A new ETHS Day School was founded to better support students with individual needs. The Day School, located about three blocks from the school on 1123 Hartrey Ave. will host approximately 20-25 students...

In a joint statement released on June 14, the District 65 School Board President Suni Kartha and Superintendent Paul Goren announced that he would be ending his five years as Superintendent, describing...

The reading crisis “I don’t know them. I haven’t met them, and I don’t know what they do.” Nancy Odisho described that in her time as an ETHS reading teacher, she has never directly collaborated...

After four years of high school and 24 years at ETHS, Robin Harkness has chosen to retire and move onto new opportunities. A diligent worker in Student Activities, the Registrar’s Office and both...

After 15 years, Sharon Slack is retiring from her dream job teaching culinary and child development at ETHS. “This is exactly what I wanted to do when I was in college, but there weren’t all that...

After 39 years of teaching, chemistry teacher Valrie Barrett is retiring from a long and rewarding career. Barrett is originally from Jamaica and started her teaching career in the Bahamas where she...

Although some may know him as the English teacher who wore an orange pantsuit every Friday, Fred Schenck is better known for loving his students. “Having taught here for 25 years, I can tell you that...

Navigating the development of Special Education in public schools, Lynn Gross, special education teacher, is retiring after 22 years at ETHS. Gross teaches freshmen and sophomores, and for the past 10...

Robina Button: Previously a science teacher, new librarian Robina Button takes a different approach to her teaching. “I do miss teaching science, so a lot of the time I’ll try to incorporate...