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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

Jacob Bond stars in The Beautiful Dark

Jacob Bond on track to success

David Colton, Entertainment Editor April 1, 2014

Most students have dreams of growing up and doing what they love for a reasonable salary, and junior Jacob Bond could already be on track to success. An actor since age 8, Jacob began acting with Evanston’s...

Tied up in tech

Tied up in tech

Alex Haab, Opinion Editor March 31, 2014

We are shackled to technology. Whether it is to our phones, computers, Siri, Wikipedia, or even Google, we rely too heavily on modern technology these days. While our parents used to go to a library and...

Controversy over obesity has no merit

Controversy over obesity has no merit

Peggy Giordano, Opinion Editor March 31, 2014

Our school is ignorant. People are too misguided by whether or not obesity should be classified as a disease that they’re ignoring to problem of obesity entirely. The obesity issue has a single...

Ruining Education

Ruining Education

Daniel Schoenfeld, Opinion Columnist March 31, 2014

Our education is far more important than a teacher’s job security. Tenure favors teachers’ careers and job security over student education. It compromises the utmost important goal of the education...

Stop breaking the bank for formal

Stop breaking the bank for formal

Annie Keenan, Opinion Editor March 31, 2014

$300 is too much for a school dance. Every year, girls and boys spend an excessive amount of money on the Spring Frosh/Soph Formal. The cost of the ticket is small in comparison to how much money students...

Hats off to Evanston for tackling illiteracy

Hats off to Evanston for tackling illiteracy

The Evanstonian Staff March 31, 2014

We can meet Evanson’s goal of ensuring that all students become proficient readers and college and career ready by the time they reach twelfth grade. Illiteracy is a nationwide problem, and ETHS is...

Freshmen Neftali Quiroz, Meghan Ter Molen, Gariecia Rose, and Athos Zachery check Yik-Yak on their phones.

Anonymous bullying is an act of cowardice

Milo Krimstein, Opinion Writer March 31, 2014

It is not only easy to insult others who have no actual connection to you – it’s cowardly. A few weeks ago, an app called Yik Yak tore its way through schools across the country. The app enables...

Mario Martinez and Jessica Cooper at 2013 Dreams Delivered

Women’s Club offers free prom dresses

Jake Girard, News Editor March 31, 2014

To tear down the financial barriers of prom, Dreams Delivered will be hosting its annual Evanston fashion show on April 14, and its prom boutique on May 28-30. “Girls are crazy to spend the amount of...

English 101 class offered at Oakton

English 101 class offered at Oakton

Ivy Hettinger-Roberts, News Reporter March 31, 2014

Oakton Community College (OCC) is collaborating with ETHS to offer a new class to students for the first time this summer. “This new class, English 101, will be partnered with a College Success Seminar,”...

DeCraene and Leibforth

Math Dept. chair changing next year

Alex Howard, News Editor March 31, 2014

In order to revisit his passion for teaching, the current Math Dept. chair Peter DeCraene will hand over the reins to math teacher Dale Leibforth starting next year. “The one thing that department chairs...

Joint blocked periods to connect APUSH, English

Loie Gilbert, News Editor March 31, 2014

ETHS will offer a joint block period of AP Language and Composition and AP US History for juniors next fall. “I taught AP Language and Composition for four years,” said Julie Mallory, English...

Aaron Clark, senior

Word

Max Goldsmith, Entertainment editor March 31, 2014

This is a week you can’t miss. Poetry Week kicks off Monday and is set to showcase the hidden talent within students across the school. “Poetry is all about just saying the truth,” explains Kevin...

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