The newly formed club, High Schools Against Cancer (HSAC), sponsored the “Taste of South” event in an effort to fundraise for the American Cancer Society (ACS), Friday, May 22.

Katie Phillips & Fatima Hooda
Co-Features Editor & Staff Reporter

The Champions for Children’s second annual walk was held Sunday, May 17 by the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Illinois (CACI) to raise money and public awareness about child abuse.

David Goldman & Ilana Craven
Staff Reporters

GBS administrators have made decisions regarding the addition and elimination of certain classes for the 2009-2010 school year.

Habitat for Humanity unites North & South
A South tradition will be extended to North students, as both schools will be doing a Habitat for Humanity “blitz” build in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, June 20-27 and July 11-18.
A total of 60 North and South students will participate: one 20-student section from North and the other two [...]

Katie Phillips
Co-Features Editor

Members of the Illinois Council of Students (ICS) lobbied in front of state legislators intending to advance their platform of equality in the Illinois educational system, Tuesday, May 12.

Yara Shams
Asst. News Editor

With the 2008-2009 school year winding down, GBS physics and chemistry teachers discovered that some students have been cheating on various online homework assignments, such as WebAssign and Minds on Physics Modules (MOPs), since the beginning of the school year.

As the school year comes to a close once again, students are enthusiastic to jump into summer and push school to the back of their minds. Yet before we leave our second home for three months, it is important to remind the administration of important changes that we believe should be implemented for next school [...]

Jamie Friedman
Asst. Opinions Editor
Every day, I see students walking around with green t-shirts emblazoned with the phrase “Save Darfur.” I love the concept of Darfur being saved just as much as the next person, but do you know what else is cool? GBS has a class dedicated to analyzing the issues for which clubs [...]

Treat all words equally, including swears
Buyana Ganbold
Co-Opinions Editor
During any passing period, those who are observant enough can hear a variety of colorful words typically heard on pirate ships. The frequency with which these curse words are heard make it impossible not to notice their presence in our everyday life.
You’ve probably heard, “Oh, f***! I [...]

Kaitlyn Fahey
Co-Opinions Editor
Mornings are a little bit like the Olympics in the Fahey household. The alarm sounds, signaling the commencement of the race each day at 6:35.
About 15 minutes later, my cheering section begins to pick up energy, hopping to and from my doorframe like angry cicadas, buzzing around my room and chirping encouragements: [...]