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Glenbrook North High School
Address
Map
2300 Shermer Rd.

Northbrook
,
Illinois
60062

United States
Coordinates42°06′41″N 87°50′03″W / 42.11133°N 87.83422°W / 42.11133; -87.83422
Information
School typepublic secondary
MottoWe Educate For Living
Opened1953
School districtGlenbrook High School District 225[1]
SuperintendentDr. Michael Riggle[2]
PrincipalMr. Paul Pryma[3]
Staff321[4]
Grades9–12
Gendercoed
Enrollment2118[5]
Average class size18.2[5]
Campussuburban
Colour(s)  forest green
  yellow gold[9]
Athletics conferenceCentral Suburban League
MascotSparty Jones[7]
NicknameSpartans[8]
PublicationEuphonium[10]
NewspaperTorch[10]
YearbookLaconian'[10]
Websitewww.Glenbrook225.org/north

Glenbrook North High School, or GBN, is a public four-year high school located in Northbrook, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Glenbrook Township High School District, which also includes Glenbrook South High School.

History

Glenbrook North High School, which opened its doors in the fall of 1952 as Glenbrook High School, serves the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Northbrook.

Today, Glenbrook North High School, along with Glenbrook South, are noted for their outstanding curriculum and quality of education, having been repeatedly named to a variety of best-in-the-nation lists. For example, as part of the First in the World Consortium, GBN and GBS students scored first in the world in international math & science testing. In January, 1997, President Bill Clinton visited GBN, and gave a speech discussing the need for more schools to adopt international education standards in math and science. See "Bill Clinton Visit" below.[11]

John Hughes, a Glenbrook North alumn, 1985 film The Breakfast Club featured a group of kids from "Shermer, Illinois" 60062 (per the opening scene of the film). Shermerville was the original name of the town of Northbrook, where GBN is located, and 60062 is the zip code. The movie features the clash between what were known during the 1980s as the 'sporto' versus 'freak' cultures at GBN. Some think the movie was filmed inside the school, but it was filmed at Maine North High School, which was also used for the interior scenes of Ferris Bueller's Day Off.[citation needed] Exterior shots of GBN were used in both The Breakfast Club and the Ferris Bueller movie, however. A curious side note to all of this is that Charlie Schlatter, the actor who played Ferris in the TV series Ferris Bueller, is married to a GBN alumna that graduated in 1984.[citation needed]

Debate

The Glenbrook North debate team has won numerous state and national championships in Policy debate, as well as state championships in Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum debate. The team is the only high school debate team in the country to win the triple crown of debate, winning the National Forensic League tournament, the Tournament of Champions and the National Christian Forensic League tournaments in 2004.[12] They were also ranked the top debate school of the century based on appearances in the National Forensics League final round.[13] In both 2010 and 2011, the school won two of the three state final championships for debate in the IHSA state tournament, in the Policy and Lincoln-Douglas divisions, in addition to winning novice and junior varsity final championships for debate in the ISTA state tournament in 2011. In 2012, the school lost in finals of the novice and varsity divisions of the state tournament, while the school won the junior varsity division. The school had the top speaker in the junior varsity and varsity divisions in 2012.

Bill Clinton Visit

On January 22, 1997, then President Bill Clinton visited Glenbrook North to speak to the school. Clinton's speech was held in the school's fieldhouse and was largely centered around mathematics and science. At the time, students were participating in a program called "First in the World." The program was to judge the level of knowledge in math and science against other schools around the world. Glenbrook North came in 1st in the Science category, and 3rd in the Mathematics category. Less than a month later, Bill Clinton referenced the school, his visit, their progress, and achievements in his 1997 State of the Union Speech on February 4, 1997.

Hazing incident

In May 2003, Glenbrook North High School gained notoriety after an off–campus, non–school sanctioned event involving students dressed in school colors turned into a major hazing incident that attracted media attention.

The event was a "Powder Puff" girls' football game between juniors and seniors. The "game" took place on Sunday, May 4, 2003, in Chipilly Woods, part of the Cook County Forest Preserve District. Although the annual Powder Puff game was held at the school football stadium in earlier decades, there was no playing of football at the 2003 event. The hazing began as soon as the junior girls arrived. About 20 junior class participants were sat in the middle of a clearing while they were covered in paint, urine, feces, and animal guts. Some were shot with paintball guns, others were kicked and beaten. After it was over, at least five of the participants had injuries requiring medical attention, including one receiving stitches to her head.[14]

Thirty-one students; twenty-eight females and three males; were suspended from school for 10 days. They were later expelled.[15] Some of the expelled students and their parents filed a lawsuit because they would then be unable to graduate from school.[16] The plaintiffs and the school district reached an agreement where the expelled students would have their diplomas mailed to them provided they dropped the lawsuits and did not make any book or movie deals about the incident. Twenty juniors who participated were suspended, though fifteen had their suspensions rescinded after signing an agreement with the school.[17] Local law enforcement authorities investigated the hazing incident and filed charges against 15 students for assault and battery.[18][19] Two mothers were charged with providing alcohol for the event. All were convicted and the sentences received were light, ranging from probation to community service.[20]

A community–wide task force was established by the Northbrook Police Department Community Services Division after the hazing incident.[21] Their final report stressed the needs for recognizing and preventing hazing incidents.

Glenbrook Academy of International Studies

The Glenbrook Academy of International Studies is a four-year program with students from Glenbrook North and Glenbrook South High Schools. 30 freshmen are selected each year through an application process. Founded in 1981 to give students a more global perspective, it covers English, Social Studies, and a foreign language. Each class learns a different foreign language from a rotation of four: Spanish, French, German, and Mandarin Chinese. The application process involves written recommendations, a mailed essay, an impromptu essay, and an interview with faculty.

Athletics

Glenbrook North is a member of the Central Suburban League. The school is also a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), which sponsors most of the major sport and activity state tournaments in Illinois.

The school sponsors interscholastic teams for young men and women in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and water polo. Men may also compete in baseball, football, and wrestling. Women may compete in badminton, cheerleading, and softball. While not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also fields teams for men and women in lacrosse.[22]

The following teams won their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament:[23]

  • Baseball: State Champions (1965–66, 73–74)
  • Basketball (boys): 2004–05
  • Football: 1974–75
  • Soccer (boys): 1983–84
  • Swimming & Diving (girls): 1977–78
  • Tennis (boys): 1980–81, 98–99, 2005–06
  • Volleyball (boys): 1992–93

In 2005, the school became the first large-enrollment high school in Illinois to have won a state championship in each of football, basketball and baseball.[24]

Glenbrook North Hockey who are affiliated with the school[citation needed], but are not a school sponcored by the school. The team did win back to back state titles in 2007 and 2008. In 2011 the team returned to the title game but lost to the New Trier Trevians. [citation needed]

Notable alumni

Benjamin Agosto
Mike Brown
Jon Scheyer

Notable faculty

David Weber, brother of former Illinois and current Kansas State head basketball coach Bruce Weber, is the current head coach for the boys basketball team.

  • Nicholas Timmer is currently a Freshman Honors English teacher, along with teaching Humanities, originally lived in Southwestern Michigan in a rural town. His father used to read him, "Go, Dog, Go!" as he would gaze outside of the window, looking at his pine tree in his backyard.

References

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  2. ^ "District 225 Administration Directory; accessed May 8, 2009". Glenbrook.k12.il.us. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
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  5. ^ a b "Class of 2008 school report card; accessed May 8, 2009" (PDF). Glenbrook.k12.il.us. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  6. ^ "Record Percentage of Failing Schools in Illinois". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  7. ^ "GBNHS mascot; accessed May 8, 2009". Gbn.glenbrook.k12.il.us. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  8. ^ "School info for Glenbrook North HS; ihsa.org; accessed May 8, 2009". Ihsa.org. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  9. ^ "GBNHS Athletic Dept; accessed May 8, 2009". Gbn.glenbrook.k12.il.us. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  10. ^ a b c "literary clubs for Glenbrook North HS; ihsa.org; accessed May 8, 2009". Gbn.glenbrook.k12.il.us. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  11. ^ Pam Cytrynbaum, Andrew Buchanan, Tribune Staff Writers.. "CLINTON IN TOWN AND FOCUSING ON EDUCATION GLENBROOK NORTH IS SITE OF SPEECH :EVENING UPDATE, C Edition. " Chicago Tribune [Chicago, Ill.] 22 Jan. 1997,EVENING, 1:3. Chicago Tribune. ProQuest. Niles Public Library, Niles, IL. May 8. 2009
  12. ^ Cohen, Jodi S (June 20, 2004). "No debate: Glenbrook North rules". Chicago Tribune.
  13. ^ http://debate.uvm.edu/NFL/rostrumlib/Copeland-TopDebSchMar'00.pdf
  14. ^ "''Initiation turned hazing investigated'' May 7, 2003 @cnn.com". Cnn.com. May 7, 2003. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  15. ^ "''Principal: School will seek expulsions for hazing'' May 14, 2003 @cnn.com". Cnn.com. May 14, 2003. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  16. ^ "''Suspended Senior Files Suit Against GBNHS'' May 13, 2003 @nbc5.com". Nbc5.com. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
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  18. ^ Font size Print E-mail Share By Rome Neal (May 16, 2003). "''15 Face Charges In Hazing Incident'' May 16, 2003 @cbsnews.com". Cbsnews.com. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  19. ^ Wilgoren, Jodi (May 17, 2003). "''Misdemeanor Charges Filed in Teenage Hazing Incident'' May 17, 2003 @nytimes.com". Glenbrook (Ill); Cook County (Ill): New York Times. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  20. ^ .umi .com/pqdweb ?did=411025661 &sid=1 &Fmt=3 &clientId=32684 &RQT=309 &VName=PQD Northbrook teen guilty in hazing; September 25, 2003; p. 6; Chicago Tribune; accessed May 8, 2009
  21. ^ "Flynn, Courtney; ''District open to idea of hazing task force''; May 29, 2003; p. 1; ''Chicago Tribune''; accessed May 8, 2009". Proquest.umi.com. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
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  26. ^ Philip Hersh (December 23, 2000). "They're back: Chinese skaters getting firmer hold on the ice". Chicago Tribune. p. Sports, 6. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  27. ^ Weisman, Robert (July 26, 2006). "Motorola to acquire Broadbus Technologies". The Boston Globe.
  28. ^ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-12-07/entertainment/ct-live-1208-ncis-20101207_1_ncis-ducky-mallard-leon-vance. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  29. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Great Alumni of GBNHS; accessed May 8, 2009
  30. ^ Laconian. Vol. 44. Glenbrook North High School. 1997. p. 237.
  31. ^ Spencer, LeAnn (June 19, 1997). "Riding on brains, mettle – Glenbrook North student learns that a roller coaster is not built in a day". Chicago Tribune. p. Metro Chicago 1. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  32. ^ Laconian. Vol. 27. Glenbrook North High School. 1980. p. 184.
  33. ^ "Ken Goldstein". www.wizardworld.com.
  34. ^ BaseballAmerica.com: Prospects: Rankings: Top 100 Prospects: 2011 Top 100 Prospects: 41-60
  35. ^ Indians call up top prospect Jason Kipnis | HardballTalk
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  37. ^ NBA.com Brian James
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