Corinne Chin
Editor in Chief
A fallen power line at St. Philip
Lutheran Church caused an area-wide
power outage August 28, cutting off
the school day at around 1:30 p.m.
this marked the third year out of the
past four in which bad luck struck on
the second day of classes. In 2005, the
power also went out on the second
day of school, and [...]

Buyana Ganbold
Asst. News Editor
This year’s teachers, guidance counselors, and administrators received new laptops in an effort to increase efficiency and mobility.
Teachers and administrators were given the latest MacBook laptops while guidance received PC notebooks.
The laptops were purchased with funds from the district’s general budget for technology. To remain up to date with technology, the laptops [...]

Kevin Daliva
Columnist
Alright, I’ll admit it. I am an overachiever. Don’t get me wrong; I still belong with procrastinators, lazy people, and people who eat the purple skittles last—I’m just more involved. I’m in difficult classes and participate in various activities that keep me at school for ridiculous hours. That being said, I’m just like the [...]

Will Moser Staff Reporter &
Katie Phillips Asst. News Editor

Further renovations to the GBS pool and practice gym are taking place.
Physical Education, Driver Education, and Health Education classrooms have been added as part of the construction project in order to create more space for the school’s academic departments.
The currently empty space that was GBS’s previous [...]

Kara Quill
Asst. Sports Editor
New restrictions on dietary supplements for Illinois athletes will be implemented for the 2008 school year, according to the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Players will now be tested during the playoffs in a random selection.
Athletic trainer Amanda Anderson said, “The main goal is to protect the athletes from [...]

Alyssa Rooks
Asst. Features Editor
With two school full of great sports teams, it’s no surprise that the Glenbrook High School District 225 is led by a superintendent who was a varsity three-sport athlete and star quarterback in his high school days. Dr. Mike Riggle, Glenbrook’s new superintendent, has a surprising history that has played into his [...]

Compiled by Sophie Martin and Geena Campobasso
Asst. Features Editors
Jill Entenman, Senior
Question: Sleep in a bed full of peanut butter or sleep next to a humidifier filled with urine?
Answer: Well I’m kind of obsessed with PB (it’s my favorite food topping), so I figure sleeping in a bed of PB would be delightful.
Clare Hubbard, Senior
Question: [...]

From top to bottom: A Glenview resident tubes with his friends down a neighborhood street. Photo by Max Tiller

Junior Matt Halpin kayaks down a flooded residential road Sunday. Photo Courtesy of Andrew Slavin

The pier on Lake Glenview is submerged Saturday, with Gallery Park under about three feet of water in places.
Photo by Alex Kulyk

Geena Campobasso
Asst. Features Editor
Junior high is over and high school has begun! To make this transition, freshmen attended High School 101 Thursday, August 21, where the students got to look around and learn about their new school.
Peer group, Student Council, and pep club leaders gave the incoming freshmen tours of South and answered any questions [...]

Sophie Martin
Asst. Features Editor
From long lines, to rumors, to confusion, Follett Bookstore’s success in its second year at GBS has been debatable.
Last year, GBS switched from a school-run bookstore to outsourcing the job to Follett. There were many complaints about long lines and backordered books. This year has had some similarities.
According to Kim Ptak, the [...]