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CONSTANTLY CHARITABLE: Preparing to put his handprint on the banner for Kolor 4 Kocian, senior Will Neely dips his hand in the orange paint tray (left). Holding a Dr. Seuss book, freshman Emily Mikuta reads aloud to two students at Brown Elementary School in Chicago (top right). With hands in the air, Key Club members rejoice in the excitement at We Day on April 30 (bottom right). Photo by Marley Hambourger (left), Josh Koo (top right) and Jacqueline DeWitt (bottom right)
Key Club hosts, attends multiple service events SASHA VASSILYEVA & HOPE CARRANE staff reporters
Key Club participated in a variety of events this past year, with their last event taking place on May 29 for South science teacher Linda Kocian. One of the recent service events that Key Club hosted was “Halting Hunger” on April 16. According to Club Sponsor Josh Koo, the event was an effort to help stop hunger both locally and globally and was featured on ABC7 News. “We were talking with our leaders—they said we do a lot of food-based stuff in April—why don’t we make that one, big, collective [event or] one, big push where we can have a large group of people do it together?” Koo said. “So what we ended up doing [was] Halting Hunger.” According to Katie Hauldren, Key Club leader, the event entailed packing lunches for children at a school in the city for the local aspect, and play-
ing games on freerice.com, a website that sends rice to impoverished countries in exchange for answering trivia questions, for the global aspect of the event. Additionally, students created diaries for kids in African orphanages which they sent along with monetary donations to help with food. “We thought the event was a good way to wrap up helping a bunch of people into one main theme,” Hauldren said. According to Koo, the following day about 50 volunteers traveled to Brown Elementary School in Chicago and shared the lunches they packed at “Halting Hunger”. Most recently, 60 Key Club members attended We Day, an event celebrating participation in volunteer service, according to Koo. The event featured celebrities, live music, and motivational
speakers that encouraged service among young adults in Illinois. “There were tons of celebrities, but every single one had the same mission, the same goal, the same theme of keep on serving, keep on volunteering, and dream big,” Koo said. Sophomore Lori Steffel, Key Club leader, was among the students who were able to attend We Day. “[The speakers] talked about their experiences and how they were able to move past their differences and turn that around to help other people,” Steffel said. “It was inspiring and motivating, and it was a really uplifting experience.” Senior Nate Turk, Key Club president, also attended We Day. According to Turk, this event takes place around the country and focuses on in-
spiring the youth to make a change in the world. In addition to attending the event, GBS was honored as one of the premier high schools in the state for its commitment to community service and volunteer work, according to Koo. “The day before, a couple of our leaders went to a special banquet where they congratulated us for being the champions of service in Illinois,” Koo said. On top of all of this, Key Club is hosting Kolor 4 Kocian (K4K) to raise money for Kocian, who has been battling cancer since the fall of 2014. When it begins after school, students can expect ing to Koo. According to Hauldren, the connection made with the South community while planning the event made it even more worthwhile. “I feel happy that we’re helping someone that we actually know and cherish [...] Even though helping people globally is nice, it feels even better when you know the person,” Hauldren said.
Wegley reflects on time as South principal as year comes to a close KATIE CAVENDER & JOHN SCHURER co-news editors As announced earlier this year, Principal Dr. Brian Wegley will become superintendent of District 30 and leave GBS at the end of this year. Before his as a Titan. One memory Wegley recalls is a pep football season against GBN. During the rally, the student body was told a story about GBN students “kidnapping” Wegley and Athletic Director Steve Rockrohr. Wegley and Rockrohr landed on ing “saved” by Tommy the Titan. “We got to say, ‘the Spartans are
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good men, but the Titans are gods,’ [as we exited the helicopter], and we just had so much fun with that,” Wegley said. This experience is one example of the many ways Wegley has been able to relate to students throughout his time at South. He says that the bridge between himself and the students is one of the most rewarding parts of his position. “I have the huge advantage [as principal] of being connected to students,” Wegley said. “I get to be a part of homecoming and everything that is just energizing and [it is] awesome to get to know [the South community].” Wegley says that one of his favorite things about working in a high school for 27 years is seeing students grow from freshmen to seniors.
Alongside seeing the students come and go through South, another quality that Wegley loves is the unique welcoming atmosphere. He says that the culture of South is based upon the students. Wegley hopes to bring a piece of that to District 30. Wegley considers himself nervous about starting his new job. However, he says it inspires him to work harder. Despite changing districts, Wegley is eager to begin his work as superintendent. “The thing I really like about District 30 is that I will still know a lot of students, teachers and parents,” Wegley said. “In a lot of ways, it’s the same role.” Wegley takes the most pride in the careful decision making process he has always used, allowing him to ensure
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his decisions are in everyone’s best interests. “There is not a single thing that we have done that we haven’t stepped back and asked what’s best for our students,” Wegley said. Wegley’s parting words to South students are to know their own worth and to follow their passions. “Realize how good you are,” Wegley said. “Follow your passion. Find ure out a way to get paid for it, not the other way around; don’t seek money and then hope you’re going to be happy. That doesn’t happen. Seek a job that drives you. Know you make a difference. Then, you’ll persevere because you’re driven; you’re doing something you love to do.”
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in small groups, working.� In agreement with Wegley, junior Samantha Mason enjoyed the block
After a year of having the block schedule at South, those affected by the change weigh in on both its benAccording to Principal Dr. Brian Wegley, research done on North’s schedule allowed for the year to go much smoother than he originally thought. “I give our teachers a ton of credit,� Wegley said. “They have worked really hard to make sure that they were as ready as they could be for this shift. Even though they had given it a lot of don’t know what a 90-minute class is [going to be
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class every day, and practicing whatever we were doing every day rather than having time off and focusing on other classes on a different day. I think it’s more effective to learn a little bit each day night so that you learn it better.� Unlike his daughter, Matthew Tarbox believes that the block schedthan the period schedule. “You get a chance to get more inlittle bit of a college-preparation situation where you have class every other day,� Matthew said. Biology teacher Diane Dillon claims there were also setbacks in Biology classes. “Sometimes, I think it’s tough to a block schedule because you have to leave the labs up a longer period of time, perhaps over a weekend,� Dillon said. “When you’re dealing with perishable items in a lab, then they’re going to be gone by the [time
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Wegley also felt a change in the hallways and the classrooms as a result of the new schedule. He says the teachers have also tried to get the students more active in their learning through transitions they incorporated into the class. “Last year, most of what I saw was students sitting in seats, teachers talking, and certainly some good discussion, but nothing that resembles what I see when I walk in the building today,� Wegley said. “When I walk in the building now, I see students who are often engaged
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LOOK OUT BELOW: Awaiting the moment the dunk tank seat collapses under him, Ben Carlson, Junior Class representative, tests the water’s temperature with his feet. Aside from providing students with outdoor festivities to enjoy, Spring Fling served the purpose of supporting Nepal’s disaster relief after the recent earthquake on April 25. Photos by Marley Hambourger
Spring Fling aids Nepal earthquake relief KATE SPRINGER staff reporter
Student Council to ask for a booth at the event to sell food to raise money. “Hellenic Club sells gyros, Key Club gets Dairy Queen Blizzards, Girl’s Let-
there was something for everyone at the event, according to Abby Grant, Freshman Class president. He called compaStudent Council hosted South’s annies to rent the dunk nual Spring Fling on May 8 in the autos tank, blow-up slide, courtyard with the goal of raising monand other activities ey for victims of the Nepal earthquake. smoothies this year that were used to enIn previous years, the event’s goal and Student Countertain Spring Fling was to de-stress students during AP cil also typically sells attendees. testing and raise money for clubs, acsomething,� Kim “Dr. Shellard is cording to Justine Kim, Senior Class said. the man behind the president, but this year was different. According to Marscenes,� Grant said. ley Hambourger, Stu“Without him, Spring the games that we’ve rented, all those dent Body secretary, Fling wouldn’t be proceeds are going to go to Doctors part of what makes possible. Of course Without Borders, [an organization alSpring Fling different the Student Council lowing docthan other Student members engaged in tors to reCouncil events is that lots of the planning TRUE COLORS: Creating posters to spond to anyone who wants to prepare for Spring Fling, Madison Kane, and idea processing, internationcan be involved. Senior Class representative, colors in but Dr. Shellard is al medical “It’s kind of differ- her design. Student Council planned very creative with enemergenent from homecom- and organized the event. tertainment.� ing and the canned According to Kim, food drive,� Hambourger said. “For Shellard allowed Student Council memcally focused bers a generous level of freedom during on getting aid line of the tasks that need to be comthe planning process and allowed them to the Nepalpleted. For Spring Fling, it’s anyone to have creative freedom. ese victims,� Kim who wants to step up and help.� “He guided us and gave us the said. Hambourger says that, in addition framework we needed, but allowed for According to to having as many people help as posthe ideas to be our own,� Kim said. Kim, advertising sible, advertising for the event is an imAccording to Grant, the main purSouth’s clubs portant part of its success. poses of this event were not only to seris another goal. “The past few years we used social vice those in Nepal and give back to Clubs approach media a lot to promote it as well as anstudents, but also to provide them the nouncements,� Hambourger said. “We opportunity to enjoy school outside of also have members of Stuthe classroom. dent Council go around “I’d say a big goal of this event is the cafeterias the day of to make sure everyone current GBS students have all become knows what’s going on.� GBS Alumni, they’ll remember events Dr. James Shellike Spring Fling, Gym Jam or best of lard, Student Activall Homecoming Week,� Grant said. NOTE BY NOTE: Providing live entertainment to students attending ities director, knew “They’ll remember these school-spiritSpring Fling, sophomore Tiffany Fujiwara plays the keyboard. The event how to apply stued events and how it strengthened their showcased a variety of different performers. dent requests so that love for the school. I’d love to see that.�
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Sexual education curriculum requires continuation of current efforts toward LGBT+ inclusion One of the most practical classes students at South will take in their four years is Health Education. While the Health curriculum covers many kinds of safety, among the most pivotal sets of topics students learn about is sexual health. Despite South’s Health teachers having made commendable improvements regarding inclusion to the Health curriculum, it is likely that not all students are receiving the information they need to practice safer sex because some may have a different sexual orientation and will thus have different sexual encounters. The Health Education curriculum in the Glenbrooks, as in most schools, is geared primarily toward heterosexual (straight) relationships. Over the last year, however, Health teachers have been making some effort toward using more inclusive language, and the Oracle’s Editorial Board believes taking this step, which the vast majority of schools have not, puts South on a path toward becoming a beacon of LGBT+ inclusion. In order to make an inclusive atmosphere more prevalent, we suggest that the Health Department, in coordination with the administration, consider incorporating more riculum. According to Health teachers Laura Duffy, Courtney Middleton, Kelley Douglas, John Skorupa and Dana Boehmer, the Health Department has made strides, especially within the last year, to be more conscious of the way they talk about relationships. Using terminology like “partners” instead of heteronormative language* has created a more inclusive and accepting environment for students of all orientations. The Editorial Board strongly believes that this has been a critical step to better educating more students, making more of the health curriculum ring true for students of different sexual orientations. “I haven’t noticed any difference in the way kids respond [to the change in language] besides the fact that they are very receptive to us talking like that,” Middleton said. “I start the unit by saying to hear me say ‘partners’ a lot, and when I say partner, don’t assume I’m talking about a male and a female’…This helps [students] understand how it relates to [them] in [their] own personal lives.” Despite the increased student receptiveness to the more inclusive use of language Health teachOracle-conindicated that 62 percent of students did not recall there being discussion around safe sexual practices for LGBT+ encounters. An additional eight percent recall some discussion, but did not believe it was substantial enough. “There wasn’t really any discussion about safe sexual practices for homosexual couples,” sophosaid. “I think it only came up once in a video very sex for female same-sex couples, which is concerning.” Nobody is to blame for not having already inthe current Health curriculum. In fact, according to Illinois House Bill 2675 (August 2013), “Course material shall teach honor and respect for monogamous heterosexual relationships.” By this standard, the Health Department is already on the leading edge of inclusion of the LGBT community because of its heightened sensitivity to language. On the other hand, there can be more done to increase students’ knowledge of steps to safer sex they may have. It is the responsibility our educators and administrators must assume to amend the curriculum in order to increase the safety of
the students that come through South and the people with whom they will have sexual encounters, even if not everybody is in agreement ideologically about LGBT+ issues.
staff to ensure that health curricula are inclusive of and relevant to LGBT students,” according to
in addressing the multiple different kinds of relationships that exist within the LGBT+ community, but it is a necessary step to provide all the students with applicable information to a variety of experiences. Relative to heterosexual sexual experiences, LGBT+ sexual encounters differ mechanically, have different rates of STI transmission and require different steps to ensure sexual safety. Just as the existing Health curriculum distinguishes rates of STI transmission based upon race and socioeconomic status, it is equally important to do so for the LGBT+ community. For instance, HIV is four times as prevalent within the transgender community as it is in heterosexual relationships between two cisgender** people, according to a National Transgender Discrimination Survey report. The rate of syphilis contraction in men who have sex with other men (whether they identify as gay, bisexual or heterosexual) is not only higher than it is for heterosexuals, but also growing faster than it is in the heterosexual community, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported. And steps to increase safety during sexual experiences differ between WSW (women who have sex with women), WSM (women who have sex with men) and MSM (men who have sex with men). In order to increase the effectiveness of Health Education, the CDC explicitly endorsed “developing resources to help school staff understand the special concerns and needs of LGBT youth [and] providing training for district and school
apply to them or their child(ren), respectively, students may have experiences in high school or beyond that may or may not be congruent with their sexual orientations. Stated alternatively, a student may not identify as gay or lesbian, but they may be having or eventually have same-sex sexual encounters. For this reason, all students must be made aware of the different steps to safe sex and levels of risk for STI transmission, depending on their current and/ or future partner(s). In order for the Health teachers to meaningfully deliver this critical information and make it relevant to students, it is important to use a standard vocabulary within the department. Skorupa explained that this kind of instruction is uality. “Here’s where the struggles come in with teaching [to students with varying sexual preferences]: Is it a situation? Is it a preference? Is it an orientation?” Skorupa said. “There are so many terms being thrown around right now…Until somebody comes up with some very clear bound-
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While some students or parents might feel that
It is time to institutionalize inclusion by equipping all students [...] with the information they need to be safe in their sexual practices.
ogy based on that situation.” The Editorial Board understands that changes to the curriculum do not come overnight; it is a process that occurs on a semester-by-semester basis. According to Skorupa, nailing down precise standards with respect to elements like the vocabulary teachers should be using can be challenging.
editors-in-chief Aaron Ach* Rachel Chmielinski* Madison O’Brien* news editors Kali Croke* Georgia Arvanitis opinions editors Claire Fisher* Dani Tuchman features editors Calli Haramaras* Hailey Hauldren* a&e editors Lauren Frias Addie Lyon* sports editors Hannah Mason Breck Murphy*
illustrations editor Kaitlin Day photos editor Marley Hambourger* asst. news Katie Cavender John Schurer asst. opinions Evan Sawires asst. features Hannah Rauh Alexandra Sharp Anne Marie Yurik asst. a&e Mollie Cramer Elaine Sine asst. sports Tyler Aki* Samantha Casey
As administrators and Health teachers responsible for curricular change reassess the sexual education curriculum, as the Editorial Board hopes they do, we urge them to include students as a part of this change process. In an interview the Health Department had with the Oracle, they suggested that, if LGBT-spewould be worthwhile to consult students through the usage of focus groups to understand what educational material and language registers as most meaningful to students. We support this action as a feature of the curricular change process. By leveraging students’ opinions, instructors will be more successful in standardizing the language used when talking about different kinds of relationships so that as many people in the classroom as possible, teachers included, will be comfortable with this sort of discussion. The world has become a far more accepting place of members of the LGBT community in recent years, and much of that has to do with how LGBT students are treated and accepted in schools. However, instead of solely frowning upon exclusionary remarks or actions, it is time to institutionalize inclusion by equipping all students, given the assumption that anybody is capable of having a same-sex sexual encounter, with the information they need to be safe in their sexual practices. This will only occur with the collaboration of administration, Health teachers and input from the very students whose lives these curricular changes will impact. *Heteronormative language is language that assumes all of a given audience is heterosexual (straight), and that promotes straight relationships as the primary type of relationship.
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Filtering of social media encourages productivity
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DANNY FOOKSON senior columnist It’s 8:00 p.m. The Instagram posts have slowed down. I found the perfect Prom picture, and I’ll get the most likes if I post now. Okay. I posted it. Scroll scroll scroll. Who liked my picture? Scroll scroll scroll. Woah, what?? It’s 8:00 a.m. already?! Fortunately, we don’t actually spend 12 hours scrolling through Instagram or some other social media site in our free time, or at least I hope not. The truth is many of us do spend a lot of time on social media on a daily basis, though. According to Pew Research Center, 73 percent of wired teens use social networking websites, and news outlet Adweek states that the average American spends nearly two hours on social media each day. So what are those two hours spent on? Added up for me, it’s the time I spend looking through Facebook watching various white people doing the whip, seeing a picture of Dan Bilzerian on Instagram or furiously tapping on a screen of never-ending Snapchat stories. While we do all have a unique presence on social media, my guess is that there are quite a few students who experience the same things every day. But recently, I discovered that my daily two hours on social media do not have to be spent looking through the same unwarrantlong as we tailor it to our personal interests. And we don’t have to seek out new social media to make good use of the Internet. As I was browsing Instagram, I found a page (@hypetrak) that featured the latest news about the rap industry. On Snapchat, I can swipe left to quickly check what CNN is featuring in world news and what ESPN is highlighting in sports. Frankly, there are those of us that already go on websites to seek out that kind of information. But since social media is becoming so prevalent in our society, why not individual interests? The only problem is that we receive too much content to actucontent on social media. That means carefully choosing who we follow on what sites. For me, that meant unfriending people who posted an obscene amount of articles on bodybuilding or unfollowing some people on Twitter who cannot stop retweeting @sexfacts. The reality today is that social media is widespread among kids our age, and stopping our use of it does not have to be the solution to the time wasted online. Instead, we can learn to utilize our time on social media wisely. And, hopefully, spending hours looking through pointless Instagram posts will no longer be a part of my nightly routine.
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CLAIRE FISHER senior editor Dear freshman Claire, Put simply, these four years of like everyone said they would. You will look up one day and be stunned nal events of high school (although you don’t believe it now). Howevexpression—because you’re going to do and experience a lot in this succinct, yet momentous phase of your life. I’ll let you in on the best part: you’re going to achieve the ultimate goal. When you leave high school, you’ll be a different person from when you began, and you’ll be able to say that you changed for the better. Here’s the catch: this success won’t involve the typical, movieworthy high school experience à la High School Musical that you originally imagined. I know this isn’t what you would want to hear as a young, atypically excited and somewhat naive freshman, but let me tell you, you’ve got a lot to learn these four years, kid. The good news is that you’re going to get involved in some activi-
Senior Claire Fisher reflects on her high school career with guidance, wisdom to her freshman self
ties that are really meaningful to you, surround yourself with kind and wonderful friends and develop a clear idea of what you want to do with the rest of your life. You’re gopartment and writing for the Oracle, and even make it into the Chamber Singers choral group your senior year. These activities will become your two major activities in high school and shape you into a stronger person. At the same time, high school will not exist for you without its share of challenges. The trait that will cause you trouble and challenge you is your perfectionism. Now, I know you’re expecting to really leave your mark on South, but you’ll soon learn that your desire to achieve the most you can is unrealistic and misguided. Signing up to take all honors classes and AP European History your sophomore year will at one point sound “perfect”, but you’ll learn that there’s more to consider in life that what looks good on paper. You won’t make it through two months of Honors Chemistry and European History before suffering
ize some breathing room was long awaited. Honestly, I’m glad that you’re going to learn “failure” early on—it’ll help you grow more than you would expect. Around this time during sophomore year, your perception of the world will, almost unnoticeably, slip behind a shroud of pressure and black-and-white judgment. Soon, you’ll visit a therapist and have these tendencies labeled as an anxiety disorder, which had probably been developing for years under the guise of you simply being driven and focused. You’ll struggle with some strong self-doubt, overthinking and irrational worry over the next couple years.
I’m glad that when these four [...] years are up, you’ll be ready to take on the next four and beyond with a smile.
dropping both classes. (Don’t worry, you’re not looking toward a career in science anyway). This is going to result in a couple B’s that “should have been” A’s. It will be hard for you to loosen your grip on your perfectly planned vision of high school, but you’ll real-
different outlets of therapy, which will help you immensely and get you out of a dark time that you’ll realize so many others around you are dealing with too. The silver lining is that this struggle will even inspire you to become a therapist yourself. It’s not all going to be tied up neatly by the end of high school, but one day you’re going to look back and see the mountain of progress you climbed and appreciate what you gained with each step. Ultimately, you’ll learn to believe that growth happens outside of your comfort zone. And most notably, you’ll begin to come to terms with a long denied, but very valuable truth: that you cannot and do not need to control everything in your life. At
the end of your senior year, you’ll see that although the majority of your high school journey was characterized by a backwards struggle to maintain this control, you were able to savor the beautiful life experiences tucked in along the way. A few more hints: you’ll never make it into the Variety Show with one of your original songs (although you’re still a dang-good songwriter) and you’ll completely drift away from two of your closest, longtime friends (which will totally be okay). Despite your dreams of moving away, you’ll fall in love with the city of Chicago you’ve lived outside of your entire life and commit to college 30 minutes from home, which will be both a comfort and an adventure. You’re going to leave high school with friendships you’ll carry into ly get into jogging like you promised yourself you would. Leaving the Oracle will be the thing that really makes you choke up when you realize high school is ending. Sound like a lot to handle? You’ll learn to take it day by day, and be able to look back on the emotional turbulence of high school with understanding and acceptance. Mostly, I’m glad that when these four eventful, formative and often stressful years are up, you’ll be ready to take on the next four and beyond with a smile. Much love,
Media distorts causes behind Baltimore rioting
NISH ASOKAN senior columnist For the past month or so, the nation has witnessed the ongoing events in Baltimore, Maryland. Although most protests have been peaceful, when violence did occur in Baltimore, it became the main focus of most news networks; images of the burning CVS and footage of Freddie Gray have been widely circulated. This all began April 12, when 25-year-old Freddie Gray was apout force or incident, according to the police statement of charges. Later that day, he was hospitalized and, after being in a coma for a week, Gray died on April 19. Reports emerged that Gray had requested medical attention and that his spine was partially severed. Gray’s death sparked weeks of demonstrations. On April 24, the Baltimore police acknowledged the mistakes that led to Gray’s death. Several days later, the state’s attorney would rule Gray’s death a howith the case would be faced with
charges including second degree murder, second degree assault and manslaughter. Although these charges were intended to placate the people of Baltimore, protests and riots continued for weeks to come. While large media outlets heavily covered the violent demonstrations in Baltimore, they readily brushed over coverage of the peaceful protests and marches. This type of media misrepresentation however only feeds into the problem. The media reports on the “what” rather than the “why” and in doing so only perpetuate the stigmatization of protesters, violent or not. This is obviously not to suggest that media doesn’t report on issues such as police brutality. Yet when the media does report on these issues the tendency is to focus on individual instances which neglects the larger story: the systemic and institutionalized racial tensions within the United States. Understanding that the news and media are things that are constructed rather than things of absolute truth is critical when dealing with intense media for the better is to begin to question it and criticize it. To receive a higher level of journalistic integrity, the people must demand it.
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Banning books: the conversation behind controversial literature ALEXANDRA SHARP & ANNE MARIE YURIK co-features editors To read this article means it has not been censored. However, the opinion of whether censorship should or should not be an option varies for South’s students. To some South students, censorship is a Oracle dents, 88 percent believe there is no circumstance when censorship -
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National Photography Month began in May 1987 to celebrate photo exhibits, competitions and other related events. For this issue, the Oracle is highlighting National Photography Month by spotlighting South students in the Photography classes, the Oracle staff and other students with a strong passion for photography.
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fatally shot African American Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri on Aug. 9, 2014, there was an uproar of opinlieves the event placed more tension on the already-complex relationships between po-
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somebody who has committed a strong-arm robbery, and he was making a lawful police stop when he was attacked by the person who unfortunately got killed. [In the chokehold suffocated him], he unfortunately died as a result of that. From a police per-
of black individuals who have previously been persecuted. An example of this is when Franklin, his friends and his family were apof Chicago. “Me, my uncles and some friends were walking from the park, and nobody was doing anything wrong,” Franklin said. “As soon as I was about to turn, in the corner, there was a police car coming, so my uncles were telling all of us to just go, so we turned the corner because they knew they just liked the car and, out of all the people, points his gun at me, and I [was] 10 years old [at the time]. He points the gun at me, puts me in the car, and then he puts everyone else in the car for no reason.” the public is paying more attention to the riots than what they stand for. He said if the public shifts perspective and thinks more about what the African Americans and other imminent.
not being treated right, so you should
we are always looking for ways to improve Though some of the actions of police ofsaid. “Honestly, [racial injustice] put a spotlight on the friction in some communities, sion cus rer
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tragedy is that people lost their lives.” Although the media highlights the misfortunes that occurred at the hands of police the public from dangerous situations more SamSelf P o Pa rso rtra it ns, Pho tos 161
does exist, he acknowledges it occurs in a bigger scope than the media portrays. The always race-related.
ald Bean, who is African American, takes a neutral position on the debate, stating how the perspective of an individual contributes to their stance. He believes the overall concern of the public should be commemorating the lives lost in these events. I think the truth lies some place in the middle,” Bean said. “I think there are some peo-
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of trying to make them go back home.”
have to make life-and-death decisions in a that somebody just robbed them, after we get a decent description of the [robber], that
the only ones representative of this fault, nor is the situation of racial injustice narrowed can American offenders. in the world? I do,” Bean continued. “[How-
really based on crimes rather than incriminating a section of the community for no reason.” However, contrasting opinions emerge sophomores non and Joand
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Common Core standards restrict teachers’ choices ANUSHKA KALRA & MADELINE RUOS staff reporters
OLIVIA SOTIRCHOS staff reporter
Students take an average of 113 standardized tests from pre kindergarten to their senior year of high school, according to the Council of Great City Schools. Many of these tests are used to assess student knowledge as they move from grade to grade; the most recent wave of tests adopted assess the Common Core standards. Members of the South community comment on the effect it has on the classroom as a number of teachers teach towards content on the test in order to improve their students’ scores. Math teacher Sharon Sheehan explains that the increasing pressure on the importance of exams is partially due to the growing importance of the Common Core standards. “A lot of textbooks now are becoming more aligned with the Common Core,” Sheehan said. “I don’t have a problem with the Common Core standards, but the testing piece is where it Sheehan went on to express her displeasure with the amount of time the tests, such as the newly-added PARCC test, usually take. In addition, Sheehan notes that it can put an expectation on the teachers to “teach to the test”. “If we were choosing between two topics where one was really cool and interesting and the other one was not quite as cool and interesting, but it was on the test, in this situation we would bow to the topic that is on the test,” Sheehan stated. For AP classes, teacher Elizabeth Lupfer adds that the majority of the pressure to teach towards content on the test comes from either the students or their parents. She explains that in her AP European History classes, often times the course is strictly dictated by preparing for the AP Exam. She described that this can often limit her potential to go “outside of the box” in the curriculum. “I feel the most pressure [comes] from students that want to do really well on the AP exam cally multiple-choice tests, are not a really good
The Oracle asked about what students are most excited about for the sumer.
Photo Illustration by Ashley Clark
way to focus and teach. I like to use problemthe course when I can.” In contrast to the core subjects, students cited the Fine Arts electives as a place to relax and of them technically do not have standardized tests they must teach to. According to Amie Elliott, photography teacher, these electives are a total change from traditional “teaching . to the test” methods that are much more prevalent in academic classes. “I think [kids can relate] to photography because everybody has phones, and they [usually have] been taking pictures for a long time,” Elliott said. “[Students] feel like they have the basics covered, so they can try more [styles].” Sophomore Michelle Omega says she prefers a class with creative learning instead of “teach-
ing to the test” because although it may interfere with potentially better exam grades, the longmemorization ultimately outweigh the negatives. She cites her Advanced Algebra class as being a good experience for creative learning in her time at South. “In Algebra II, [our teacher], Mr. Greenspan our own so that instead of just memorizing it and forgetting it in a year or two, we actually learned how to solve the problem and other problems like it,” Omega said. “I liked that method and just creative learning in general a lot more bething on your own.” While trying to exemplify teaching strategies, such as the one previously mentioned by Omega, Sheehan explains that her belief in de-emphasizing tests conversely comes from the reaction she has to the mainstream emphasis on academic tests. She describes that culture today often tells schools that the only way to prove they are doing better than before is to both raise test scores and improve as they continue to attempt to move forward. “I think test scores are just one tiny piece of how good a school, or a teacher or a student is doing,” Sheehan explained. “At the end of the day, there are always going to be other variables that will affect how well a student does on a test.”
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South says goodbye: The Oracle hightlights six of the 18 South staff members retiring this 2014-2015 school year
Lea Anne Hotton
Mary Jaeger
LILY SANDS staff reporter
NICK PANAGAKIS staff reporter
Mary Jaeger, Special Education teacher, has de-
After 12 years at South, Math teacher Lea Anne Hotton believes it’s time to retire. This year Hotton teaches Geometry Honors and Precalculus Discrete
teacher. According to Hotton, Honors Geometry has been
ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY: As the 2014-2015 year comes to a close, 18 staff members experience their last weeks as a part of the South faculty. According to many students, the featured 11 staff members above, along with the other seven members not pictured, will be missed. Photo by Marley Hambourger
corporating geometric and trigonometric equations.
she promises to never forget the experiences that made a huge impact on her life. One of Jaeger’s contributions to South is the Peer mentor in the program.
Susan Levine-Kelley
gets from teaching her students.
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me young and entertained me for the last 12 years,” Hotton said. According to Hotton, the lesson she hopes to teach students is simple: respect and understanding of each other. “It’s so important that everyone treats everybody that you encourage each other and that you become supportive and positive,” Hotton said. “It’s important for both the students and the teachers to rememyou’re an adult or a child, it’s easy to get caught up in all the excitement of the school.”
student and the regular [education] student.” After being at South for 30 years, Jaeger has been impacted greatly by the positive atmosphere that encompasses the school. According to Jaeger, she
LEAH DUNNE staff reporter
her. “It’s been very impactful in my life,” Jaeger said. “South really hires quality people. I have had the
Removing obstacles for both students and teachers in and outside of the classroom has been one of the many goals of Instructional Supervisor (IS) Susan Levine-Kelley for the last 10 years at South. -
department in this school. People in this school really care about students and they have helped me to become a better teacher [and] to see things from a different perspective.”
the department. With the 2014-2015 school year coming to an end, Levine-Kelley closes her 10-year chapter at South and her teaching career, years ago. According to Levine-Kelley, she is grate-
Steve Grosland
Dr. Nancy Giebel
her time spent as an IS. can come to every day that I still love, and that I adreally, really fortunate that [South] is my last school SAVERA ZULFIQAR staff reporter With a 15-year dedication to South, Physics and Chemistry teacher Steve Grosland decided to retire this year. sland used to be an astronomy teacher and originally started the Astronomy program at South. He had
HANNAH BUCHBAND staff reporter
Sylvia Lubinski
For over three decades, Dr. Nancy Giebel, a Physical Education (PE) teacher, has seen generations of South students move in and out of high school, a steady ebb An outstanding constant against the continual change of faces amongst the South population, Giebel’s 34th year at South is coming to a close. A beloved icon of South’s administrative and athletic departments, Giebel an-
coach and a sponsor of the particle physics research group. Grosland described his proudest moments at plishments. came all state.” After retiring, Grosland plans to spoil his grand-
as a Physical Education and Health teacher, a coach for numerous sports, an administrator and an athletic direcHANNAH RAUH co-a&e editor
members have encouraged her to push herself to gain ex-
cross-country after retiring, and he also plans on doing something to help others.
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Retiring South Staff To see full articles of the six featured staff members and quotes from the other 12 retiring South members, scan the QR code.
portunity to help Special Education students through her
ters. It’s a testament to the fact they had a positive exexperiences and opportunities.”
place.”
fort put into the students’ lives. “It is so fun to see students have goals and dreams and aspirations,” Giebel said. “It is even more fun to see read about their accomplishments in the papers. [I love come better members of society.” Photos by Marley Hambourger and Sophie Mason
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2011 to 2015: some of us have come a LONG way since freshman year!
justine kim
yianni ekosidekas
sam manzella
alexander rivero
anna busch
xavier franczyk
riaz gillani
andrew callas
maggie goranson
anna hofmockel
aidan klemm
aaron kahn
SENIOR CONFESSIONS...
“I haven’t read a book for English since freshman year.” - Frankie Feiter
“My Peer Group Leader pushed me into a trash can while playing Assassin [and] I had to get tested for a concussion.” - Anonymous
“I still call my teachers ‘mom’... even the guys.” - Hannah Nelson “I peed my pants in gym while playing tennis.” - Madison O’Brien
“Freshman year I was texting and walked into one of the display cases and GBS Bystander tweeted about it.” - Brooklyn Cohen
seniors 10 The Ed-board’s take on Best and worst of class of 2015: trends through the years The best
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-Bomb day 1.0 -Rain at the GBSGBN football game -Production of the Lip Dub
The worst
freshman -YOLO -Planking -“Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen
-Power outage (bomb day 2.0) -GBS Bystander -Snapchat -The slang word ”stee”
Sophomore
-Twitter wars -American Apparel hair scrunchies
-Water main break (bomb day 3.0) -Flappy bird -White converse -Panini station addition to Quest
junior -First edition Chromebooks -Miley at the 2013 VMAs -Yik Yak in Glenview
- ALS Ice Bucket Challenge -Beating school record for canned food drive -“My House” by Flo Rida
senior
during May -Extended senior lot parking -Metea Valley spelling “F U” in lights
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WEST:
Loyola Marymount University Lexi Bright Occidental College Sabrina Palmer Pasadena College Jay Patel University of California - Irvine Siddarth Rajan University of California - Los Angeles Colin Burrowes Kali Croke University of California - Santa Barbara Arman Virani University of Southern California Joann Lin Tessa Nesis
Colorado
Colorado Mesa University Athena Baldo Colorado State University Henry Netherland Johnson and Wales University Marc Gaumond University of Colorado - Boulder Caroline Berg Kaci Castino Tess McKerr University of Denver Chase Daniel Matt Meyer
Idaho
Brigham Young University
Montana
Montana State University Chris Fuchs
Oregon
OTHER:
University of Oregon Nick Niznik
Gap Year:
Utah
Brigham Young University Eleni Trapp University of Utah Nash Kennedy Aiden Sully
SOUTHWEST: Arizona
Arizona State University Tyler Malik Fitz Stadler Ethan Stillman University of Arizona Stavroula Antonopoulos Kylie Borre Charlie Huynh Nikki Shevlin Jessie Wrona University of Phoenix Tyler Puig
Texas
Texas Christian University Addie Lyon John Tallis University of Texas - Austin Abby Brown Jackson Kinsley Jake Kurtzhalts Brian Minkus Kara Sherman
MIDWEST:
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Traveling to Asia through the ARCC Gap Year Program before attending University of Denver Dana Grad Travel through Ecuador and Peru before attending DePaul University Jimmy Friedman Travel to Zambia, Patagonia and Peru before attending McGill University Madison O’Brien
Military:
Hyun Jin Adelle Manalo Casey Zirbel
Alabama
University of Alabama Kasper Gozdecki Michael Schiewe
Misc:
Aveda Cosmetology School, Iowa
Florida
Intern and live on an organic farm through WWOOF Vlad Lossitch
INTERNATIONAL: British Columbia
Mexico
University of British Columbia Masha Arzumanov
Mexico City College Marco Moran
Holland
Netherlands
University of Amsterdam Casper Mollee
Utrecht University Maxime Sabel
Ireland
Scotland, UK
University College Dublin Keelan Meehan
University of Edinburgh Emily Horvath
University of Central Flo Anna Marie Raymond University of Miami Marissa Takaki University of Tampa Nicole Maestranzi
Georgia
Emory University Ashley Oldshue University of Georgia Katie Hauldren Dani Levenson Savannah College of Art and Design Jack Masini Andzelika Mazur
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NOTE FROM THE EDITORS: Logos are determined by most attended university per state. Only students who responded to the survey and decided that they wanted to be included are published on this map. Graphic by Madison O’Brien
NORTHEAST: Connecticut Kelly Cordes Sacred Heart University Wes Blodig University of Connecticut Olivia Eigel University of Hartford Julia Packer Yale University Lauren Ribordy Stephanie Smelyansky
SOUTHEAST:
orida
Kentucky
Bellarmine University Jordan Arrigo University of Kentucky Anna Mazzucchelli
Louisiana
Tulane University Jane Brennan Sarah Nwia Tracy Tojo
Mississippi
University of Mississippi Mackenzie Koch Jessica Lopez
North Carolina
Elon University Allison Berg Van Hershey Connie Hoekstra Grace Kadel Warren Wilson College Alysse Pellouchoud
South Carolina
Clemson University Danny Dragman Joe McMahon College of Charleston Johnny Savino University of South Carolina Katie McCarthy Austin St. George
Tennessee
Belmont University Alyson Merkle David Sucher Vanderbilt University Daniel Huyler Lydia Lutz Asher Rothstein
Virginia
College of William and Mary William Neely University of Virginia Peter Wassman
West Virginia
West Virginia University Isaiah Briggs-Gaines
Maryland
Goucher College Anna Busch University of Maryland Martina Dragoytchev U.S. Naval Academy Autumn Koh
Massachusetts
Boston College Madison Kane Boston University Rachel Chmielinski Georgia Kotsinis Zachary Saltzman Brandeis University Samuel Kim Emerson College Moira Brennan
New Hampshire
Dartmouth University Brendan Plunkett University of New Hampshire Lauren Horwitz
New Jersey
Princeton University Aaron Ach Noreen Andersen
New York
Cornell University Uchral Tergel The Culinary Institute of America Anna Hofmockel New York University Emma Bass Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Fiona Smialek State University of New York - New Paltz Brian Kuncheria Syracuse University Tyler Aki Janie Kahan University of Rochester Jin Kim Christopher Park
Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University Kaily Bruch Franklin & Marshall College Sophie Marchionne Haverford College Bill Kosmidis Pennsylvania State University Mason Lee Michael McPeek University of Pittsburgh Courtney Smith
Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island Brooklyn Hans
Washington D.C.
American University Danny Colombo Jeremy Eckerling Marley Hambourger George Washington University Sarah Nadler Joshua Shin
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ILLINOIS: American Academy of Art Isabele Grach Bradley University Frank Bak Lauren Deal Chamberlaine College of Nursing Gabriella Berman Columbia College of Chicago Richard Colman Lyle Padios Sierra Rivero Priya Seth Amanda Stein Damian Wasilewski Charles Weaver DePaul University Anita Amlani Jake Aquino Anthony Asmari Vadik Bagdasarian Jessica Barnhisel George Cahill Cody Dietrich Andy Duric Mary Fakhouri Claire Fisher Joshua Gillani Will Hauser Jessica Hoker Shan Kadalimattom Sammy Kouriabalis Adam Krempasky Eunice Lee Michael Lewandowski Jasmine Melchor Samantha Pahos Austin Paul Olivia Peera Melissa Pratt Ioannis Ress Nicole Sulewski Silvija Vesligaj Austin Yapor Chris Youkhana Devry University Joshua Wendt Dominican University Olivia Maj Elmhurst College Quinn Conaghan Jacqueline Jasinski Harper Community College Fabio Campo Hannah Flanagan Illinois Institute of Technology Sayeed Mohammed Paulina Pys Ryan Schonken Illinois State University Kearney Almond Soo Bin-Yoo Jackie Buhay-Castro Jacqueline Conkle Jack Giannini
Nicole Giliana George Hahn Emily Meyer Hannah Nelson Anna Rafalko Alex Rotman Stella Tantillo Jessie Wax Ashley Young Illinois Wesleyan University Ellie Giannakopoulos Bram Hill Aaron Kahn Elizabeth Love Kaitlyn O’Brien Minji Will Knox College Megan Noone Reshma Rajan Alicoe Sweet Lake Forest College Katie Lenz Hafsa Sultana Yvette Tenenbaum London Eyes Gabriella Carlotta Loyola University Melissa Achettu Gabi Cepeda J.C. Fontanilla Syma Haider Cynthia Karnezis Ereni Kourkouvis Kevin Lee Joseph Pineda Elizabeth Sulejmani Moody Bible Institute Joe Lee Northeastern Illinois University Tanya Perchyk David Zepeda Northern Illinois University Vanessa Aguayo Kristen Arms Alex Lugo Brandon Nakashima Shouki Shunnarah Cooper Theriault North Park University Sammi Wykurz Northwestern University Alex Alwan Ambuj Bhalla Avi Dravid Brian Fogarty Ari Jacobson Justine Kim Taewoo Kim Michelle Kwon Areesha Majeed Dusan Markovic Evan Ren Anastasios Roumeliotis Alex Stone
MIDWEST: Iowa
Coe College Jocelyn Gilbert Des Moines Area Community College Connor Pauly Iowa State University Shane Cunningham Yianni Ekosidekas Sam Featherstone Michael Mainzer Yasi Mansoorieh Samuel Manzella Michael Montemurro Sean Thomas Loras College Logan Progavich University of Iowa Daniel Bernstein Autumn Dickholtz William Gonzalez Jimmy Nash Robby Nelson Jessica O’Young Nick Price Robert Shkarovsky Katie Wells Ryan Wielgos
Indiana
Butler University Brooklyn Cohen Richard Jones IV DePauw University Sean McDonagh Andrew Warner
North Central College Yasmin Chavez Bradley Kirby Oakton Community College Rubi Aguilar Joshua Allen Sruthi Anthony Jackie Bataa Jessica Chepurda Luke Chirayil Nerly Daniel Julissa Doeble Andrew Garza Irving Guerrero Maksim Gulamov Peter Isaac Amsal Issa June Kim Min Ji Kim Adrian Kolody Soju Kunchandy Amanda Kulmakorpi Bueno John Lorr Alejandro Melo Konrad Michalak Altan Naranbaatar Haneen Ouyoun Serena Rayyan Alexander Rivero Gaby Santana Bobby Sarov Amar Silic Nick Swanson Angel Teji Bogdan Vanciu Brandon Walsh Ahilin Zamudio Gio Zavala Parkland College Michael Clarke Southern Illinois University Donovan Hampton Elijah Mamon Al Catie Weinman Trinity International University Jacob Acocella University of Chicago Ruhi Bhaidani University of Illinois - Chicago Ryan Ahn Gabby Bursak Yun Hwa Chang Ryan Fontillas Ruxi Griza Elizabeth Han So Han Susan Han Laylah Khan Mary Memi Daniel Mulhern Tasneem Ouyoun Joseph Rybinski University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Monica Adamczyk Zain Al-Khalil Sophia Andricopulos
Indiana University Daniel Arenson Jonathan Baikov Hanna Billimoria Brianna Demirlika Samantha Garman Kyle Gorman Kaden Ignelzi Sara Mouayed Gavin McClanahan Peter Pappas Mark Risinger Maya Shafer Peter Stellas Erika Szafranski Joseph Tangoora Notre Dame Danny Neuson Purdue University Andrew Callas Benya Chongolee Stephen Clare Rachel Cloud Kunal Gupta Jay Jennings Ben Stryker
Kansas
University of Kansas Gina Lathrop Gabbie Malik Emily Melente Jackie Rosenthal
Michigan
Cornerstone University Frank Feiter
Grand Valley State University Kelly Hanson Michigan Technical University Brian Sedin Hope College Michelle Eriksson Anne Snow Michigan State University Elana Aavik Todd Frank Serah James Ken Park University of Michigan Kiran Ajani Ryan Buckingham Emmi Carr Evan Chang Matt Grant Mikey Henderson Noah Kerwin Michael O’Connor
Minnesota
University of Minnesota Jackie Cortopassi Emma Dean Annie Emme Ellie Haramaras Jack Molitor
Missouri
Missouri Valley College Corinne Arcos University of Missouri Regina Anderson Tatiana Fabregas Olivia Flores Hailey Hauldren
Heather Herrmann Peter Leftakes Eleni Pappas Greg Weickert Washington University in St. Louis Kaitlin Day Jeremy Fine Michael Fogarty Erik Tomasic Nate Turk Emily Wyland
Katie Cooper Tami Erlich Taylor Bielanski Shea Filler Rachel Healy Grace Maher Katie Maher Joe Mrowiec Danny Pospiech Wittenberg University Paul Salay
Ohio
Wisconsin
Case Western Reserve University Shannon Carroll Aidan Klemm Dennison University Nicholas Schurer Emily Sonneborn Miami University - Ohio Elizabeth Berlin Marc Feldman Maggie Goranson Shelby Maclean Breck Murphy Rachel Orsinger Jake Pagano Sara Prenner Reed Stryker Ohio State University Rachel Spector Ohio Wesleyan University Matt Musich Ohio University Ben Schwartz Megan Springer University of Dayton Kelli Antman Mike Berg Sam Carter
Connor Watson University of WisconsinPlatteville Bradley Naal University of WisconsinStevens Point Carlos Benitez-Lopes University of WisconsinMilwaukee Kimon Bolaris Alverno College Caroline Caspers Carroll University Sherin Chacko Jonathan Thomas Supriya Cheriyampurathu Danica Golmayo Chris Jacob Carthage College Sarah Odeshoo Maddie Palmerson Jack Schiltz
Marquette University Seby Achettu Sonya Ajani Andrijana Andelkovic Daniel Castelli Sara Kuramitsu Carley Mahoney Gabby Majcher Shana Michael Kylie O’Hara Jex Philip Ben Wiberg Sylvia Wojslaw Paula Zdanowski University of WisconsinLa Crosse Kelly Anderson University of Wisconsin-Madison Ashley Batra Alexis Brill Claudia Dyrda Chloe Farber Xavier Franczyk Calli Haramaras Grace McCune Jon Salomon
Michael Arkema Matthew Baeckelandt Lauren Brennan Ellie Britton Stacie Cho Elizabeth Chong Nathaniel Clough Christina Coleman Michael Cooper Michal Cymbalisty Emily Davenport Henry Dickson Sinead DiStasio Patrick Dziura Vinise Elackattu Michidmaa Enkhbaatar Daniel Fookson Catherine Frey Dustin George Riaz Gillani Sammy Gruenberg Renee Hahm Christopher Halliwell Drew Heitzman Eryk Helenowski Insup Hong Hyeon Jin Rachel Kahn John Karamichos Kara Kilpatrick Hyerin Kim Margaret Kim Michelle Kolkevich Sydney Kozloski Eric Krupinski Nazia Lalani Min Lim Gina Mahon Demetri Maroutsos Monica Masini AJ Moen Aleksandra Myrda Kee Joo Nam Daniel Nowicki Johnny O’Gara Pavel Ouroumov Justin Park Aniket Patel Bryana Peters Christina Piron Megan Ploetz Ben Samborn Julia Sapozhnikov Hannah Seo Jeeseok Seo Connor Sklena Priya Soni Nicholas Suhadolnik Diba Tannazi William Thoelecke Yada Thia Jazzia Ubeid Arti Veller Maggie Ziegler Western Illinois University Dulce Moyo Emmanuelle O’Connor
Beloit University Josh Konrad University of WisconsinWhitewater Jarod Lorenz Lawrence University George Mavrakis Jordan Spalding St. Norbert College Trenton Nicioli Jake Pekosh Milwaukee School of Engineering Pawel Rafalo Concordia University of Wisconsin Brian Tener
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Ten South athletes to play Division I athletics Photo courtesy of Glenview Announcements
Photo courtesy of Varsity Views
Photo courtesy of Varsity Views
AARON ACH
Princeton University Diving
NOREEN ANDERSON
Princeton University Lacrosse
WESLEY BLODIG
Sacred Heart University Volleyball
Photo by Ashley Clark
Fairfield University Swimming Photo courtesy of Zack Saltzman
ZACK SALTZMAN
Boston University Soccer
JON SALOMON
University of Wisconsin Swimming
Photo courtesy of Varsity Views
Photo courtesy of Kelly Cordes
KELLY CORDES
Photo by VIP Sports Photography
OLIVIA EIGEL
University of Connecticut Lacrosse
ANNIE EMME
University of Minnesota Tennis
Photo courtesy of Katie Wells
KATIE WELLS
University of Iowa Swimming
Photo courtesy of Varsity Views
FITZ STADLER
Arizona State University Baseball
SIGNING OFF: Eight seniors sign their National Letters of Intent on Nov. 12. in the Titan Conference room. All of the seniors listed above will be playing Division I athletics. Photo by Marley Hambourger
South seniors to bypass conventional college route with gap year ADDIE LYON & MARLEY HAMBOURGER senior editors Deciding where your steps out of high school will lead is, for many students, a four year-long decision making process. Many choose to take a typical route in selecting a university that suits them best; however, several South seniors have chosen to take a gap year for exploration into many different parts of the world. Senior Dana Grad is one of these seniors taking this route. According to Grad, she discovered the option through a program called ARCC Gap (Adventures Cross Country), which offered the opportunity for her to do a three month trip in Asia focused on environmental sustainability and through Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and China on this trip. Grad’s interest in this program was peaked after traveling extensively with her family. Grad claims that her past travels have contributed to her individuality greatly. “I’ve traveled a lot with my family,” Grad said. “I’ve been to Israel, England twice, and France twice. I’m not really afraid of being away from
home for a long time, I’ve kind of embraced that independence, like I did camp for like six weeks, which is not the same necessarily, but I’m comfortable being away from home.” This independence allows Grad to approach the trip with more excitement than fear overall, Grad shared. Grad plans to attend Denver University in the Fall of 2016. As her peers head straight into their freshman year of college, Grad explained that a break from school is exactly what she needs. “I’m really excited,” Grad said. “I’m someone who loves adventure and exploring new things
Grad said. “I think it will mature me and break me out of this bubble. I know that a lot of people think that going to Denver is far away, and I’m sure it will be an adventure on its own, but I crave a bigger picture of the world right now.” Similarly to Grad, senior Jimmy Friedman will take a gap year to travel through Ecuador and Peru before attending DePaul University. According to Friedman, he will be going to Quito for a few days, then taking a bus to the pueblos in the south, and then venture to various parts of Peru after that. He plans to hike to Machu Picchu and visit many of the cities there. Friedman likewise predicts that the trip will allow him to grow as a person. “I hope to learn what I want to do with the rest of my life, or maybe just get a better idea,” Friedman said. “I also want to have some experiences that set me apart from the wage-slave crowd.” According to Friedman, he wanted to take an unconventional route before going to college because he wanted to break the repetitive nature of school.
“I also want to have some experiences that set me apart from the wage-slave crowd.” -senior Jimmy Friedman
their transportation systems. I think it’s going to be good for me to take a year off from school. I think a gap year in between high school and college is the perfect opportunity to travel.” Grad has high hopes for the trip itself, but also the impact that the trip will have on her as a person. “Seeing my sister come back after [her gap year], I could see she was a different person, more mature, just more aware of her surroundings,”
“I thought I wanted more life and less school,” Friedman said. “A pattern of school and then summer over and over again was tedious and I think it will be a breath of fresh air to do something on my own accord for myself.” Senior Madison O’Brien will also be traveling as a part of her gap year before attending McGill University in Montreal, Canada. O’Brien will start in Africa and later will be accompanied by her friend Sam Brewer, a senior at Evanston Township High School, when they go to Patagonia and Peru. “My friend and I designed our trip completely by ourselves,” O’Brien said. “Planning a year is crazier and harder than you could ever imagine. I can handle the challenge, though, because I know it will all be worth it.” Traveling around the world is not a foreign concept to O’Brien. She participated on a service trip to Ghana in 2013. “I spent three weeks in Ghana the summer going into my junior year,” O’Brien said. “I helped build a kindergarten and taught in a primary school. [This year], I will be working with orphanages in Zambia, helping out on organic farms in Patagonia, and doing a jungle conservation project in Peru, so each part of my trip has a bit of service mixed in.”
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SENIOR SUPERLATIVES MOST LIKELY TO OWN AN ARRAY OF PANTSUITS:
BEST DAD BODY: JOEY TANGORRA
JANE BRENNAN
BEST BROMANCE: GEORGE KARAVIDAS AND BEN SAMBORN
MOST LIKELY TO BE ON A GAME SHOW: CAROLINE BERG
MOST LIKELY TO WIN THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE: BILLY KOSMIDIS
MOST LIKELY TO BE ON THE BACHELOR: CONNOR PAULY
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MOST LIKELY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD:
JUSTINE KIM
MOST LIKELY TO BE LATE TO GRADUATION: CHRIS FUCHS FUTURE MR. MOM: DANNY CASTELLI
FUTURE CONTESTANT ON AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL: EMMANUELLE O’CONNOR
FUTURE CAST OF THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE NORTH SHORE: MEGAN PLOETZ, BROOKLYN HANS, JESSICA CHEPURDA, KATIE HAULDREN, AND MICHELLE KOLKEVICH
STEPHANIE SMELYANSKY
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The Oracle selected highlights from 2015 news, sports and a&e events.
sports
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LIGHTS OUT VS. METEA VALLEY: BUZZER BEATER: On Friday Dec. 5, in GBS’s game against GBN, senior Chase Daniel (pictured above in a game against Evanston) steers the team to victory with a buzzerbeating 3-point shot from 20 feet out with 1.6 seconds remaining in regulation. Photo by Ashley Clark
YASMIN CHAVEZ: On April 11, the girls’ soccer team played against GBN in a fundraiser game to raise money for senior Yasmin Chavez, who was diagnosed with Non-
On Sept. 5, with the Titans leading the Metea Valley Mustangs 30-14 midway through the third quarter, John Davis Stadium received a Super Bowl XLVII-esque experience when the power went out. In one of the more exciting games of the season, senior quarterback Fitz Stadler hit senior wide receiver Chase Daniel on a 42-yard completion across the kicker Henry Tarbox for the gameseconds left to give the Titans their second win of the season. Photo by Marley Hambourger
in mid-December 2014. GBS won against GBN 4-0, and raised approximately $1,100. As of March 22, Chavez has been in remission and is looking forward to playing for North Central College next year. Both teams signed a game ball in honor of Yasmin, pictured left. Yasmin poses with coach Seong Ha and her mom, Yuridia. Photo courtesy of Seong Ha
WORLD RECORDS: On Sept. 26 at the home football game against Maine South, GBS attempted to break two world records: the most “selfies,” or self-portraits, taken in one hour and the most hugs in one minute. This goal emphasized the involved culture that exists within the student body at GBS. Photo by Kali Croke
NEW PRINCIPAL:
The District 225 Board of Ed.’s choice for the new principal of South is Lauren Fagel, a Glenbrook North alum, who will replace Dr. Brian Wegley starting July 1, 2015. According to Fagel, one of her main goals as a principal is to help foster an inclusive environment for students and teachers alike, no matter their background. Photo courtesy of Gabe Weininger
a&e V-SHOW: On February 25-28, the annual GBS Variety Show “Synergy” was performed featuring over 40 acts. Junior Komal Gupta performed her version of the song, “Spiderweb” by Haley Reinhart. Photo by Katelyn Luckey
DANCE SHOW: On Friday, Dec. 12, Orchesis, Poms, De La Cru and Latino Heat performed together on the same stage in the annual Dance Show. This year’s theme was Allegro, which included a variety of musical and dance styles due to the diversity of the groups performing. Freshman Alexandra Anderson (right) dances in a duet with Regina Anderson, her older sister, in the Orchesis show. The Andersons choreographed their dance themselves and performed the contemporary style. Photo by Marley Hambourger
JAMNESTY: promote human rights at Jamnesty, an annual event held by the STAND and Amnesty International clubs. Jamnesty annually combines music, art, speech and poetry. These are used as tools to spreadawareness and raise money for the many causes supported by the two clubs. It gave students the opportunity to speak freely and share their music in a very intimate and personal setting. Photo by Marley Hambourger
Solid advice from senior editors “Don’t apply to 10 different colleges. Just follow your gut, and instead of applying to so many schools, spend that time enjoying senior year with your friends.” - Claire Fisher “The parapros are the real MVPs of this school. Take the time to get to know them; they can have a positive impact on your high school experience.” - Breck Murphy
“Befriend Dean Bean. He may look mean and scary on the outside, but he’s really just a fuzzy teddy bear on the inside.” - Calli Haramaras “Wait at least six months before telling people you like One Direction.” - Marley Hambourger “There’s never a good time to tell people you like One Direction.” - Addie Lyon “Even if you think you can wake up every day for early bird gym, you can’t.” - Rachel Chmielinski
“Your mental and physical health take priority every time. It’s way easier to improve your grade than to improve the way you think and feel.” - Kali Croke “You can always get away with skipping a lap on the mile (and it is always worth it).” - Hailey Hauldren
“If people are stationary in the hallway during passing period, it’s acceptable to bulldoze them.” - Aaron Ach
WAUKEGAN STRIKE: In the neighboring Waukegan School District 60, approximately 17,000 students from Kindergarten to High School were out of school while the teachers went on strike. The strike began on Oct. 2 and ended on Oct. 31. The strike began as an atinsurance.
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Senior Editor Kali Croke and Co-Editors-in-Chief Lauren Frias and Hannah Mason preview must-see bands at this summer’s popular music festivals in the Chicagoland area.
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The annual three-day music festival Lollapalooza will consume all of Chicago once more with music, food and out-of-state travellers July 31-Aug. 2 at its usual territory: Grant Park. While the lineup this year is heavily recycled, it is looking to be a solid (although somewhat unspectacular) 72 hours of sound.
PAUL MCCARTNEY Rihanna and Kanye didn’t give this guy his fame, as some new generationals have concluded. Paul McCartney may have lost his shimmer to the 60’s and 70’s, but just to be able to say you saw a former Beatle is worth the massive crowd this guy will reign in. Sure his voice isn’t the greatest and, no, his set won’t be a compilation of his glory days. But it’s Paul freakin’ McCartney! Since the Beatles, McCartney has pretty much run solo, with his mustrumming. Not sure if we will be blessed with any throwback hits from the hippie era, but his voice-even if it lacks the reverb another time--will be reminiscent of a year way before ours.
snobs crowd, but I’m admittedly a die-hard Alt-J fanatic. Even though they’re Lollapalooza two-timers, I wouldn’t miss their set again for the world. These indie rockers go far beyond the classic guitar riffs and heavy drum beats -- there’s almost something robotic, and simplistic about their layered vocals and easy builds. They blend animalistic and minimalist tones nearly seamlessly, making them worthy of being labeled a successfully experimental band (which is pretty hard to nail). Not to be melodramatic, but their new album, This is All Yours, was a staple for half my senior year. While recognizable songs off of this album like “Left Hand Free” and “Every Other Freckle” never fail to move me into the summer spirit, it’s the eeriness of Miley Cyrus’s laced vocals in “Hunger of the Pine” and the softness of “Choice Kingdom” that add to their impressive dynamic.
THE WOMBATS These days the formula for summer music success seems to that. To be honest, these guys are nothing revolutionary. In fact, they’ve been around the block for a while and have only snatched a meager, but intense following of elite few who remain unwavering fans of the inescapable British accent that refuses to disap-
dynamic paired alongside quality muWarped in their 30-minute show.
NEVER SHOUT NEVER LAUREN FRIAS co-editor-in-chief For all enthusiastic alternative rock, indie, metal rock and even hip-hop fans, the Vans Warped Tour is a musical festival that can bring together a variety of music genres to a singular venue. This year, Warped is set to make a stop at Tinley Park on July 25. With this year’s promising setlist of over 100 bands, it’s hard to choose which sets to prioritize. These few bands on the tour, however, are certainly not ones to be missed.
PIERCE THE VEIL Hailing from San Diego, California, progressive post-hardcore band, Pierce the Veil (PTV), plays along the dynamic of the majority of the bands of Warped as they make their fourth appearance at the musical festival. Granted most of their preferred genre could be construed as hardcore rock, their stage presence presents itself to match the music they play. I personally prefer to stay outside of the rough mosh pit and enjoy the show from afar. Also, PTV will be one of the headliners for Warped, so there’s more of a chance that the mosh pit will feel more like a can of hot, sweaty sardines than a group of avid fans enjoying the music of their favorite band. Without a doubt, PTV presents itself to be one of the high-
HANNAH MASON co-editor-in-chief This year Country Thunder will be taking place from July 2326 in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. Compared to other festivals, Country Thunder has a more relaxed and chill vibe. While there is a listen to the music from a distance. I suggest country music lovers attend this festival, but it’s really a good time for anyone.
Representing the indie culture of Warped is Never Shout Never, a four-piece band originating from Joplin, Missouri. Having progressed from a mainly acoustic genre to a more alternative rock feel, the band will undoubtedly have a different set atmosphere since the last time I saw them back at Warped in 2010. In terms of stage presence, headlining for Warped will contribute to their surely already large audience. Watching from a distance could be a preferable option for most, but their music won’t create a mosh pit as intense as others. Speaking of music, the band released a new album, Recycled Youth Volume 1 back in March. The album features redone singles from past years, and I’m anticipating that by bringing back these oldies, there’s a chance that they’ll exhibit the new versions of the
THE LEGEND RETURNS: Performing with The Wings in 1976, Paul McCartney plays his guitar. McCartney had a long career with the Beatles and is continuing to perform post-Beatles. Photo courtesy of Wikiportrait
pear during songs. Because of this, it makes it hard to call a band that has a substantive track record an “underdog,” but it is likely that most people have never even heard the name.
meaning that his lyrics emphasize connections between literature, classical poetry and the cultural history of rap. MC Lars, in spite of his engaging music, doesn’t have much of a fanbase in comparison to other bands on tour, so you’re sure to get close to front during his set. If you’re looking for a break from the serious rock atmosphere, be sure to check out MC Lars for an educational yet entertaining musical literature lesson.
DARING DREW:
Performing on his guitar in 2011, Christofer Drew showcases his unique style and musical sound. Drew is a member of the band Never Shout Never, a popular indie band, and will perform at this year’s Warped Tour. Photo from Flickr
MC LARS Creator of nerdcore hip-hop, Northern California rapper MC Lars will make a second appearance at Warped Tour to embody yet another musical genre on the tour. His catchy songs are sure to get stuck in your head (in a good way), and while you’re murmuring the lyrics to yourself throughout the day, know that you’re spouting some literature rhymes. MC Lars specializes in “lit-pop”, a term he coined
LUKE BRYAN As a two-time winner of the Academy of Country Music Award’s most prestigious category, Entertainer of the Year, Luke Bryan is the headlining act that I am most excited to see. Known for hits such as, “Country Girl (Shake it for Me)” and “That’s my Kind of Night,” Bryan integrates rock and classic country to form a more modern sound. His latest hits consist of the song, “Play it Again,” from his album Crash My Party and “Games” from Spring Break… Checkin’ Out,which came out on Mar. 10 and his newst hit which came out on May 19, “Kick up the Dust”. I doubt he will live up to his great entertainer status, and include some of the “booty shaking” showcased in some of his viral videos on Youtube.
MADDIE AND TAE Perhaps one of the newest names in country, this dynamic female duo is made up of Maddie Marlow and Taylor Dye. According to Great American Counwere introduced through their voice coach at the age of 15. The song that drew them to fame, “Girl in a Country Song,” is a strong female anthem. It currently has 22 million views on Youtube and is the
COUNTRY BOY: Performing with acoustics and piano, Luke Bryan showcases his versatility in country music. Bryan is one of the main acts at Country Thunder this year. Photo from Flickr
They’re known for their tight, swift harmonies and lyrics that captivate listeners with strong inspirational messages while also maintaining a catchy tune, as seen in their song “Fly”. The uniqueness of this duo will get them far in the country industry, and they’re worth seeing if you want to preview the new faces of country music.
THE SWON BROTHERS The Swon Brothers, Zach and Colton, got their start after placing third on The Voice in 2013, and are probably one of the more well known acts to come out of that show. Zach is the lead singer of the two, with Colton supplying harmonies and guitar. Their self-titled album came out in October 2014, with their most popular songs including “What I’m Thinking About”, “Later On” and “Pray for You.” With all their experience of live singing on The Voice, I’m sure they will have a great stage presence and interact really well with the audience. An artist can lose focus on their singing when they become more popular and also have to worry about choreography. As artists who seem fairly grounded, I’m expecting them to sound really similar to the music I hear from them on the radio.
THE CADILLAC THREE Originally named The Cadillac Black, The Cadillac Three consists of native Nashville residents Jaren Johnston, Neil Mason and Kelby Rayhave. The guys, in my opinion, represent the “bad boys” of country music. The sound is more of a hard rock fused with folk, as seen in their most popular songs, “I’m Southern” and “Party Like You.” Their latest song just came out in April of this year and is more of a ballad entitled “White Lightning.” The contrast between their rock songs and this lighter ballad is enormous, but I liked hearing the variety of forms of music they produce. If you’re looking for a group outside the country genre norm, these guys will do that for you.
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CineYouth Festival showcases students’ films, provides experience producing “The Robin Hood Heist”. “Getting to work with all of my
HWA OH staff reporter The Chicago International Film Festival sponsored the 11th annual CineYouth Festival featuring three GBS stulege on May 7-9. Selecting entries from around the globe, the CineYouth Festival showcased the makers ages 21 and under, celebrating their creativity and skills in a public and professional setting. The award-win-
a great experience,” Pratt said. “It really let us bond as a team.” Similarly, on the set of “Cash Grab”, cooperation was partnered with both seriousness and laughs as the producers and actors worked to create their best work, according to Horwitz. “Everyone got along really well,” Horwitz said. “It was a really fun shoot because everyone was working professionally as well as being friends. One thing that was kind of funny-but wasn’t funny at the time-was when we were shootside of Viccino’s. We were just try-
the Chicago International Film Festival in October. Two light-hearted comedy
expensive, big equipment; it was noticeable, and cars were passing by and so they would always honk.”
by senior Richie Colman and sophomore Clayton Horwitz, and “The Robin Hood Heist”, produced by Colman and senior Melissa Pratt, were screened during the CineYouth Festival. “Cash Grab” featured two teenage boys’
the hurdles and accomplishments outh Festival, he commented on
for a nerdy high school student, while “The Robin Hood Heist” showed the adventure of three teenagers joining a club in search for acceptance. According to Colman, the presented in a large setting was greatly rewarding. “Not many high school-
Photos courtesy of GBS TV
SCREEN DREAMS:
screened,” Colman said. “It was an amazing opportunity and it kind of gives you shivers to see your work on the big screen.” According to Colman, the equipment used on the set of “Cash Grab” was highly advanced and is almost never available to high school students. Coleman used a Black Magic 4K Production CamFilm teacher Julia Benca attests to the quality of from the audience. “[The audience] was laughing a lot,” Ben-
ca said.“It was kind of cool. [Horwitz and Col-
just to get your point across, letting people know,
They rented equipment for it, so the quality level that they actually shot it at can’t even really [be watched] on our computers, but it was on the big screen projector so it looked really nice.” In addition to gaining a wider audience for his munity. witz said. “You can communicate on what you
collaborate in the future.’” According to Colman, plans to collaborate with
“You can create an entire new world from just the image of one camera,” Horwitz said. “You can change people’s name, you can change people’s life stories, you can do whatever you want and put it out for anyone to see.” won an award, the students were still grateful for the experience and proud of their accomplishments, according to Benca.
his college journey as he plans to major in cinematography in the fall. “I did make connections with other people that already attend Columbia College so next year when I attend, I will have already known some people due to this experience,” Colman said. Pratt commented that such collaboration and teamwork was a crucial and joyful aspect while
South artists, photographers are chosen to feature work at CSL Student Art Exhibition AAKASH BHOJWANI staff reporter Through the use of visual arts, the 27th annual CSL Student Art Exhibition showcased the creativity and talent of students from schools in the Chicago Suburban League (CSL). The exhibition took place at The Art Center - Highland Park from April 11-22. GBS students were among the artists who had their work displayed at the event. According to Art teacher Natalie Ingaunis, each of the four art teachers at South selected 10 to 14 pieces to be displayed at the exhibit. “I look for some of the best work of my students because I want the school to shine when it is
YOUNG GUITARIST: Through the medium of pen,
junior Grace O’Malley submitted a drawing of her friend playing guitar for the CSL Art Exhibition. Photo courtesy of Grace O’Malley
compared with all of the other schools in the galent techniques and media that the students have used in class.” Senior Dana Grad had her oil painting, titled “Keep In”, displayed at the exhibit. She says that this piece shows a hand on a fence, and that is special to her because it connects to her life. “[The piece] represented how I separate a lot of my emotions and [how] I keep [them] very private,” Grad said. “I keep myself reserved, and I as everybody else.” Junior Paola Santos-De Soto had her ceramics piece put into the exhibit. According to Santos-De Soto, her piece was a marionette and base that was modeled after ceramics artist Calan Ree. “I actually got to talk to [Ree],” Santos-De Soto said. “She actually gave me a lot of tips and advice on how to create [the piece]. She was actually very, very happy. It inspired her too which is kind of great.” Ingaunis believes that it is valuable that artists are able to communicate their ideas to others when their work is displayed. “Usually, we make art as a way to give voice to our visual ideas, so it’s extremely important to show the work,” Ingaunis said. While having the opportunity to show others cording to junior Grace O’Malley, getting to view able. “When your work is displayed, it gets you out there looking at your artwork and leads to you looking at other people’s artwork,” O’Malley
you can do.” Like O’Malley, junior Clare Curtis felt that it was inspiring to see the exhibit, but she believes that it can be overwhelming as well. “It’s an amazing show to go to,” Curtis said. “It’s overwhelming and exciting at the same time amazing artwork that is so creative, inspirational [and] thoughtful. It’s just overwhelming to see everything that everybody can do, but it’s also nice to see that you were chosen to be a part of that beauty that was there.” Santos-De Soto said that one piece especially caught her eye when she went to the exhibit. “It was a frog eating the head of a person, but they both are kind of deformed,” Santos-De Soto said. “It was just the most incredible piece I think I have ever seen. To have a student make that was just really, really shocking and super inspiring.” Curtis thinks that this exhibit is unique because
“It’s just overwhelming to see everything that everybody can do, but it’s also nice to see that you were chosen to be a part of that beauty that was there.” -junior Clare Curtis
“I think it’s special because you are pulling the best of the best of all of these schools and just to bring it all together makes everyone that is involved feel special and inspired,” Curtis said. “It’s a new way of seeing work from your peers.” According to Ingaunis, the feedback that the GBS art program has received from the exhibit has been positive. “I got quite a bit [of feedback] from teachers of other schools and parents,” Ingaunis said. “They loved the work. They think that as a whole GBS looks really strong in our art production.” time this year, Santos-De Soto said that this experience has increased her passion for art. “It was a great experience,” Santos-De Soto said. “I would do it again in a heartbeat.”
CLAY CRAY: Created from inspiration by ceramic
artists Calan Ree and Juan Quezada, sculptures from juniors Paola Santos-De Soto (above) and Alex Remeniuk (below) were chosen to be displayed in the CSL Art Exhibition. According to Remeniuk, both sculptures stemmed from a project in class where the students replicated work from an artist that interested them.
Photos courtesy of Paola Santos-De Soto and Alex Remeniuk
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Glenbrooks perform energetic, comedic musical NICK MORAN & JOHN PARK staff reporters After countless hours of toes tapping, mouths singing and hands scribbling on scripts, the 2015 Glenbrook Musical, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, drew in audiences from April 29-May 2. The double cast made viewers laugh as their parody of a ’60s corporate business displayed this year’s collaboration between North and South. The entire production started off like any other Glenbrook Musical: with auditions. According to sophomore Aidan Demsky, he was both nervous and excited when it came to audition time. “They usually give you little sections of music to sing to prepare for and then you also do cold reads of monologues,” Demsky said. “Then there’s the dance on the stage, which is the scariest part.” While auditioning was under way, South’s stage crew, lead by Stage Manager Emily Horvath, began constructing the set. Horvath and the building/paint crew prepared a ‘60s-themed set under the direction of Rich Winship, set designer and technical director. According to Horvath, it was important to maintain the themes of the musical in the set construction. “It was like a funny version of Mad Men a little bit,” Horvath said. “It had that sort of color and feel as far as costuming, and the color palette we chose [was] from the ‘60s.” Also in the works was a 61-piece live orchestra to perform each piece of music for the production under the leadership of orchestra director Aaron Kaplan. Sophomore Jean-Paul Rodriguez played trumpet in the pit, performing a myriad of songs with musicians from both North and South. Rodriguez said preparation was important and taken very seriously, including hours of rehearsing at school and at home. “[You need to] get in the mindset before the musical, not just playing the notes,” Rodriguez said. “You have to be prepared. No slacking off because [when you miss an] entry, you mess up a song.” Much of the singing in the production was under the instruction of Marty Sirvatka, South’s choir teacher. He was in charge of teaching the vocal pieces to the singers, as well as making sure they all sounded outstanding together. According to Director John Knight, Sirvatka has worked with the musical for over 20 years, but this was Sirvatka’s last year. “[Sirvatka] has a vast amount of experience and knowledge in their singing.” Knight said. “This is also his last year doing the musical, so there’s going to be big With students working together, there was also an emotional level of growth that came from their interaction with the show. According to junior Chuck Quinn IV, who starred as J. Pierrepont Finch in one of the two casts, he eventually grew very close
JOYFUL JULIA: Sing-
ing “Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm,” Julia Packer performs in the musical, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. She played one of the leads, Rosemary Pilkington.
Photo by Marley Hambourger
THE EXPRESSIVE SIDE OF BUSINESS: Performing in the musical, South senior Aaron Kahn sings “Coffee Break” with fellow cast member South sophomore Yael Sheinfeld. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying consisted of comedic lines and large musical numbers with choreography. The music, directed by Martin Sirvatka, and the choreograpahy, directed by Bonnie Laskie, worked together to portray the tone of each song. Photo by Marley Hambourger
with many fellow cast members, including those from North. “When we really start to get close is the week before the show because that’s when we’re all here until 9 or 10 at night,” Quinn said. “During weekends, we were here from 10 [a.m] to 10 [p.m.] [to] really just work [on] the show, and that’s when we all really come close because we’re all together for so long.” Their weeks of preparation were displayed on April 29, when
group not doing their job because everything depends on everyone being ready at all times.” From overseeing everything from the stage crew, to the cast, to the orchestra, Knight encountered several challenges, including working with students from both schools, but he was able to create a cohesive group. “Coordinating all of those 150 students’ schedules to all be on the same page and do the same thing at the same time and communicate to everybody is probably the hardest part,” Knight said. Another key part of the production was choreographer, Bonnie Laskie. While some students have no experience with dancing and other students have been taking dance classes for years, Laskie has to accommodate to each of the 80 students’ skillsets, according to Knight. She has also worked with the musical for over 20 years, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying was her last Glenbrook musical.
“It’s very surreal talking to people afterwards and realizing that people were watching [what] you do [in the] show.” -junior Chuck Quinn IV
public showing. Quinn points out that this year’s production gave all that were involved one week less to prepare, making them work harder and faster than usual. “The nice thing is that because of the lights [on stage], you can’t see anyone, so you don’t have to think about that,” Quinn said. “But it’s very surreal talking to people afterwards and realizing that people were watching [what] you do [in the] show.” While actors like Quinn and Demsky sang and danced on stage, technicians worked the lights, and the crew moved props. According to Horvath, much of the work on the day of performances is just a repeat of what had been done in practices. However, she emphasized that teamwork plays a major role in the success of the musical. “A lot of it is just preparation and communication,” Horvath said. “Those are the two most important things. You can’t have one
als when students didn’t know a word of dialogue, music or choreography. “That’s one thing the audience will never know,” Knight said. journey we’ve all taken.”
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DIRTY DEFENSE: Cradling the ball, junior Nate Stadler runs across the turf holding off a GBN defender (left), senior Jack Schiltz sprints to assist South teammate in an attempt to score (top right) and junior Luke Howland positions himself to prevent GBN from scoring (bottom right). South lost to GBN with a score of 2-13. Photos by Ashley Clark
Men’s lacrosse loses in first round of playoffs SOPHIE HENSLEY & CASSIDY JACKSON staff reporters Despite the 2015 men’s lacrosse team having an overall record of 8-8, head coach Dan Leipert attests that the team’s overall record does not take into account the close proximity of matchups this season, which ended on May 19. The team was knocked out early in the playscore of 5-6. “We’ve got blown out twice [this season] by the number one team and the number three team in the state, but if you look at [our other matchups] they were very close,” Leipert said as the season came to an end. “[However], I think we could be doing much better than we are. Some of that comes down to everybody sticking on the same page. We haven’t played a full season of good lacrosse; we’ve had break downs throughout the season.” According to Leipert, one of the devastating defeats felt by the team was against the number three team in the state and rival, Glenbrook North on April 30, which ended with a closing score of 13-2 GBN.
“I was disappointed, and the boys on the team were embarrassed,” Leipert said. “We were overwhelmed by the pressure [of their defense and] they would double team, so that threw us off. From now on, we are making it a point in practice to play with a higher pressure defense, so offense can learn how to handle that. The game play wasn’t suffering; the execution was.” Junior captain McLain Murphy believed that the team was crippled due to the absence of key players, yet the team didn’t use that as an excuse and expects more from themselves. “We were missing some key players, but we aren’t going to let that be our excuse,” Murphy said. “We simply got outplayed and had a rough time generating offense against their tough zone defense. It’s upsetting losing to North, but I would be very excited if we received another chance to play them.”
In contrast, junior captain E.J. Reynolds asserts that the GBN match demonstrated the Titan’s it served as an opportunity for bench players to get a chance to play. “It was a close loss, but our defense played really well,” Reynolds said. “Unfortunately we didn’t have a lot of our starters there due to Kairos, but I think it was a good showcase of our secondary efforts as far as starters. It was a good experience for kids to play when they’re usually on the bench.” A week after the team’s loss to GBN, the team took another defeat to Libertyville. Despite the defeat, Leipert asserts that the game showed the team’s ability to keep their energy up in close matches and is proud of the team’s effort. “That game was awesome, but it was a shame that we let it slip away,” Leipert said. “It was
“Our offense finally started to click this past game against Schaumburg [and] our defense has been doing a great job.” -junior McLain Murphy.
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[like] a game of chess. They would do things, and we would make adjustments and we would do things and they would adjust. We fought hard. If we didn’t bury ourselves at the beginning of the game or let it slip away at the end, [we would have won]. [However], I think we were outplaying them the entire game, so I was happy with that despite the outcome.” Schaumburg on May 12, which ended in a loss with a score of 13-7. According to Leipert, he has high standards for the team to hopefully avenge some past defeats in the future. “We expect to win,” Leipert said before the playoffs. “The rest of the season we should be able to use what we learned from the teams [we’ve played] and use that to our advantage.” Furthermore, Murphy expected the boys to come out on top during playoffs and feels the team had the skills to do so. “We [had hoped] to be the underdogs in the playoffs this year and make a big run,” Murphy game against Schaumburg [and] our defense [had] been doing a great job. [I was hoping] we [could have] really come together as a team and [made] a big run during playoffs.”
Men’s tennis sends McClanahan brothers to state RYAN LARSEN staff reporter
The men’s varsity tennis team has amassed a record of 10-8 this season. their most recent invitational at GBS on May 2. According to head coach Larry F a u l k n e r, key players include brothers Gavin McClanahan, senior Captain, and sophomore Bryce McClanahan, who have been vital to the team this season. Faulkner said that it is their determination that helps secure victories. “They hustle and they’re relentless on the court, they don’t give up any points,” Faulkner said. “They’re real battlers on the court. They do a really nice job, hitting where [the opposing teams] aren’t.”
The men were defeated by Stevenson with a score of 1-6. Gavin and Bryce McClanahan were the only ones who conquered Stevenson. Gavin says that having a plethora of young talent bodes well for the upcoming seasons and will help them achieve more of their goals. “We have a lot of young guys, which is good for the future,” McClanahan said. “We’ve got two freshmen and a couple sophomores.” Faulkner thought that getting a few members of the team to the sectionals was a realistic goal, but understood that the competition would be tough. Glenbrook North had young, successful teams last year, and they’re all returning,” Faulkner said. before sectionals. “There’s going to be some kids that were all-state or better that won’t even qualify out of that section. If we can get somebody out of there, that will be really an accomplishment.” According to Faulkner, practicing routine drills frequently helped the team. “Just working on what we’ve been
working on all year, it sounds like the basics, but [...] you want to be aggressive, and yet consistent, and that’s a tough combination.” Senior Vadik Bagdasarian said that team bonding contributed to their success on the court. Going out to eat is a frequent after-practice activity for the team.
Bagdasarian said. “During team practices we all like to kind of have fun. It’s not always serious, we’re always trying to boost each other [up] and laugh.” Many of the players recall memorable moments from the season; Bagdasarian recounts a moment from a match against Evanston. “When we were playing against Evanston, I was the last one left on the court,” Bagdasarian said. “It was a really tight match. Everyone on my team kept supporting me. The support overcome [my opponent] and win. It showed me how teams can make each other better.” Gavin and Bryce will be going to state as a doubles team the weekend of May 29.
FEROCIOUS FOLLOW THROUGH: Following through on a swing, senior Vadik Bagdasarian hits
the ball to his opponent. The men end their season with a record of 10-8. Photo courtesy of Vadik Bagdasarian
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Soccer reflects on season after regional loss DANI TUCHMAN & HANNAH MASON co-editors-in-chief
to junior defender Anne Brennan, the Titans came lost [by] trying to remember all of the good times According to Peters, she has notable chemis-
corner kicks throughout the course of their season. The Titans held the lead
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“You never know what’s going to be thrown at you; our team definitely made the best of what we were given.” -Junior Olivia Peters
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did not affect the team’s offense. goals. “Throughout that en-
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Baseball leads conference, mentally prepares for playoffs HANNAH MASON co-editor-in-chief
of fun.” According to senior Connor Pauly, he felt the son.
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The Oracle’s monthly Q & A with an athlete that was nominated by the Sports editors and voted on by South students. HANNAH MASON co-editor-in-chief
Senior captain Jazzia Ubied finished her fourth year of varsity track on a high note, according to Ubied. GIRLS GETTING GOALS: Celebrating after scoring against Loyola, junior Sarah McDonagh runs to join her teammates in a huddle. GBS lost to Loyola with a score Photo courtesy of Varsity Views; www.varsityviews.com
Women’s lacrosse looks to surpass past ranking GABRIELA COZZONE & CAROLYN KUHN staff reporters Photo courtesy of Jazzia Ubied
What is your favorite part of track? “Track meets. They are always fun and [I] get to spend quality time with the team and [we] bond and cheer for each other.” What advice would you give to other GBS athletes? “Even [though] sports can get hard with school work and other things going on in your life, sports can actually be a stress reliever and can help you relax and enjoy yourself.” What are your goals for this season? “My goals were to place well in both indoor and outdoor conference. Both goals were accomplished and I am happy with my senior year of track.” What has been your favorite memory from this season so far? “Geting kicked out of New Trier at conference because apparently at New Trier they don’t allow people from other schools to be inside [the school].” What are your plans for track after high school? “I’m not going to continue running at the competitive level in college but I will probably join an intramural team.”
With a current record of 17-3, the women’s lacrosse team has their eyes set on winning state*, according to senior captain Olivia Eigel. “[Our goals are to] stay intense in practice and push each other to get better,” head coach Annie Lesch said. “We want to come at the top opponents with new tricks up our sleeve, like new plays and defenses.” Lesch says that when it comes to bigger games, the team has to focus on playing their game with intensity and not focus too much on the other team’s name. According to Lesch, there have been two key losses that inspired the team to do better going into playoffs. to New Trier and the second was a 14-12 loss to Loyola, according to senior captain Jane Brennan. “I think we had a little more
we played much more composed than we did against New Trier,” Lesch said. “I would say we played a better game.” According to Lesch, both teams were scoring in waves of three at a time, but eventually Loyola pulled away and was up
“It just goes to show you that you should never give up because the second [Loyola] started to hang their heads, we p i c k e d ours up, and that’s something that’s really impressive about our team: that we never gave up,” Brennan said. Brennan says that another key game was against Sycamore, a top-ranked team from Ohio. Sycamore is easily comparable to New Trier in terms of talent and ability, and GBS played Sycamore two days after their loss to New Trier, according to Brennan. Brennan
“The second [Loyola] started to hang their heads, we picked ours up, and that’s something that’s really impressive about our team: that we never gave up.” -senior Jane Brennan
the last minute of game play, South came back to score three unanswered goals, losing by two, Lesch says. “I think it just gave the girls a taste of being that close to [Loyola] at the end of the game, and [Loyola] has been the reigning state champ for a while now,” Lesch said. “I think it gave the
said that at the end of the game it was tied 7-7, but instead of falling behind and making the same mistake the team did against New Trier, GBS scored an extra goal having to go into overtime. According to Eigel, the team has played some of their biggest games without starting goalie senior Autumn Koh. Junior goalie Michaela Skweres has come in, game, Lesch says. “I think the team has really rallied behind [Skweres], it’s been impressive,” Lesch said. “They’ve done a really good job of pumping [Skweres] up and telling her that they are supportive of her and they’ve got her back. I’ve been impressed with how maturely they’ve handled it and how much they want to see [Skweres] have are a huge reason she is feeling good about her position.” *The Oracle went to print on May 27.*
Men’s volleyball aims to reduce errors, improve consistency
SAMANTHA CASEY co-sports editor
The men’s volleyball team making the sectional tournament, according to head coach Tim Monahan. The team was in second place in conference behind New cord, heading into post season play this week*. According to Monahan, the team has a strong offense but needs to work more on defense. Monahan attributes their strong offense to junior setter Alex Freidinger and Wes Blodig, senior captain and outside hitter. “[Freidinger] runs the court [and] our offense; he keeps getting to Blodig,” Monahan said. “The two of them really bring up the level of play for everyone around them.” According to Blodig, at the beginning of the season his main goal for the team was to
improve the team chemistry so they could be more successful in games. “There’s no doubt that every player on this team has enough skill to compete, but what we needed to focus on was bonding as a team,” Blodig said. “It’s kind of like we are a family; on the court what we do and don’t do together makes a difference rather than pure skill.” The main focus at this point in
Blodig believes that the team’s errors are what caused them to lose to New Trier on May 11. The
the postseason, according to Monahan. A few of the skills that need to be improved is the team’s serving, passing and trying to eliminate as many errors as possible, according to Blodig.
Monahan said, ‘You are way better than this team; you just have to believe in it and cut down on your mistakes and play like the players you are,’” Blodig said. “Then the second game was really good. We took them to three [games] and in the third game we came out with so much
Do you have any pre-meet rituals? “[I] eat a lot of pasta, listen to pump up music before a race [and] drink a lot of water.”
with them and beat them as well.” Brennan agrees with Lesch that the Loyola game brought up the
KILLS AGAINST THE KITS: Photo by Ashley Clark
“We [...] gave them too many points, and [New Trier] ran [with] it and beat us,” Blodig said. The team has lost twice to New Trier, but beat Evanston twice. Blodig thinks the team’s
energy and a positive attitude [that] we just swept them in the last game.” During the CSL crossover match against GBN on May 20 at home, GBS won both games of
was the second time GBS played GBN after losing to them on April due to injury. “We just played as a team and we came out strong [against GBN],” Blodig said. “We went back to [the] basics and focused on our serve receive and our blocking, and because of that we were able to run a fast and successful offense.” *The Oracle went to print on May 27.*