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Encyclopedia > Glenbrook North High School
Glenbrook North High School
Motto We educate for living.
Established 1953
Type Public secondary
Principal Dr. Michael D. Riggle
Students 2,094
Grades 9–12
Location 2300 Shermer Rd.
Northbrook, Illinois, USA
Campus Suburban, 72 acres
Colors Green, Gold
Mascot Spartans
Yearbook Laconian
Newspaper The Torch
Website gbn.glenbrook.k12.il.us

Glenbrook North High School, or GBN, is a public four-year high school located in Northbrook, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Northfield Township High School District 225, which also includes Glenbrook South High School. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... A principal is generally the chief administrator in an elementary school, middle school, or high school. ... Northbrook is a village located at the north border of Cook County, Illinois. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... This article needs cleanup. ... A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually. ... A Web site (or colloquially, Website) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP... Main article: Secondary education High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory education. ... Northbrook is a village located at the north border of Cook County, Illinois. ... Historically, the North Shore referred to the area serviced by the now defunct Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, which ran along Lake Michigans western shore between Chicago and Milwaukee from 1896 until 1963. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Northfield Township High School District 225 is a school district in Illinois. ... Glenbrook South High School, or GBS, is a public four-year high school located in Glenview, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. ...

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History

The school celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 2003-2004 academic year. The school was built to serve the residents of towns of Northbrook and Glenview. Since there was not a local high school at the time, students often had to pay to attend classes in other areas. In 1962, due to overcrowding, its sister school Glenbrook South High School was built. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Northbrook is a village located at the north border of Cook County, Illinois. ... Incorporated Village in 1899. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...


In 1978 GBN teacher Richard Lindwall was arrested for the kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder of a Chicago police officer's son. In 2001 Robert Kurson, a GBN alum, published an article in Esquire about Lindwall.[1] Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In 1985, motion picture director and writer John Hughes, a 1968 graduate of Glenbrook North High School, used the campus for location shooting of the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off. For instance, in one iconic scene, Ferris Bueller, played by Matthew Broderick, picks up his girlfriend Sloane Peterson, played by Mia Sara in front of the Glenbrook North High School performing arts building. This building, in fact, is not the main entrance of the school. A number of GBN students were used as extras in the school scenes. Glenbrook North Highschool also holds a massive amount of very sexy students. Specifically in the class of 2010. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ... Ferris Buellers Day Off is a 1986 comedy film written and directed by John Hughes. ... Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is a Tony Award winning American film and stage actor who is perhaps best known for his role as the title character in Ferris Buellers Day Off. ... Mia Sara (born June 19, 1967) played Ferriss girlfriend Sloane in Ferris Buellers Day Off. ...


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John Hughes' 1985 film The Breakfast Club featured a group of kids from "Shermer, Illinois" 60062 (per the closing 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 in the late 1970s as the 'sporto' versus 'burnout' 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. The stars of the movie, however, did attend classes at GBN for a short time, in order to get a flavor of high school life. As child actors, they had little exposure to public school. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Breakfast Club is a 1985 teen film widely considered as the definitive work in the genre. ... Shermer, Illinois is a fictitious suburb of Chicago in several John Hughes films such as Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Buellers Day Off, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink and National Lampoons Vacation. ... Maine North High School is a closed high school in Des Plaines, Illinois that was used in the 1980s as a filming location by motion picture director John Hughes. ...


In 1997 President Bill Clinton traveled to Glenbrook North High School and spoke on the importance of an internationally competitive American educational system. At the time Glenbrook North High School students were participating in an international mathematics and science study sponsored by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. President Clinton also made reference to the students, who achieved very high scores in the study, in his 1997 State of the Union speech. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) is an association of national research institutions and government research agencies related to education. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 State of the Union address given by U.S. President George W. Bush The State of the Union Address is an annual event in which the President of the United States reports on the status of the country, normally to a joint session of the U.S. Congress (the...


During the summer of 2001, Glenbrook North High School made a brief appearance in the news. In a July 6 letter to parents of Glenbrook North High School students from school officials, it was announced a Glenbrook North High School teacher would undergo sexual reassignment surgery. The female teacher at the time had been teaching at the school for seven years. The letter stated the teacher would be returning as a male in the fall. Realizing the controversy of the issue, school officials deemed the matter to be a personal one and vowed not to allow it to interfere with classroom activities. School administrators as well as parents and students maintained an atmosphere of respect when the teacher returned to the classroom. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... Sex reassignment surgery (SRS) includes the surgical procedures by which a persons physical appearance and function of their existing sexual characteristics are changed to that of the other sex. ...


Notable alumni

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Notable faculty

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Hazing incident

Images of the Glenbrook North hazing incident were broadcast worldwide

In May 2003, Glenbrook North High School gained notoriety after an off-campus, non-school sanctioned event involving students dressed in school colours turned into a major hazing incident that attracted international attention. Image File history File links Screenshot from the GBN hazing video This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Image File history File links Screenshot from the GBN hazing video This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hazing is an often ritualistic test, which may constitute harassment, abuse or humiliation with requirements to perform meaningless tasks, sometimes as a way of initiation into a social group. ...


The event was the annual "powder-puff" girls' football game between a group of juniors and seniors. First begun as a fundraiser in 1977, the on-campus game was discontinued in 1980 because it was getting too rowdy. The annual game then went underground. School officials were usually able to break it up when they found out the date and time it was to be played. Junior and senior girls face off in a high school powder puff flag football game Powder Puff is a reference to the division of an otherwise male dominated sport reserved for females regardless of the age of the participants. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...


The senior students who organized the 2003 game were able to keep the time and location secret, such a secret that some participants did not know when it would be held until about half an hour before it began. The invited junior female students paid $35 to participate. The fee covered the cost of an athletic jersey to wear and beer provided by some of the parents of senior students. The game took place on Sunday, May 4, 2003, in Chipilly Woods, A.K.A. Grant & Lee, part of the Cook County Forest Preserve District, at about 11:30 a.m. There was no playing of football. 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. May 4 is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Cook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Feces, faeces, or fæces (see spelling differences) In humans, defecation may occur (depending on the individual and the circumstances) from once every two or three days to several times a day. ...


A couple of students videotaped the incident with camcorders. Some of the students then sold their videotapes to Anna Davlantes, a reporter at television station WMAQ (NBC) in Chicago, for prices ranging from $60 to $200. Davlantes broke the story the next day, and it began to receive international media attention. WMAQ is a callsign shared by three broadcast stations traditionally associated with NBC in Chicago: WMAQ (AM), 670 kHz: a pioneer broadcaster from 1922 to 2000 and a major part of Chicago and NBC radio history. ...


How to respond became a problem for school officials. At first, school officials stated there was little they could do except prohibit the students responsible from attending school functions. Glenbrook North High School Principal Dr. Michael Riggle stated while the school condemned the incident, the students could not be suspended or expelled because it did not involve a school-sanctioned activity and it did not occur on school property. After further consultation, school officials found differently in accordance with Illinois state law and school district policy. Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ...


Thirty-one students – twenty-eight females and three males – were suspended from school for 10 days. They were later expelled. Some of the expelled students and their parents filed a federal lawsuit because they would then be unable to graduate from school. 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. The juniors who participated were suspended but it was lifted when they agreed to counseling and also to not make any book or movie deals. Local law enforcement authorities investigated the hazing incident and filed charges against 15 students for assault and battery. 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.


A community-wide task force was established after the hazing incident. The task force consisted of 31 community leaders. The final report of the task force was released on November 7, 2003. The report stressed the needs for recognizing and preventing hazing incidents. A community leader is a designation, often by the media, for a person who is perceived to represent a racial or religious community, especially one that is in a minority. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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Glenbrook North High School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1494 words)
Glenbrook North High School, or GBNHS, is a public four-year high school located in Northbrook, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States.
Glenbrook North High School Principal Dr. Michael Riggle stated while the school condemned the incident, the students could not be suspended or expelled because it did not involve a school-sanctioned activity and it did not occur on school property.
Glenbrook North competes in the Central Suburban League and Illinois High School Association.
ABC7Chicago.com: Glenbrook North Prom goes on in hazing spotlight (460 words)
The school sponsored prom at the Sheraton in downtown Chicago, and an alternative party for the several dozen students banned from the event because of their alleged role in that widely seen high school hazing incident.
As 350 Glenbrook North High School students arrived for the party at the Sheraton, they were asked about the 32 students who were not there because of their role in the videotaped hazing of high school juniors.
School administrators suspended a total of 32 students and part of that punishment includes not being allowed to attend the prom, or graduation ceremonies scheduled for June 8.
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