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Latte opinions: recapping this season's PSLs

Latte opinions: recapping this season’s PSLs

Amani Saudye, co-a&e editor
November 14, 2025

Confession time: I’ve never had a Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL). Raised by self-proclaimed “coffee connoisseurs” for most of my life, I have stood firmly on the “real coffee only” pedestal, convinced...

Finding family in fairytales

Finding family in fairytales

David Schleicher, asst. editor
November 14, 2025

When theater comes to mind, it’s usually followed by images of grand auditoriums, giant crowds of people, and stuffy actors performing Shakespeare. For a small group of students, their laughter ringing...

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.

Magic behind Marching Band

Kami Shames, asst. editor
October 10, 2025

Under flashing lights, buzzing timers, and crowds of people cheering, Marching Band takes the field at John Davis Stadium ready for their performance at half time of the football game. The band’s theme...

HELPING HANDS: Sophomore Stella Christophersen helps a preschooler paint with apples during Titan Tots. The program is open to three, four, and five-year-olds in the community, and parents fill out an interest form and an application the year prior. Titan Tots caps off at 15 kids, although this year there are only 11.

Titan tots creates opportunities for teens

David Schleicher and Madeline Kim
October 10, 2025

Every Wednesday before school, when the building is devoid of students and typical morning activities, a colorful classroom among the white hallways of the Old Pit stands out. In Room 1183, six select...

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,...

English desk-orating

Anne Sullivan Beltran, co-images editor
March 14, 2025

Alien heads, hundreds of Funko Pops, a who-dunnit style evidence board: each  of these decorations adorn the desks of a select few teachers of the English Department. English Teachers John Cowlin,...

V-Show Celebrates Tradition

V-Show Celebrates Tradition

Zoha Suteria and Erin Walker
February 14, 2025

Past, present, future. Traditions continue to create lifelong memories and connections that individuals will carry with them forever. The 50th Annual Glenbrook South Variety Show aims to celebrate all...

Tri-M composes change in every note

Tri-M composes change in every note

Kimberly Castelino and Madeline Kim
December 20, 2024

In the orchestra room, members of the Tri-M Music Honor Society gather together, enjoying snacks and each other’s company before diving into a discussion for their next service project, senior Emma Yang,...

COOL KEYBOARD CLICKING: Sitting at the piano, Collaborative Accompanist Gregory Shifrin plays a warm-up for Glee Club as they sing along. Playing the simple accompaniment for the vocal warm-ups allows the choir to prepare their voices for more complex pieces later on in the rehearsal.

Mr. G: Collaborative Accompanist, pianist prodigy

Shayna Fitzershtein, Asst. Editor
December 20, 2024

Outside the musical world of Room 1404, the melodic wonders of choir stay hidden from the majority of students. Inside the room, the sound of harmonizing voices fills the space, and one single piano plays,...

Drama class acts it out

Drama class acts it out

Ellory Moran, assistant A&E editor
May 23, 2024

Breakups are bad, but they get even worse in The 9 Worst Breakups of All Time, a drama class performance, we publish on May 24 so this will have already happened, Drama Teacher Mandi Corrao said.  This...

Bhangra Blast: Bhangra Beatz members (top row, left to right) sophomores Ayona Jacob, Amirah Thomas, and Marissa Thomas, juniors Diksha Anthony, Hannah Pinarkyil, and Rayna John, alunmi Riona Jose, sophomore Alona Mathew, seniors Hailey Punnosse and Saniya Thomas, (bottom row, left to right) sophomore Sonya Achettu, junior Ashley Jacob,  seniors Emma Kurian, Sarah Maliakal, Michelle Jose, Amrita Vadukumcherry, and Seona Mathew performed at Niles North on April 12 at 7 p.m. for their last performance of the year.

Bhangra binds culture, dance

Mahi Chikani, staff writer
April 25, 2024

About seven years ago, a group of South’s students dents auditioned for Variety Show. This informal group of friends evolved into the school-sanctioned, structured, and rigorous club striving to bring...

Art Forms Connections: Senior Cece Biank’s mixed media piece about her mother, who is a psychologist, features a mixture of photography and painting to represent disconnection in her artwork.

AP Art Show dives deep into themes

Mae Kuchimanchi and Audrey Reid
April 25, 2024

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...

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