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The news site of Evanston Township High School's student newspaper

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A message from your student representative

A message from your student representative

Phoebe Liccardo, Student Representative, Guest Contributor October 7, 2018

As you may or may not know the Student Representative holds a non-voting seat on the D202 School Board which meets every month. During the September board meeting our principal, Dr. Campbell, gave an analogy...

Sept. News Briefs

Louise Bond, Rebecca Lustig and Mac Stone October 7, 2018

Back-to-School Updates: Testing Center & Free Access to The New York Times By Rebecca Lustig ETHS opened the Testing Center this year to allow students to complete missed quizzes and tests,...

From the left, DeAnna Duffy, Monica Lani, and Jody Elliot-Schrimmer.

New English, reading, social sciences teachers at ETHS

Mac Stone, News Editor October 7, 2018

These new teachers encompass the English & Reading and History & Social Sciences departments. Throughout the year, The Evanstonian will cover new teachers in other departments. DeAnna Duffy Long...

Senior Maia Bhattacharyya takes advantage of  the new meditation center.

Meditation room open to students

Zachary Bahar, Assistant News Editor October 7, 2018

Amidst the noise and activity that permeates the midst the noise and activity that permeates the the halls of Evanston, a new space promises to deliver silence to students through deep breathing and meditation. “I...

ETHS, Evanston prep for Latino Heritage Month

Mac Stone, News Editor September 28, 2018

From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Latino Heritage Month is recognized to celebrate Latino history and culture. “It’s about embracing students from all different backgrounds,” Heritage Spanish teacher...

Superintendent Witherspoon at the Sept. 21 pep rally.

Witherspoon renews contract, will serve as superintendent through 2022

Sarah Frieman, Executive Editor September 28, 2018

Last June, the school board approved superintendent Eric Witherspoon’s contract renewal, extending its expiration year from 2020 to 2022. “There’s a lot to be done, I love what I do, and I just...

Morton at Evanston City Council meeting in 2009.

Evanston commemorates the loss of visionary mayor Lorraine Morton

Sarah Frieman, Executive Editor September 28, 2018

Last Saturday, services were held for Evanston’s first black and first democratic mayor Lorraine Morton who died Sept. 8, exactly three months before her 100th birthday. Pioneer Press reported that nearly...

Students continue the fight against gun violence

Students continue the fight against gun violence

Zachary Bahar, Assistant News Editor August 28, 2018

“None of us knew what was happening.” These are the words of Alyssa Fletcher, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and a survivor of the shooting that occurred there on Feb. 14, 2018....

ETHS to host first ever Parent Summit this fall

Sarah Frieman, Executive Editor August 28, 2018

In efforts to further engage parents and caregivers in conversation about racism and equity, ETHS will host the first ever Parent Summit Oct. 13. “The vision of this day is to bring parents and guardians...

Construction modernizes ETHS

Sarah Frieman and Callie Grober August 28, 2018

The 94-year old building underwent construction this past summer to modernize for students; major changes include two science labs and a redesigned theory center, a new door three entryway and updates...

CTA, Pace change routes requiring students to adjust

Mac Stone, News Editor August 28, 2018

In order to provide more accessibility to all of Evanston, CTA and Pace will implement changes to a number of bus routes, including the discontinuance of the 205 service on Aug. 31, as well as adjustments...

An ETHS student advocates for school safety at the walkout in March 2018.

From 2014 to 2018

May 24, 2018

2014 August: Protests in Ferguson, Missouri erupt after the death of an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown, by a white police officer. 2015 January: Syrian refugee crisis worsens as more countries,...

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