Lucy Cho, Sarah Boeke, Features Editor, Opinions Editor
December 13, 2019
After creating a meme for an assignment in her Advanced Placement United States History class, junior Annie Welch decided to make her own meme account on Instagram to post history-related memes.
“I think [memes are] really ...
Caitlyn Lofland, Samrah Abbasi, Features Editor, Editor-at-Large
December 13, 2019
After using social media for many years as a way to talk with friends, senior Emma Chassman recently created an Instagram account for her fashion interest.
“I decided to make a fashion account because I wanted to inspire o...
Haley Sandlow and Eli Traub, Opinions Editor and Page Editor
November 8, 2019
A high school student was pushed up against a locker. He was punched *in the arm. He was slapped on the side of his head. Decades ago, he was one of many victims of physical bullying. Yet today, the landscape of bullying has ...
Maya Fridman, Features Editor
September 27, 2019
In 1973, the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case was passed allowing a woman the right to legally have an abortion until the point in which a fetus would be able to survive outside the womb.
According to Dr. Carolyn Mills, obstetrician...
Judy Feng, Features Editor
September 27, 2019
Walking into her 6-7A Advanced Placement European History class on the first day of school, sophomore Alicia Amsel was not expecting to be handed a four-hour-long reading assignment.
Amsel, who took World Civilizations freshman...
Ellie Pazol, Executive Features Editor
September 27, 2019
Before the creation of Title IX in 1972, Ann Fastert, instructional supervisor for physical education from 1992-2005, recalls taking girls interested in sports, such as badminton, on “playdates” against schools in the surroun...
September 27, 2019
This issue, Torch writers explored articles spanning the last 42 years. Similarities and differences between then and now were discovered.
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Caitlyn Lofland, Features Editor
September 27, 2019
Twenty-one years ago, the school day at Glenbrook North was an entirely different experience than it is today. Classes were 45 minutes long, with the exception of science classes which lasted 60 minutes. Students went to ever...
Andreea Sabau, Executive News Editor
May 23, 2019
Looking at pictures from previous years’ May Days is an unpleasant activity for senior Gabrielle Morrison, who is a member of the Glenbrook Academy. Each year, the Academy senior class photo makes Morrison “die a little bit...
