Monthly Archive for February 2009

Who won this month's titan showdown?

  • Peter Riley (52.0%)
  • John Montesantos (48.0%)

Total Votes: 23

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Boys enter playoffs at full strength

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Kelly Brait
Staff Reporter
In their last Friday-night homestand of the regular season, the boys basketball team suffered their second loss to New Trier. The 65-54 loss Feb. 20 was an improvement upon their last matchup, when the Trevians beat the Titans by more then 30 points.
“Against a team like New Trier we need to make [...]

Swimming sends six to State

Friday, February 27th, 2009

John Montesantos
Co-Sports Editor
On Saturday Feb. 21, the varsity boys swim team competed in their IHSA Sectional meet at GBN. The boys placed second as a team, with many individual victories as well.
The Titans’ Sectional performance determined who is going on to State this weekend at New Trier. They made the cut in seven individual races [...]

South takes measures against student violence

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Katie Phillips
Asst. News Editor
While fights sometimes take place in the hallways of South, the administration and faculty take measures to ensure the safety of South students.
At the beginning of the school year, students were informed of the rules to prevent fights from taking place during the school day. Other efforts exist to control the [...]

Wrestling: one and done at Sectional meet

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Brian Siegel
Staff Reporter
Sectionals has not been a kind place to South wrestlers. The Titans have not sent a wrestler down state since Jesse Causey four years ago, and this year was no different from the last three.
In a Regional Tournament packed with potential state qualifiers, the Titans were in position to send up to six [...]

Chicago conference plans to address school violence

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Yara Shams
Staff Reporter
The Illinois Student Safety & Security Conference, set to take place April 29 in Chicago, aims to identify, educate and share the best practices concerning school safety in an effort to quell school violence in all its forms.
According to Isabel Beldez, speaker relations officer, the one-day conference will feature [...]

Rumor: Are There Cameras in the Test Center? BUSTED

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Survey Results: 202 of students surveyed have heard THAT THERE ARE CAMERAS IN THE LAC.
57 have not heard THAT THERE ARE CAMERAS IN THE LAC.

Weeding out the worst

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Brian Siegel
Sports
Columnist
Another role model’s career is up in smoke…literally. What was Michael Phelps smoking? Weed…actually. Less than a year ago Michael Phelps had the iron lungs that spurred him to eight gold medals, now Phelps has filled those lungs with marijuana.
This is not Phelps’s first mistake. Back in 2004, weeks after the Athens [...]

Rumor: Can Teachers with Tenure Get Fired? PLAUSIBLE

Friday, February 27th, 2009

PLAUSIBLE-It’s very rare, but a possibility
Survey Results: 158 OF SURVEYED STUDENTS have heard THAT TEACHERS WITH TENURE CANNOT GET FIRED.
101 have not heard THAT TEACHERS WITH TENURE CANNOT BE FIRED.

Titans underachieve in playoffs: Girls knocked out early

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Nolan Hart
Staff Reporter
The Glenbrook South varsity girls basketball team saw their post-season hopes slip away as they fell 34-33 in the final seconds of the IHSA Regional playoff game against Lincoln Park High School.
Winning eight of their last nine games, the Titans had momentum heading into the game, according to junior Jannelle Flaws.
“It was helpful [...]

Letters to the Editor

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Letter from the Editor:
Remember the article “Spartans may be great men, but Titans are Gods” from issue 5? The Oracle published quotes given by others exploring the difference between sister schools North and South. While the headline, as often said by Principal Brian Wegley, may be South-biased, The Oracle attempted to include many opinions [...]

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