Hi! I’m Mae Kuchimanchi, a junior, and a Co-Sports Editor this year! This is my third year in The Oracle but my second as an editor. Outside of The Oracle, I play multiple instruments and I love to play tennis!
Senior Junior Lopez continues to set new records on the track, breaking both the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter records within two weeks of each other. Lopez broke the 1,600-meter record with a time of 4:16.99...
Titan Top Three highlights three of the most impactful athletes in South sports,
chosen by the sports editors. This issue’s Top Three features senior Junior Lopez
and junior Frankie Hackl, whose record-breaking...
I live in the space between two words: Indian and American. On paper, they sit neatly together as “Indian-American,” but in reality, that hyphen represents the layered identity many second-generation...
Titan Top Three highlights three of the most impactful and timely moments in sports. From record-breaking performances to postseason pushes, this section gives recognition to the teams and people shaping...
GIRLS BASKETBALL
The Girls Varsity Basketball Team finished their regular season 22-9, and 8-2 in conference, ending in a three-way tie for first place with Maine South and Evanston in the South Division,...
Senior Junior Lopez dedicated his junior year summer to running, allowing his potential to unfold. Known for the discipline to balance multiple sports and activities, Lopez finished his senior season by...
Tyler Jorgensen, Strength and Conditioning Coach, mentors athletes in weight training throughout the day, improving their strength and discipline while helping them build confidence, Jorgensen said.
Before...
Junior Bailey Johnson, Varsity Lacrosse player, verbally committed to play D1 at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, after she graduates in the spring of 2027.
Johnson gives her father credit for...
Spirit days, pep rallies, and the Friday night football game all mark the countdown to one of the most anticipated school events of the year: Homecoming. However, many student athletes must plan their...
The Ski and Snowboard Club is already anticipating spending their Friday nights traversing the snow as they excitedly prepare for the upcoming winter season, sophomore Luca Mariani, Ski and Snowboard...
When the first football game of the season began, everyone was standing, cheering, and wearing their blue and gold to represent their Titan spirit. It can be an important yet overwhelming event for...
Charging across the field, a soccer player played aggressively, trying to win the game. Six years later, South welcomed a familiar face onto the soccer field as Cassidy Price returned as Girls’ Varsity...
"I don’t see color.”
This phrase is often used with good intentions, but it is a common microaggression heard throughout everyday life. Initially, it may sound like a call for equality, when really,...
French Teacher Amanda Moritz has been named Instructional Supervisor (IS) of World Languages starting in the 2025-2026 school year following the retirement of current IS and Spanish Teacher, Danita Fitch.
The...
Once she found her passion for music and dance, sophomore Emi Lewis, Bel Canto and Chamber singer, Orchesis dancer, and violist in the Glenbrook Symphony Orchestra (GSO), found herself joining different...
As the barbell rises off the rack, senior Rylie Kalinsky takes a steadying breath. The clang of weights echoes through the room, but her focus is singular—on herself and the lift ahead.
The Powerlifting...
Advanced Placement (AP) Art students have worked tirelessly throughout the year on 15-piece portfolios which were showcased at the AP Art Show on April 22.
Within the portfolio, students develop a Sustained...
College is like a strong, passionate feeling.
Some students think about it throughout their high school years. Those who wish to go to college often face high tuition costs. While some believe tuition...
For the second year in a row, South’s Model United Nations (Model U.N.) competed and won best large delegation at the Boston University Model United Nations conference (BosMUN), Rahm Sheinfeld, Model...
Exemplary Student Research Program (ESRP) is a co-curricular program allowing South students to participate in college-level research at the Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois, Jeff Rylander,...
Each fall, the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) holds the World Languages Expo, a professional development event attended by approximately 7,000 educators, according to the...
