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Councilmembers suggested an early end to the public comment section. (Courtesy of City of Evanston)

Targeted hate speech disrupts Feb. 22 Special City Council meeting

Rosie Witt, Assistant News Editor March 15, 2024

During the public comment section of the Feb. 22 special city council meeting, antisemitic comments, derogatory words and racial slurs were stated repeatedly by multiple civilians. As the public comment...

Participants gathered in the auditorium to watch the drag performance that capped off the event.

LGBTQIA+ Summit hosts drag show, seeks student involvement

Elise Goulding, Staff Writer March 15, 2024

This year’s annual LGBTQIA+ summit was held on Feb. 21. The ETHS-run summit is attended by members of the LGBTQIA+ community as well as allies searching for more insight on the subject. The entire summit...

Smaller jazz bands, dubbed ‘combos’, took turns performing on Feb. 27 (Courtesy of Matthew Bufis)

ETHS Jazz Combo Concert features student-produced music

Hannah Cervantes, Staff Writer March 15, 2024

Students may know the ETHS Jazz Band from their Friday morning concerts in the Main Lobby, but those are only a few of the showings put on by the group. Their Feb. 27 performance, dubbed the Jazz Combo...

A key part of the programming was the inclusion of artistic performances. (Amen Fisseha)

In Lak’ech and solidarity: celebrating ten years of the Black Student Summit

Amen Fisseha and Reena Guben February 26, 2024

10 years after the start of the ETHS Social Consciousness Series, the 2024 ETHS Black Student Summit kicked off on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Continuing into Thursday, the event was designed for Black students...

Mayor Daniel Biss opposed those who wanted to reconsider an already-signed lease of office space for the Council.

City Council advances solar power initiatives, approves economic recovery plan in Feb. 12 meeting

Rosie Witt, Assistant News Editor February 21, 2024

During the Feb. 12 City Council meeting, many topics were on the table for discussion, including plans for economic recovery and transitions to solar power. The meeting started off with public comment,...

Mayor Daniel Biss spoke at the event, which also featured a tour of the shelter.

Connections for the Homeless celebrates Margarita Inn purchase

Ruby Dean, Staff Writer February 20, 2024

In Nov. 2023, Connections for the Homeless, a local nonprofit focused on helping the homeless, purchased the Margarita Inn to turn it into a permanent shelter for those in need of a home, after much city-wide...

Rows of students compete in the state tournament. (courtesy of Keith Holzmueller)

Chess team places fifth at IHSA State Tournament with 6-1 record

Hannah Cervantes, Staff Writer February 18, 2024

The ETHS chess team is no stranger to success. From placing sixth in the 2023 National High School Championship in Washington D.C. to taking fifth place at state this year, the team has seen many victories...

Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Peter Davis, Oakton College representative Anne Brennan and Mathematics Department Chair Dale Leibforth discuss dual credit at ETHS. (courtesy of District 202)

Feb. 12 school board meeting recaps fiscal year student performance

Jaren Davis, Staff Writer February 18, 2024

The District 202 Board of Education addressed a variety of topics in their Feb. 12 meeting, many of which had to do with reflecting on the 2023 fiscal year. One such topic was teamASAP, recently renamed...

Students gathered to listen to members of the SOAR board. (courtesy of Reine Hanna)

SOARing to new heights: Northwestern University hosts student-led conference discussing racism

Rosie Witt, Assistant News Editor February 13, 2024

On Feb. 1 and 2 at Northwestern University, Students Organized Against Racism (SOAR), a student-run club focused on building equity, met and had conversations about the reality of racism in their yearly...

Students mingled among tables manned by local nonprofit organizations.

Seventh annual Civics Fair connects students with local nonprofits

Makeda Hausman, Staff Writer February 12, 2024

ETHS hosted its seventh annual Civics Fair on Jan. 23 and 24. This yearly event aims to facilitate the interaction between students and local nonprofit organizations. All sophomores attended as part of...

The Evanston Sanitarium, opened in 1914, was one of the only hospitals in the area to treat Black patients at the time.

Evanston History Center celebrates legacy of Black health professionals

Sophie Berger-White and Eden Hofeld February 5, 2024

On Feb. 1, Rhonda Craven, a historian at the Second Baptist Church of Evanston, spoke at the Evanston History Center on Greenwood Street. Her presentation focused on historical Black health professionals...

ETHS hosts blood drive, supporting national donation efforts

Amen Fisseha, Staff Writer February 2, 2024

On Jan. 30, ETHS hosted a blood drive at the school for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Many students came to donate, and their contributions came at a key time, as the United States is in...

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