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Winter weather school closing procedures
The decision to cancel school is made by the District Superintendent in collaboration with other area superintendents, local police and fire departments, the bus service provider and the Illinois Department of Transportation and is usually due to severe or extreme wind chills, snow accumulation or unsafe road conditions. During periods of inclement weather or emergency conditions, the first priority is the safety and welfare of students and staff.
The goal is to notify families of school cancellations as early as possible, usually by 6 a.m. Parents will receive an automated phone call and email only if school is closed. NOTE: Please make sure contact information is up to date in PowerSchool.
The District has built two emergency days into the calendar on Friday, January 15 and Monday, April 4. If no emergency days are used prior to January 15, then there will be no school on that date. If an emergency day is needed, then school will be in session. If no emergency days are used between January 16 and April 4, then there will be no school on April 4. If an emergency day is needed, then school will be in session on that date. This calendar feature minimizes the need to add emergency days to the end of the school year in June.
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Glenbrook students post consistently high ACT scores
GBS students posted an average composite ACT score of 24.9, a slight 0.1 point decrease from last year's highest score in history at 25.0. In the subject areas, GBS students earned an average 25.0 in English (0.2 decrease*), 24.7 in Math (0.3 decrease*), 24.8 in Reading (0.1 increase*), and 24.5 in Science (0.1 decrease*).
The district expects the 2015 Illinois School Report Cards to be released and posted on the website in the near future.
* Increase/decrease from 2014 scores.
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College information for seniors
Transcript Requests and Teacher Recommendations: Students requesting transcripts and letters of recommendation must make their request at least 10 school days before each college deadline. This allows counselors and teachers the time needed to carefully prepare the documents. For January 1 and January 15 college deadlines, students must turn in Transcript Request Forms no later than Friday, December 4.
Income Tax Forms & Financial Aid: Parents of seniors applying for financial aid should prepare their income tax forms early to facilitate completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) after January 1, 2016, and any other financial aid forms requested by the college. The FAFSA is now requesting that applications be completed online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Most colleges will accept estimated tax information on the financial forms and will verify later. Financial aid is given out on a first come, first served basis, so be aware of financial aid deadlines and apply early.
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Strictly Strings Festival welcomes eighth graders
Tuesday, November 3, 7:30 p.m. in the CPA at GBN
The annual Strictly Strings Festival will feature section leaders in chamber music, solo performances, the combined freshman orchestras of GBN and GBS, and new this year, a very special collaboration. The 8th grade orchestra students from junior high feeder schools will join the orchestras for two musical arrangements. Admission is free and open to the public.
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Fall Choir Concert
Tuesday, November 3, 7:30 p.m. in the Watson Auditorium
This evening of music will feature something for everybody. A wide variety of choral literature will be performed by all the choral groups, including Girls Glee Club, Titan Chorus, Premier Chorus, Bel Canto Chorale, Master Singers, Scat That, Chamber Singers, Solace, and Nine. Admission is free.
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Comedy Sportz - An Interactive Improvisational Experience
Friday, November 13, 4 & 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, November 14, 4 & 7:30 p.m. in the Lyceum.
This annual improvisational experience is back to make Titans laugh. Audience suggestions will determine the direction the games and acts will go in and no two shows are the same. Tickets are $5 or free with an Activity Pass. Donations will also be collected for the canned food drive.
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GSO presents annual concert
Sunday, November 22, 3:30 p.m. in the Watson Auditorium
The 36th annual Fall GSO Concert will feature music inspired by water. The program includes Smetana's The Moldau, Tchaikovsky's Finale from Act IV of Swan Lake, Sullivan's Overture to The Pirates of Penzance, Vaughan Williams' Sea Songs, Handel's Water Music, Whitacre's Water Night, Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens and a world premiere arrangement of the Navy Hymn. The Glenbrook Symphony Orchestra is the combined district orchestra of GBN and GBS, conducted by Kristin Meyer and Aaron Kaplan. Admission is free and open to the public; no tickets required.
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Problem solving skills earn hackers first place
From noon on Saturday, September 26, until noon on Sunday, September 27, four GBS STEM freshmen were locked inside a room - researching, working and coding nonstop.
As part of the Northern Illinois University Huskie Hackathon, they were tasked with creating a program, app, or website to solve a community problem, only announced to them at the start of the event. Though it was their first competition, 24 hours of hard work paid off.
The team's innovative and organized project - a new website that gathers and graphs census data side-by-side - earned them a best in show, first place award.
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Alum chronicles year as White Sox bat boy in new memoir
It was 1965 and Glenview native Glenn "Bob" Davis was experiencing his freshman year at Glenbrook South. While he walked the hallways of the recently built school, taking classes, facing peer pressure and adjusting to his budding hormones during the day, at night, he rubbed elbows with some of baseball's greats as the bat boy for the Chicago White Sox.
His one-year term serving with the major league team still rings as one of the most poignant of the GBS alum's life and, accordingly, was captured in a recently published memoir, "When the Grain Ran True: Memoirs of a Major League Bat Boy."
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Each month, this section features a piece of student-created work. This month's article is from an October edition of 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 its website.
Wellness' named new service theme
Armed with the desire to incorporate service learning into the school setting, Dr. Jim Shellard, along with students from last year, decided it was time to implement a service theme for the student body. The creation of the new theme, wellness, is in an effort to gain participation from the freshman English classes.
"[I] am not trying to discourage students from doing service in any other areas, but I find it helpful to have a theme and then attach to it," Shellard said.
Beth Ann Barber, freshman English teacher, explains that in order to implement a service learning project, freshman English and Communication courses were recently combined to form a year-long course.
"[Teachers] love the Communications course and [service] was already a part of [it], so we combined the two because service learning is so important, and student activities were really promoting it," Barber said.
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Strategic Planning focus groups in November
Glenbrook High School District 225 has embarked on a strategic planning process, focused specifically on the areas of curriculum and student wellness. To kick things off, the district conducted a community-wide survey to help identify important items for action/discussion over the next three years. In the two-week period that concluded in early October, 1,500 parents, student, staff and community members electronically provided input.
Next, on Wednesday, November 4 and 18, the district will host two sessions where participants will learn about existing district plans, review data, and discuss key topics with curriculum and student wellness administrators. The input from these activities will be used to assist the district in crafting plans to address emerging issues over the next three years. While a representative group of school community members have been invited to attend, the public is also welcome to participate in these informational and discussion-based meetings. In an effort to provide the appropriate context, attendees are encouraged to attend both sessions. The evenings are scheduled from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. November 4 (curriculum) in the GBN Library and November 18 (student wellness) in the GBS Lyceum. An optional RSVP email to communications@glenbrook225.org is encouraged.
"For those who have already contributed their thoughts and ideas via electronic survey, we thank you for your participation, as our school community has always been invaluable in shaping the vision of the Glenbrooks," said Superintendent Dr. Mike Riggle.
For updated information on the strategic planning process, please visit the district website.
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Federal funding available to students of military personnel
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Due to the recent extension of a federal Impact Aid bill, Glenbrook High School District 225 is eligible to receive additional federal funding. The bill will provide federal funding to school districts that provide education to the children of military personnel as well as to other "federally supported students" who attend either Glenbrook North or Glenbrook South High Schools.
In order to receive this funding, parents/guardians are asked to verify their high school student falls into the category of "federally supported students" by completing a survey and returning it to Vicki Tarver by December 1.
Some examples include:
- Child resides with a parent who works on federal property.
- Child resides with a parent employed by the federal government.
- Child has a parent who is active (or reserve) duty in the uniformed military service.
- Child resides in federally subsidized housing.
- Child resides on federal property with a parent employed on federal property situated in whole or in part within the boundaries of the school district.
A copy of the survey can be found HERE. For questions, please contact Vicki Tarver at 847-486-4591.
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The Parents' Association Executive Council sponsored the Titan Tailgate on Friday, October 16, as part of the Homecoming festivities. More than 23 parents helped serve 538 meals. The Parents' Association wants to thank all who helped make this great event possible, including Quest, the GBS Student Activities Office, the Principal's Office and all the parent volunteers. Also, Jason's Deli, Heinen's, Costco and Corner Bakery graciously donated cookies to our hungry students. Homecoming was a success. Thank you to everyone!
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The Parents' Association partnered with Glenbrook North Parents' Association and the Family Action Network to sponsor Julie Lythcott-Haims on October 14 at Glenbrook North. Ms. Lythcott-Haimes delivered a talk on her new book, "How To Raise An Adult." A video recording of the presentation can be viewed online.
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