Alexandra Chertok, Staff Writer
September 28, 2018
Filed under OpEd
I distinctly remember the first day of freshman gym class.
It wasn’t because we did anything out of the ordinary. All we did was sit in attendance lines and talk about our summers. What shocked me was all the swear words I ...
Isabel Vayser, Opinions Editor
September 28, 2018
Filed under OpEd
Sometimes my mom will venture into the basement in hopes of finding memorabilia from her youth. The shelves are stacked to the brim with dusty boxes overflowing with stories for me to discover and memories for her to redisc...
Andreea Sabau, Executive News Editor
September 28, 2018
Filed under OpEd
It all started with a simple question.
“Who’s your celebrity crush?”
Bracing myself for a potentially adverse reaction, I innocently replied, “Ellen DeGeneres.”
An all-too-familiar twinge of confusion appeared...
September 28, 2018
Filed under OpEd
Text messages. Group chats. Emails. From schedule updates to homework questions, it only takes a few taps for students to contact teachers outside of school. When teachers need to send quick alerts to classes, clubs or teams, the convenience of digital conversation is...
May 24, 2018
May 24, 2018
Hope Mailing, Advertising Editor
May 24, 2018
Filed under OpEd
Hi there! You want to be the best, right? Me too.
But hold on. Backtrack. What exactly do we mean by, “the best?”
For me, it was the highest ranked title with the most prestige. The one that can fill at least fifteen minutes of family conversat...
Keena Du, Executive Opinions Editor
May 24, 2018
Filed under OpEd
For most of my life I’ve been a Cameron. Afraid to leave safe quarters, always holding back, swallowing all my thoughts and opinions, probably on the road to self-imploding and going berserk. But right now, I feel undeniably Ferris. The hardwood floor of my kitchen shak...
Jackson Weil, Staff Writer
May 24, 2018
Filed under OpEd
Since my first day of high school, we’ve had two presidents, four sequels to the Call of Duty franchise and six iterations of the iPhone, but I still can’t grow any amount of facial hair.
Four years, that’s all high school...
Nina Fridman, Staff Writer
May 24, 2018
Filed under OpEd
High school has turned me into a cranky old man.
Somehow, in just four short years at Glenbrook North, I’ve sped through the entire life cycle at a remarkable pace.
I started freshman year wide-eyed and bright-faced. I ...
Brandon Mankoff, Sports Editor
May 24, 2018
Filed under OpEd
As I reached the peak of a roller coaster, my breathing elevated. As bees swarmed my ankles on a scorching summer day, nausea overtook me. But when I was an underclassman, nothing gave me more fear and anxiety than the anticipat...
Sydney Stumme-Berg, Editor-in-Chief
May 24, 2018
Filed under OpEd
My heart is racing as the waiter approaches our table. My eyes are glued to the menu as it shakes in my hands. With one look at my furrowed brows he says, “I’ll come back in a minute,” and promptly turns to help the next table.
Sweet and savory are facing off in the boxing ring. In on...
