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  Glenbrook North High School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Glenbrook_North_High_School   (1494 words)

  
 ABC7Chicago.com: Glenbrook North Prom goes on in hazing spotlight
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.
abclocal.go.com /wls/story?section=News&id=210914   (460 words)

  
 Medill News Service : Chicago - Judge upholds school suspensions
Glenbrook North High School students had no better luck Tuesday in contesting their suspensions in federal court, as U.S. District Chief Judge Charles Kocoras denied a request by two students for a temporary restraining order to end their 10-day suspensions.
Meanwhile, school officials are moving closer to having all the lawsuits filed by suspended students decided in federal court.
In her ruling, the judge said school administrators should be allowed to complete informal hearings with the students.
mesh.medill.northwestern.edu /mnschicago/archives/2003/05/judge_upholds_s.html   (516 words)

  
 CNN.com - Principal: School will seek expulsions for hazing - May. 14, 2003
Glenbrook North High School Principal Michael Riggle announces the suspension of students involved in hazing.
School officials said Monday they have suspended -- and will move to expel -- some students involved in a hazing incident in which other students were injured last week.
Glenbrook North High School is in Northbrook, a suburb north of Chicago.
www.cnn.com /2003/LAW/05/12/high.school.hazing/index.html   (933 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Officials investigate hazing in Chicago suburb
School officials stressed that the game was not sanctioned and occurred off-campus without their knowledge.
School and police officials were reviewing the videotapes to try to identify the ringleaders.
The school could discipline students involved in extracurricular activities or athletics because they signed a code of conduct requiring them to behave well both on and off campus.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20030508-1131-highschoolhazing.html   (389 words)

  
 North High School
North High School is a family of learners committed to excellence.
North High School, high school parents and high school community partnerships provide the diverse population of high school students with chances to become more productive responsible and informted citizens.
The North High Alumni consists of groups of people of all ages that are working to give back the schools that helped get them where they are in life.
northhigh.com   (162 words)

  
 StopHazing.org Bulletin Board: Great Shades of Satan! . . Powder Puff 2?
The Glenbrook High School District 225 Board expelled 33 seniors and suspended 20 juniors for participating in last spring's "powder puff" hazing, for which at least five juniors sought medical attention for their injuries.
He said school staff also have been talking with students about "what happens if they don't think ahead about the consequences of their actions," whether they are thinking of participating in a hazing-like incident or just keeping quiet about others' plans.
If school officials determine the students engaged in hazing, they will be able to turn to more explicit policies put in place after the May 4 "powder puff" incident in Chipilly Woods, which involved more than 100 Glenbrook North students.
www.stophazing.org /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000080   (2640 words)

  
 WGBK - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WGBK 88.5 FM is the student run radio station managed by Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois and Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, Illinois.
WGBK (WGlenBrooK) was originally owned an operated as WMWA by the Midwestern Academy, a Christian day school affiliated with the General Church of the New Jerusalem.
In 1996, the high school district purchased the station and requested a call letter change (hence WGBK).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/WGBK   (181 words)

  
 High school can't weight to test this project
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration picked a physics experiment devised by Glenbrook North students to perform in its microgravity lab, a C-9 airplane that creates zero-gravity conditions.
Last year, as part of the World Year of Physics, NASA picked six high school experiments to be conducted in the C-9.
The purpose of the high school outreach programs is to encourage kids to study science in college.
www.suntimes.com /output/news/cst-nws-nasa04.html   (524 words)

  
 Northfield Township High School District 225 faces new hazing incident
Northfield Township High School District 225 (IL) has been hit with a new hazing incident, this time involving members of the boys’ lacrosse team at Glenbrook South High School.
As a result of an aggressive anti-hazing policy adopted after the Glenbrook North incident, the 24 lacrosse players who participated in the incident received 10-day suspensions, and the 11 who did the paddling face possible expulsion.
Glenbrook South’s student handbook defines hazing as "verbal or physical harassment, mental or physical discomfort, or intimidation" and prohibits hazing on or off campus.
www.nsba.org /site/doc_cosa.asp?CID=488&DID=33599   (261 words)

  
 The Morning News - Mess with the Bull, You’ll Get the Horns
The school board and administration stressed that the event was unsanctioned and did not occur on school premises.
In the Glenbrook North hazing incident, there are now even reports that one or more parents may have even been present at the melee and perhaps even arranged for the keg and some of the more disgusting items used to douse the juniors.
And to the school’s credit, they have now found solid enough legal pretext to suspend and perhaps expel the worst of the perpetrators despite the events happening off of school grounds.
www.themorningnews.org /archives/editorial/mess_with_the_bull_youll_get_the_horns.php   (1626 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Second suburban Chicago high school student files lawsuit over hazing ...
The girl, identified in the lawsuit only as Jane Doe, was one of 28 girls and four boys, all seniors, suspended from suburban Glenbrook North High School after allegedly taking part in a violent hazing of female junior students during a girls' football game.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Chicago, seeks an emergency injunction of the suspension handed down by William Eike, Glenbrook North High School's dean of students, an official in the clerk's office said.
Dave Hales, the superintendent overseeing Glenbrook North, has called the effects of the videotapes "devastating." However, he noted that the incident involved just a fraction of the school's nearly 2,100 students.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20030514-0954-highschoolhazing.html   (410 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Fifteen students were charged as adults with misdemeanor battery (Kelly) and though a few still have cases pending the “rest have been found guilty and charged” (Fuller), most having to submit to supervision, community service, and alcohol and drug tests.
High school hazing is getting much more prevalent in today's society, yet when most people think of hazing, college fraternities and sororities usually come to mind.
Besides the high school and college settings, military hazings are also coming to light.
www.personal.psu.edu /students/a/r/ars260/defin.htm   (1117 words)

  
 CBS News | Videotaped Teen Hazing Turns Violent | May 8, 2003 10:07:24
Although the injuries took place outside the high school's property, Dr. Riggle said the school is working with the Cooke County Sheriff's department in its investigation.
Two teenage victims of the recent high school hazing incident outside Chicago speak on The Early Show about the experience, saying they were beaten and strangled with animal entrails.
Glenbrook, Ill. police are investigating an alleged hazing that was caught on tape.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/05/07/earlyshow/living/main552813.shtml   (640 words)

  
 John Hughes Shooting Locations
Glenbrook North High School Football Field, Behind the high school, 2300 Shermer Road, Northbrook, IL Haven Middle School, 2417 Prairie Ave,(near Lincoln and Greenbay) in Evanston, IL The Hotel Dennis' mother stays in (and gazes out the window of) is the Travelodge Chicago-O'Hare at 3003 Manheim Rd. in Des Plaines, IL.
Marshall High School, used for exterior shots, 4000 block of Tracy Street, Los Angeles, CA Sunset Foods Northbrook, on Cherry Lane in "downtown" Northbrook, Illinois (In Fall of 2002 it moved to the east side of Cherry Lane)
The elementary school scene (with Gaby Hoffman's character in the classroom and Uncle Buck in the principal's office) was shot at Romona Elementary School, 600 Romona Rd in Wilmette, IL.
www.geocities.com /xanderubi/html/john_hughes_shooting_locations.html   (1496 words)

  
 Glenbrook South High School
The Glenbrook High Schools are learning communities dedicated to students and committed to quality of thought, word and deed.
Glenbrook North High School began using this system during the 2005-06 school year, and has found it to be very helpful and useful.
Tommy the Titan and GBS senior Peer Leaders welcome incoming freshmen to GBS at High School 101, held August 17 and 18.
gbs.glenbrook.k12.il.us   (285 words)

  
 School Board has expelled 31 Glenbrook North High School students for their participation in hazing
School Board has expelled 31 Glenbrook North High School students for their participation in hazing
In a unanimous vote, the Northfield Township High School District 225 School Board has expelled 31 Glenbrook North High School students for their participation in hazing at the now infamous May 4 powder-puff football game.
An attorney for one of the students who signed the waiver stated that there was plenty blame to go around because police, the school, and parents knew that hazing had occurred in the past.
www.nsba.org /site/doc_cosa.asp?TRACKID=&DID=11957&CID=488   (269 words)

  
 NASA Glenn Research Center Drop Tower Competition for High-School-Aged Student Teams   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Troy Athens High School team proudly wait by their experiment while it is being loaded in the drop tower drag shield.
The Glenbrook North High School team proudly show off their experiment after mounting it in the NASA experiment carrier.
The Tualatin High School team is preparing their experiment in the NASA experiment carrier prior to its second drop.
microgravity.grc.nasa.gov /DIME_2005.html   (1255 words)

  
 Northbrook IL Hockey League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The stands are often filled with spectators consisting of parents and the high school student body.
The GBN Spartans Varsity has won seven Metro North conference championships, consecutive titles in 1984, 1985 and 1986, again in 1993 and 1994, and most recently in 2003 and 2004.
Bud Heckler served as the President of Metro North for the 1975 – 76 season and Jim Rushing from 1977 –; 78.
www.northbrookhockey.org /Section_Main/GBN.html   (533 words)

  
 ABC7Chicago.com: Glenbrook North High School team wins national debating competition
Glenbrook North High School team wins national debating competition
The tournament is considered the Super Bowl of high school debate.
The victory over The College Preparatory School of Oakland, of California, means the team has won all three major national tournaments this year.
abclocal.go.com /wls/story?section=News&id=1758177   (181 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Parents investigated in high school hazing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
NORTHBROOK, Ill. (AP) — A videotaped hazing in which high school girls were pummeled and showered with feces, paint and garbage has humiliated and shocked students and administrators at a suburban Chicago high school that once enjoyed a prestigious reputation.
The students apparently arranged the event in secret, taking pains to make sure school administrators — who suspected the girls were planning something — did not find out the time and place.
For years, students at the school of more than 2,000 students have held a "powder puff" football game as a rite of passage for incoming seniors.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2003-05-09-hazing-high-school_x.htm   (551 words)

  
 Hazing
A group of seniors at Glenbrook North High School outside Chicago were caught on tape by a fellow classmate allegedly beating junior girls and covering them with mud, feces, pig entrails, garbage, and paint.
Make sure your child's school and/or district has clearly defined policies that prohibit hazing, is taking measures to proactively prevent hazing from occurring, and is acting immediately with repercussions when hazing does occur.
Ask your parent-teacher association and/or school administrators to invite a local law-enforcement official to speak to parents and/or the student body about hazing and the state's anti-hazing law.
kidshealth.org /PageManager.jsp?dn=familydoctor&ps=104&article_set=31645   (2010 words)

  
 Ferris Bueller's Day Off   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Ferris Bueller is a wise-cracking high school student from the fictional suburb of Shermer, Illinois (located close to Chicago, Illinois), who decides to take a day off from school for a little fun by pretending to be sick.
Sloane is based on a high school version of Nancy Hughes, John's wife.
Cameron and Garth Volbeck (Charlie Sheen's druggie character) are based on acquaintances of Hughes from high school.
www.freedownloadsoft.com /info/mp3-splitter.html   (706 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Three students sue over videotaped hazing that shocked nation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
CHICAGO (AP) — Three teens injured in a videotaped high school hazing have sued former schoolmates and their parents for at least $500,000 each.
The May 4, 2003, "powder puff" event at a forest preserve north of Chicago gained international attention when videotapes of the incident — where students had buckets of hair, animal entrails and other filth dumped on them — were played on television.
The Northfield Township High School District expelled 33 seniors, and 16 students were convicted of misdemeanor battery or alcohol charges.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2004-05-06-hazing_x.htm   (315 words)

  
 cbs2chicago.com - School Hazing Takes National Spotlight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Police and school officials are now pouring over new tapes to see if criminal charges should be filed, and we're learning more about what it was like to be trapped at the center of that filthy pack.
According to a school official, Northbrook police have been given the names of two parents who supplied the keg that students were drinking in the forest preserve during the hazing on Sunday.
Just five months ago Glenbrook North students bought a new car for Lydia Bonitas, a cafeteria worker who lost her car in a crash and has no insurance.
cbs2chicago.com /topstories/local_story_128153616.html   (465 words)

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