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Alternative methods of discipline keep kids in the classroom

Alternative methods of discipline keep kids in the classroom

Gigi Wade, News Editor October 28, 2016

It's hard to believe that just 23 years ago, paddling kids was legal in Illinois schools. Yet, for decades this was a standard of discipline in the American public school (it still is, in Texas!) Suspensions...

Juniors Lily McCartney, Ellie Rogers and Bailey Bossert listen to a representative from Franklin University Switzerland

Seniors head north for affordable college

Amissa Page, News Editor October 28, 2016

While many seniors can’t wait to go out of state for college, leaving the country for school has more benefits than they might think. “Degrees are shorter term and less expensive. Instead of paying...

Students prove to be outliers as national college enrollment rates start to slip

Students prove to be outliers as national college enrollment rates start to slip

Sarah Frieman, News Editor October 28, 2016

Even as national college enrollment and graduation rates start to decline due to the high costs, ETHS continues to guide students to find the right college and career.             “The...

Wildkit Futures Day to take place on Oct. 19

Amissa Page, News Editor October 10, 2016

Wildkit Futures Day on Oct. 19 will be used for post secondary planning for all grades. Freshmen, sophomores and juniors should be at the school by 8 a.m. and seniors by 9 a.m. for their activities. Oct....

Senior Emma Dzweirzynski drives a group of friends to school

Student driver rates plummet due to lack of necessity

Gigi Wade, News Reporter October 5, 2016

What’s in your wallet? Not a driver’s license. There has been a statistical decline in teenagers getting their driver's’ licenses over the last generation. “Drivers licenses are not as strong...

NU-ETHS partnership goes into its fifth year

NU-ETHS partnership goes into its fifth year

Sam Calian, News Editor October 5, 2016

Treat your neighbor how you want to be treated. As the NU-ETHS partnership office goes into its fifth year. it cements previous programs and brings in new ones. “A common misconception about our...

Open House accommodates for working parents tonight

Open House accommodates for working parents tonight

Sarah Frieman, News Editor October 5, 2016

Parents who work day shifts or who can’t take time off work to attend Open House will now be able to go tonight to the Evening Open House. “I’m looking forward to the change,” Principal Marcus...

Black Female Summit 2015

Black student summits aim to build off last year

Amissa Page, News Editor September 16, 2016

Changes have been implemented for the Black Female and Male Summits on Sept. 20 and 22 to increase student involvement and add more similarities between the two. “We wanted to make sure that the summits...

John Lewis' March brings freshmen together

John Lewis’ March brings freshmen together

Sarah Frieman, News Editor September 16, 2016

To foster more conversation about the graphic novel March, all freshmen will participate in an open-ended discussion in their Freshman Advisory Study Hall periods, Sept. 26. “For the freshman we are...

Time to take a stance on the trigger warning debate

Time to take a stance on the trigger warning debate

Gigi Wade, News Editor September 16, 2016

Controversy over trigger warnings has lit up campuses nationwide, but not at ETHS. “I can’t rationalize why a school wouldn’t have trigger warnings,” Principal Dr. Marcus Campbell said. “The...

First Jobs Campaign inspires students

Nathan Shankar, News Writer September 11, 2016

Everyone has to start somewhere. That’s exactly what the First Jobs Campaign, launched by the Youth Jobs Center last month, is intended to show. The campaign collects stories about individuals’...

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