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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

Girls basketball regionals preview

Hailey Fine and William Wambo February 12, 2019

Despite a number of injuries, girls basketball looks to have a successful showing in the IHSA regionals. “It’s all about preparation, I’m kinda big on that,” coach Brittanny Johnson said. “Being...

Kit girls fall in final seconds to New Trier

Chris Werner, Sports Editor January 13, 2019

“Free throws killed us tonight,” Johnson said. New Trier junior guard Tinah Hong sank a pair of free throws with 4.7 seconds remaining and sealed a 46-45 victory for the Trevians Friday night in...

Boys basketball defeats New Trier on home court

Hailey Fine and Eli Cohen January 13, 2019

In the seventh anniversary of the Bob Bost Classic, a packed Beardsley Gym witnessed Evanston’s 54-46 victory over rival New Trier, as the Kits’ solid interior defense held Trevian star forwards...

Right wing politics is an ideological threat to a functioning America

Joe Whitcomb, Staff Writer December 30, 2018

Disclaimer: In this piece, a good deal of generalizations about political groups/beliefs and their demographics are used. I do not claim that these generalizations are always true, but they are true often...

Social media activism does not make change

Social media activism does not make change

Maddie Coyle, Staff Writer December 28, 2018

You open up Instagram. You’re scrolling through your feed and then you see a flood of posts about the Kavanaugh hearing. All your friends are posting about it. You see long paragraphs about women’s...

Students must band together to fight against the NRA’s influence on unsafe gun laws

Jojo Wertheimer, Staff Writer December 28, 2018

After the Las Vegas Shooting at a concert that left 59 people dead and over 400 injured, Senator Richard Burr expressed his condolences to the victims and their families, but only after receiving almost...

Junior Asya Wright bowls a strike.

Experience leads girls bowling to success

Chris Werner, Sports Editor December 27, 2018

After finishing fifth in their regional tournament as a team in both of the past two seasons, one spot away from the fourth place finish necessary to advance to sectionals, the girls bowling team is poised...

Same game, different representation

Ella Kanter and Sofie Kennedy December 26, 2018

2018 marks the 46th anniversary of Title IX -- the law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded programs or activities, including school sports. Since Title IX passed, the number of...

Can’t drive, can’t commit

Can’t drive, can’t commit

Ben Baker-Katz, Sports Columnist & In-Depth Editor December 26, 2018

Imagine being a normal 6th grader, with normal 6th grade problems; except for one thing: you’ve just committed to play football at a DI university. Let’s take a trip to Los Angeles, where 10-year-old...

Freshman Ava Axelrood prepares for the dismount.

Gymnastics flipping their way into the record books

Michael Barthelemy and Chloe Haack December 26, 2018

Girls gymnastics hopes to continue an already memorable season, despite welcoming many new members to the team. The Kits improved greatly last year and are excited to build off their early momentum...

Senior Rafael Salinas brings sophomore Ricardo Salinas to the ground.

Wrestling’s elites ready to tackle the second half of the season

Peter Barbato, Hailey Fine and Sophia McCandlish December 26, 2018

After a successful showing at the Russ Erb tournament led by an elite group, wrestling heads into holiday break with the wind at their backs. “Every week we adjust, get in better shape, fix a technique,...

Boys basketball off to successful start despite undersized lineup

Eli Cohen, Sports Captain December 26, 2018

Chicago is renowned as one of the biggest basketball cities in the nation, but after years of consistent success, ETHS has established itself as a suburban powerhouse. This year’s guard-heavy team hopes...

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