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The Evanstonian

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

The Evanstonian

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

The Evanstonian

By Maddie Molotla
Opinion | Gym culture isolates female-identifying students

Opinion | Gym culture isolates female-identifying students

Maddie Molotla, Assistant Opinion Editor March 15, 2023

At ETHS, there are two P.E. courses open primarily to juniors and seniors that take place in the weight room: Sport Specific Training (SST) and Strength and Conditioning. If you were to walk into the...

Art by Celia Jefferson

Opinion | Wellness classes, the media, and unhealthy eating habits

Maddie Molotla, Assistant Opinion Editor January 27, 2023

Picture this: it’s sophomore year, and I’m sitting in my Wellness class on the second floor H-hall. Parents and students have already received an email giving us a heads-up on our next unit: nutrition...

Letter from the Editors | Acknowledging education's origins is key to moving forward

Letter from the Editors | Acknowledging education’s origins is key to moving forward

Meg Houseworth, Maddie Molotla and Sophia Sherman December 16, 2022

When Mayra Bazan Gonzalez was suspended for ten days and recommended for expulsion for carrying pepper spray, the conversations in The Evanstonian office that followed compelled us to investigate the various...

Opinion | Students have no reason to feel safe from gun violence while in school

Maddie Molotla, Opinion Assistant-Editor August 15, 2022

On May 24, America was faced with yet another story regarding gun violence. This time, children were the victims. Forty one days later, our neighbors in Highland Park were also victims of a mass shooting.  In...

Illustration by Kupu Sumi

Opinion | Students are suffering mentally at the end of each quarter and year

Maddie Molotla, Staff Writer April 18, 2022

At the end of each quarter, all of us as students seem to share the same experience during this time. Each and every one of us is in clear distress over final grades, turning in late work, and major final...

Illustration by Kupu Sumi

Opinion | Metal detectors would not serve their purpose at ETHS

Maddie Molotla, Staff Writer February 28, 2022

Following December’s lockdown, a new topic has hastened its way through ETHS amongst students, teachers, administrators and, most notably, parents and guardians: metal detectors.  On Dec. 16, 2021,...

Opinion | Block periods should have been implemented long ago

Maddie Molotla, Staff Writer December 23, 2021

Almost two years ago, students all around the world were sent home for an “extended spring break” in hopes of eradicating a new virus, COVID-19. Panic spread like a virus itself, those early days were...

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