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Economic ramifications of COVID-19 affect Evanstonians

Economic ramifications of COVID-19 affect Evanstonians

Zachary Bahar, News Editor April 3, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted every aspect of our lives. From the way we interact with others, to the amount of time we spend outside, to our mental state, nothing has gone unscathed; while public...

Cook County State's Attorney Kimberly Foxx won majority of votes in Evanston during 2020 primary.

March 17 Illinois Primary Results

Rebecca Lustig, Staff Writer April 3, 2020

In the March 17 Illinois Primary, voters voted for not only presidential primaries but primaries for many local Cook County positions and judges. Election ballots for primaries are separated by Democratic,...

Student Representative Echo Allen and Vice Student Representative Isaac Slevin.

Letter from your student reps

Echo Allen and Isaac Slevin April 3, 2020

Hi ETHS, this is Echo Allen, your Student Representative to the School Board, and Isaac Slevin, your Vice Student Representative. Who we are and what we do As a non-voting member of the School Board,...

ETHS hosts Black History Month Pop Up Shop for student entrepreneurs

Louise Bond, Staff Writer April 3, 2020

On Feb. 28 during periods 4, 5 and 6, the first-ever ETHS Black History Month Pop Up Shop was held to empower black student entrepreneurs by giving them a platform to sell and advertise their products.  Counselors...

Behind the scenes of ETHS’ Black History Month celebration

Sophia Weglarz, Executive Editor February 28, 2020

Beyond the vibrantly-colored doors with photos and illustrations of Black history heroes and the countless students and staff donning bright and brilliant hues to rep their culture, the 29-day celebration...

ETHS students explore Japanese culture.

Students explore Japanese language, culture through school trip

Sari Oppenheimer, Staff Writer February 28, 2020

On Jan. 25, the ETHS Japanese class departed on a two week trip to Japan to explore the language, culture of the country and to have a once in a life-time experience. The 2020 Japan trip included 20 students,...

Students create Excite club to continue legacy of former program

Zachary Bahar and Louise Bond February 28, 2020

In 2015, Northwestern cut the funding for Project Excite which, according to a Longitudinal Study of Project Excite conducted at Northwestern and published in 2017, provided extracurricular education programming...

District 65 parents meet at Lincolnwood on Feb. 20.

District 65 parents discuss ‘How To Be an Antiracist’

Rebecca Lustig, Staff Writer February 28, 2020

Since the beginning of this school year, District 65 parents have gathered regularly as part of the Next Steps series to understand how racism impacts the schools and address solutions. This year, the...

ETHS sophomore receives honorable mention in The New York Times essay contest

Zachary Bahar, News Editor February 3, 2020

Every year, The New York Times runs a personal narrative essay contest for high school students; this year, an Evanston sophomore—Madeline Gingold—received an honorable mention with her essay “The...

Shifted finals schedule prompts student and staff response

Shifted finals schedule prompts student and staff response

Louise Bond and Sari Oppenheimer January 31, 2020

A monumental change. For the first time in recent history, ETHS held its first semester finals before winter break, a move intended to improve student well-being The school board voted to approve this...

A new look at education: how a pilot program between ETHS and Northwestern is redefining educational justice

Avi Shapira and Sofia Williams January 31, 2020

For the last couple of Mondays, when the final bell rings early at 2:09 p.m., while the rest of ETHS is dismissed from school, 26 ETHS students wait for their 3:30 pm bus. The bus that they board will...

How student political involvement will flip the script in 2020

How student political involvement will flip the script in 2020

Zachary Bahar and Rebecca Lustig January 31, 2020

On Jan. 17, 45 ETHS students traveled to Iowa to experience first-hand political activity. With the Iowa caucuses approaching on Feb. 3, many Democratic presidential candidates focus their attention on...

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