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The Evanstonian

Jojo Wertheimer

Jojo Wertheimer, Digital Content Editor

Hi! My name is Jojo Wertheimer (she/her) and I am a Digital Content Editor for the Evastonian. This is my fourth year on the staff of the newspaper, and previously I have been an Arts and Entertainment Editor, Social Media Editor, and a staff writer. The Evanstonian has been an imperative part of my high school experience; I love the community, the energy, and the journalistic process. Outside of the newspaper, I have a part time job at Play It Again Sports Evanston and I am on the ETHS SHAPE (Sexual Assault Prevention Education) board. This past summer, I had the opportunity to intern with the local newspaper the Evanston RoundTable. I really enjoyed being able to explore different kinds of journalism and work on a local publication. In my free time, I love to hang out with friends and family, run and workout, read, listen to music, watch TV, and spend time outside, especially at the beach. I am also a big foodie and love to eat out around Evanston. I look forward to producing articles I’m proud of this year and hopefully continuing with journalism in my time past ETHS.  

By Jojo Wertheimer
ETHS took on New Trier at Northwestern's Welsh-Ryan Arena last season.

[Photo] Girls basketball falls to Bolingbrook in season opener

Olivia Ohlson and Eliana Prawer-Stock November 16, 2022

ETHS took on New Trier at Northwestern's Welsh-Ryan Arena last season.

I don’t know about you but I’m feeling class of 22

It feels like a perfect day  To celebrate our seniors  And enjoy our summer, uh-uh, uh-uh   It feels like a perfect day To stop all schooling  To start our partying, uh-uh, uh-uh    Yeah We’re...

To Go with Jo: The final feast

To Go with Jo: The final feast

Jojo Wertheimer, Digital Content Editor May 12, 2022

There’s absolutely no good way to start this column. And trust me, I would know. I’ve spent hours agonizing over how to begin, typing and deleting and typing and deleting until finally, my head just...

Ghosting: the practice that haunts ETHS students

Ghosting: the practice that haunts ETHS students

Ingrid Halverson and Jojo Wertheimer March 18, 2022

ETHS has a problem: its students are haunted. There’s a sinister force at work in our lives, infiltrating the hallways of the high school and haunting romantic and platonic relationships alike. This...

To go with Jojo: Chocolate croissant crusade

To go with Jojo: Chocolate croissant crusade

Jojo Wertheimer, Digital Content Editor February 28, 2022

For those who have never experienced it, a Chicago winter is indescribably cold. The face-stinging winds, sub-zero temperatures and months spent in a sunless, gray haze doesn’t even begin to cover it....

Image courtesy of Ann Tarpey

“The only team that can hurt us is ourselves”: Girls basketball program celebrates 800 wins

Jojo Wertheimer, Digital Content Editor February 28, 2022

On the night of Friday, Feb. 4, as the buzzer radiated throughout Northwestern’s Welsh-Ryan Arena, the ETHS girls basketball team erupted in cheers and sprinted onto the court to celebrate their 51-32...

Since its founding, Evanston has been shaped by those in favor of a segregated town and those who have pushed Evanston to be more equitable and accepting.

‘Microcosm of the world’: Evanston as a political ‘proving ground’

Meg Houseworth, Jojo Wertheimer and Jilian Denlow January 28, 2022
Evanston was shaped by both perpetrators and trailblazers, all of whom played an instrumental role in forming the city we call home. From real estate practices to voting tendencies, Evanston functions in the ways that it does as a result of its history with civic engagement and local policy choices. 

Evanston: A city shaped by political engagement

Jojo Wertheimer, Digital Content Editor January 28, 2022

In 2012, Evanstonians had the opportunity to vote on a referendum to build a school in the city’s Fifth Ward, an area which has been without a neighborhood elementary school since 1967. By affirming...

Teachers, staff respond to administrative changes

Eden Drajpuch and Jojo Wertheimer December 23, 2021

As of November, the administrative changes announced in mid-October took effect, changing the operations of the Deans, Student Services and Human Resources offices. After these changes were made public,...

After semester of tumult, ETHS students call for change

Eden Drajpuch and Jojo Wertheimer December 23, 2021

As the 2021-22 school year resumed with complete in-person learning, many students found themselves questioning how to move forward after such a traumatic pandemic experience, especially as COVID-19 cases...

Girls volleyball faces difficulties, finishes as more collective team

Jojo Wertheimer, Digital Content Editor November 19, 2021

Despite finishing with an 8-27 record, the girls volleyball team displayed commendable teamwork and grit to make it through a tough season. “[There’s been] lots of ups and downs,” says senior...

Photo Courtesy of Bennett Pascal

Boys soccer shoots for State, starts season undefeated

Jojo Wertheimer, Digital Content Editor September 17, 2021

As soon as fall sports begin, it’s easy to spot a rookie boys varsity soccer player. Every year, new players take an electric razor to the head, but as they lose their hair, they gain a team of driven...

Sabrina Barnes

To go with Jojo: Ice cream edition

Jojo Wertheimer, Digital Content Editor August 16, 2021

Ice cream is truly the best medicine. It is both healing and preventative, brightening a gloomy day and warding off a bad mood. Personally, I like to think I’m somewhat of an ice cream connoisseur. I...

Valerie Larsen

Empathy guides tardy, detention policy changes

Jojo Wertheimer, Digital Content Editor August 16, 2021

Last March, ETHS announced a variety of substantial changes for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year to support student wellbeing, including revisions to the tardy and detention policy. The changes are a...

Loyola Academy controversy further exposes white privilege, defensiveness on the North Shore

Jojo Wertheimer and Ingrid Halverson April 26, 2021

At the end of March, Fox News published an article titled “Chicagoland prep school Loyola shames White privilege in student assignment.” Like many others living in the Chicagoland area, this sparked...

Girls face misogyny in class and out of the classroom

Girls face misogyny in class and out of the classroom

Jojo Wertheimer, Arts & Entertainment Editor January 25, 2021

A couple weeks ago, a group of female students did a presentation on the book “Schoolgirls” by Peggy Orenstein in my English class. The book focuses on the effects of the confidence gap and self esteem...

To-go with Jojo: hot cocoa

Jojo Wertheimer, Arts & Entertainment Editor December 14, 2020

Nothing says “happy holidays” like burning your mouth on a steaming cup on hot cocoa. I have to tell you, I am not looking forward to a winter of sub-zero temperatures and isolation. However, there’s...

Q&A with theater, visual arts teachers

Q&A with theater, visual arts teachers

Madison McGuire and Jojo Wertheimer November 16, 2020

Theater Theater teacher Timothy Herbert has taken online learning and adapted it to his curriculum. Working with students online can be challenging, but the theatre department and Herbert have done their...

Political figures finesse with fashion

Political figures finesse with fashion

Jojo Wertheimer, Arts & Entertainment Editor November 16, 2020

Every year for the Oscars, the Grammys, and award shows, millions of dollars and hundreds of hours are spent in preparation for the red carpet. The outfits are dissected and scrutinized by the media and...

Illustrated by Ellie Lind

Women Are Powerful

Jojo Wertheimer and Annie Johnson September 24, 2020

I said certified freak, seven days a week  The first lyrics of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s new single, “WAP”, left us, like countless others, agape. During the week of Aug. 7, 2020, debuted...

ETHS endorses creativity as COVID-19 continues

Madison McGuire and Jojo Wertheimer August 18, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we teach, learn, and look at our school systems. Schools around the country have had to make difficult decisions about closing and reopening safely, and reinvent...

Seniors, and second hand clothing sellers Lara-Nour Walton and Sylvia Tellez.

Want to make money? Sell your clothes

Jojo Wertheimer, A&E Editor August 17, 2020

ETHS Seniors Sylvia Tellez and Lara-Nour Walton started their clothing account at the beginning of July. They were looking for a way to make a tangible change for the Black Lives Matter movement and decided...

Quarantine Critiques: TV Shows

“High Fidelity,” Assistant In-Depth Editor, Lauren Dain This Hulu Original series, which released Feb. 14, is the fourth iteration of the High Fidelity story. The book, which was released in...

Mac Miller’s Circles reveals difficulties of posthumous albums

Jojo Wertheimer, Staff Writer February 28, 2020

A month after releasing his new album Swimming in September 2018, rapper and producer Mac Miller died of a drug overdose at the age of 26, leaving his fans and the music industry reeling. Before his death,...

ETHS picks: movies students are watching over break

Jojo Wertheimer and Sophie Yang December 16, 2019

      As a frosty blanket of snow covers the grounds of Evanston, students are anticipating a restful break after finals. What better way to relax than with a cup of hot cocoa in hand and a cozy blanket?...

College admissions scandal highlights role of wealth in education

Jojo Wertheimer, Staff Writer November 8, 2019

Last March, 33 parents were indicted for paying a total of $25 million to get their kids into college. The scandal, known as Operation Varsity Blues, has sparked an intense debate throughout the nation...

Progress of women’s sports leads to brighter future for female athletes

Progress of women’s sports leads to brighter future for female athletes

Jojo Wertheimer and Ingrid Halverson August 21, 2019

Over 15 million viewers in the U.S. held their breath as Meghan Rapinoe took a penalty shot on the Dutch goalie, scoring the first goal in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. With another goal from Rose Lavelle,...

Courtesy of the ETHS Key.

Chemistry teacher retires with plans to travel

Jojo Wertheimer, Staff Writer May 23, 2019

After 39 years of teaching, chemistry teacher Valrie Barrett is retiring from a long and rewarding career. Barrett is originally from Jamaica and started her teaching career in the Bahamas where she...

We need a more inclusive clothing industry

We need a more inclusive clothing industry

Jojo Wertheimer, Staff Writer April 26, 2019

Brandy Melville is famous for its cute graphic tees, plaid skirts and laid back style. But it's also famous for something not so cute-- all of its clothes are one size. Everything except for the some...

Students and teachers reflect on RAD self defense program

Jojo Wertheimer and Eden Drajpuch April 26, 2019

The RAD self defense program used in female P.E. classes results in a variety of different experiences for everyone participating in the course. RAD [Rape Aggression Defense] includes a packet, as...

Partial government shutdown has devastating effects on families in Evanston, nationwide

Partial government shutdown has devastating effects on families in Evanston, nationwide

Cate Lynch and Jojo Wertheimer March 16, 2019

On Dec. 22, 2018, many ETHS students were relaxing on their first day of break and preparing for the holidays. Meanwhile, 800,000 federal workers in Evanston and across the country, were undergoing their...

Students must band together to fight against the NRA’s influence on unsafe gun laws

Jojo Wertheimer, Staff Writer December 28, 2018

After the Las Vegas Shooting at a concert that left 59 people dead and over 400 injured, Senator Richard Burr expressed his condolences to the victims and their families, but only after receiving almost...

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