Varsity athletes in their junior or senior year can become exempt from P.E. if their sport has a defined season and is recognized by the IHSA. Last year, marching band students were added to the list; Co-Sports Editors Peter Riley and John Montesantos face off on this issue.
Peter Riley
Co-Sports Editor
An unrelenting pounding sounds throughout the [...]

Holly Heitman
Staff Reporter
One hundred ninety-two countries work together to protect human rights, the environment and fight disease, reduce poverty, and fight drug trafficking and terrorism. The United Nations attempts to keep peace in the world. The students in the Model United Nations Club are also taking on this task.
The Model United Nations Club, commonly known [...]

Compiled by Sophie Martin
Asst. Features Editor
It may seem like GBS has ridiculous rules, but these laws from across the US, past and present, take the word ridiculous to a new level.
ALABAMA
It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
ARKANSAS
A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once [...]

Hallie Herrmann
Staff Reporter
South’s Music Department sent students from Band, Orchestra, and Choir to audition for various performance sections (such as classical or vocal jazz) in the hopes of ranking a high enough score to participate in the Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) district festival.
Illinois high schools are divided into nine districts based on their [...]

Megan Pollard
Staff Reporter
Between the dance and the activity alcohol cut the party short.
Sept. 27, 13 Highland Park teens received underage drinking citations when the driver of their homecoming limo called the police because the teens had liquor on board.
According to the limo driver, Leonel Cesar, the teens left their homecoming dance intending [...]

Innocent civilians killed due to conflict in Congo
Ethnic hatred between the Congolese people as well as the conflict between the Hutus and Tutsis have led to violent fighting on Congo’s eastern border.
The United Nations and Human Rights Watch have said that the fighting in Congo has displaced more than a million people and there have [...]

Last issue, The Oracle began to explore the cause of compromising situations, such as having to choose between a dress rehearsal and the last sports practice before the big game, citing the possibility that many GBS students may be spread too thin.
Now, we will move past the students and take a closer look at [...]

Brian Siegel
Sports Columnist
It was the first game of Lebron James’ NBA career. Just eight minutes into the first quarter, James drained an off-balance shot over seven-foot Caucasian and five-year veteran Brad Miller to advance to three-for-three for the night. An African-American male, some thought too inexperienced (he was just out of high school) showed [...]

Brian Siegel
Staff Reporter
The ice lay still and unbroken. The only sound that could be heard was the monotonous hum of the Zamboni machine smoothing the ice. Hoards of blue and gold windbreakers started pouring into the rink.
The opponent was the Deerfield Warriors, and the game has notoriously been a South- dominated affair; the Titans [...]

Allie Zimmerman
News Editor
Monday, Oct. 27, Ambassador Richard S. Williamson, United States Special Envoy to Sudan, was the keynote speaker at a public forum held at Glenbrook North High School. The forum was hosted by both the Glenbrook North and Glenbrook South chapters of STAND (Students Taking Action Now: Darfur) to educate the public about the [...]