South student flies planes
For a 15-year-old, cruising at 105 mph at 2 p.m. without any police worries is probably not the most typical way to spend a Saturday afternoon. It is, however, how sophomore Michael Steinberg spends his.
Alyssa Rooks
Asst. Features Edtior
Steinberg has been flying planes since he was 12 years old and hopes to [...]

Spencer Rose
Staff Reporter
When you first stepped into the hallowed halls of Glenbrook South, you were almost pro in Wii Sports bowling, you always dominated in ping pong, and you could catch a Frisbee with your eyes closed. But as you investigated deeper you found there aren’t any interscholastic teams for your favorite sports. [...]

Chelsea Watkins
Co-Features Editor
The third song of the night is “Satisfaction” and Maine South students are boogying down. Halfway through the song, mid-dance move, the DJ stops the music and the dance adviser gets on the microphone.
According to Maine South senior Monica Rosenberger, “Everyone was booing. Our adviser told us everyone has to evacuate the west [...]

Megan Pollard
Staff Reporter
Recently, the 2008-2009 De La Cru team petitioned for more recognition.
They perform at the JV football games, girls’ varsity basketball games, fall and winter assemblies, Variety Show, and dance shows at school but do not receive the opportunity to perform at the varsity football games.
Right now, the 10 minute limit for halftime [...]

Geena Campabasso
Asst. Features Editor
Facebook, Facebook, Facebook. Facebook is all that seems to be heard about these days. This site is supposed to connect people from all different areas of life. But recently, Facebook has become known as the site that can make or break a college application.
People worldwide have joined Facebook in hopes to [...]

Buyana Ganbold
Asst. News Editor
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) issued a statement Sept. 9 supporting an increase in the driving age as a means of lowering the fatalities related to teen crashes.
The IIHS encouraged the rest of the country to follow New Jersey’s lead and raise the licensing age to 17, noting that [...]

Katie Phillips
Asst. News Editor
Beginning at noon Nov. 7, South will be hosting a 24-hour telethon to help raise money for the Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook.
The telethon, “South Dreams Big,” aims to achieve a minimum of $100,000. This money will go towards the construction of a new building for the Youth Services program.
The Youth [...]

Linda Kim
Staff Reporter
When visiting the Cambodian Orphanage Street Children Center, run by Krousar Thmey, in 2007, senior Allen Kim was moved by the program’s efforts in finding homeless children and giving them a better life. Kim and senior Grant Campbell worked hard to raise $800 for Krousar Thmey Aug. 23 through a party at a [...]

Some coaches and activity sponsors at GBS have become notorious for harshly, and often unfairly, punishing students who miss practices, rehearsals, and meetings, often telling students that they cannot play in a game or perform in the show. One root of the problem may lie in miscommunication—a topic The Oracle will cover in issue 3—but [...]

Brian Siegel
Sports Columnist

Late in the third quarter senior cheerleader Bree Formentini got a kiss on the cheek, but it wasn’t a pleasant one.  In fact, it was a Hershey’s kiss hurled from the very back of the bleachers during South’s romp of Waukegan. 
Juniors Peter Mann and Alex Garvey both had interceptions, and the Titans [...]