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Twins Take Down

There was only five minutes left on the clock. Eva and Sanne Van der Goes, senior varsity field hockey captains, are neck and neck with their opponents during a game at sectionals. The chance to play at...

Students show psychic powers, defy human abilities

Students show psychic powers, defy human abilities

Suzanne Kurland and Sloane Shabelman
February 8, 2019

Sophomore Nicolette Sidelsky is jogging down the street one summer day when a man walking his dog bumps into her. Flustered, she asks the man if they have met before, to which he replies no. But this man...

Metal Arts provides a unique, project-based classroom experience

Kimberly Contreras Sanchez and Eric Peters
November 27, 2018

Sitting in big groups at tables, the sounds of students talking while creating fills the room of Metal Arts, a new class offered at South this year. Students that love to work with their hands will use...

Poetry Club begins, fosters student self-expression

Julia Day and Joey Sewall, Staff Writers
December 8, 2015

For the first time, students will be able to voice their opinions and feelings through South’s new poetry club, Poet Echo. According to Hillary Kane, sponsor of Poet Echo, the club was created in order...

Ribordy takes passion for computers to new level

Ribordy takes passion for computers to new level

Leah Dunne & Grace O'Malley, staff writers
May 25, 2015

While racing to build a cluster computer, running cutting-edge scientific applications and staying under a set power budget at the Student Cluster Competition, senior Lauren Ribordy broke barriers. Ribordy was...

GBS, GBN students connect to musical on personal level

GBS, GBN students connect to musical on personal level

Mollie Cramer and Alex Sharp, staff reporters
May 23, 2014

Behind every Elle Woods is more than a blonde Malibu Barbie. Behind every Glenbrook Musical, more than 173 high school students strive for excellence. Glenbrook South and North students performed Legally...

Junior wins conference, takes seventh at state meet

Junior wins conference, takes seventh at state meet

Joe Lee & Sam Casey, staff writers
April 22, 2014

Leaping off the diving board, flipping in the air, junior Aaron Ach hits the water aiming for a perfect 10. Ach, member of the South diving team, was ranked seventh place during the state meet this...

McCarthy commits to Villanova, leaves legacy

McCarthy commits to Villanova, leaves legacy

Manny Martinez & Lily Sands, staff writers
April 22, 2014

With a blazing fastball on the baseball mound and quick feet underneath the basket, senior baseball pitcher and basketball center Conor McCarthy plays the game, whether it’s baseball or basketball, with...

Sibling duo takes the ice for their last year

Kaite Maher and Tyler Aki, staff writers
December 20, 2013

Like the Vancouver Canucks’ brother duo of Daniel and Hendrick Sedin, South has theirs with senior captain Trey Buckingham and junior left wing Ryan Buckingham. According to Trey and Ryan, they...

Oren Danino becomes first male cheerleader since 1980s

Oren Danino becomes first male cheerleader since 1980’s

Hannah Rauh and Dan Arenson, staff writers
November 8, 2013

Sophomore Oren Danino is breaking tradition and gender barriers by being the first male on South’s cheerleading squad since the 1980s, according to Stephanie Fuja, varsity cheerleading coach. According...

Anne Brennan shines in all-conference

Anne Brennan shines in all-conference

Haley Davis and Nick Campobasso, staff writers
November 8, 2013

Sophomore Anne Brennan had the run of her life and made all-conference in this year’s Central Suburban League Division Conference for cross country for the second year in a row. According to Brennan,...

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