I currently teach at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, IL, just northwest of Chicago, one of two schools in District 225, a secondary only district. Glenbrook South or GBS has about 2700 students, while Glenbrook North, the other school in the district, is of comparable size. The community and the school are predominately white upper-middle class. There are many corporate headquarters in the area—Kraft, Allstate—and many of our students’ parents work at them. Our largest minority population is Asian, specifically Korean. Our free and reduced lunch population is around 20%. There
is virtually no violence or gang activity. Academically, the school is very successful with a proactive administration working hard to address the few weak areas that we have. The school climate is excellent with a strong school culture and high level of involvement among students in extra-curricular activities of all types.