Entourage

Sunday represents a day of relaxation, peace, and homework. Most importantly, "Entourage" is on at 9:00 on Sunday nights. "Entourage" features the Hollywood life of Vincent Chase and his close group of friends and family. The show provides a source of entertainment on an otherwise boring day. "Entourage" provides an escape from the exciting homework assignments one is forced to complete. Not only does "Entourage" provide an escape from the legendary adventure of Odysseus, advanced algebra/trig homework, and all other assignments, it is extremely entertaining. With the surprising twists, incomparable comedy, the unique and well-developed characters, "Entourage" delivers in all aspects that one could hope for in a television series. "Entourage" is easily the best show on television.

Too Much To Do in Too Little Time

Here at GBN, we always hear, "Get involved." In response, students participate in many activities: whether it is sports, clubs, debate, etc. Is this necessarily a good thing? What first appeared to be fun has now turned into chaos. How? Simple. Students are forced to juggle their time between all of the activities they are part of; personally, I have lots of homework, a sport, team workouts, a part time job, my family life, my social life, and recreational activities. How do I do it? I go to bed late, and wake up early. I have concluded that there simply is too much to do within twenty-four hours. I/we need more time, or less activities.

New Books for School

We all know what to expect from the books we read at Glenbrook North High School. These books that are supposedly "timeless classics" are extremely boring. If I was to read a book for school, I would want to read an interesting, contemporary book. Although "Romeo and Juliet", "Dandelion Wine", "The Odyssey", "O, Pioneers!", and all other books may offer interesting perspectives about literature, small excerpts could be given to students. This way, important passages are read and the students' time is not wasted. This solution is both effective and time-efficient. Maybe students will enjoy reading books again, I don't know. However, I do know that if new, better books are not added to the curriculum, then it would be foolish for people to expect students to be interested in literature.