ETHS announces plan for fall semester

Zachary Bahar, Executive Editor

July 22, 2020 • No Comments

On July 17, ETHS announced its fall reopening plan, which aims to facilitate daily student attendance, student social-emotional health and student and staff safety as the school year commences remotely, with the goal being a return to in-person learning when deemed safe. “Our guiding principle has been to maintain a healthy and safe environment for all our students...

A letter from your 2020-21 Student Rep

Carmiya Bady, Student Representative

June 4, 2020 • No Comments

Dear fellow Evastonians and ETHS students, I am Carmiya Bady, your new Student Representative. In this letter, I would like to introduce my platform and a little bit of what I am planning to do in the upcoming year. One of the things I ran on was mental health days for students. Mental health isn’t discussed in the world, especially in schools, as much as it should...

Students should focus on high school, not college

Caroline Jacobs, In-Depth Editor, Public Relations Editor

May 14, 2020 • No Comments

From a young age, I’ve been mesmerized by the idea of getting into and attending college. While my middle school peers were playing Minecraft,...

It’s up to us to take action

Sarah Parisien, Staff Writer

May 14, 2020 • No Comments

I opened up Instagram. The first thing to appear on my feed was a video posted by social media activist, Shaun King, deemed sensitive content....

Artists continue creating in college

Nora Miller and Madison McGuire

May 14, 2020 • No Comments

Just as many athletes continue their passions in college, some artists have the special opportunity after high school to continue performing and creating on a collegiate level. Numerous students from ETHS are pursuing degrees in their chosen art form. Because many students began, or cultivated their passion for the arts through ETHS’ classes, extracurricular art programs, and...

Munchin’ with Michael: senior spirit foods

Michael Barthelemy, Food Critic

May 14, 2020 • No Comments

Sofie Kennedy - Popcorn kernel At first, Sofie is kind of intimidating. As a boss, she’s not afraid to get on you about your work, especially if you’re slacking off (a common...

Sharp-shooting guard Blake Peters commits to Princeton

Eli Cohen, Executive Editor

June 13, 2020 • No Comments

Rising senior Blake Peters has been a vital part of ETHS’ state appearances the last two years, as he has been a full-time starter at shooting guard for the Kits. Earlier...

The journey: three student athletes look ahead

Jake Kaufman, Staff Writer

May 16, 2020 • No Comments

Devaughn Bell, Trinity International University For as long as he can remember, football has been a major part of ETHS senior and TIU football commit Devaughn Bell’s life....

Social Consciousness

Caroline Jacobs, Sophia Weglarz, Lauren Dain, Jessica Sehgal, and Meg Houseworth

March 2, 2020 • No Comments

HISTORY In 2014, ETHS introduced its first Black Student Summit. This event, which at the time was broken down into a Black Male and Female Summit, marked the beginning of the Social Consciousness Series. The ETHS website states that the Social Consciousness Series “includes programs and events that invite critical reflection and examine institutional practices.”...

Peeling away the layers behind Pathways to Honors

Sophia Weglarz, Caroline Jacobs, Lauren Dain, Jessica Sehgal, and Sydney Ter Molen

December 13, 2019 • No Comments

In 2010, ETHS gave its freshman curriculum a massive facelift. This complete detracking of the Freshman Humanities and eventually later courses sought to remove historic impediments...

ETHS students, teachers adapt to AP and standardized testing changes

Eli Marshall and Noah Kayaian

May 18, 2020

Although spring in the academic calendar is typically the season of standardized testing, in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the AP and SAT tests are not among...

COVID-19 affects students’ home lives, access to resources

Eden Drajpuch, Feature Editor

May 5, 2020

Contributors: staff writers Cheyenne Edwards & Tamara Guy, feature facilitator Eli Marshall For some students at ETHS, the outbreak of COVID-19 has shifted both family...