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The Kids are Alright: Parkland students set example for powerful activism

Callie Grober, Opinion Editor March 6, 2018

Sandy Hook. Virginia Tech. Columbine. Red Lake. These names are all too well-known in our country. Americans have become so used to school shootings that the aftermath inevitably follows a three step pattern....

Speaker Devea Williams, and dancers Jacline Baptiste and Dominick McIntosh at 2018 Black Summit.

Get Woke, Stay Woke

Meredith Herrick, News Editor February 22, 2018

A powerful speaker has just walked offstage, and the student audience is cheering. At that moment, many ETHS students feel like someone understands them. From February to April, ETHS hosts a Social  Consciousness...

The Journalism Education Association recognizes Rodney Lowe.

Rodney Lowe wins lifetime achievement

Rachel Krumholz, In-Depth Editor February 22, 2018

After decades of educating students, mentoring young journalists and shaping a high school newspaper, former Evanstonian adviser Rodney Lowe is presented a lifetime achievement award from the Journalism...

ETHS staff and students visit North Lawndale College Prep, which practices the Kingian Nonviolence philosophy. Photo courtesy of Addie Wyatt Center.

Kingian Nonviolence inspires punishment changes

Caroline Jacobs, Feature Editor February 22, 2018

Whether you’ve only been through one semester of freshman year or you’re a second semester senior, most ETHS students have witnessed a fight get out of hand and sat by idly, letting the altercation...

Haven Middle School is one of the main feeder schools for ETHS.

In-Depth: From middle school to high school

The Lock-Out of Low Income Although the many historic attempts to integrate Evanston by means of busing were made with good intentions, the fight for integration within Evanston schools was not a complete...

AP Exams should be an individualized choice

AP Exams should be an individualized choice

Editorial February 22, 2018

ETHS is in many ways a haven for individualized academic and extracurricular pursuits; the requirement of registration for and completion of AP exams undermines that reputation. These mandates, and the...

Norma May speaking at the  ceremonial dedication of the Fieldhouse to Willie May.

ETHS dedicates fieldhouse to Olympian, Willie May

Joey Eovaldi, Sports Editor February 13, 2018

On a day when no other events occurred at Evanston Township High School, a snowstorm didn’t stop Willie May from getting his dedication. On Friday Feb. 9, the fieldhouse at ETHS was officially dedicated...

“The shot” propels Kits over Hawks in emotional game

Chris Werner, Sports Editor February 1, 2018

On Friday night in a packed Beardsley Gym,  Maine South seemed to have secured a two-point win. But ETHS freshman Blake Peters decided a historic, viral ending could be a bit more exciting. In the...

Peace, love, and music

Peace, love, and music

Sophie Monzo, Entertainment Editor December 15, 2017

Although the various music programs rarely perform together, the Holiday Musical Festival allows student musicians to showcase various skills in this holiday show. “The show is very festive, and we...

Junior Liana Wallace and senior Genevieve Lindley discuss The Alliance.

SOAR program aims to protect students’ identities

Caroline Jacobs, Feature Writer December 15, 2017

While ETHS has been progressive in working to fight racial discrimination and microaggressions students and staff believe there is still a long way to go, especially involving actions and comments made...

Bessie Rhodes School expects to be fully bilingual by 2027.

Rhodes to success

Katy Donati and Sarah Frieman December 15, 2017

Fresh start. To accommodate the growing number of students participating in the Two-Way Immersion (TWI) program, the District 65 School Board has approved the program’s expansion to magnet school Bessie...

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