard attacks, his player...
In the weeks leading up to finals or some other big test, as we have experienced in the past, the Titan Learning Center (TLC) is packed with students as patient tutors sit beside them helping them. This...
Language students spend hours in classrooms stumbling through vocabulary and trying to understand countless articles. Some students strive to achieve the Seal of Biliteracy which, Danita Fitch, World Languages...
Many people are feeling anxious and struggling in this new e-learning environment. But for some people in traditional, hands-on classes, the struggle is even greater.
Junior Coco del Muro, Introduction...
For many, quarantine has posed several challenges. People are cut off from their families, grocery store bills continue to become more expensive and toilet paper is a scarcity. Some people have also been...
Students at South have parents in a variety of professions. Some have parents who are doctors; others are realtors. A few might be psychiatrists, receptionists, or even stay-at-home parents. But for several...
The holidays are here. Bright colors are everywhere. Blue and white for Hanukkah and green and red for Christmas. However, .5 percent of women and 8 percent of men can’t see those colors because of color...
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