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The Independent

The student news site of Glenbard South High School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois

The Independent

The student news site of Glenbard South High School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois

The Independent

Does life exist anywhere other than earth?

Does life exist anywhere other than earth?

Wardah Fazil, Opinions Writer January 31, 2022

          Over the years, many scientists and people have wondered if life exists beyond earth. We have had some close guesses to planets that might be suitable for living, but have not yet identified...

Emily Frieling, senior, runs during cross country

Athletes’ transition to different sports

Felicity Abbott, Editor in Chief November 22, 2021

As the 2021 fall sports season comes to an end, the winter season kicks into high gear. Athletes face many physical and mental challenges transitioning from their fall sport to their winter sport. Every...

Michael Foster of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union holds a sign Feb. 9, 2021, outside an Amazon facility in Bessemer, Alabama. (AP News Photo/Jay Reeves, File)

Amazon’s Alabama unionization vote

Emily Puchalski, Lenses Writer April 30, 2021

Amazon employees at a Bessemer, Alabama warehouse voted against unionizing the facility’s roughly 5,800-person workforce. The workers had until March 29th to decide whether to form Amazon's first unionized...

House Bill 163

CD Menard, Lenses Writer February 25, 2021

House Bill 163 of the Illinois State Congressional House of Representatives was originally proposed to ensure that prescription drugs dispensed to consumers must be reported to a state database by the...

The Legacy of Malcolm X

The Legacy of Malcolm X

Zainab Talha, Bottom Line Editor February 24, 2021

Born in 1925 as Malcolm Little, and buried in 1965 as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Malcolm X was a prodigious figure in African American history and the fight for civil rights in the United States. His struggle...

Homework Club Information

February 12, 2021

Source: www.dupagehealth.org/covid19data

Will D87 Stay Hybrid?

Maya Page, News Writer November 5, 2020

Recently, many students have returned to Glenbard South in- person through the hybrid learning model. The Glenbard District had four targets that needed to be met for it to make its switch back into...

French Club

Maggie Falkenburg, Nation Writer November 4, 2020

One of the most spoken languages in the world, the French is spoken in fifty-three countries and territories. French is also one of the two foriegn language options offered at Glenbard South.  South...

Fall Contact Dates for Athletics

Meghan Baehl, Sports Editor October 5, 2020

At the July 29th IHSA board meeting, the IHSA  allowed for fall “contact days” for out of season sports. These contact days have proven successful thus far, with the Spring season session ending September...

Unmasking cross country

September 30, 2020

Zoom Etiquette

Zoom Etiquette

Felicity Abbott, News Editor September 13, 2020

The start of the 2020-21 school year has been drastically different then what students have normally prepared for. The entirety of a student’s school day has been a live video call through Zoom. Just...

Noelle Review: How Kendrick and Hader Saved this Movie

Noelle Review: How Kendrick and Hader Saved this Movie

Reagan Rude, Scoop Editor December 15, 2019

A long time ago, movies like Noelle used to be called “straight to tape”, then they were referred to as “straight to DVD” and now they are simply called “straight to streaming subscription service.”...

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