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Molly Tomczyk

Molly Tomczyk, Features Editor

Hi! I’m Molly and I am so excited to be the co-features editor this year! This is my second year as an editor, and my third year on Oracle overall. Besides writing for the paper, I enjoy reading, listening to music, or spending time with my friends. I am also involved in clubs such as French Club, Calliope, and am a TLC Tutor.

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MOTIVATING MENTORS: Every year, Peer Mentors goes trick-or-treating around the Glenview neighborhoods on Halloween. This is a great bonding experience for the students and a very popular event the club looks forward to every year.

Peer Mentors discover meaning

Molly Tomczyk, co-features editor
December 20, 2024

The clock strikes 1:45 p.m. in the fieldhouse lobby, where students with disabilities gather before the beginning of their specialized Physical Education (P.E.) class. They might be playing volleyball...

Design and photos by Maia Weissman and Molly Tomcyzk

Breaking the language barrier

Molly Tomczyk and Maia Weissman
October 4, 2024

Your heart pounds in your chest as you step into class. Carefully, you slip into a seat in the back, head pounding with nerves as you await class to begin. Scrawled on the white board are the words “In-Class...

Sundae Sundays:  Local ice cream shop, Dairy Bar, serves ice cream to a long line of Glenview customers on a spring afternoon. South students like Kathleen Hiltebrand work at the Dairy Bar along with other high school students.

The scoop on parlor jobs

Molly Tomczyk and Amani Saudye
May 23, 2024

A single bell rings above the door, and as you walk across an old, red doormat, a cool breeze of vanilla hits your face. To your left are tables with chess boards and a wall of freezers stuffed with milk...

Array of Art: Wilson’s VisAbility Exhibition portrayed vibrant colors, splattered across canvases in various designs. The artist’s reception attendees sauntered through the Glenview Public Library taking in the collection.

Abstract art, concrete impact

Molly Tomczyk, co-a&e editor
May 23, 2024

Jazz music rippled through the crowded lobby of the Glenview Public Library on a Thursday evening; colorful paintings adorned the walls, creating a gallery of senior Emmett Kyoshi Wilson’s acrylic-painted...

Photo courtesy of Taylor Swift

Swift’s new album underwhelms

Molly Tomczyk, co-a&e editor
April 25, 2024

Despite there being rumors of a leak of The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD), Taylor Swift’s eleventh album, and people disliking it, I still had high hopes. Dishearteningly, when I pressed play, I was...

Off the Page: The Johansen family, portrayed by Amy Patton (seated left on the floor), Charlie Chasen (seated left on the chair), Shayna Fitzershtein (seated right on chair), and Isabel Arranz (standing right), talk about the recent closings of Jewish stores in their town. The spring play includes many scenes , such as this one, that are identical from the book to the stage adaptation.

[Photo] Number the Stars shines light on the Holocaust

Kaitlyn Jiang and Zoha Suteria
April 25, 2024

Off the Page: The Johansen family, portrayed by Amy Patton (seated left on the floor), Charlie Chasen (seated left on the chair), Shayna Fitzershtein (seated right on chair), and Isabel Arranz (standing...

Shellard composition

Molly Tomczyk and Emma Winer
March 22, 2024

Music professors eagerly waited for the final song of the Elmhurst College muscians. Serene sounds slipped through the air, as the student musicians gracefully played the folk arrangement, “Stay Gentle”...

The Glenbrook South Report

Molly Tomczyk, co-a&e editor
February 16, 2024

Excitement runs through the TV studio late on a weeknight. The producers applaud as they finally finish editing the Glenbrook South Report (GBSR), junior Ava Iannucci, GBSR Executive Producer, described. The...

Spotlight on Winship

Spotlight on Winship

Molly Tomczyk, A&E Editor
December 22, 2023

In 1980, South’s Norman E. Watson Auditorium was a much different place than it is today. Only about 30 lights had illuminated the stage and set pieces were built beneath the stage, where the current...

Nostalgia hurts

Molly Tomczyk, co-a&e editor
December 22, 2023

The holidays have always been a time of consistency in my life.  That’s what tradition is, is it not? Some way to stay the same as everything else is changing. Even if the thing that stayed the same...

Ishmael Khandokar

Fans marvel at Swift’s writing, talent, as connections bloom

Molly Tomczyk, co a&e editor
November 17, 2023

Throughout seven-year-old Lulu Bouchard’s house, a single album played on repeat ever since she received it on Christmas. She was infatuated with Taylor Swift’s 1989 album, Bouchard said. The music...

Marching Band Data Breach

Marching Band Data Breach

Molly Tomczyk, co-A&E Editor
October 13, 2023

Data Breach, this year’s Marching Band show, provides a techno-centric routine that tells the story of an unwanted guest — a glitch — in the harmonious workings of data code, Band Director Brian...

Barbie Breaks Barriers

Barbie Breaks Barriers

Molly Tomczyk, co-A&E Editor
October 6, 2023

On a late summer day, I found myself scouring my house for pink clothes. Standing in the bathroom with my friends, we braided our hair, perfected our bubblegum lipstick, and painted our eyelids with glitter,...

Finale of Fusion

Finale of Fusion

Molly Tomczyk, staff writer
May 19, 2023

Old songs. New melodies. Fusion, South’s extracurricular acapella group, will perform on June 1 in the choir room, Fusion Director Lauren Berryhill said. The concert will consist of 15 songs from the...

The Bass Fishing Team poses at Bangs Lake during. Photo by Justin Zummo.

Bass Fishing seeks state final tournament

Molly Tomczyk, staff writer
May 9, 2023

 On Bangs Lake, in Wauconda, Illinois, South’s bass fishing team competed in a tournament against New Trier that prepared the teams for the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Sectionals. Depending...

Mizdrak hired as Assistant Athletic Trainer

Mizdrak hired as Assistant Athletic Trainer

Molly Tomczyk and Zoha Suteria
March 23, 2023

Timothy Mizdrak was hired as an Assistant Athletic Trainer last month, bringing his experience and passion to South’s sports program, Tom Mietus, Assistant Principal for Athletics, said. Athletic...

Ralston inducted into Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame

Ralston inducted into Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame

Molly Tomczyk, staff writer
February 2, 2023

This May, Phil Ralston, English Teacher and Head Coach of the Boys’ Varsity Basketball team, will be inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Hall of Fame in the head coach category,...

GARBA NIGHT: SASA members along with community members celebrate the Hindu Holiday Navratri by dancing around the goddess Ambika (not pictured). photo by Nur Yalinbas

Sharing South Asian culture, experiences at SASA

Molly Tomczyk, staff writer
December 16, 2022

When walking into Room 2139, known as The Emerald City, anyone can hear the voices of students buzzing with energy and making connections. The South Asian Student Association (SASA) creates a sense of...

Public Art Collaborative brews connection at Glenview Grind

Public Art Collaborative brews connection at Glenview Grind

Molly Tomczyk, staff writer
December 15, 2022

Members of South’s Public Art Collaborative Club installed an original piece of art they created for the Glenview Grind, a coffeehouse in Glenview on Wednesday, Dec. 14.  Members measured, marked, and...

Canned food drive CAN-cels hunger

Molly Tomczyk and Meredith Bill
November 16, 2022

The theme for this year’s Canned Food Drive, which began Nov. 1 and ends Nov. 18, is “CAN-cel Hunger”, Claira Paul, Sophomore Class President, said. Donations will go to the Northfield Township Food...

Garba Night expands culture, community

Garba Night expands culture, community

Molly Tomczyk, staff writer
November 6, 2022

Yesterday, Nov. 5, South hosted a Garba, a musical event in the Dome from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m., senior Maya Patel, South Asian Student Association (SASA) Board Member, said.  Garba Night celebrates the...

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