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"How to Succeed in Business" opens on the Glenbrook stage
"Dear reader, this book is designed to tell you everything you need to know about the science of getting ahead," begins the narrator of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
And as audience members settle into their seats to watch GBN and GBS students don their best suits for the Tony-award-winning musical, a familiar voice will continue, "Now let us assume you are young, healthy, clear-eyed, eager and anxious to rise quickly and easily to the top of the business world. You can!"
The voice will be recognizable as that of Rob Martier, the radio journalist who has been on WGN 720 AM since 2011.
Previously voiced on Broadway by Anderson Cooper and Walter Cronkite, the role as narrator will have Martier intersecting tips into the musical to help the main character, J. Pierrepont Finch, rise from window washer to chairman of the board of the World Wide Wicket Company.
GBS theatre director John Knight said the classical show, which won seven Tony Awards and is the only musical to have won a Pulitzer Prize, is a great fit for Martier. Martier, a Glenbrook South 1989 graduate, boasts a storied career in radio, beginning in Montreal before progressing to Chicago.
"This is a 'must-do' for any theatre performer; I remember being in the show decades ago," Knight said.
Knight said the play and lines from the book address themes that are still relevant in the workplace, including sexism and gender roles.
"We have the talent pool of students to be successful with this show and the audience will have fun with the gentle humor and satire the play uses to represent corporate culture," he said.
Additional staff include: Marty Sirvatka, music director; Bonnie Lasky, choreographer; Rich Winship, technical director; Aaron Kaplan, conductor; Barb and Lori Blohm, costumers; Sheryl Morton, props and set decoration; and Jim Shellard, producer.
Performances will be held at GBS from April 29 to May 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Watson Auditorium. Tickets are $13. For ticket information, please call 1-866-967-8167 or visit Showtix4u.com
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Bus registration for students
Early-bird student bus registration for the 2015-16 school year begins Monday, April 6. Parents can save up to $150 if registration is completed by Friday, June 5. Register online here.
Please note: Only incoming freshmen will receive bus packets by mail. Bus packets for sophomores, juniors and seniors will be available for printing at www.glenbrook225.org or for pick-up in the District Office.
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GBS girls soccer host Yaz #10 Charity Match
Saturday, April 11, 2 p.m., GBN soccer fields
The Titan community is invited to attend a special event as GBS and GBN varsity girls soccer teams play this year's traditional head-on match in honor of GBS player, Yasmin Chavez, who was recently diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Diffused Large B-Cell Lymphoma cancer. Proceeds of the event will directly benefit the Chavez family and the Titan community has rallied together to have special Yaz#10 hats available for purchase. For more information, please contact varsity soccer coach Seong Ha.
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2015 College Fair opens for Glenbrook families
Thursday, April 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m., GBN Field House
More than 200 colleges from across the country will be in attendance and available to answer questions during the 2015 College Fair. This program offers a great opportunity for juniors and parents to talk to college representatives about the different characteristics of their campuses.
Because parking options will be limited, carpooling is encouraged. Parking is also available at Glenbrook South, with shuttle busses running continuously from 6 to 9:30 p.m. For more information and a list of participating schools, visit the College Fair website.
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GBS swim earns third place trophy at state
 Glenbrook South Titans had a stroke of victory when the Varsity Boys' Swim Team won third place at the IHSA State Championship this month. The win is meaningful, coach Keith MacDonald said, because it represents a culture of excellence in GBS swimming. The team set a goal to place at State at the beginning of the year. READ MORE
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Diving Coach honored with esteemed
 state award This year, the Illinois Swimming & Diving Association will present its Illinois Diving Hall of Fame award to GBS coach Laura Duffy, adding her to a special, short list of less than 20.
The honor, awarded through voting by ISDA members, is presented to the person who has promoted diving in Illinois at all levels through leadership, service and outstanding achievement. It is the highest diving award given by the ISDA and only four people have been inducted since 1995.
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Glenbrook United victorious at state tournament
The five-man Glenbrook United Boys' White Team earned gold in the State basketball tournament this weekend, achieving this feat for the third time in the last five years. 
The members of the GU White Team are: Andrew Yang, Martin Piorkowski, Robert Jaczynski, Alexander Durham, Henry Tish, and Michael Young.
In addition, the GU girls' team won State silver at the tournament, held at the Illinois Wesleyan Shirk Center. GU coach Pa'al Joshi credited the team with a great effort, losing to a competitive team in the final.
The members of the GU girls' team are Kelly Kogen, Amara Hans, Maddy Halamaj, Emma Lantry, Katie McManus, Karmesha White, Katie Baecklandt, Nina Santacrose, Frankie Christ, and Hannah Flanagan.
"Congratulations are due to both teams, athletes, parents and coaches for all their time and commitment," Joshi said.
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This month, this section features an article from Glenbrook South's student-run newspaper, the Oracle. A new edition of the Oracle is distributed approximately every month and can be found in newsstands throughout the school or on their website.
Senior Yasmin Chavez faces cancer, continues to fight
Senior Yasmin Chavez saw soccer as her passion - she has been playing for the past 10 years of her life, and is currently committed to play at North Central College next year. However, her future as a player was put in jeopardy when she was diagnosed with cancer in December of 2014.
The symptoms first started appearing this past fall when Chavez was playing club soccer and inexplicably felt light headed, a tightness in her chest and bulging veins in her neck. After persistent symptoms, Chavez was admitted to Lurie's Children's Hospital in Chicago around 12 a.m. on December 18, 2014. What Yasmin and her mother, Yuridia, originally dismissed as allergies or the start of pneumonia turned out to be a nine by four centimeter tumor in Yasmin's chest, ultimately causing a blood clot in one of the largest arteries in her heart.
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 NBC TV star to headline Foundation's "A Glenbrook Night of Theater" For its third annual year, the Glenbrook High School Foundation will host an evening celebrating theatre, music and students - old and new.
Held on Saturday, May 2, "A Night of Glenbrook Theater" dinner-theatre event will feature guest speaker and GBN graduate Yuri Sardarov. Sardarov, whose filmography credits include NBC's "Chicago Fire" and the Oscar-winning movie "Argo," will share his favorite memories as a Glenbrook student and how the district prepared him for a successful career. The evening will include a 5 p.m. dinner at Glenbrook South and a 7:30 p.m. premium ticket to a performance of the district-wide Glenbrook musical, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Foundation, launched five years ago to raise funds to expand student and teacher programs, resources, scholarships and grants. Tickets for "A Night of Glenbrook Theater" are now available online at SHOWTIX4U.com. For more information visit the Foundation website.
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