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DESI DANCE: Attracting the attention of other dancers, senior Jeffery Kurian’s energy spreads enthusiasm amongst his peers as they dance to Bollywood music. Desi Club hosted its first Bollywood dance night to fundraise for a non-profit school in New Delhi and Dara Dune, India.

Desi Club hosts Bollywood Dance Night

Lauren Benson, staff reporter
April 22, 2016

Desi Club hosted its first Bollywood Dance Night on March 18 in the Lyceum at GBS. According to Club Sponsor Sejal Schullo, the night consisted of Bollywood-(the Indian movie industry) themed music and...

Summer construction allows for high student enrollment

Lauren Benson, staff reporter
March 11, 2016

This coming summer, GBS will undergo multiple in-school construction projects in order to accommodate larger student enrollment. The summer construction projects include the conversion of the science/computer...

PROFICIENT PATEL: Practicing a speech after school, senior Maya Patel emphasizes her point with hand gestures. Of all the GBS Speech Team members, Patel was the only one to advance to the State tournament, which was held in Peoria on Feb. 19-20.

Speech team qualifies for regionals, Patel for state

Lauren Benson, staff reporter
March 11, 2016

Speech team members competed in all 14 events at the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Regional Tournament on Feb. 6 at Warren Township High School, according to Nancy Schultz, new team head coach. Seniors...

BUILDING STRENGTH: In gearing up for their spring season, junior Jake Smiley utilizes a new pull-up bar to improve his strength for baseball.

P.E. Department installs additional weight room

Lauren Benson and Hope Carrane
December 18, 2015

In early November, South opened a brand-new weights facility where the wrestling room was previously located. According to Steve Stanicek, P.E. instructional supervisor, this new weight room is fully...

ROBOTIC ROUTES: Adjusting the settings on his robot, sophomore Colb Uhleman (front) attempts to perfect its programming. Uhleman acts as a mentor to freshman Aidan Sochowski (not pictured) as a part of the STEM Learning Community buddy program.

STEM pilots new buddy program

Lauren Benson, staff reporter
November 6, 2015

The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Learning Community, South’s new science and applied technology educational track, has developed a buddy program that pairs a freshman with...

SMILING STAFF: Back row: Annie Lesch, Meg Ahlgrim, Alan Esser, Mark Knoeppel, Lauren Gruber. Front row: Alexandra McKenzie, Jennifer Smurlo, Kelly Baker, Erin MCcBride, Kate Minkus, Michelle Steinberg (left to right). Not photographed: Chris Anderson, Michelle Caporusso, Kristin Endre, Julie Haenisch, Natalie Kaminski, Nicholas Morley, Lucas Osterbur, Kelly OíToole, Marc Popovici, Emily Porter, Elizabeth Schimmel, Zach Walker and Christina Zagorski.

New teachers join Titan community with optimism

Lauren Benson & Kate Springer, staff reporters
October 2, 2015

South is experiencing one of the largest influxes of new teachers it has seen in years, balancing out the retiring Titans in almost every department. This year, the Science Department has accepted Lucas...

TITANS TAKE TREVIANS: Listening to judges explain their decisions in the final debate of the junior varsity State debate tournament, sophomore partners Brian Roche (left) and Michael Callahan (right) take notes to improve for future debates. Roche and Callahan defeated a partnership from new Trier to win the championship.

Debate’s discipline leads to success

Lauren Benson and Katie Cavender, staff writers, co-news editor
April 22, 2014

The varsity debate team has achieved national and state wins in the past month with a position in the top eight at nationals and runners-up at the IHSA State Tournament. The varsity team consists of...

GHANA Club collects money, supplies for African school

GHANA Club collects money, supplies for African school

Lauren Benson, staff writer
March 14, 2014

South’s Giving, Helping And Nurturing Anloga  (GHANA) Club is planning a fund-raising campaign this spring for Anloga, a village in Ghana. GHANA Club was founded by juniors Madison O’Brien and...

Hebson wins contest with original composition

Lauren Benson, staff writer
February 7, 2014

Senior Atticus Hebson’s music composition, “Cradle Song,” won first place in its category at the Illinois Music Educators Association (ILMEA) Composition Contest and was performed in a showcase Jan....

Student-to-Student attracts high turnout to motivational event

Student-to-Student attracts high turnout to motivational event

Carolyn Kelly and Lauren Benson, co-news editor and staff writer
December 20, 2013

One hundred and sixty students participated in Student-to-Student’s latest event, Snowball, on Dec. 13, setting a record for student attendance, according to Izzy Fradin, Student-to-Student senior leader. Operation...

CSL Conference helps South athletes learn how to be leaders

CSL Conference helps South athletes learn how to be leaders

Lauren Benson, staff writer
November 20, 2013

More than 80 GBS athletes participated in a day-long workshop known as the Central Suburban League Leadership Conference on Oct. 31, according to Athletic Director Kay Sopocy. Central Suburban League...

Making Homecoming History: Student council moves football game to Friday

October 4, 2013

The date of the Homecoming football game was changed to Friday evening from Saturdayafternoon by student and administrative council last May, according to Dr. James Shellard, student activities director. Shellard...

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