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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,...

Illinois mandates teaching LGBTQ+ history

Illinois mandates teaching LGBTQ+ history

Rebecca Lustig, Staff Writer November 8, 2019

On Aug. 9, Governor Pritzker approved the Inclusive Curriculum Bill, an Illinois state bill mandating the teaching “of the roles and contributions [to history] of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender...

Halloween celebrations change across Evanston

Avi Shapira, Staff Writer November 8, 2019

In the weeks that led up to Halloween, kids across Evanston were anxiously waiting for the day they could put on their costumes and trick-or-treat in their neighborhood. This year, however, Halloween festivities...

A letter from your student reps

Echo Allen and Isaac Slevin November 8, 2019

Hi ETHS! We’re Echo Allen, your Student Representative to the School Board, and Isaac Slevin, your Vice Student Representative. The District 202 Board of Education or ETHS School Board is a governing...

Remembering ETHS grad, beloved staff member Laurette Levy

Remembering ETHS grad, beloved staff member Laurette Levy

November 8, 2019

June 10, 1959 - Oct. 29, 2019 Laurette Levy, beloved staff member and ETHS graduate, died on Oct. 29. Levy is survived by her husband and two daughters.  In the words of Levy’s family: “Laurette...

A "betrayal" of democracy: Evanstonians react to impeachment

A “betrayal” of democracy: Evanstonians react to impeachment

Louise Bond and Avi Shapira November 8, 2019

On Sept. 24, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi swept every headline in the  nation when she announced the initiation of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. This historic event has heralded...

Community Service Coordinator joins staff following transition

Community Service Coordinator joins staff following transition

Zachary Bahar, News Editor October 23, 2019

Following the departure of former Community Service Coordinator Mary Collins, Diana Balitaan has taken the role with plans to take service at ETHS in exciting new directions. Balitaan is returning to ETHS...

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