The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle
The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle
The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle
Chambers' carols carry spirit through community

Chambers’ carols carry spirit through community

Danielle Callas, staff writer
December 20, 2013

Now that the holiday season is approaching, Glenview will soon be home to sounds of the season at restaurants, nursing homes and in South’s hallways. The annual tradition of the Chamber singers is in...

PERSONALIZING PENSIONS: Although affected in different ways based on their ages, Katie hoover, English teacher; Matthew Whipple, social studies teacher; and Cheryl Hope, English teacher, will all lose retirement benefits from the latest change in Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA, an annual income raise based on inflation. Two elements of this part of the legislation include a decrease in the COLA percentage and COLA holidays.

Pension overhaul approved in Illinois

Charlotte Kelly, co-news editor
December 20, 2013

The Illinois Congress approved a reform of the state’s pension system for public workers on Dec. 3, and Governor Pat Quinn signed the legislation on Dec 5.  Public-worker pensions lack $100 billion...

In the IMC, students collaborate using their Chromebooks. No longer limited to the computer labs, freshmen, sophomores and juniors can access the internet and Google Apps anywhere in the school through their devices. Photo by Cormac O'Brien.

Google 1:1 transforms Glenbrook education

Charlotte Kelly, Aaron Ach, co-news editor, asst. news editor
October 4, 2013

Google Chromebooks were distributed to all District 225 freshmen, sophomores and juniors as part of the district’s first one-to-one (1:1) technology initiative at the beginning of the school year. The...

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