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The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

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Mady Yap

Mady Yap, Assistant Editor

Hi there!!! My name is Mady and this is my first year on the Editorial Board as an assistant editor. Outside Oracle, I’m involved with Stitched, Red Cross, and Onward House.

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Playful Pastime: During a Japanese Club meeting, seniors Miku Sango (left) and Freya Pederson (right) played the Japanese card game, Konpira Fune Fun. Japanese Club meets from 3:30 p.m to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, where club members are exposed to a variety of cultural activities.

Japanese program receives JCCC funding

Mady Yap, asst. editor
November 14, 2025

      South’s Japanese program received a $3,000 grant from the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Chicago (JCCC) to support cultural and exchange initiatives for this 2025-2026 school year,...

MUSIC IN MOTION: Freshman Matthew Hancko (left), freshman Nina Lovric (left middle), senior Tyler Brown (right middle), and senior Sofia Doctor (right) rehearse “Defying Gravity” to practice their choreography for their next performance. Their next performance is Oct. 10 at the John Davis Stadium, during halftime of the homecoming football game against Deerfield.

[Photo] Magic behind Marching Band

Kami Shames, asst. editor
October 10, 2025

MUSIC IN MOTION: Freshman Matthew Hancko (left), freshman Nina Lovric (left middle), senior Tyler Brown (right middle), and senior Sofia Doctor (right) rehearse “Defying Gravity” to practice their...

Sibling relationships aren’t simple

Sibling relationships aren’t simple

Mady Yap, Assistant editor
September 22, 2025

The best part of coming home from elementary school was the quiet hours spent with my sister, just us and a shared iPad, building Minecraft worlds together.  Nothing else mattered but our little world.  Those...

STICKS OUT: Sophomore Seren Kim (left) and junior Inaaya Ayoob (right), Varsity Field Hockey players, practiced their skills  on the turf during practice on Aug. 29. Kim is in her second year playing Field Hockey, but first making Varsity.

Fockey recruitment strikes back

Mady Yap, asst. editor
September 5, 2025

Due to the increasing number of field hockey players, North and South’s Girls’ Field Hockey teams split into two teams. The team now enters its first independent season, drawing out nearly 50 players...

LEFT, RIGHT, CENTER: Members of the Drama Club gather in the drama room to block their scenes for their incoming production as part of the Glenbrook Story Project. [Left to right] sophomore Riley Talbot, senior Lukas House, and senior James Dravenack act out a scene called Dragon House Carnival.

Glenbrook Story Project fosters creativity

Mady Yap, staff writer
May 23, 2025

A rainbow bucket hat, a gangster-leprechaun, and a shoutout to Ohio were all it took to send an elementary school gym into three straight minutes of laughter, senior Mia Hermann, Drama Club President,...

Putting the team in STEAM

Putting the team in STEAM

Mady Yap, Staff Writer
April 25, 2025

As students work together to complete challenges with a small remote-controlled robot, they celebrate each success with high-fives and excitement, capturing the spirit of Glenview’s Got STEAM, freshman...

CREW COLLAB: Senior Josh Footlik, North Stage Crew member, and sophomore Savannah Stec, South Stage Crew member, work together to build the set for Chicago. Students from both schools help out with stage construction.

[Photo] Behind the curtain, Stage Crew shines

Emily Browne, Staff writer
April 25, 2025

CREW COLLAB: Senior Josh Footlik, North Stage Crew member, and sophomore Savannah Stec, South Stage Crew member, work together to build the set for Chicago. Students from both schools help out with stage...

Glenbrook Festival of Music

Glenbrook Festival of Music

Mady Yap, staff writer
March 14, 2025

Lights dimmed, instruments tuned, and voices rose as the Glenbrook Festival of Music took center stage at North, carrying on the 50-year tradition of uniting choirs from South and North for an evening...

Strength in diversity

Kami Shames and Mady Yap
February 14, 2025

 With over 130 clubs at South, students have countless opportunities to get involved. Regardless of the wide range of clubs, some students take the initiative to start new clubs that fill gaps in representation...

Helping Hands

Helping Hands

Kami Shames and Mady Yap
December 19, 2024

Amid the lively chatter of the New Pit, Room 1349 offers a warm, welcoming, atmosphere, with shaving cream, deodorant, and socks scattered across tables. Every other Wednesday at 9 a.m., Haven members...

Inside look at Improvaganza

Inside look at Improvaganza

Mady Yap, Staff Writer
November 22, 2024

Before every Improvaganza performance, chants and laughter fill the room as cast members participate in lively pre-show rituals. These traditions are full of inside jokes which add to the experience for...

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