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Empty Bowl raises money for local organizations

Empty Bowl raises money for local organizations

Zachary Bahar, News Editor December 13, 2019

The 19th annual Empty Bowl fundraiser event took place on Dec. 4 with aims to continue the efforts of ETHS students and community members to help fight hunger and food instability in Evanston.       The...

National School Psychology Awareness Week aims to aid national shortage

Meredith Herrick, Feature Facilitator December 13, 2019

Nov. 11-18 was National School Psychology Awareness Week. At ETHS, school psychologists spread awareness through presentations and posters around the building. “So here at ETHS our roles differ from...

Different times, same topics. Why are student newspapers still writing about the same issues in 2019?

Sari Oppenheimer, Staff Writer December 13, 2019

Since its creation in 1916, The Evanstonian has been ETHS’s student led newspaper, highlighting issues that matter to students and the community at large. In addition to The Evanstonian, there was also...

Photo courtesy of Sheila Skweres.

HOSA chapter comes to Evanston

Louise Bond, Staff Writer December 13, 2019

On Nov. 6, the ETHS chapter of HOSA—Future Health Professionals, or Health Occupations for Students of America — had its first club meeting.  According to the HOSA website, HOSA is an international...

Minding the gap: how ETHS is addressing racial achievement gap

Rebecca Lustig and Sofia Williams December 13, 2019

The racial and socioeconomic achievement gap is an issue that has long plagued high schools around the country, and the latest ETHS Annual Achievement Report shows that ETHS is no different. Data from...

Evanston: a community of faiths

Evanston: a community of faiths

Zachary Bahar and Avi Shapira December 13, 2019

As winter begins, the holiday spirit takes full form across the country, bringing self-examinations of religion and how people balance their religious and secular lives. The Evanstonian has dedicated this...

Taking the first step: Evanston establishes reparations fund

Taking the first step: Evanston establishes reparations fund

Sarah Parisien and Phoebe Porter December 13, 2019

On Nov. 25, the Evanston City Council voted 8-1 to approve a 3% tax on the sale of recreational marijuana towards a reparations fund starting Jan. 1. The idea is to create a fund for all black residents...

Climate action team speaks at school board meeting

Noah Kayaian, Staff Writer November 16, 2019

On Nov. 12, 2019, members of the E-Town Climate Action Team spoke at an ETHS school board meeting. The students discussed a variety of topics ranging from the way climate change is affecting underprivileged...

ETHS participates in Bullying Prevention Week

Clare Kennedy, Staff Writer November 16, 2019

From Oct. 21 through Oct. 25, ETHS observed Bullying Prevention Week.  Carrie Goldman, an award-winning author of the book Bullied and co-founder of Pop Culture Hero Coalition, an organization that...

ETHS Sustainability Committee sparks conversations

ETHS Sustainability Committee sparks conversations

Zachary Bahar, News Editor November 8, 2019

The ETHS Sustainability Committee held its second meeting on Oct. 22 with the goal of creating a more environmentally focused ETHS. “If we actually wanted to create change, we needed to make a sustainability...

ETHS preserves its legacy of community

ETHS preserves its legacy of community

Zachary Bahar, News Editor November 8, 2019

Over the course of its 136-year history, ETHS has undergone massive changes. From demographics to classes, there is little that has remained constant. Fortunately, there is a group that links ETHS to...

New auto lab car kit creates electrical opportunities

New auto lab car kit creates electrical opportunities

Sofia Williams, Staff Writer November 8, 2019

Come this winter, the ETHS Auto Tech Lab will receive an addition to its curriculum that will prepare them for where the future is undoubtedly going: electric cars. Through a small company in California,...

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