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World crises highlight inequality in news coverage

Zach Cepeda, staff reporter
February 5, 2016

Americans across the country watched in awe last November 27 as news media reports covered the terrorist attacks that occurred in Paris, France. Generating an outpour of support, many Facebook users altered...

Titled Masked by a Bully, senior Grace OMalley expresses herself through paintings. This particular painting is part of a series called a concentration. Masked by a Bully along with others will be on display at the AP art show.

Photo courtesy of Grace OMalley

O’Malley’s high school years shaped by artistic passion

Julia Bellair, staff reporter
February 3, 2016

A piece of finished art may be looked at in wonder of how it came to seem so real. Each stroke on the canvas or shadow on the paper having been placed with precise intent by the artist. In the AP Art Show...

Illustration by Grace OMalley

Students reflect on mixed cultures, challenges, opportunities

Michelle Moon, staff reporter
February 1, 2016

America is a melting pot of cultures,with students at South coming from many different countries and experiencing different upbringings. From continent to continent, the unique cultural makeup helps to...

Illustration by Jini John

South students, staff express individuality through tattoos, piercings

Brigid Murphy, staff reporter
January 28, 2016

Little music notes curl along the arms and a bright red rose’s petals gently caress the top of the shoulder. Tattoos and piercings adorn many members of the South community. Whether it be a student or...

South students showcase talent for modeling

Gabby Zabat, staff reporter
January 22, 2016

Many Glenbrook South students have modeled for things such as runway shows and print advertisements that allow them to display their beauty, poses and style. According to senior Paola Santos de Soto,...

Illustration by Jini John

South examines logistics of later start

Abby Grant, staff reporter
December 18, 2015

With eyelids trembling, junior Lori Steffel explained how she unknowingly dawdled into a mortifying situation last year when she encountered the terrified eyes of two boys. According to Steffel, after...

Graphic by Ashley Clark

Students savor cultural cuisines

Eliza Schloss, staff reporter
December 18, 2015

A steaming plate of crispy, triangular fried samosas has just been put in front of you at your friend’s house. Even though it might not be what you are used to, would you eat this new, foreign food?...

MAGIC MIXTAPE: Under the rap name of Yung CZ (formerly known as C-Zure), senior Connor McCann published his mixtape, A Statement, on SoundCloud May 16. McCann and other rappers at South rap as a creative outlet and to connect with the people and world around them, according to McCann. Photo courtesy of Connor McCann

Student rappers express themselves through music

Emma Morris, staff reporter
December 18, 2015

While many high school students are awake until the early hours of the morning completing homework, projects, studying or surfing the internet, some students are writing and recording their own rap music....

Chicagolandia Club promotes culture

Cassidy Foronda, staff reporter
December 9, 2015

Uniform houses sit beside quiet streets with lawns well trimmed and children playing on the sidewalk: a picturesque suburbia situated only a short distance from its polar opposite. Soaring skyscrapers...

Jordan Theriault sets the tone for the cross country team

Henry Schleizer and Matthew Peterson
November 21, 2015

South students may dread running the mile in gym class, but for sophomore Jordan Theriault, varsity cross country runner, he feels differently. For Theriault, running for the cross country team is more...

World Within Reach: Putin Bombs Syria

Savera Zulfiqar, staff reporter
November 20, 2015

On Sept. 30, Russian fighter planes, by permission from President Vladimir Putin, bombed Syria. Although he had managed to hit hotspots with ISIS members, Putin had also aimed to attack the U.S.-supported...

Caffeine Before Class: Fueling up for her day ahead junior Kati Ivanovich grabs a quick coffee before class, one of many hot beverages served daily in Souths coffee station in the cafeteria.

Caffeine Captures South

Hannah Buchband, Staff Reporter
November 19, 2015

The daily stresses of high school can at times be much for a student to handle. Classes, clubs, sports and other extracurriculars can accumulate into a tall order to fulfill. When low on energy after not...

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