More Than 97% Going to College Among GBS Class of 2013

The following information was posted online by Glenbrook South High School:

More than 97.3 percent of Glenbrook South's graduating class of 2013 is pursuing higher education this fall at 164 campuses throughout the nation and select parts of the world.

Oakton Community College, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Illinois at Chicago remain the top three college choices selected by the former Glenbrook South students.

Some of the other top selected colleges or universities include Illinois State, DePaul, Loyola, University of Missouri, Indiana University, Marquette, University of Wisconsin at Madison, University of Alabama, Northwestern, Iowa State and Lake Forest.

Of the 97.3 percent of 2013 graduates attending college, 81 percent are in the Midwest - 51 percent of them in Illinois.Two graduates are attending overseas in Japan and Poland.

Two GBS graduates also were accepted into Princeton and Pepperdine, three have entered the military, one joined the Israeli Army,four have gone to work and one is taking a GAP year to volunteer with NATIV in Israel.

Additionally, three graduates also enrolled in career/technical education and 23 reported that they are participating in college athletics.