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The Oracle

The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

CENTER OF CHRONICLES: Founded in 1965, the Glenview History Center opened with a mission to be a dedicated resource for Glenview history, and to honor and engage with the diverse stories that enrich understanding of the community.​​ Currently, it is working on preserving historical landmarks around the village, such as the Glenview House, according to their official website.

The next chapter: Glenview’s future interweaves past

Shayna Fitzershtein, Co-Features Editor
November 14, 2025

Glasses clink, silverware scrapes, and chatter stuffs the room in any one of the new downtown Glenview restaurants, where 125 years ago one would’ve heard the mooing and chomping of dozens of cattle....

A history of violating rights

Sara Rahman, asst. a&e editor
February 17, 2023

With a single decision, the Taliban, an Islamic extremist group in Afghanistan, shattered the dreams of a generation of women. In addition to earlier orders which excluded girls from attending middle school...

Illustration by Rhanda Halawah

Changes to curriculum have “chilling effect” on teachers

Connor Fondrevay-Bedell, asst. news editor
March 18, 2022

Nationwide, legislation restricting how schools teach racism and the history of the United States has made teachers’ jobs more difficult while devaluing students’ education, Jeannie Logan, Social Studies...

Classic rock connects the everyman with relatable themes

Tommy Marquardt, asst. web editor
February 8, 2019

The most important day in the history of modern American culture could be July 25, 1965, the day of the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. That day, Bob Dylan plugged in an electric guitar, betrayed folk music...

Absence of honors course calls for change in U.S. History

Maeve Plunkett, asst. opinions editor
December 16, 2016

Last year, during AP testing week, I couldn’t stare at my AP U.S. History (APUSH) notebook for a second longer during my SRT. My brain was fried and I needed some human interaction. So, I went to a regular...

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