Dec. 11/Jan. 12
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Spartans seek to share through new program at Glenbrook North
Glenbrook North is opening up its doors in a new way to members of the community as part of a program known as Spartans Share.
Held in most months throughout the school year, the program features a new staff member each session to share their life experience. The presentations will focus on a variety of different
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Nate Unterman shares his experiences while visiting CERN during Glenbrook North's first Spartans Share.
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events such travel, special conferences or interesting workshops.
"We have a phenomenal, dynamic faculty who engage in fascinating experiences. It is so exciting to have a forum through which their experiences may be shared," said Nicole Scherr, one of the faculty members behind Spartans Share.
Science teacher Nathan Unterman kicked off the first session on November 14 and discussed his experiences at CERN last summer.
For nearly a month, Unterman joined 48 other teachers from 27 different countries in lectures, experiments, discussions, teacher projects and different excursions around Geneva, Switzerland.
The next Spartan Share will take place on February 15, in the GBN library, at 3:15 p.m. It will feature Justin Gerbich and Rob Milkowski, who both visited various places in China as part of academic programs.
This event is open to the Glenbrook District 225 community and beyond.
Other faculty members behind Spartans Share include: Superintendent Mike Riggle, Unterman, Principal Paul Pryma, Associate Principal for Curriculum and Instruction Kris Frandson and Assistant Cindie Kozeluh.
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Winter Break begins Dec. 19
Friday, December 16, is the last day of school before Winter Break begins. Classes resume on Tuesday, January 3.
Please note, the offices are closed beginning Thursday, December 22 through Monday, December 26. They will also be closed on Friday, December 30 and Monday, January 2. |
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Calendar Highlights
December 2011
5- Band Parent Org. Mtg.,
7 p.m.
Booster Club Mtg., 7 p.m.
6- Choral Parents' Org. Mtg., 6 p.m.
7- Student Late Arrival, 9:40 a.m.
8-10 - Winter Play:
Of Mice and Men 7:30 p.m., nightly
12- Board of Education Mtg., 7 p.m. @GBS
13- Winter Concert,
7:30 p.m.
Winter Break, No School: December 19- January 3
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January 2012
3 - Choral Parents' Org. Mtg., 6 p.m. 4- Parent Assn. Mtg.,
7:30 p.m. 9 - Band Parent Org. Mtg.
7 p.m. Booster Club Mtg.,
7 p.m. Board of Education Mtg., 7 p.m. @GBS 16- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, No School 17-19 - Final Exams 19- Incoming Freshman Curriculum Night,
6:30 p.m. (see article) 20- Glenbrook Institute Day, No School for students 21- North Shore Jazz Festival @GBS 23- Board of Education Mtg., 7 p.m. @GBN
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GBN welcomes our new class of 2016 families
Annual Incoming Freshman Curriculum Night, January 19, 6:30 p.m.
Center for Performing Arts
Welcome new Spartans! All parents of incoming freshmen for the 2012-13 school year are encouraged to attend. Event details will be mailed to all families in early January. The staff at GBN looks forward to helping freshman plan for their first year of high school. |
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First semester final exam schedule
The first semester final exam schedule for Glenbrook North, which begins Tuesday, January 17, can be viewed by clicking here.
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Nominate an outstanding alumnus for recognition
GBN seeks nominations for the 2012 Distinguished Alumnus Award. To be considered for this award, the alum must be distinguished in his or her line of work or made a special contribution to the profession, be a good citizen, and must have graduated at least 20 years ago.
Please send your suggestion, along with supporting material, by February 14, 2012, to: Dr. Michael Tarjan, Assistant Principal/Student Activities, Glenbrook North High School, 2300 Shermer Road, Northbrook, Il 60062. |
District-wide Glenbrook musical announced: The Phantom of the Opera
Students of GBN and GBS come together each year to present a musical performance, and this time they will move audiences with The Phantom of the Opera. Performances will be held at GBN on May 2-5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sheely Center for the Performing Arts.
Phantom premiered in 1986 and went on to win seven Tony Awards, including the award for Best Musical. It was later adapted as a major motion picture, where it went on to gross more than $150 million worldwide.
The director of the show is GBN Theatre Director Julie Ann Robinson. Additional staff include: Chad Davidson (Music Director), Andy Wallace (Assistant Director), Joel Monaghan (Technical Director) and Kristin Wagner (Conductor) and Mike Tarjan (Producer). Ticket information can be obtained by calling the GBN Student Activities office at (847) 509-2671.
Auditions for the show will be held on February 28 at GBN and February 29 at GBS, with callbacks at GBN on March 1 and 2. |
GBN students learn about workplace challenges
With the help of some local professionals, students at Glenbrook North were able to learn first hand some of the difficult challenges they will face in the business world during a special presentation on Thursday, November 10.
Five members of the Rotary Club of Northbrook visited the school to talk about ethical problems in the workplace. The speakers shared real life examples of situations that arose at their own businesses, such as an employee stealing or using the Internet for personal use.
Students talked amongst themselves about how they would respond if they witnessed such an event before the speakers revealed how they handled the situation.
"We wanted students to hear real life examples of difficult situations that come up in the work place and relate that to what they have been learning in the classroom," said Career and Life Skills Instructional Supervisor Mary Kosirog.
To read more about workplace challenges, click here. |
GBN looking to give back this holiday season
This year, the sophomore, junior, senior and student association executive boards will participate in Operation Santa Claus 2011.
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Glenbrook North junior Jessie Fisher helps organize food donations during the school's Food Drive held in November.
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The students will adopt a classroom from the Goethe School. The Goethe children create "wish lists" of specific books for GBN to fulfill. A total of 35 students will be adopted this year from Goethe.
Additionally, Key Club is organizing the 2011 Holiday Gift Donor Program through Youth Services. It is a program through the Youth Services of Glenview and Northbrook where the students create "wish lists" for the holidays.
Sports, clubs, and classrooms will be sponsoring 66 families in the Glenview/Northbrook community.
If anyone wishes to participate in either program, please contact Danielle Fluegge at (847) 509-2471. |
Each month, this section will feature a different article that ran in Glenbrook North's student-run newspaper The Torch. A new edition of the paper is distributed approximately every month and can be found in newsstands throughout the school. This month's article is written by Copy Editor Varsha John.
Band marches on to victory Marching band makes history, goes undefeated
As far as drum major Jenna Mendelson can remember, the Glenbrook North vs. Maine West football game was the first time in four years that the student section sat down to listen to the marching band. Among the clapping at the end, the words "really good" and "so tale
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Photo by Zach Berkowitz
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nted" could be heard throughout the stands.
For Mendelson, "incredible" is the only word to describe this year's marching band.
Over the span of its undefeated season, the band won best in division awards at all three of its competitions. They also won nine awards in captions, categories the band is additionally judged on.
Marching band directors Mark Running and Richard Chapman choose to view "winning" in other terms.
"The only thing we can control is ourselves, so if we feel like we've done the best job that we can do, we've won," said Running. "The trophies are just an affirmation of that."
To read more, pick-up the Oct. 28 edition of The Torch or click here. |
Special Olympics team captures gold medal at state tournament
The Glenbrook United White volleyball team took home its first ever gold medal at the Special Olympics State tournament held Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30 at Harlem High School in Machesney Park. 
Glenbrook United advanced to the finals in the tournament after defeating the Western DuPage Special Recreation Association 25-8 and 25-10. The team went on to play the Rockford Strikers in the championship. Glenbrook took home the gold with scores of 25-9 and 26-24.
The wining athletes who contributed to the victorious finish at state include: Katie McManus, Karmesha White, Maddy Halamaj, Nick Locascio, Logan Pitman, Daniel Raviv, Bobby Cameron, Ryan Manso and Sean Manso. |
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