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Health becomes relatable, accessible in GBN class
With a roster of clients by the likes of superstars Demi Lovato and Kesha, comedian Gabriel Iglesia, "Peanuts" cartoonist Charles M. Schultz and a handful of parents and grandparents, the Glenbrook North junior and senior students in Craig Loch and Jessica Roby's Fit for Life class had their hands full.
For a final project quite unlike any other, the class was tasked with creating individualized nutrition and exercise plans for their all-star client list.
Personalized plans involved training schedules, sample menus and food lists to advance clients' health, simulating the work of real nutritionists and personal trainers. Junior Kaylyn Du reasoned client Demi Lovato, who publicly battled anorexia, may benefit from activity goals focused on building endurance to run a 5K race. Du packed Lovato's diet with fresh foods and proteins to help her gain strength.
"Students must think globally in this class," said Loch, a culinary arts teacher. "Many students use family members and friends as their clients and they can actually hand off their project to their clients to help them progress."
In a cross curricular format, Fit for Life students participate in a different kind of workout and cook a new meal each day, learning the principles of both physical activity and healthy eating in the process.
"The aim is to introduce students to a wide variety of activities, and help them gain confidence in the kitchen and gym, in the hopes that they could pick one, two or a few activities to participate in their whole lives," said Roby, a physical education teacher.
As students researched conditions for their projects, including eating disorders, cancers, Parkinson's disease, concussions, obesity, kidney disease and more, they applied the information they learned over the course of their Fit for Life curriculum.
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Course registration information
Juniors register February 10 through 12.
Sophomores register February 24 through 26.
Freshmen register March 2 through 4.
Incoming freshmen register February 16 through 19.
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Variety Show - CRUSH
Thursday, February 11 through Saturday, February 13, CPA
Love is in the air! The 2016 GBN Variety Show "CRUSH," featuring outstanding student talent, will run Thursday and Friday, February 11 and 12, at 7:30 p.m., with performances on Saturday, February 13 at 8 p.m. Reserved seating tickets may be purchased for $13 in advance online or at the door.
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Glenbrook North Band Concert
Tuesday, February 23, 7:30 p.m., CPA
Come enjoy the sounds of the Freshman Band, Symphonic Band and Symphonic Wind Ensemble under the direction of Rich Chapman and Mark Running. The concert will feature traditional band literature, marches, latin music and movie music. Admission is free and open to the public.
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Saturday, February 27, 8:30-11 p.m., Student Cafeteria
· Students must be in attendance from 9:30-10:30 p.m.
· Non-GBN student-guests must be registered in advance. Dates are optional.
· Stay tuned to the GBN Twitter account for the announcement of the theme!
· Average attendance: 900
· Individual ticket price is $15 in advance; $20 at the door.
· Chaperoned by GBN staff; school rules apply.
· The Turnabout King and Court are announced at the dance, 10:15 p.m.
· Live band - "The Connexion Band"
· Sponsored by the Spartan Marching Band.
For questions, please contact Rich Chapman, by email or phone, 847-509-2437
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Grad Night 2016
Grad Night is being planned for the GBN Class of 2016. The primary purpose of Grad Night is to keep graduating seniors in a safe, drug and alcohol-free environment. It is also a party for the graduating seniors to celebrate the culmination of their years of hard work. This will be GBN's 26th annual Grad Night. More than 90 percent of graduates participated in this event last year.
The Grad Night Steering Committee is seeking individuals and businesses that can donate prizes, food, or funds for the event. Volunteers are needed to work the evening of Grad Night, especially the second shift and for clean-up the following morning.
This year's Grad Night is scheduled for Sunday, June 5, with check-in by 11 p.m. and check-out at 5 a.m. on Monday, June 6. For questions or interest, please contact info@gbngradnight.com.
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Nine students selected for IMEA All-State Festival
Nine musicians from Glenbrook North have been selected to perform at the 2016 Illinois Music Education Association (IMEA) All-State Festival, the highest honor a high school musician can achieve.
To earn their spot, the students competed against other musicians from around Illinois and were ranked highly in categories including: required selections, sight-reading, improvisation, and stylistic, accurate and quality intonation. The IMEA All-State Festival will be held in Peoria, Illinois from January 27-30.
The selected performers include:
Band - Alec Mawrence, Ilana Schreiber
Orchestra - Allyson Bondy, Ellis Cho, Winton Rude
Choir - Quinn McCarthy, Yesha Shah, Jess Sorkin, Brooks Whitlock
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 GBN band director receives Mary Hoffman Award
On January 28, during the opening ceremonies of the 2016 IMEA All-State Music Education Conference, Mark Running, GBN band director, will be named the recipient of the prestigious Mary Hoffman Award of Excellence for Music Education.
The Mary Hoffman Award is given to current teachers with at least 10 years of experience, who have demonstrated steadfast support of music education and significant accomplishments in their field. Running was nominated by a panel of his peers and will retire at the end of the school year. He is one of four 2016 Mary Hoffman Award recipients, including GBS choir director Marty Sirvatka.
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GBN alum produces nation's largest student-run musical, The Dolphin Show
This year, The Dolphin Show, the nation's largest student-run musical, will open for its 74th annual performance in Evanston, Illinois. As the 1,000-seat auditorium fills with people, the lights dim and the curtain opens, Brandon Nadig, a Northwestern University senior and GBN class of 2012 graduate, will work behind-the-scenes to help 170 cast and crew members put on the performance of their lives.
A non-profit production funded through donations and online fundraisers, The Dolphin Show provides an opportunity for Northwestern's undergraduate community to showcase and grow their talents. Serving as artistic producer, Nadig was tasked with making sure the costumes, set, music and more were properly executed.
The 2016 Dolphin Show presents "Gypsy" on Friday and Saturday, 29 and 30, at 8 p.m. in the Cahn Auditorium in Evanston. Tickets run from $10 to $35 and are available for purchase at nudolphinshow.org. Members of the community are invited to attend.
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 Bridge building takes geometry lesson three-dimensional
The entire state of Illinois boasts more 200,000 bridges. About eight percent of them are "structurally deficient," based on a report by Transportation for America.
This semester, geometry students at GBN got a feel for what's needed to craft a structurally sound and strong bridge.
To offer a change from typical math with pencil and paper, Geometry students in Steve Goodman's class tackled a bridge building contest. Students who built a bridge that could support the highest amount of weight, while also weighing the least, would earn the prize.
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Running back named Athlete of the Year
In December, senior John Clark was named the first-ever Athlete of the Year by the Rewind Sports :60 radio and TV show.
Pitted against some of the state's top high school football players, the running back captured the popular vote with the most fans vying for him. He was nominated for the competition by earning Player of the Week during the first week of the live-streamed show.
"It brings great recognition to me, the football program and the school, overall, to win this," Clark said.
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Each month, this section features a piece of student-created work. This month's article is from a December edition of Glenbrook North's student-run newspaper, Torch. A new edition of the Torch is distributed approximately every month and can be found in newsstands throughout the school or on their website.
GBN restores AP Computer Science
Emily Chwa, News Editor
Senior Danny Martens is methodical when picking out his outfit in the morning before he drives to Glenbrook South.
"I have to be careful not to wear a [Glenbrook North] shirt to class because GBS kids will always make fun of me for it," Martens said.
Martens takes AP Computer Science A at GBS because the class has not been offered at GBN since 2009. However, at the start of the next school year, GBN is planning to put AP Computer Science back into the curriculum as a single block, full-year elective with an Algebra 2 prerequisite.
Math teacher Steve Goodman is set to teach the class next year.
"The focus of the AP curriculum is on programming and coding and all the different algorithmic structures you see in computer science," said Goodman. "We're just going to learn how to write a program and how to tell the computer to translate it into a code that it can understand and give us some output."
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New courses proposed for 2016-17 school year
On Monday, January 11, the Glenbrook High School District 225 Board of Education reviewed a list of new courses and modifications recommended by the administration for the 2016-17 school year.
In an effort to continue to provide students more realistic, authentic classroom experiences, administrators from Glenbrook North and Glenbrook South proposed a new course called Entrepreneurship Business Incubator.This yearlong course requires students to apply their knowledge of business concepts to develop an actual business idea or plan from conceptualization to realization. By the end of the course, students will pitch their products and plans to a panel of business advisors and venue capitalists for the opportunity to be funded.
Glenbrook North plans to add a course called Child Development - Teaching Internship, previously approved and offered at Glenbrook South. North would also reinstate AP Computer Science, a class that focuses on programming skills, due to student interest. AP English Language and Composition is slated to be offered at the junior level, instead of senior year, if approved. The course title of AP Physics would also be changed to AP Physics C to reflect the utilization of calculus in this curriculum. Glenbrook North also plans to retire two architecture courses (studio 163 and 263) due to overlap with Project Lead the Way courses.
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Tickets available for "A Night of Glenbrook Theater"
Community members, parents and alumni are invited to show their support for Glenbrook students by attending Glenbrook Foundation's "A Night of Glenbrook Theater," dinner-theater benefit featuring the GBN/ GBS musical "Aida."
Tickets for the evening will be available prior to general seating tickets going on sale and may also be purchased in tables of ten.
"A Night of Glenbrook Theater"
Saturday, April 30
Glenbrook North High School
5:00 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. North/South Musical
$75 includes dinner, premium ticket seating to the musical
and a Foundation donation
* seating is limited *
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Glenbrook Foundation awards Teacher Innovation Grants
The Glenbrook High School Foundation, along with Glenbrook High School District 225, recently selected two recipients of the Foundation's 2015 Teacher Innovation Grants.
In an effort to help enhance, enrich and expand student access to programs, the Foundation awarded grants to Off-Campus teachers, Pa'al Joshi and Tricia Lazzaro. Each year, Innovation Grants are awarded to proposals that most clearly advance student learning and achievement in a creative manner, incorporating the tenets of best practices in secondary education.
Beth Bassler, chairperson of the Glenbrook Foundation, said Teacher Innovation Grants allow teachers to think outside the box and provide resources to their students.
"The District provides incredible facilities for our students and teachers. However, many times teachers need materials that are outside budget parameters," Bessler said. "These grants allow teachers to use their creativity to enhance student learning beyond the classroom."
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