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Opinion | Thank you, Ms. Hartley

Opinion | Thank you, Ms. Hartley

Christopher Vye, Sports Editor May 11, 2023

I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to fully process everything that has happened since Aug. 21, 2019—the day my journey at ETHS began. What I do know, however, is that the lessons I have learned from...

Opinion | Music that shaped me

Opinion | Music that shaped me

Ben Levy, Staff Writer May 11, 2023

Freshman Year: 2019-20 First Semester: In My Room-Frank Ocean Short, sweet, and fast paced. The hazy, muffled rapping reminds me of the whirlwind first semester as a freshman.  Dec: Potato Salad-Tyler,...

Opinion | Four years of friendship

Opinion | Four years of friendship

Jessica Sehgal, Executive Editor May 11, 2023

Sandwiched between two glittery, cheaply-constructed covers of a Justice brand diary lies my future. At least, that’s what I believed when I was seven. I’ve had the same best friend since I was...

Opinion | NU, Forever: How my love for Northwestern will always persist

Opinion | NU, Forever: How my love for Northwestern will always persist

Jared Tucker, Staff Writer May 11, 2023

If you’ve ever seen me walking in the hallways, you’ve probably noticed something consistent about me: I’m always wearing gear from one team, the Northwestern Wildcats. Northwestern athletics have...

Opinion | Say yes, even when its scary

Opinion | Say yes, even when it’s scary

Margo Anderson, Guest Writer May 11, 2023

There is little that I remember about my first day of high school, but I am certain of how it started. It was, certainly, very similar to anyone else’s first day of a new journey: I stood in front of...

Opinion | How my Coming-of-Age high school story compares to the movies

Opinion | How my Coming-of-Age high school story compares to the movies

Aaliya Weheliye, Photo Editor May 11, 2023

Before we knew about Common App, and what a good weighted GPA was, before college was the end goal and main focus driving us to the finish line, there was high school to romanticize. Throughout middle...

Opinion | Movin it onto whats next

Opinion | Movin’ it onto what’s next

Charlotte Geyskens, Staff Writer May 11, 2023

For as long as I can remember, I have been weird about music. When I was a kid, my parents used to threaten to take away my music privileges instead of dessert; I have a very vivid memory of my mom sneaking...

Opinion | Prioritize personal time

Opinion | Prioritize personal time

Meg Houseworth, Executive Editor May 11, 2023

1,141. That’s how many hours I slept during school last year. That’s approximately 6.135 hours a night, two hours less than the recommended sleep time for teens. And as I scaffold for data from my...

Sadies (last) column: Maybe this thing was a masterpiece

Sadie’s (last) column: Maybe this thing was a masterpiece

Sadie Dowhan, Digital Content Editor May 11, 2023

My whole life, I wanted high school to be like the movies. I dreamed of dancing in the hallways like Troy and Gabriella, having a wardrobe like Cher and watching drama unfold from the Regina George’s...

Opinion | My high school hairas (hair eras, get it?)

Opinion | My high school hairas (hair eras, get it?)

Anthony Orsi, Guest Writer May 11, 2023

I am sure many of you will have heard the words “high school will either be the best or worst four years of your life.” I certainly have, and it seems to be a common belief with older generations....

Opinion | A K-12 education plagued by gun violence every step of the way

Opinion | A K-12 education plagued by gun violence every step of the way

Tarek Anthony, Staff Writer May 11, 2023

Innocence is the idealistic yet intangible concept every parent hopes to preserve in their child by shielding their children from the realities of our toxic world. If you asked any adult to identify the...

Opinion | Collage of memories

Opinion | Collage of memories

Ahania Soni, Executive Editor May 11, 2023

I think it's obvious from my smorgasbord of senior column ideas that I've loved a lot of different parts of high school. So much more has happened in 4 years than I ever could have imagined on my first...

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