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I had never heard of a machine learning engineer until my friend told me that it was the career he wanted to pursue. He had never heard of it until he saw a TikTok about it.
He intends to spend the...
Lauren Bonner has been named the new Assistant Superintendent for Operations and Student Experiences by the D225 School Board
Bonner received this role on Nov. 10 and will begin to work on July 1, 2026,...
Chicago has the worst traffic congestion in the United States and has reached all-time high, data firm Inrix reported.
Chicago drivers wasted an average of 112 hours in traffic in 2024, costing the city...
College undergraduate enrollment is expected to drop this year due to low birth rates, a consequence of the economic recession of 2007/2008, CNBC reported. This significant enrollment drop could force...
Millenium Park’s Christmas tree will come from a Glenview home, The Chicago Sun Times reported. The spruce will be lit at the ceremony on Nov. 21 in Millenium Park, The Chicago Sun Times reported.
The upcoming winter could be the coldest and snowiest in a decade due to a weather phenomenon called “The Blob,” CBS News Chicago reported.
The phenomenon happens when ocean temperatures become warmer...
Across the country, Democrats yielded many wins on election night on November 4. Former assemblyman and Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City, Democratic Representative...
AP Precalculus will be offered as an optional test for all students currently enrolled in all levels of Precalculus, Phillip Gartner, Instructional Supervisor of Mathematics, said.
While AP Precalculus...
South is a ‘grade A’ school– with a 96 percent graduation rate and academic progress significantly higher than Illinois state averages, according to the 2025 Illinois Report Card. But there is one...
The Glenbrook School Health Center is located across from the Nurse’s Office. Student, teachers, and other staff members are able to attend for visits throughout the school day.
District 225 has streamlined the student club proposal process as a way to maintain consistency between South and North, Dr. Mark Maranto, Assistant Principal of Student Activities, said.
The proposal...
High school seniors have the worst reading skills in three decades and the worst math performance since 2005, according to new federal testing data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress...
Two hundred Texas National Guard troops have been deployed to Chicago at the request of the Department of Homeland Security. The troops were spotted on Federal property in Elmwood, southwest of the city.
Despite...
The District 225 School Board has approved a plan to update the policy manual in order to better align with Illinois law, Superintendent Dr. R.J. Gravel said.
The plan to begin the update was approved...
District 225 has streamlined the student club proposal process as a way to maintain consistency between South and North, Dr. Mark Maranto, Assistant Principal of Student Activities, said.
The proposal...
THE WYSOCKI WORKSHOP Senior Features Editor Zoha Suteria (left), and senior Sports Editor Bailey Baker (center) carefully listen to Bob Wysocki (right) The Oracle Adviser and English Teacher. Wysocki oversees...
DOOR DETOUR: On late arrival mornings, students are no longer allowed in the building as early as last year. When a student attempts to enter the building before 9 a.m., they will be redirected to Door...
District 225 has approved a $189.7 million budget for the 2025-2026 school year, Superintendent Dr. R.J. Gravel said.
The budget was approved at the Aug. 25 board meeting, after a lengthy process, according...
District 225 will no longer cover the costs of national student field trips to ensure all trips are covered in a consistent manner, and to provide more funding for students who receive free and reduced...
Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost, was selected on May 8 by the College of Cardinals to replace Pope Francis.
Pope Leo, the first ever American pope, was born and spent much of his childhood in South...
Illinois Senator and Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL 9) have both decided not to seek reelection in 2026.
Durbin, 80, has served in the U.S. Senate for 44 years,...
This column is not going to help you find your personal style, only you can do that.
I constantly see videos on the internet that aim to help people struggling with their personal style. These videos...
Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died of a stroke on April 21 after 12 years as pope.
Viewing of the body began on April 23 at St. Peter’s Basilica, with the date of his official funeral still...
The Illinois State Department of Education rejected a Trump Administration’s policy to eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs, The Chicago Sun-Times reported.
State Superintendent Tony...
Charles “Chuck” Acasili, Boys’ Cross-Country Coach and South alum, passed away on April 16, an email to South staff said.
Acasili graduated from South in 2003 and returned in 2006 as a volunteer...
Glenview and Northbrook voters have chosen John “Jack” Downing, Peter Glowacki, Beth Hope, and Matthew O’Hara to serve as members of the District 225 (D225) school board. These four members will...
Seniors Sarina Harjani and Iris Do organized an after-school event for South students on April 24 to meet and network with Cook County judges and officials, Harjani said.
The event was created by Harjani’s...
Student registration fees will increase by $10 and individual user fees will increase by $65 for all students for the 2025-2026 school year to offset the removal of credit card transaction fees and rising...
Colleges and universities across the country are being forced to end their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs in order to continue to receive federal funding, AP News reported. Following President...
My eyes are burning, my head is pounding, and my stomach hurts, but I still have 28 questions left.
The words on my computer are starting to blur together. I know what a Constitutional Convention is,...
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined a group of 14 other State Attorneys General to protect gender-affirming care for transgender youth in their state, The Patch reported.
This move comes...
South finalized its academic calendar for the 2025-2026 school year including notable changes; school will start and end earlier to accommodate first semester final exams happening before winter break,...
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago for attempting to protect undocumented immigrants from federal immigration officers, The Washington Post reported.
The...
A data breach of South’s grade and attendance tracking system, PowerSchool, has leaked students personal information and the information of their guardians, IEP and 504 Plan information, and a limited...
Effective at the beginning of the 2026 school year, current Superintendent Dr. Charles Johns will retire and will be replaced by Superintendent Designate Dr. R.J. Gravel.
Johns has worked in education...
President-Elect Donald Trump was elected 47th President with 295 Electoral College votes. Trump has begun to outline his policy goals and named cabinet members in the days following his reelection.
President...
Voters in Glenview elementary School District 34 (D34) vetoed against a referendum that would have increased property taxes to fund operational expenses such as employee salaries, education programs, and...
Three percent of high schooler identify as transgender and two percent are questioning their gender identity, according to a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The...
By passing laws that ban student cell phones during class time, school districts across the nation are racing to create phone free learning spaces, The New York Times reported. Florida, Indiana, Louisiana,...
Six South students were named as National Merit Schol- arship semifinalists. Seniors Matthew Emerson, Grace Finn, Kaitlyn Jiang, Kiera Kurt, Ayesha Syed and Shuja Raina were nominated to compete...
The Glenview Village Board voted to approve two new restaurants in downtown Glenview: Hometown Coffee & Juice and The Foxtail Glenview House, the Glenview Patch reported.
These new restaurants...
The Glenview Village Board voted to approve two new restaurants in downtown Glenview: Hometown Coffee & Juice and The Foxtail Glenview House, the Glenview Patch reported.
These new restaurants...
In a report released in April by US News and World Report, South was ranked the 21st Best Public High School in Illinois.
Principal Dr. Barbara Georges accredits this ranking to South’s hardworking...
Senior Riley Shankman, reigning champi- on in Editorial Writing, placed second at the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Journalism Championships on April 26, while sophomore Zoha Suteria...
In the 2024-2025 school year, South will have two new courses: Teaching Life Skills (TLS) Chemistry, and TLS Environmental Science, Cameron Muir, Associate Principal for Teaching and Learning, said.
The...
In a tragic car accident, South lost one of its very own Titans, senior Marko Niketic. 21-year-old Tae Young Kim, a South alum, was charged in Niketic’s death.
Kim has been charged with two...
April marks the start of senior projects, an opportunity seniors have to gain an authentic learning experience outside the classroom, John Blix, Business Education Teacher said.
Over the course of the...
Illinois is considering switching from the SAT to the ACT for all high school students, Chalkbeat Chicago reported.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), the body that governs all public education...
Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked the lanes of Interstate I-190 leading to O’Hare International Airport on April 15, these protests were part of a much larger string protests for “economic blockade...
South students have elected the 2024-2025 Student Council (StuCo) Executive Board: Claira Paul as the Student Body President, along with Chelsea Jacob, John Albrecht, and Iris Do as Student Body Vice Presidents,...
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that forces TikTok’s Chinese Owners, ByteDance, to either sell the app, or have it be banned in the U.S., The New York Times reported.
The representatives...
The Board of Education has decided that students will not have to make up the school days missed during the week of Jan 8. and Jan 15. The last day of school for students will remain June 4, as originally...
With the 2024 presidential election approaching fast the presidential campaign trail is beginning to heat up, but one thing is still missing: a traditional presidential campaign.
I have noticed a decline...
Due to a new agreement between the Glenview Public Library (GPL), South, and Glenbrook Off Campus, staff members will be given a teacher library card that will give them unlimited access to the GPL’s...
Following low ticket sales, the Student Council (StuCo) canceled its Turnabout dance, Tali Gankin, Senior Class Vice President, said.
StuCo needed 500 ticket sales by Monday, Feb. 5, but less than 60...
Up to 3,000 students will travel to South from around the world for the Glenbrooks Speech and Debate Tournament on Nov.
18-20, Alyssa Corrigan, Director of Debate and Social Studies Teacher, said.
At...
In preparation for the 2023-2024 school year, South hired 24 new teachers, Principal Dr. Barbara Georges said. New to the district this year, Amy Cohen, Family and Consumer Science teacher, is still learning...
The National Honor Society (NHS) recognized distinguished juniors and seniors during its annual induction ceremony on March 29, Hillel Crandus, NHS Sponsor and English Teacher, said.
A total of 270...
When Dr. Sam Zeller, senior scientist for the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, attended the Women in STEM breakfast as a South student, little did she expect to be presenting as a guest speaker this...
Students may remember waking up to intense blizzards that resulted in snow days, but due to a renewed District 225 policy from 2019, these days will now be a distant memory. This policy will implement...
Over the summer, South changed its traffic system by adding another exit through the district District 225 lot near the front office, and an additional lane inside the parking lot based on a recommendation...
