The Evanstonian

By Annabelle Harris

District 65

Elise Goulding, Hannah Donnelly, Annabelle Harris and Clara Gustafson • March 15, 2023

Coming out of the worst of COVID-19, Evanston / Skokie Community Consolidated School District 65 has since been faced with multiple challenges. From lagging literacy rates, to decreasing enrollment, as...

Literacy, safety focus of D65, D202 combined board meeting

Annabelle Harris, Assistant News Editor • November 10, 2022

On October 24th, District 202, ETHS’s district, along with District 65, which includes the elementary and middle schools that go into ETHS, had a combined board meeting. In this meeting they mainly focused...

Students take to Chicago streets to push for climate change action

Annabelle Harris and Rosie Witt • October 14, 2022

According to NCEI’s Global Annual Temperature Rankings Outlook, it is almost certain that the year 2022 will be among the 10 warmest years on record, which will be detrimental to our planet and its ecosystems....

What are the roosters cockadoodle-doing?

Annabelle Harris, Assistant News Editor • September 24, 2022

This year, ETHS welcomed a new addition to the school, eleven chickens that were hatched this past summer. If you have class near the greenhouse, you may have already heard one of the two roosters of the...

City struggles to fill city manager position

Annabelle Harris, Assistant News Editor • August 15, 2022

For the past 14 months, the City of Evanston has spent a lot of time and money searching for a new city manager but has been unable to find someone for the job. In a recent letter, Mayor Biss called the...

Four years in review

Clara Gustafson and Annabelle Harris • May 12, 2022

2019 August 2019: New ETHS weight room debuted When the 2019-2020 school year began, students were welcomed with a newly updated weight room. Having this improved weight room has opened many doors...

The polls open: students campaign for representative to school board position

Annabelle Harris and Ethan Ravi • April 18, 2022

One of the important events at ETHS in the upcoming weeks is the Student Representative campaign. Every year, a few students choose to run for the position of Student Representative to the School Board...

Evanston holiday drive aims to give back to community

Annabelle Harris and Elise Goulding • December 23, 2021

Every year around the winter holidays, Evanston holds its annual Mayor’s Holiday Food, Book, and Toy Drive. The city collects new toys and non-perishable foods for holiday meals such as stuffing,...

Clubs offer students civic engagements opportunities

Annabelle Harris and Milo Slevin • November 19, 2021

Civic engagement describes actions taken to help make a change in one's community. It is based on participation in the community. Civic engagement is important for young people to learn about and participate...

Mindfulness rehumanizes ETHS experience

Annabelle Harris and Oskar Doepke • October 15, 2021

In recent years, anxiety and stress levels among teens have been skyrocketing, and the isolation and uncertainty that came with the COVID-19 pandemic made matters even worse. According to the Child Mind...