On November 28, a group of freshman Latino students from Glenbrook South High School attended the annual Latino Summit, a college encouragement ceremony for Latinos at Harper College.
Latino Summit is a meeting that is organized by Dr. Claudia Rueda, Marilyn Medina, and Juanita Perez. It is a conference that encourages freshman to realize their [...]

It is safe to say that students at Glenbrook South High School have a lot on their minds in both academic and personal endeavors. Students with parents in the military, however, deal with a whole new set of challenges that most students have not encountered.
Students with parents in the military discuss their [...]

Packets, flashcards, essays, all finals study material that can make one’s head spin. Finals tend to be the most stressful time of year. The weekend before finals can easily turn into a nightmare. However all this can be avoided by being smart about the whole studying process.
Upperclassmen give there advice about the how [...]

The golden tan glistens in the midst of a chilly morning, the even tone spreads graciously, hugging the entire body and enhancing its appearance. Yet what happens under the radiating glow of a perfectly tan body is damage that is often unseen and ignored.

With an inexperienced squad containing only a few returning starters, the Glenbrook South girls basketball team is wreaking havoc in a deep conference.
The squad has started off with an overall record of 6-5. They have beaten Niles West, Waukegan, and a talented Evanston team. The victory against Evanston came at a high cost, [...]

Have you ever sat in the IMC and seen guys staring at stat sheets on the computer screen? You’re probably wondering why people waste their time looking at numbers all day; what they are doing is playing fantasy sports.
A fantasy sport is an online game where fantasy owners can create a team and compete against [...]

The recent subtraction of class rank from the Glenbrook South curriculum brings great advantage to our students. With class rank at South, the administration would reveal to colleges the percentile a student ranks in his or her class.
For example, if a student is ranked 70 out of 700 students, they are in the top [...]

The Oracle always appreciates feedback from any source, whether it be the student body or the faculty. Here are the letters from this issue.

On the morning of Friday, December 8th many Glenbrook South students walked into school and made their way down the hallway, as they do every morning, to the new pit. However, upon arriving to the favored morning hangout, an unexpected sight met their eyes. Some 60 GBS students, all sporting green S.T.A.N.D. t-shirts, [...]

As 8:00 AM drew nearer on Friday, the first of December, Glenbrook South students came to realize that, even with six inches of snow on ground, GBS would remain open for the day. As more snow continued to fall, many students braved the bitter winds and slick roads to make it to GBS, while [...]