Maggie Baumstark – The Oracle

Illinois removes 300-minute school day minimum, creates flexibility

March 15, 2019

The Illinois General Assembly passed legislation that revamped how Illinois public schools were funded, and as a result, took away the 300-minute instructional day minimum that previously existed, according to Dr. Mike Riggle, ...

South holds first robotics competition, furthers passions outside classroom

Maggie Baumstark and Om Patel

February 8, 2019

On Jan. 5, South hosted its first robotics competition, in which teams of students from high schools around the area pitted their robots against each other in various contests, according to Dawn Hall, instructional supervisor...

District 225 terminates parent-teacher conference night

Maggie Baumstark, staff reporter

December 14, 2018

Negotiations last year between the Glenbrook Education Association (GEA) and the District 225 School Board led to the decision to discontinue parent-teacher conference night, due to contractual discrepancies and questions of necessity, ac...

Canned Food Drive undergoes changes with grade-level competitions

November 12, 2018

Security procedures change, address local, national threats

September 28, 2018