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Retiring teachers reflect on time at ETHS: Joel Weiner

Sam Froum, A&E Editor • May 8, 2024

It is the year 2000. A young-ish Joel Weiner with a full head of hair and 20/20 vision arrives at ETHS to teach chemistry. Flash forward 24 years. It is the year 2024. An older, bald, bespectacled...

Class of 2024 scholarship award winners

May 8, 2024

Below is the list of winners of the scholarship awards at ETHS for the Class of 2024. Congratulations to everyone! Rebecca Kranz Crown Award Monijesu Adeosun Excellence in Mathematics Toluwanimi...

Class of 2024 departmental award winners

May 8, 2024

Below is the list of winners of the departmental awards at ETHS for the Class of 2024. Congratulations to everyone! Career and Technical Education Coral Norris Award Katalin Maji Winifred Guthrie...

Retiring teachers reflect on time at ETHS: Liz Hartley

Alexis Rogers, Sports Editor • May 8, 2024

Elizabeth Hartley is a woman of many hats. One—most familiar to the hundreds of students that have passed through her classroom—is for teaching. One is for farming. One is for interior design. One...

The Evanstonian announces ’24-’25 executive staff

Jilian Denlow, Clara Gustafson and Sophia Sherman • May 5, 2024

The outgoing Evanstonian Executive Editors are proud to announce the 108th Editorial Board: Ethan Ravi, Ryan Wambo, Sam Froum, Izzy Paracuelles and Naomi Alemayehu. United in their love for journalism,...

Brief | Annual Teacher Excellence Awards celebrate impactful educators

Ethan Ravi, News Editor • May 1, 2024

On Monday, April 29, the annual Teacher Excellence Awards were given out. The award, which is designed to “recognize exceptional educators for their outstanding work, impact on students and invaluable...

‘Where students belong’

Sophia Sherman, Executive Editor • April 30, 2024

Thirteen years ago, ETHS introduced the first iteration of its now comprehensive advisory program—a freshman advisory study hall. As a newly-appointed committee began to explore what it could look like...

Students, teachers reflect on phone usage post pandemic

Nadira Bumi, Elliot Hoffner and Natalie Weinert • April 30, 2024

In the rapid-changing modern world, humans live in a digital age of constant stimulation. This culture of phone dependency stems partially from the COVID-19 pandemic, an era marked by social distancing....

Evanston’s natural backdrops

Emma Thomas, Assistant Photo & Art Editor • April 30, 2024

New student phone restrictions set to kick off this summer

Natalie Weinert, Staff Writer • April 27, 2024

In an email sent out on April 19, ETHS administration announced upcoming plans to regulate phone use in the school setting. Starting this summer, students will be unable to access their phones during class...

New community response team to handle eligible emergency calls

Natalie Weinert, Staff Writer • April 20, 2024

On Feb. 26, a memorandum recommended that the City Council approve a proposal for implementation of an Alternative Community Response Initiative in Evanston. The proposal called for the creation of a community...

A look at the Cook County State Attorney race

Sophia Siddiqui, Staff Writer • April 14, 2024

With a term of four years, the Cook County State Attorney holds a pivotal role in the legal landscape of one of the nation's largest counties. As the chief prosecutor, the State Attorney is responsible...

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