I am a notoriously bad navigator. I am ashamed to admit, but nearly every time I get in the car, even just to drive to a friend's house, GPS is already pulled up just in case I can't quite remember whether...

For many students, college is a welcome change – a chance to reinvent themselves. For others, the transition can feel just as overwhelming as the first day of Kindergarten, being thrust into a new environment...

Since its inception, ETHS' mascot, Willie the Wildkit, has been about more than just the school. It has represented community, friendship and school spirit. This month, the Evanstonian team recognized...

“Lady Bird” (2017) “Lady Bird,” an ultimate coming-of-age film, established director Greta Gerwig as one of the most promising directors of the new generation with her first movie.  “Lady...

When Taylor Swift’s album “The Life of a Showgirl" came out in October, the loudest criticism seemed to be that the record sounded “rushed” and “unfinished” – more like demos that needed...

In the hallway leading to the William Dobson Burton Aquatic Center, a Sports Illustrated shot of divers at the 2008 IHSA State meet hosted by ETHS hangs proudly on the wall. The stands, looking more like...

When the Evanstonian team ventured below ETHS’s surface to investigate myths of a shooting range and dispel ghost theories last month, we did not stop there. Our mission to unearth ETHS’s mysteries...

Few students or staff members have ventured into the school’s basement, and due to decades-long myths concerning it, many are afraid of what they might find there.  “I’ve heard it’s haunted,”...

ETHS has a longstanding history of excelling in performance. Recently, the ETHS Dance Company sent dancers to the State competition, and every fall ETHS Theatre department takes students on a trip to Stratford,...

As winter turns to spring, businesses around Evanston are receiving phone calls and frantic emails from high schoolers wanting to apply for jobs. Initially, many of these calls and emails come from teens...

ETHS has accrued many accolades over the years, such as, famously, “the largest school under one roof in the US.” More trivial accolades aside, the school’s efforts to detrack and close the opportunity...

Mental health is a commonly discussed topic in our media—specifically in teenagers. According to the World Health Organization, “one in seven 10-19-year-olds experiences a mental disorder, accounting...

Two varsity sports? Check. 10 extracurricular activities? Check. 12 AP classes? Check. A research internship? Check. A part time job? Check. A 36 ACT score? Check. A 4.0 GPA? Check. Check, check, check...

If you went to the Evanston Folk Festival this past September, you probably enjoyed Nashville-based folk singer Sierra Ferrell. Or perhaps you drank in the twangy guitar riffs of Chicago-native Robbie...

What do a baby detective, cool grandmas and "Principal Shminzie" have in common? They are all a part of ETHS' 67th annual production of YAMO, a sketch comedy show completely written, acted and composed...

8:30 PM on January 28: flames slowly started to engulf a building at 1402 Greenleaf Street in Evanston. Joanna Kramer, owner of Joanna Kramer Ceramics, was having dinner with a friend in Chicago when her...

If you take a walk down the alley of the 1400 block of Thayer, Isabella, and Park Street, you will find yourself interacting with some of the most unique and unlikely displays of public art in Evanston...

Two blonde female icons stimulated the US economy this (cruel) summer: Barbie and Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift’s nationwide "Eras Tour", with its unprecedented ticket prices and sold-out stadiums, brought...