Nathan Shankar – The Evanstonian

Nathan Shankar, Online Executive Editor

My name is Nathan Shankar, and I’m a senior. I started out at the Evanstonian three years ago as an online writer, and for the past two years, I’ve served as an Online Executive Editor. It’s been one of my great sources of joy to help make news accessible and appealing to the ETHS and Evanston community through the Evanstonian website. If I’m needed to do so, I also help with layout, editing, and writing stories. Outside of the paper, I like to play scholastic bowl, sing jazz, and watch classic films.

By Nathan Shankar

Students exhibit their craft at Winter Dance Showcase

Nathan Shankar, Online Executive Editor • December 8, 2017

‘Tis the season. The ETHS Dance Company is getting ready for their 3rd annual Winter Dance Showcase. Featuring numbers in styles as varied as Bollywood, hip hop, and contemporary, as well as pieces...

Boys soccer exits at supersectional

Nathan Shankar, Online Executive Editor • November 21, 2017

Despite an inspired defensive performance, the ETHS boys soccer team fell 0-3 to Libertyville last Tuesday. The supersectional loss ends another successful season for Coach Frank Calixte’s squad. “We...

ETHS Football season stats

Nathan Shankar, Online Executive Editor • November 3, 2017

A disappointing season-ending loss to Maine South last Friday does not take away from another terrific year for the Wildkits football squad, which saw them make the playoffs for the sixth time in their...

ETHS student featured in world premiere play

Nathan Shankar, Online Executive Editor • October 24, 2017

Not every teen gets the opportunity to perform in a professional theater production, but for the past few months, junior Hannah Goodman has been preparing for the world premiere of "Moving Boxes". A...

ETHS girls volleyball comes up short against New Trier

Nathan Shankar, Online Writer • September 26, 2017

The Evanston varsity girls volleyball team, while markedly improved from seasons past, was unable to beat long-standing foe New Trier for a third straight year on Tuesday night. Before the match, as...

Diver Turner Dobbs commits to University of Denver

Nathan Shankar, Online Writer • November 14, 2016

Mile-high swimming. Next year, senior Turner Dobbs will be diving for the University of Denver team. Last Thursday, surrounded by ETHS swimming coaches and a few close family members, he signed his...

Anti-war activist Rory Fanning visits ETHS

Nathan Shankar, Online Writer • October 28, 2016

Ending the unending wars. Rory Fanning, who spoke to dozens of classes at ETHS last Friday, has been fighting for exactly that. He left the army rangers as a conscientious objector in 2004, after realizing...

Evanston-based website promotes political diversity

Nathan Shankar, Online Executive Editor • October 17, 2016

If you’ve been following the election, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard about RealClearPolitics. The website, which has roots in Evanston, has become one of most visited sources for political...

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’...

Latino Heritage Week successful

Nathan Shankar, Online Writer • December 6, 2015

“It went extremely well. It was the first year we condensed several events in one week instead of one event per week during the traditional Latino Heritage Month of September 15 to October 15,” says...

Girls junior varsity swimming has stellar performance

Nathan Shankar, Online Writer • November 2, 2015

Watch out. Girls junior varsity swimming has been consistently winning this season, and by huge margins. “The success of the JV swim team thus far has been outstanding. The girls have won five...