Feature

Campbell talks new role, fresh vision

Ethan Ravi and Ahania Soni • August 15, 2022

As Marcus Campbell steps into the role of District 202 Superintendent, the Evanstonian spoke with him about his passion for education, his vision for ETHS, and his hopes for his time as superintendent. Q:...

Campbell: student, teacher, superintendent

Ahania Soni, Executive Editor • August 15, 2022

In his junior year of high school, Dr. Marcus Campbell had his first experience in education. His teacher asked him to take over class for a day, to lead a discussion on Camus’ The Stranger, but that...

Bikini body or body issues? Myth of the ‘summer body’ adds anxiety

Hazel Hayes and Elizabeth Wenning • August 15, 2022

As the weather gets warmer, students shed their sweatshirts and long pants in order to switch to attire better suited for the hot summer climate. We awaken the tank tops and shorts that have been hibernating...

The Wills: a look into their futures

Hazel Hayes and Molly Riley • May 12, 2022

With the many Will’s in our 2022 graduating class, there are many different paths ahead for the same-named students. The senior Will’s reminisce on their time at ETHS and share what is next in their...

Twins going to the same college

Ahania Soni, Feature Editor • May 12, 2022

College is often seen as a fresh start – living on your own, being in a new place, and no longer being with the same people you went to school with from the time you were five or six. But, what if you...

A letter from the Executive Editors: a reflection on our growth and continued commitment to equity

Lauren Dain and Eden Drajpuch • May 12, 2022

As we close the book on the 2021-2022 school year, the Evanstonian editors have reflected on how unique our coverage was this past year. The class of 2022’s high school experience as a whole has been...

Superintendent Witherspoon details final days at ETHS

Eden Drajpuch, Lauren Dain and Sari Oppenheimer • May 12, 2022

After a memorable 16 year tenure as ETHS’ superintendent, Eric Witherspoon is retiring at the end of the 2021-22 school year. Throughout his time at ETHS, Witherspoon has made efforts to create systemic...

ETHS friends become college roommates

Eden Drajpuch, Jilian Denlow and Stella Morton • May 12, 2022

As college aspirations become reality for current ETHS seniors, the process to find a potential roommate serves as yet another daunting task for several students who near this new chapter of their lives. College...

PSAT testing reimplemented for underclassmen

Clara Gustafson and Hazel Hayes • April 18, 2022

On Nov. 8, 2021, students and guardians received an email from ETHS explaining that the state of Illinois had mandated a return to both 9th and 10th graders taking the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test...

Indigenous history: ETHS teaches more than most but not nearly enough

Foster Ellen, Staff Writer • April 18, 2022

Like the rest of the midwest, Evanston is full of Indigenous history. There are 35 government-recognized tribes in the midwest. In our area, the Ojibwe, Fox, Huron, Iroquois, Ottawa, Potawatomi and Sioux...

Students reflect on return to in-person AP exams

Macyn Hoeveler and Isabel Amromin • April 18, 2022

For many juniors, seniors and even some sophomores, AP exams approaching in May have been at the forefront of their minds. Although a common College Board AP curriculum exists, some classes follow it more...

Q&A with E-Town Sunrise’s Emmet Ebels-Duggan

Lily Kellams and Stella Morton • April 18, 2022

Q: What is your role in Etown sunrise? A: My official title is Communications and Partnerships Coordinator, but honestly, that's just a way of making it sound fancy. We all have official roles, and...