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Halloween in a pandemic: celebrating safely

Halloween in a pandemic: celebrating safely

Elise Goulding, Staff Writer October 20, 2020

With a pandemic continuing to affect the City of Evanston, Halloween still approaches.  This year, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has labeled traditional trick-or-treating as a high-risk...

Road to the election: thoughts on the presidential debates

Road to the election: thoughts on the presidential debates

Zachary Bahar, Avi Shapira and Reggie Teinowitz October 2, 2020

The 2020 election is fast approaching, bringing a period of intense political focus to an already intense year. A cornerstone of every election cycle is the set of presidential debates, which offer the...

Jacob Blake: Evanstonian

Jacob Blake: Evanstonian

Zachary Bahar and Eli Cohen September 24, 2020
Before he became a symbol for numerous Evanstonians and Americans on Aug. 23, Jacob Blake was your average Joe.
College applications change amid a pandemic

College applications change amid a pandemic

Avi Shapira and Reggie Teinowitz September 24, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic runs rampant and the notion of what is ‘normal’ is in constant flux, the college application process is still running as scheduled, albeit with some major changes that could...

Chalk-out at a Reclaim the Block party.

2021 City Budget Talks Place Focus on ‌Evanston‌ ‌Police‌ ‌Department‌

Sari Oppenheimer, Assistant News Editor September 24, 2020

The day after George Floyd was killed by police officers in Minneapolis, protesters began flooding the streets across the country, including in Evanston, calling for justice and a defunding of the police.  Since...

Students participate in a CSC chalk-out on Sept. 21.

Student activities persist virtually and in-person

Louise Bond, Staff Writer September 24, 2020

With the school year starting fully remote, opportunities for engagement with peers and the community are more important than ever. ETHS is still dedicated to supporting clubs, and activities continue...

Road‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌election:‌ ‌thoughts‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌national‌ ‌conventions‌ ‌ ‌

Road‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌election:‌ ‌thoughts‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌national‌ ‌conventions‌ ‌ ‌

Gabi Karlan, Staff Writer September 24, 2020

On Aug. 17, 2020, the Democratic National Convention (DNC) began. Seven days later on Aug. 24, the Republican National Convention (RNC) took place. While the primary purpose of the conventions is to announce...

Remembering Ertha Giroux-Boney, beloved ETHS staff member

September 9, 2020

Ertha Giroux-Boney, an ETHS staff member and staple of the Special Education Department, died on August 7, 2020. Giroux-Boney was a paraprofessional in the Special Education Department since December 2000....

A letter from your 2020-21 Student Rep

Carmiya Bady, Student Representative August 17, 2020

A big hello to all the students and families coming to ETHS this year!  First and foremost, I hope everyone had a great summer. I, for one, was extremely inspired this summer: with the protests,...

Evanstonians return to Lighthouse Beach after its reopening.

Evanston reopens amid COVID-19 uncertainty

Sari Oppenheimer and Sofia Williams August 17, 2020

After months that have felt like years, Evanston is beginning the slow journey back to normalcy. On Friday, June 26, Illinois moved into phase four—Revitalization—of the five-phase Illinois reopening...

ETHS welcomes freshmen during a materials pickup on Aug. 10.

ETHS reopens in a vastly different world

Louise Bond and Avi Shapira August 17, 2020

The 2020-2021 school year is beginning as scheduled on August 17; however, ETHS will be using a brand-new model of remote learning developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic known as enhanced e-learning.  “Enhanced...

District 65 prepares for school reopening

Zachary Bahar, Executive Editor August 17, 2020

As a result of COVID-19, every institution is being forced to reevaluate the fundamental aspects of its operations—District 65 (D65) is no different. “[There have] been a lot of meetings, a lot...

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