The Evanstonian

Cafeteria policies hamstring students’ social lives, give order, structure to lunch blocks

Elizabeth Wenning and Ella Cleary • September 23, 2022

The 2022-2023 school year has brought about many new changes to school policy, including changes made to the cafeterias. This year's rigid rules regarding cafeterias have left many students feeling frustrated...

Bikini body or body issues? Myth of the ‘summer body’ adds anxiety

Hazel Hayes and Elizabeth Wenning • August 15, 2022

As the weather gets warmer, students shed their sweatshirts and long pants in order to switch to attire better suited for the hot summer climate. We awaken the tank tops and shorts that have been hibernating...

Thomas Rees

Elizabeth Wenning, Staff Writer • May 12, 2022

ETHS special education and math teacher Thomas Rees is retiring at the end of the 2022 school year. Originally a database marketer, Rees started his teaching career later in life. He was inspired to...

ETHS Foundation’s ‘Wild for ETHS’ honors Superintendent Witherspoon’s legacy

Oskar Doepke and Elizabeth Wenning • April 18, 2022

On Saturday, Apr. 2, the ETHS Foundation hosted its annual 21+ fundraising event, WILD for ETHS, with the goal of raising $175,000 to further improve ETHS’ facilities and better the lives of its students....

As Witherspoon looks towards retirement, students express hope for replacement

Molly Riley and Elizabeth Wenning • March 18, 2022

Superintendent Eric Witherspoon, who has been the ETHS superintendent for nearly 16 years, recently announced his retirement on Sept. 13, 2021, raising many questions surrounding who his successor will...

Students, staff reimagine end of semester without final exams

Macyn Hoeveler and Elizabeth Wenning • December 23, 2021

As of spring 2021, ETHS announced it would be eliminating end-of-semester final exams from the school curriculum. Previously, ETHS students had a week of final exams from every class at the end of every...

Masks alter how language classes can learn and operate

Elizabeth Wenning and Clara Gustafson • October 15, 2021

On Aug. 26, a statewide mask mandate was reinstated in Illinois due to the rise of the COVID-19 Delta variant. While masks historically have been worn to stop the spread of diseases, never before...