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Road‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌election:‌ ‌thoughts‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌national‌ ‌conventions‌ ‌ ‌

Gabi Karlan, Staff Writer • September 24, 2020

On Aug. 17, 2020, the Democratic National Convention (DNC) began. Seven days later on Aug. 24, the Republican National Convention (RNC) took place. While the primary purpose of the conventions is to announce...

Behind the screens of e-learning

Eden Drajpuch and Eli Marshall • September 24, 2020

Now that e-learning at ETHS is well underway, The Evanstonian wanted to extend gratitude to some of the incredibly talented and hardworking staff members that students and staff don’t often see. Each...

ETHS students, alums pursue their passions with businesses

Alice Cutter and Lila Portis • September 24, 2020

While a pandemic has been raging throughout our nation, ETHS students and alumni have put their energy into developing strong entrepreneurship skills. So far, 2020 has seen hundreds of protests and...

A letter from your 2020-21 Student Rep

Carmiya Bady, Student Representative • August 17, 2020

A big hello to all the students and families coming to ETHS this year! First and foremost, I hope everyone had a great summer. I, for one, was extremely inspired this summer: with the protests,...

A summer of activism: making a movement

Zachary Bahar, Lauren Dain, Meg Houseworth and Jessica Sehgal • August 17, 2020

February 23. Ahmaud Arbery was murdered in Brunswick, Georgia. March 13. Breonna Taylor was murdered in Louisville, Kentucky. May 25. George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. These...

Evanston reopens amid COVID-19 uncertainty

Sari Oppenheimer and Sofia Williams • August 17, 2020

After months that have felt like years, Evanston is beginning the slow journey back to normalcy. On Friday, June 26, Illinois moved into phase four—Revitalization—of the five-phase Illinois reopening...

ETHS reopens in a vastly different world

Louise Bond and Avi Shapira • August 17, 2020

The 2020-2021 school year is beginning as scheduled on August 17; however, ETHS will be using a brand-new model of remote learning developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic known as enhanced e-learning. “Enhanced...

District 65 prepares for school reopening

Zachary Bahar, Executive Editor • August 17, 2020

As a result of COVID-19, every institution is being forced to reevaluate the fundamental aspects of its operations—District 65 (D65) is no different. “[There have] been a lot of meetings, a lot...

E-Town Hall discusses reopening plan

Louise Bond, Staff Writer • July 24, 2020

On Wednesday, July 22 at 6 p.m., ETHS hosted an E-Town Hall event to discuss the fall reopening plan released on July 17. Panelists Superintendent Eric Witherspoon, Assistant Superintendent and Principal...

ETHS announces plan for fall semester

Zachary Bahar, Executive Editor • July 22, 2020

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,...

Black Lives Matter

June 26, 2020

Ahmaud Arbery’s murder illustrated how the everyday, ritualistic activity of running 2.23 miles has the power to endanger a Black life. Breonna Taylor’s murder highlighted how, despite overwhelming...

Evanstonians unite to demand action

Zachary Bahar, Executive Editor • June 7, 2020

In the days following the traumatic death of George Floyd, people the nation over have erupted in protest against violent acts of brutality—such as those against Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor—and...

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