Monthly Archive for March 2009

Who won this month's titan showdown?

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

Total Votes: 23

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Editorial: Prior review of Stevenson’s newspaper becomes latest example of alarming trend

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Editorial Board
At Stevenson High School Jan. 30, their newspaper, the Statesman, was published—but allegedly, few actually saw it. According to administrators, the copies of the paper flew off the shelves at an unprecedented rate, “selling out” because of the controversial topic—teens “hooking up.” According to some students, the nearly 3400 copies of their paper were [...]

ooVoo becomes a new Freshman fad

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Elly VanZanten
Asst. A&E Editor
We can all think of a million ways to procrastinate once the school day is over—check Facebook, surf our favorite blogs, AIM, text message or Twitter about the work we should be doing. But there’s a new craze sweeping GBS and it’s making everything else look “so last year”: ooVoo.com is [...]

Actors put on a striking Paradox performance

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Atticus Ludwig
Staff Reporter
The drama dance room is bustling, cast members get their costumes and props ready for the first scene, stage crew gets their lights ready. Senior Andrew Slavin asks his fellow cast members, “Does anyone have an awkward way for me to die on stage?”
This is Paradox.
Paradox is a club that has met [...]

North and South come together on stage

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Liz Higley
Staff Reporter
Spring is just around the corner, and so is the Glenbrook Musical. This year, South will be hosting the production of “Guys & Dolls” (April 29-May 2).
“Guys & Dolls,” a well-known Broadway musical, is set in New York during the early 1950s. It is inhabited by gamblers, night-club performers, and Salvation Army members [...]

‘TB with me?’ Students ask dates in creative ways

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Molly Anderson
Staff Reporter
As another Turnabout passes by, South students reminisce on the creative and fun ways they asked their dates.
It has become a tradition at South when a dance comes along that students go out of their way to think of creative ways to ask their dates to the dance. Although this can [...]

TLC to get some TLC with new changes

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Geena Campobasso
Asst. Features Editor
As sports practices end later, clubs require more time, and classes get harder, the feeling of falling behind in school sets in. Since outside tutoring sessions can be quite costly and hard to schedule, some students this year have taken advantage of the Titan Learning Center (TLC).
Math teacher Sharon Sheehan said, [...]

The ultimate rivalry: GBS clubs vs. GBS clubs

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Molly Gingrich
Staff Reporter
It is not unusual for Singer/Dancers and comedy troupe members to taunteach other and make silly comments about each other’s performances backstage during variety show; Speech kids can be heard makingcomments about the speed at which debaters talk; Radio and TV Broadcasting students compare their good looks.
Although these types of interactions between [...]

NHS requirements differ between schools

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Jeslyn Koovakada
Opinions Editor
How would you feel if you had been working toward membership in NHS your entire high school career, only to find out your cumulative academic GPA was a 3.2? Translation: Your GPA is one-tenth of a point off from being a member.
The academic requirement for the GBS chapter of National Honor Society [...]

Schools Outside South: Community ‘hooked up’ on Stevenson’s newspaper

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Chelsea Watkins
Co-Features Editor
At GBS, public displays of affection go on throughout the hallways. However, if intense make-out sessions happen during school for everyone to see, then one might ask what goes on behind closed doors and who will address the trend of hooking up.
Stevenson High School’s newspaper, Statesman, addressed the general topic of “hooking-up” [...]

Lady Titan goes mad for her cow, ‘Boo’: Stephanie Slivka

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Becca Spector
Co-Features Editor
“She had the absolute worst attitude. She refused to move or go anywhere with me. At the beginning, it was so bad that I wanted to change her name to [rhymes-with-‘witchy’]-boo, but then after spending so much time with her she really turned around. We now have this special bond that no one [...]

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