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The Oracle

A JOURNEY LIKE NO OTHER: Eight-year-old Brannon Moran (left) wears a superhero cape while undergoing a blood transfusion during chemotherapy. Ten years later (right), he is pictured on a path, symbolizing his journey of resilience behind him and the future ahead.

Brannon Moran beats cancer, thrives

Zoha Suteria, co-opinions editor
May 23, 2025

Ten years ago, senior Brannon Moran was lying in a hospital bed, relearning how to walk, talk, and swallow. This month, he will walk across the stage at South’s graduation, celebrating not only his academic...

LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER: Senior Sarina Harjani spoke during her father’s investiture in 2024, where he got sworn in as a Federal District Court Judge. The rare opportunity gave Harjani the chance to speak with lawyers and judges, building on her passion for law.

Sarina Harjani’s next case, striving to make differences

Shayna Fitzershtein, asst. editor
May 23, 2025

At just 17, senior Sarina Harjani already knew what she wanted to do with her life: make an impact. Whether it was through a career in law or politics, she was determined to use her skills and passion...

SPEAKING FROM THE HEART: During an exchange trip to Taiwan, senior Rahm Sheinfeld’s host family took him to Linjiang Night Market. He explored his language skills through new 
experiences, such as ordering and trying new foods.

Rahm Sheinfeld: fluent in the language of connection

Emily Browne, asst. editor
May 23, 2025

Learning languages began as just a fun hobby, but quickly developed into a way to connect to others, a passion of senior Rahm Sheinfeld. Sheinfeld found his love of languages during the COVID-19 pandemic...

Focusing on right now

Kate Shambo, web editor
May 23, 2025

Almost 2,000 days. That’s the amount of time we have in high school. It seems like a lot, however, if I’m being honest, I can’t remember the majority of it. When I first sat down to write this...

Elective turned career

Danielle Joseph, news editor
May 23, 2025

For as a long as I can remember, sports were at the forefront of my life. Whether it was waking up on a cold fall morning to the anticipation of the Chicago Bears playing their division rivals the Green...

National Map of Post-Graduation Plans for Class of 2024

National Map of Post-Graduation Plans for Class of 2024

Gaby Yap and Maya Scahill
May 23, 2024

Alabama Danny Zimmermann: Auburn University Crosby des Groseilliers: University of Alabama Taylor Smolcich: University of Alabama Ariana Wasikowski: University of Alabama Arizona Sophie...

Goodbye Glenview

Goodbye Glenview

Emily Pavlik, co-editor-in-chief
May 19, 2023

Dear Class of 2023, As my final words in The Oracle, I want to thank this community for giving me a platform to be heard, express myself, and continue my passions during high school.  Every year...

Friendship & Field Hockey

Fiona Clements, guest columnist
February 17, 2023

I began my field hockey journey at South in July 2019 for a pre-tryout summer camp. I had looked forward to this day for so long, but I was terrified. I had no idea what the skill level of all the other...

What graduating early showed me about growth

Jaden Welch-Jani, guest writer
May 20, 2022

 The first question I usually get asked when people hear I am graduating early is “How?”  I have always been interested in learning about different subjects, so I took classes over the summers...

Illustration by Jiha Kim.

There are 720 days of high school and college comes along just to end it

Connor Fondrevay-Bedell, asst. news editor
May 20, 2022

On the first day of my freshmen year, my expectations for high school had been crafted by stories from my older sister, John Hughes’s movies, and bad television shows.  I thought that high school would...

Learning to embrace the power of rejection

Sarah Ordway, co-opinions editor
May 20, 2022

I was the worst player on my middle school soccer team. In fact, whenever our team was winning by enough points, our coach made a rule: nobody was allowed to score except for me. From my own impressions,...

Moments that matter: Recording his sports talk show, Marquardt sits in South’s radio studio  hours after school. For Marquardt, South’s radio program has been an outlet for him to enjoy all that the school had to offer for him as a student. Photo courtesy of Tommy Marquardt

A senior’s guide to surviving senior year

Tommy Marquardt, sports editor
May 21, 2021

Dear juniors, sophomores and freshmen, The Class of 2021 has been forced into many regrets that were not our fault. Covid-19 pushed back our sports seasons, canceled our field trips and completely destabilized...

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