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More than 97.3 percent of Glenbrook South's graduating class of 2013 is pursuing higher education this fall at 164 campuses throughout the nation and select parts of the world.
Oakton Community College, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Illinois at Chicago remain the top three college choices selected by the former Glenbrook South students.
Some of the other top selected colleges or universities include Illinois State, DePaul, Loyola, University of Missouri, Indiana University, Marquette, University of Wisconsin at Madison, University of Alabama, Northwestern, Iowa State and Lake Forest.
Of the 97.3 percent of 2013 graduates attending college, 81 percent are in the Midwest - 51 percent of them in Illinois. Two graduates are attending overseas in Japan and Poland.
Two GBS graduates also were accepted into Princeton and Pepperdine, three have entered the military, one joined the Israeli Army, four have gone to work and one is taking a GAP year to volunteer with NATIV in Israel.
Additionally, three graduates also enrolled in career/technical education and 23 reported that they are participating in college athletics.
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October
7-12 Homecoming Week (see article)
14 Board of Ed. Mtg,
7 p.m. @GBS
16 Student Late Arrival, 10 a.m. PSAT Testing
17 Junior Parent Night I
23 Parents' Assoc. Mtg.,
7 p.m.
CHOICES @ Evanston
23-26 Fall Play
28 Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m. @GBS
29 Student Late Arrival,
Strictly Strings Concert,
7:30 p.m. @GBN
30 Fall Choral Concert, 7:30 p.m.
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Action required for parents wanting school text messages
Glenbrook High School District is using a new alert service for the 2013-14 school year called School Messenger. This system provides you with  important phone calls, emails and text messages for special events at the schools and during urgent situations such as a winter weather closings. Information that is sent is meant to be timely and relevant to your experience at the Glenbrooks. If you have already successfully enrolled your cell phone(s) in the School Messenger program, no further actions are required unless your number has changed.
Otherwise, an action step is required for parents who wish to receive important school messages (when applicable) via text message:
1. Text "Yes" to 68453 from the cell phone you wish to receive school text messages on.
a. Please note the cell phone MUST be listed in the student information system in order to be eligible to receive school text messages.
b. You must repeat this process for each cell phone you wish to receive messages on.
c. You will receive a confirmation text message once you have successfully completed the process.
d. Standard rates via your phone provider may apply.
e. Participating carriers include: AT&T, T-Mobile®, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Alltel, Boost, Nextel, U.S. Cellular, Dobson
f. Questions should be directed to rlukas@glenbrook225.org.
"We consider this feature to be an enhancement to the Glenbrook's communication efforts and hope our school community will find it useful," said Director of PR and Communications Karen Geddeis.
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Homecoming 2013: South at Sea
Glenbrook South is going to sea. Anchors aweigh!
Homecoming week runs from Monday, October 7 through Saturday, October 12. Monday officially kicks off the week with float building in the Autos Courtyard from 3:15 to 9 p.m. Construction will continue throughout the week up to Friday at 11 p.m.
 There is a new twist to this year's homecoming -- Friday night football! The tailgate party in the Courtyard will be from 4:30-5:30 p.m., and the Pep Rally will be in the main gym at 5:30 p.m. Students will then join alumni, staff, faculty, parents, friends and everyone else in the Titan family as GBS takes on the New Trier Trevians in the stadium at 7 p.m. Afterwards, the street dance will be in the Autos Courtyard from 9:30-11 p.m. The homecoming parade kicks off at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Once again, GBS will be marching from St. David's on Glenview and Shermer to Jackson Park on Washington. The homecoming dance, themed "South at Sea," runs from 8 to 11 p.m. in the Main Gym.
Dress is semi-formal (sport coat and tie for guys; semi-formal for girls-no jeans). Those not appropriately dressed will be turned away. Bid price per couple is $15 with activity pass; $18 without activity pass; $20 at the door. Single tickets are $7.50 with activity pass; $9 without activity pass; $10 at the door.
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Juniors and parents of juniors should mark their calendars for Thursday, October 17. The first Junior Parent Night for parents and students will take place at 7 p.m. in the Norman B Watson Auditorium.
Speakers from the University of Illinois-Urbana, Illinois Wesleyan University, and Oakton Community College will present "Examining the College Experience." Learn first hand how to get a head start on what to consider when choosing a college. All junior students and their parents are invited to attend.
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National Merit Semifinalists
Nine students from Glenbrook South have been named National Merit Semifinalists.
National Merit Semifinalist students include: Anya Agrawal, Daniel J. Ahn, Christopher Callahan, Atticus J. Hebson, Carolyn L.Kelly, Brad Lee, Cormac F. O'Brien, Rohan N. Shah and Anbang Zhang. They join the nationwide pool of semifinalists that represent less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors and include the highest-scoring entrants in each state.
About 1.5 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2013 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which served as an initial screen of program entrants.
To read more about the finalists, click here.
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Glenbrook Musical gets Broadway recognition
The all-school Glenbrook Musical "Phantom of the Opera," which premiered to sold-out crowds in 2012, was recently featured on the notable website Broadway.com as one of the top high school productions. It was the only public high school on the list. 
In regards to the Glenbrook musical, the website noted, "This Glenbrook High School production of The Phantom of the Opera in Northbrook, IL, stars Nathan Salstone as the Phantom, and he's one of the best we've ever heard. Katherine Loiselle as Christine sounds phenomenal, too-and can we talk about the set?
The Glenbrook musical features students from both Glenbrook North and Glenbrook South high schools and premieres with a different production each spring.
For more information or to read more about the recognition, go to: www.broadway.com/buzz/171457/back-to-school-special-five-jaw-dropping-student-performances-of-les-miz-phantom-and-more/
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Board continues discussion of goals for 2013-14
Each year, the Glenbrook High School District 225 administration works with the Board of Education to develop District Initiatives and set organizational goals for the coming school year.
At the meeting Monday night, the Board of Education reviewed a refined draft based on feedback from previous meeting discussions. The goals are divided into targeted categories that include curriculum and instruction, human resources, business, public relations and communications, technology, and student wellness.
The administration pared down the original list to the one below, based on Board feedback from the previous discussions:
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Implement new human resources software (Skyward)
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Develop a long-range cost containment plan for health insurance
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Conduct a study of enrollment and building capacities
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Increase student engagement
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Implement new teacher evaluation instrument(Senate Bill 7, PERA, etc.)
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Expand hiring software package
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Improve communications
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Improve student wellness
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Enhance assistance technology efforts for special education students
The Board and administration will continue to finalize the initiatives, goals, tasks, responsible staff members and timelines in the coming month.
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Glenbrook students score consistently high on state tests
According to the 2013 Illinois School Report Cards released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), Glenbrook North and Glenbrook South students perform consistently well above average on state tests.
GBN students posted an average composite score of 25.8, consistent with last year's score of 25.9. GBS students earned their highest collective average composite score in the school's history with a 24.9. GBS's average scores in all of the academic areas tested increased as well, with the most notable increases in English and Reading.
The scores for both schools would have been higher, but ACT recently changed the advertised school score by including scores for students who received ACT-approved testing accommodations.
The state average composite score is 20.6.
"While test scores are not the only way we measure the success of our students, they do provide confirmation that the efforts we are making are having a positive impact on student achievement," said Superintendent Dr. Mike Riggle.
The Report Card lists the total enrollment of the Glenbrook High Schools as 4,821. The district graduation rate is 97.8 percent. On average, 96-97 percent of Glenbrook graduates attend college.
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) sets annual targets for student achievement on the Illinois Prairie State Achievement Exams (PSAE). For 2013, 92.5 percent of all student subgroups must meet or exceed standards on PSAE testing in order for the school to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). The target level rises each year, and in 2014, 100 percent of students are expected to meet or exceed standards.
NCLB specifically measures the progress of nine subgroups of students including the following: Racial/Ethnic Background, Limited English Proficient, Students with Disabilities and Economically Disadvantaged. Based on the performance of some subgroups, GBN, GBS, and the district did not meet AYP for 2013.
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