Glenbrook North High School

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| name = Glenbrook North High School

| logo = Glenbrook North High School Logo.webp

| image = Glenbrook North Main Entrance.jpg

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| caption = Main Entrance of the School

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| address = 2300 Shermer Road

| town = Northbrook

| state = Illinois

| zipcode = 60062

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{Coord|42.11133|-87.83422|display=inline,title}}

| other_name = GBN

| former_name = Glenbrook High School

| type = Public high school

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| established = {{Start date|1953}}

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| district = Northfield Township High School District 225

| superintendent = Dr. Charles Johns

| us_nces_school_id = {{NCES School ID|172901003042|school_name=Glenbrook North High School|access_date=June 3, 2021|ref_name=NCES}}

| principal = Mandy Hughes

| teaching_staff = 160.15 {{FTE}}

| grades = 9–12

| enrollment = 2,026 (2024-2025)

| ratio = 11.54

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| colors = Green and Gold {{Color box|#004123}}{{Color box|#FFDF00}}{{cite web|url=http://gbn.glenbrook.k12.il.us/athletics/main/athletics.htm |title=GBNHS Athletic Dept; accessed May 8, 2009 |publisher=Gbn.glenbrook.k12.il.us |access-date=January 22, 2011}}

| athletics_conference = Central Suburban League

| mascot = Sparty Jones{{cite web|url=http://gbn.glenbrook.k12.il.us/athletics/main/mascot.htm |title=GBNHS mascot; accessed May 8, 2009 |publisher=Gbn.glenbrook.k12.il.us |access-date=January 22, 2011}}

| nickname = Spartans{{cite web|url=http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/1426.htm |title=School info for Glenbrook North HS; ihsa.org; accessed May 8, 2009 |publisher=Ihsa.org |access-date=January 22, 2011}}

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| newspaper = Torch

| yearbook = Laconian{{cite web|url=http://gbn.glenbrook.k12.il.us/activities/club-literary.html |title=literary clubs for Glenbrook North HS; ihsa.org; accessed May 8, 2009 |publisher=Gbn.glenbrook.k12.il.us |access-date=January 22, 2011}}

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| website = {{URL|gbn.glenbrook225.org}}

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Glenbrook North High School (also known as GBN) is a public high school in Northbrook, Illinois, a north suburb of Chicago, United States. It was established in 1953 and is part of the Northfield Township High School District 225.

In 2022, it was ranked the 48th-best public high school in the United States by Niche.

Feeder schools that attend GBN are Wood Oaks, Northbrook Junior High, Field (Northbrook portions), and Maple (Northbrook portions).{{Cite web |title=Departments |url=https://www.glenbrook225.org/departments |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=Glenbrook High School District 225}} GBN serves most of Northbrook, some unincorporated portions of Cook County, and a very small section of Glenview.{{cite web | url=https://www.glenbrook225.org/parents/overview/school-boundaries | title=School Boundaries - Glenbrook High School District 225 }}

History

In 1930, Northbrook opened Northbrook High School to serve its residents. But as Northbrook grew due to American suburbanization, more space to accommodate students was needed, warranting its closure and the construction of a new high school.{{cite web | url=https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201020/even-90-years-ago-northbrook-high-students-faced-unsettled-times | title=Even 90 years ago, Northbrook High students faced unsettled times | date=20 October 2020 }}

=Founding=

Glenbrook North High School opened its doors in the fall of 1953 as Glenbrook High School, with its name being a combination of "Northbrook" and "Glenview".{{cite web | url=http://gbcountryside.org/history/ | title=History – Glenbrook Countryside Property Owners' Association }} After the opening of Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, the school was renamed to Glenbrook North.{{cite web|url=https://www.northbrookhistory.org/village-history/|title=Village History|website=Northbrook Historical Society & Museum|date=9 March 2015 }} Subsequently, the two schools formed Glenbrook High School District 225.

Glenbrook North has grown fourfold in the size of its student body since its founding. In 1979, the school opened the Sheely Center for the Performing Arts, and in 1990, a fieldhouse was dedicated. In the spring of 1996, a three-year renovation and construction project involving the science facilities and the "A" wing was built. A second swimming pool was built in 2000 to accommodate the burgeoning growth in aquatics. A successful referendum in 2006 enabled renovation and addition to a second floor of the schools "F" wing, state of the art Fitness Center, complete renovation and additions to the Music Area, and a sun-filled main entrance, which were completed in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.nicholasquality.com/project/print/34/glenbrook-north-high-school-2009-additions|title=Nicholas & Associates, Inc. - Project Detail Print|website=www.nicholasquality.com}}

Throughout the years, Glenbrook North High School has received state and national recognition for its academic excellence. In the late 1950s, when Glenbrook was less than 10 years old, it was named one of the top 44 high schools in the country by a survey in a national magazine. In 1984, GBN was named one of only four high schools in the state of Illinois to receive the United States Office of Education Excellence in Education Award from President Ronald Reagan. In 2008, GBN was selected again for the nation's top distinction as a Blue Ribbon School.{{cite web|url=https://gbn.glenbrook225.org/Media/GBN-Main/GBN_Handbook_Final_1718.pdf |title=GBN Handbook; accessed January 20, 2018 |publisher=gbn.glenbrook225.org |access-date=January 20, 2018}}

= John Hughes films =

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John Hughes was an alumnus who used exteriors of the school in his film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Hughes also used other schools throughout the north Chicago suburbs for his "Shermer, Illinois" locations. Hughes used interiors of the school in his film The Breakfast Club.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088847/locations/ |title=The Breakfast Club (1985) - Filming & production - IMDb |language=en-US |access-date=2024-09-05 |via=www.imdb.com}}

= President Clinton visit =

On January 22, 1997, President Bill Clinton visited the school to deliver a speech about education initiatives.{{cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?78211-1/education-initiatives|title=Education Initiatives, Jan 22 1997 - Video - C-SPAN.org|website=www.c-span.org}} It was held in the school's fieldhouse and largely centered around mathematics and science. At the time, students in Northern Illinois 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. Northern Illinois students scored 1st in the Science category and 3rd in the Mathematics category. Remarking about Glenbrook High School District 225, President Clinton said:

Can you imagine a school district or a set of school districts with more genuine local control than this one, with—more than these— more parental involvement, more committed teachers, more—you know, you've got local control. But you didn't use it as an excuse not to throw your hat in the ring. I think it's great that it came out this way. But if you had finished eighth and ninth, I would still be here to pat you on the back because you had the guts to do it.{{Cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=54272|title = Remarks at Stanley Field Middle School in Northbrook, Illinois {{pipe}} the American Presidency Project}}

Less than a month later, Bill Clinton referenced his visit to the school and these achievements in his 1997 State of the Union on February 4, 1997.{{cite web|url=https://clintonwhitehouse2.archives.gov/WH/SOU97/|title=State of the Union Address - February 4, 1997|website=clintonwhitehouse2.archives.gov}}

= Student hazing incident =

In May 2003, the 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 national media attention. The event was a "Powder Puff" girls' football game between members of the junior and senior classes. The "game" took place on May 4, 2003, in Chipilly Woods, part of the Cook County Forest Preserve District. Although the annual Powder Puff game had been held at the school's football stadium in earlier decades, there was no football at the 2003 event. During the event, about 20 junior class participants were covered in paint, urine, feces, and animal guts. Some were shot with paintball guns, others were kicked and beaten. At least five participants sustained injuries requiring medical attention.{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Midwest/05/07/hs.hazing/ |title=Initiation turned hazing investigated May 7, 2003 @cnn.com |publisher=Cnn.com |date= May 7, 2003|access-date=January 22, 2011}}

Thirty-one students – twenty-eight females and three males – were suspended from school for 10 days. They were later expelled.{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/05/12/high.school.hazing/index.html |title=Principal: School will seek expulsions for hazing May 14, 2003 @cnn.com |publisher=Cnn.com |date=May 14, 2003 |access-date=January 22, 2011}} Some of the expelled students and their parents filed a lawsuit to allow the expelled students to graduate.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc5.com/education/2199133/detail.html |title=Suspended Senior Files Suit Against GBNHS May 13, 2003 @nbc5.com |publisher=Nbc5.com |access-date=January 22, 2011}} The plaintiffs and the school district reached an agreement where the expelled students would have their diplomas mailed to them but would not be able to participate in graduation ceremonies.{{Cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/419908521|title=Preview unavailable - ProQuest|website=www.proquest.com|id={{ProQuest|419908521}} }} Local law enforcement authorities investigated the hazing incident and filed charges against 15 students for assault and battery.{{cite news|author=Rome Neal |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/05/20/national/main554773.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031005134811/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/05/20/national/main554773.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 5, 2003 |title=15 Face Charges In Hazing Incident May 16, 2003 @cbsnews.com |publisher=Cbsnews.com |date=May 16, 2003 |access-date=January 22, 2011}}{{cite news|last=Wilgoren |first=Jodi |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00EFD6143EF934A25756C0A9659C8B63 |title=Misdemeanor Charges Filed in Teenage Hazing Incident May 17, 2003 @nytimes.com |location=Glenbrook (Ill); Cook County (Ill) |newspaper=New York Times |date=May 17, 2003 |access-date=January 22, 2011}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/419992012|title=Preview unavailable - ProQuest|website=www.proquest.com|id={{ProQuest|419992012}} }}

A community-wide task force was established by the Northbrook Police Department Community Services Division after the hazing incident.{{cite news |author=Flynn, Courtney |title=District open to idea of hazing task force |date=May 29, 2003 |page=1 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |id={{ProQuest|419781409}}}} Their final report stressed the needs for recognizing and preventing hazing incidents.

Campus

Glenbrook North is located at 2300 Shermer Road adjacent to Maple School.{{cite web | url=https://www.district30.org/maple/ | title=Welcome to Maple School | date=21 December 2024 }} Glenbrook North is home to the Forrest S. Sheely Center for the Performing Arts (where the Northbrook Symphony performs){{Cite web|url=https://www.northbrooksymphony.org/|title=Northbrook Symphony|website=Northbrook Symphony}} and has an additional "little theater" located in the schools basement. Within the athletics wing exists multiple pools,{{cite web | url=https://schooldesigns.com/Projects/glenbrook-north-high-school-natatorium/ | title=Glenbrook North High School, Natatorium }} several gyms including a climbing and gymnastics gym, a fieldhouse, a fitness center, and outdoor tennis courts, fields (including for football), and tracks. There are two cafeterias; one for students and one for staff. Weather permitting, the central courtyard is open during lunch. At the back of the property is a 1.5 acre prairie.{{cite web | url=https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/INPC/Pages/Area2CookGlenbrookNorthHighSchoolPrairie.aspx | title=Illinois Nature Preserves Commission }}

Diversity

For the 2021 school year, 71.4% of students were White, 0.5% were Black, 5.4% were Hispanic, 17.9% were Asian, 0% were Native American, 0.1% were Pacific Islander, and 4.8% were of two or more races.{{cite web | url=https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/school.aspx?source=studentcharacteristics&source2=studentdemographics&Schoolid=050162250170001 | title=Illinois Report Card }} The school also has a large Jewish population.

The school offers a variety of programs catering to students' heritage. For example, its language program includes less commonly taught languages such as Russian and Mandarin Chinese.{{cite web | url=https://gbn.glenbrook225.org/academics/departments/world-languages | title=World Languages - Glenbrook North High School }} Owing to the North Shore (Chicago)'s large Jewish population (see History of the Jews in Chicago), Hebrew was introduced in 2010{{cite web | url=https://gbn.glenbrook225.org/departments/administration/gbn-administrators/instructional-supervisor-of-world-languages | title=Instructional Supervisor of World Languages - Glenbrook North High School }}{{cite web | url=https://www.juf.org/news/local.aspx?id=441143 | title=JUF News : Say 'shalom' to Hebrew in public schools }} and Jewish Club was created. Other culture-focused clubs are Black Student Union, Foreign Films Club, Hellenic Club, and Pan-Asian Student Society. Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) serves Glenbrook North's LGBT population. There is also a feminist club.

Academics

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The academic school year consists of 37 weeks divided into two semesters. It has a block schedule with classes meeting on alternating days and each school day consists of four blocks of 90 minutes each. The summer school program is six weeks in length.

Honors level courses are offered to qualified students. Advanced Placement (AP) courses are available in a range of topics including English, history, math, science, art, music, computer science, and world languages.

In 2021, the school graduated 96% of its senior class, and 98% enrolled in college.{{cite web |title=Profile For 2021–2022 School Year |url=https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1630419404/glenbrook225org/mfabtajyoulmjak35fsl/2021-22GBNPROFILE1.pdf |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=Finalsite}}{{cite web|url=https://gbn.glenbrook225.org/|title=Home - Glenbrook North High School|publisher=gbn.glenbrook225.org |access-date=April 19, 2022}} The 2021 class included 14 National Merit Semifinalists and 176 Illinois State Scholars.{{Cite web |date= |title=Profile For 2021–2022 School Year |url=https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1630419404/glenbrook225org/mfabtajyoulmjak35fsl/2021-22GBNPROFILE1.pdf |archive-date= |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=Finalsite}} The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.54 to 1.

In 2022, it was ranked the 48th best public high school in the United States by Niche.{{cite news|url=https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-public-high-schools/?page=2|title=2022 Best Public Schools in America|website=Niche}} In 2016, it was ranked 23rd on the public high schools with the best teachers in America by Business Insider.{{cite news| url=http://www.businessinsider.com/public-high-schools-with-the-best-teachers-2016-1/#23-glenbrook-north-high-school-3 | title=The 25 public high schools with the best teachers in America | work=Business Insider | first=Emmie | last=Martin}}

= Debate =

The school's debate team was ranked the top debate school of the 20th century based on performance in the National Speech and Debate Association.{{cite news|url=http://debate.uvm.edu/NFL/rostrumlib/Copeland-TopDebSchMar'00.pdf | work=NFL Rostrum | first=James M. | last=Copeland | title=Top Ten Debate Schools of the Century | date=March 27, 2000}} The school has won numerous state and national championships in Policy Debate, as well as state championships in Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum Debate. It is the only high school debate program in the country to have ever won the debate's "Triple Crown," sweeping the National Speech and Debate Association Tournament, the Tournament of Champions, and the Grand National Speech and Debate Tournament in 2004.{{cite news| url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/06/20/no-debate-glenbrook-north-rules/ | work=Chicago Tribune | first=Jodi S | last=Cohen | title=No debate: Glenbrook North rules | date=June 20, 2004}}

Since 1974, it has won at least one national championship in debate in fourteen individual years. It has also won an Illinois High School Association (IHSA) state championship in 18 of the 35 years since 1982, and has placed as runner up in three of those years.{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/glenbrook225.org/gbndebate/home/state-success|title=GBN Debate - State Success|website=sites.google.com}}

Athletics

Glenbrook North offers many sports including, but not limited to baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross-country, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, and volleyball. The school is a member of the Central Suburban League North and the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).{{cite web | url=https://www.eths.k12.il.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=1027 | title=Central Suburban League / Central Suburban League }} William Lutz Stadium, which is the home of the Glenbrook North's football, lacrosse, track and field and soccer teams, is named in honor of William Lutz, the school's first athletic director.

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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.{{cite news|url=http://www.suntimes.com/sports/preps/highschool/649446,CST-SPT-spot14.article |author=Kaye, Dan |title=First things first for the Spartans |date=November 14, 2007 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=January 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813224305/http://www.suntimes.com/sports/preps/highschool/649446,CST-SPT-spot14.article |archive-date=August 13, 2009}} The following GBN teams have won IHSA sponsored state championship tournaments in the listed years:{{cite web|url=http://www.ihsa.org/school/records/sum1426.htm |title=IHSA season summaries for GBNHS; accessed May 8, 2009 |publisher=Ihsa.org |access-date=January 22, 2011}}

  • Baseball (2): 1966, 1974
  • Basketball (boys) (1): 2005
  • Football (1): 1974
  • Golf (boys) (1): 2021
  • Golf (girls) (2): 2023, 2024
  • Hockey (5): 1984, 1985, 2007, 2008, 2015
  • Soccer (boys) (1): 1983
  • Swimming and diving (girls) (1): 1978
  • Tennis (boys) (3): 1981, 1999, 2006
  • Volleyball (boys) (2): 1993, 2021
  • Field hockey (girls) (1): 2023

= Basketball =

On December 28, 2005, the school's basketball program gained national media attention{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/columns/story?columnist=powers_scott&id=4798809|title=Scheyer fueling another Duke run|date=5 January 2010|website=ESPN.com}} when Jon Scheyer scored 21 points in the final 75 seconds of a comeback attempt against Proviso West. Scheyer fell one point short of the Glenbrook North basketball record for most points in a game, scoring 52 points. The team won the state championship in 2005. Head Coach Dave Weber.

=Boys Tennis=

The GBN boys tennis team won the state championship in 2006. Head Coach Jeff Jordan.

= Hockey =

Glenbrook North Hockey,{{cite web|url=http://www.glenbrooknorthhockey.org/page/show/18862-glenbrook-north-hockey|title=Home|website=Glenbrook North Spartans Hockey}} a club team, won back-to-back state titles in 1984 and 1985, becoming the first varsity hockey team in Illinois to do so, and repeating the feat in 2007 and 2008. In 2011, 2013, and 2014, the team returned to the title game but lost to the New Trier Trevians. In 2015, it defeated Benet Academy in the state title game in overtime, 3–2. The Spartans hockey program has won five Illinois state championships.{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/03/24/hockey-new-trier-green-upends-glenbrook-north-for-state-title/ |work=Chicago Tribune |title=Hockey |date=March 24, 2013}}

=Boys Volleyball=

The GBN boys volleyball team won the state championship in 2021. Head Coach Chris Cooper.

=Golf=

Glenbrook North Boys golf team won the state championship in 2021. Jason Gordon was the individual champion. The team carded the IHSA Finals All-Time low score. Head Coach Justin Gerbich.

=Golf=

Glenbrook North Girls golf team won the state championship in 2023 and 2024. This was the first GBN athletic team to win back-to-back IHSA state championships. Martha Kuwahara was the individual champion in 2024, Alexis Myers was Runner-up, and Kacie Moon was 9th. The team carded the All-Time IHSA Girls Golf State Finals scoring record with a 36-hole team score of 585 in 2024, beating the previous record score by 10 strokes. Head Coach Mike Schroeder.

Clubs

Glenbrook North is home to many different extracurricular clubs. An accurate, up-to-date list is difficult to keep, as clubs are added and dropped as students graduate or lose interest. However, some clubs include Key Club, Scholastic Bowl, World Languages Honor Society, Environmental Club, Student Government Association, Open Forum, PAWS (Protection of Animal Welfare by Students), and Spartan Buddies (an affiliate of Best Buddies International).

Notable alumni

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  • Scott Adsit, comedian, actor and writer{{cite web |url=http://chicago.blockshopper.com/news/story/219371-_30_Rock_actor_is_Glenbrook_North_grad |title='30 Rock' actor is Glenbrook North grad |publisher=Chicago.blockshopper.com |access-date=January 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201045251/http://chicago.blockshopper.com/news/story/219371-_30_Rock_actor_is_Glenbrook_North_grad |archive-date=February 1, 2011 |url-status=dead }}
  • Benjamin Agosto, attended freshman and sophomore years, ice dancer{{cite news | first=Philip | last=Hersh | title = They're back: Chinese skaters getting firmer hold on the ice| newspaper = Chicago Tribune | date=December 23, 2000 | page=Sports, 6}}
  • Steven D. Binder, screenwriter, film and television producer{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2010/12/07/the-secret-of-ncis-northbrook-for-starters/ | work=Chicago Tribune | title=The secret of 'NCIS'? Northbrook, for starters | date=December 7, 2010}}
  • Jayne Brook, actress{{cite web|url=http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/District/Publicty/html/GBNGreatAlumni.htm|title=Great Alumni of GBNHS; accessed May 8, 2009}}
  • Mike Brown, NHL hockey player{{cite web|url=https://pophockeyculture.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/an-editorial-on-illinois-high-school-hockey/|title=An Editorial on Illinois High School Hockey|date=25 March 2013}}
  • Nusrat Jahan Choudhury, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
  • Chris Collins, basketball player and coach
  • JT Compher, NHL hockey player
  • Dave Cruikshank, speed skater
  • John Cynn, professional poker player{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/sports/ct-nbs-john-cynn-world-series-of-poker-champion-tl-0719-story.html|title=Years before John Cynn won $8.8M in the World Series of Poker, he was a Glenbrook North student playing for fun|last=Sadin|first=Steve|website=chicagotribune.com|date=21 July 2018 |access-date=2019-06-29}}
  • William A. Edelstein, physicist
  • Kiana Eide, group rhythmic gymnast, part of the American team in the women's rhythmic group all-around event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/illinois/highlandpark/rhythmic-gymnastics-team-north-shore-among-illinois-olympians-headed-rio|title=Rhythmic Gymnastics Team from the North Shore Among Illinois Olympians Headed to Rio|date=2016-08-03|website=Highland Park, IL Patch|language=en|access-date=2019-11-18}}
  • Andrew Gabel, speed skater
  • Frank Galati, director, writer and actor
  • Ken Goldstein, musician, film and television writer, producer, director and occasional actor{{Cite web|url=http://www.wizardworld.com/kengoldstein.html | title=Ken Goldstein | publisher=www.wizardworld.com}}
  • Anne Henning, speed skater
  • John Hughes, filmmaker
  • Alisa Kano, group rhythmic gymnast, part of the American team in the women's rhythmic group all-around event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
  • Jason Kipnis, MLB player{{Cite web|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/top-100-prospects/2011/2611326.html|title=BaseballAmerica.com: Prospects: Rankings: Top 100 Prospects: 2011 Top 100 Prospects: 41-60}}{{cite web|url=https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/07/21/indians-call-up-top-prospect-jason-kipnis/|title=Indians call up top prospect Jason Kipnis|first=Matthew|last=Pouliot|date=21 July 2011}}
  • Ken Kurson, political consultant, journalist, and author
  • Robert Kurson, author
  • Al Lewis, columnist{{cite book

| title = Laconian | volume = 27 | year = 1980 | page = 184 | publisher = Glenbrook North High School}}

Notable faculty

  • Brian James was the varsity boys basketball head coach (1990–1995). He is currently an assistant coach for the Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/coachfile/brian_james/?nav=page|title=NBA.com Brian James|website=www.nba.com}}
  • Vladimir Pyshnenko was the head senior coach for the district-operated Glenbrook Aquatics program. He won a gold medal and two silver medals in swimming at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=http://gbn.glenbrook.k12.il.us/athletics/main/all%20coaches.htm|title=Directory of athletic coaches for GBNHS; accessed May 9, 2009}}
  • Samuel Alex works as both an instructional assistant and a Broadcasting Teacher at Glenbrook North,as well as a red-carpet reporter and radio personality on his radio program "The Sam Alex Show".{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/country-radio-sam-alex-launches-the-sam-alex-show/ | title=Country Radio Veteran Sam Alex Launches 'The Sam Alex Show' | magazine=Billboard }} He is currently a special correspondent for the American syndicated entertainment television news magazine show Celebrity Page.https://samalexradio.com/

References

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