The board games in my life have been more valuable than I could have ever expected. When I was younger I wasn’t much of a board game fan—that was until one day, when a close friend of mine around 5th...

Evanston is super weird. We like to pretend we’re the same as any other city, but there’s a noticeably different attitude, different feeling, different culture. The way Evanstonians think of themselves...

Coming from a 5-member family with one car and a bad history of stolen bikes, I have mastered the art of both long walks and the CTA. Half of my elementary school memories consist of the views from wide...

Physical education is a core component of any high schooler’s schedule. In the case of ETHS, students see every semester accompanied by a gym course due to the P.E./wellness graduation requirements. ...

It is the last period on a Friday. One would expect the energy in the room to be buzzing; it is not. I file into the class from second lunch, the dreaded moment I’ve been anticipating finally at my doorstep....

As I sit down to write this letter, I find myself filled with a mixture of emotions—sadness, gratitude, and excitement—all tangled up as I say “goodbye” to ETHS and all of you. In the spring of...

On March 27, 1939, the first ever NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was played in Evanston. That’s right; the first-ever March Madness national championship was hosted by Northwestern...

Devastation. Despair. Doom. A worsening crisis. An immediate threat. An uphill climb.  Then, the Green New Deal. A beam of light introduced to Congress in 2019 by a rising star: New York congresswoman...

ETHS is an establishment that has long comported itself as a cultivator of diversity. Serving one of the broadest demographics in Illinois, the school prides itself in fostering the intersection of background...

Anyone else remember watching the Oscars and then before you know it, BAM! Will Smith is on stage and Chris Rock is getting slapped. Now, like me, you might have been waiting for the laugh from the audience—waiting...

The SAT has always been a vital component of high school education. For generations, test day has been an intense event given the significance that the test holds in college admissions. With the pencil...