Nora Miller

Nora Miller, Executive Editor

Hi! My name is Nora Miller (she/her). I'm a senior, and an Executive Editors for The Evanstonian, overseeing the Arts & Entertainment, Feature, and Photo & Art sections. In my four years on The Evanstonian staff, I have written, illustrated, and served as an Entertainment columnist and Arts & Entertainment editor. In my free time, I love taking walks in the forest preserve, drawing my friends and family, and cooking vegan meals. The Evanstonian energizes me because I'm able to share the stories of my classmates and citizens of the Evanston community.

By Nora Miller

[Photo] Eyes on safety

October 20, 2023

Art by Nora Miller

Senior Remarks | On Replay

Nora Miller, Executive Editor • May 23, 2021

Executive Edtior Nora Miller spoke at ETHS' virtual graduation ceremony on May 23. Watch their remarks above, and read them below. --- The book doesn’t end if you don’t finish it, right? Hello,...

Crying because we weren’t around: ETHS’ Class of ’21

Nora Miller and Lauren Dain • May 21, 2021

The Evanstonian is excited to share what is next for the Class of '21.

cLaSs oF ’21 mEMeS

Nora Miller, Jojo Wertheimer, Ingrid Halverson and Kayla Drajpuch • May 21, 2021

Introducing the 2021-22 Evanstonian Editorial Board!

Zachary Bahar, Eli Cohen and Nora Miller • May 21, 2021

The outgoing Evanstonian Executive Editors are pleased to announce the 2021-22 Evanstonian Editorial Board! Executive Editors: Lauren Dain, Eden Drajpuch Community Impact Editors: Maddie Coyle, Eva...

Kit Chat Episode 10: Nora and Zach are media critics now

Nora Miller and Zachary Bahar • April 26, 2021

In this episode of Kit Chat, hosts Zachary Bahar and Nora Miller (Executive Editors of the Evanstonian) discuss some of their favorite movies and TV shows. Unsurprisingly, Nora knows what’s happening,...

Photos from April 18 Protest for Black Lives

Nora Miller • April 26, 2021

[Photo] The impossible perception of perfect: Students recount experiences with eating disorders

April 26, 2021

[Photo] Teachers reflect on hybrid challenges, accommodations

April 26, 2021

Junior Foster Ellen sits in a hybrid classroom.

[Photo] Photos from Boys Basketball vs. Maine South

March 11, 2021

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[Photo] The Class of '21's top 21 senior athletes

May 21, 2021

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[Photo] The Evanstonian | Vol. 104, Issue 7

March 22, 2021

[Photo] A thorn on Bachelor Nation: a lesson from contestant’s racist social media history

March 22, 2021

[Photo] WandaVision and what comes next for Marvel’s Phase Four

March 22, 2021

Editorial | We resisted reality; you should too: a reflective issue of the Evanstonian

Nora Miller, Executive Editor • February 22, 2021

Reflection is looking. It is taking long stares, not at what you want something to look like, but what it is. This month, we sat, we stared and then we broke the mirror.

The Evanstonian, you great unfinished symphony

Nora Miller, Executive Editor • February 22, 2021

The Evanstonian is, if anything, a student-driven publication. Period.

Opinion | Drawing the home that could be

Nora Miller, Executive Editor • February 22, 2021

The Evanstonian has been the place I have felt most at home; it is also one of the spaces where I have felt most alone.

[Photo] Vetements and capitalist abstraction

February 22, 2021

[Photo] Impacts of a racial Black/white binary

February 22, 2021

Kit Chat Episode 8: Evanston’s next four years (and beyond) with Daniel Biss

Zachary Bahar and Nora Miller • February 17, 2021

In this episode of Kit Chat, hosts Zachary Bahar and Nora Miller (Executive Editors of The Evanstonian) are joined by Evanston mayoral candidate Sen. Daniel Biss to discuss his mayoral campaign, issues...

Kit Chat Episode 7: The Power of Storytelling with The Evanstonian’s Jojo Wertheimer and Foster Ellen

Nora Miller and Zachary Bahar • January 25, 2021

In this episode of Kit Chat, hosts Zachary Bahar and Nora Miller (Executive Editors of The Evanstonian) are joined by Evanstonian Arts and Entertainment Editor Jojo Wertheimer and staff writer Foster Ellen...

[Photo] Students continue service, activism during COVID-19

January 25, 2021

Students prepare for fall food drive.

Kit Chat Episode 6: Student Mental Health

Zachary Bahar and Nora Miller • December 14, 2020

In this episode of Kit Chat, hosts Zachary Bahar and Nora Miller (Executive Editors of The Evanstonian) are joined by Evanstonian In-Depth editors Lauren Dain and Jessica Seghal to discuss “Tradeoffs...

Kit Chat episode 5: Artificial intelligence and a look back at 2020

Nora Miller and Zachary Bahar • December 4, 2020

In this episode of Kit Chat, hosts Zachary Bahar and Nora Miller (Executive Editors of The Evanstonian) are joined by ETHS senior Aiden Goodman to discuss his experience on a panel of students and teachers...

Trans Day of Remembrance and Resilience in Evanston

Nora Miller and Eden Drajpuch • November 20, 2020

Dustin Parker. Neulisa Luciano Ruiz. Yampi Méndez Arocho. Scott/ Scottlynn Devore. Monika Diamond. Lexi. Johanna Metzger. Serena Angelique Velázquez Ramos. Layla Pelaez Sánchez. Penélope Díaz Ramírez....

[Photo] Q&A with theater, visual arts teachers

November 16, 2020

Kit Chat Episode 4: Live Election Night Special!

Zachary Bahar and Nora Miller • November 4, 2020

On the first live episode of Kit Chat, hosts Zachary Bahar and Nora Miller (Executive Editors of The Evanstonian) are joined on Election Night by five ETHS seniors—Carmiya Bady, Izzy Basso, Patrick Hughes,...

Kit Chat Episode 3: Student Political Engagement and Climate Activism

Zachary Bahar and Nora Miller • October 23, 2020

On the third episode of Kit Chat, hosts Zachary Bahar and Nora Miller (Executive Editors of The Evanstonian) discuss student political involvement leading up to the 2020 election with ETHS Politics Club...

[Photo] The Evanstonian | Vol. 104, Issue 2

October 20, 2020

Cover by Nora Miller

Kit Chat Episode 2: The Definitive Friday Song Rankings

Nora Miller and Zachary Bahar • October 15, 2020

On the second episode of Kit Chat, hosts Zachary Bahar and Nora Miller (Executive Editors of The Evanstonian) discuss the famous ETHS Friday Song and are joined by The Evanstonian's resident food critic,...

[Photo] All the faces that I know: The Office, The Evanstonian

September 24, 2020

Illustration by Nora Miller

Jacob Blake: Evanstonian

Zachary Bahar, Eli Cohen and Nora Miller • September 24, 2020

Before he became a symbol for numerous Evanstonians and Americans on Aug. 23, Jacob Blake was your average Joe.

Kit Chat: Episode 1 with Evanston Fight For Black Lives’ Kayla Henning and In-Depth Editor Lauren Dain

Nora Miller and Zachary Bahar • September 24, 2020

On the inaugural episode of Kit Chat, hosts Zachary Bahar and Nora Miller (Executive Editors of The Evanstonian) are joined by ETHS grad Kayla Henning and The Evanstonian’s In-Depth Editor Lauren Dain to discuss the death of Jacob Blake, the work that Evanston Fight for Black Lives have been forwarding and the issue of e-learning.

Women Are Powerful

Jojo Wertheimer, Nora Miller 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...

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Artists continue creating in college

Nora Miller and Madison McGuire • May 14, 2020

Just as many athletes continue their passions in college, some artists have the special opportunity after high school to continue performing and creating on a collegiate level. Numerous students from ETHS...

At Home Artwork

Nora Miller and Madison McGuire • April 3, 2020

With students out of sports, extracurriculars and school, they are presented with a little extra time. Many ETHS students have been filling their time through utilizing creative outlets such as painting...

Skating to success

Nora Miller, A&E Editor • February 28, 2020

With two competition wins under their belt, the Evanston figure skating’s A-Team allows Evanston skaters to push their skills to the limit. The team only competes in four Illinois competitions during...

[Photo] Black Student Summit, Feb. 2020

February 28, 2020

Brandon Brown, President of School Yard Rap, speaks to students at Black Summit on Feb. 21.

The Academy Awards: same strife, different decade

Nora Miller, A&E Editor • January 31, 2020

Producers, directors, actors and even the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are seemingly taking steps forward to widen the perspective of how awards are given. Following the #OscarsSoWhite critiques...

More than meets the eye: examining nutrition at ETHS

Nora Miller, Arts and Entertainment Editor • December 13, 2019

Introduction Periods 4, 5, and 6 at ETHS serve as a time to relax and refuel for several students. However, beyond the rows of tables and chairs lining North, East, West and South cafeterias is a...

ETHS celebrates LatinX heritage week

Nora Miller, Arts & Entertainment Editor • November 11, 2019

Tradition was shared with Evanstonians during the The Day of the Dead celebration on Nov. 1 in East Cafeteria. An event translated to La Dia de los Muertos in Spanish was the culmination of LatinX Heritage...

Linking music with its creators

Nora Miller, Arts & Entertainment Editor • November 8, 2019

Here’s a concept that fascinates the angsty teenager side of me, in school and otherwise: how does art imitate life? On the flip side, how does life imitate art? It is clear to me that young Americans...

How ETHS is using student voice to change its curriculum

Louise Bond and Nora Miller • September 27, 2019

“What was missing? It was student voice,” Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Peter Bavis said. Beginning in the spring of 2018, a new curriculum review project was launched...

Unsubscribe to streaming seclusion

Nora Miller, A&E Editor & Columnist • August 21, 2019

Summer break. An influential period providing us with relaxation, decompression and, most importantly, time to immerse ourselves in nine straight hours of the third season of Stranger Things. With a plethora...

All eyes on US

Nora Miller, Entertainment Columnist • April 26, 2019

On the eve of March 22, critics and audiences were stunned by the intensity of Jordan Peele’s Us. Watching the film with a group of friends, I felt captured by the story of the Wilson family—an in-depth...

Staff Artist: Elizabeth Brent

Nora Miller, A&E Columnist • March 23, 2019

Businesswoman, artist and teacher Elizabeth Brent chooses to continue her career in art through a self-run business and Etsy shop when she isn’t teaching special education and ceramics. “A lot of...

Staff Artist: Amy Moore

Madison McGuire and Nora Miller • March 23, 2019

Photography and video teacher, Amy Moore, uses her multifaceted artistic journey to eloquently teach students how to incorporate a variety of media into their work. Unbeknownst to a number of Amy Moore’s...

Staff Artist: Daria McMeans

Nora Miller, A&E Columnist • March 23, 2019

A brief conversation with the interdisciplinary art teacher, Daria McMeans, can entice one to create art that expresses personal style. Currently, McMeans teaches Drawing 1 and 2, along with AP Art History,...

Circus artists defy gravity

Sofie Kennedy and Nora Miller • March 22, 2019

The cast of the tenth annual Actors Gymnasium winter show, All The Time In The World, exemplifies the graceful combination between theater and circus. “All winter circus [shows] are sci-fi. It’s...

Embracing imagination: the correlation between the arts and stress relief

Nora Miller, Entertainment Columnist • March 22, 2019

Exercise. Meditation. Yoga. These are the common mechanisms our wellness teachers give us sophomore year to handle stress. Even though running a few miles throughout the week can be a fantastic way to...

Speak your truth

Nora Miller, Staff Writer • February 18, 2019

An activity famously associated with the Chicago poetry competition, Louder Than A Bomb, spoken word can be found all around the Chicagoland area, even at ETHS. ETHS’s Spoken Word team aims to utilize...

Representation Renaissance

Nora Miller, Entertainment Columnist • February 15, 2019

As we are now in the midst of Black History Month, the impact black artists have made on the entertainment industry is apparent, most notably in the past year. In 2018, black performers have pushed the...

Holiday music offers artists recognition

Nora Miller, Entertainment Columnist • December 26, 2018

As the smell of evergreen wafts through the air and the time for turkey passes, the holiday music industry, historically more focused on Christmas themes, bursts into our hearts with full force. As the...

Eloise Lushina: school by day, star by night

Nora Miller, Staff Writer • December 26, 2018

Balancing careers as a high schooler and professional actress may sound daunting to some, but sophomore Eloise Lushina is up to the task. Acting is only part of Lushina’s identity, and even though you...

Spring musical seeks to empower women

Nora Miller , Staff Writer • November 19, 2018

The Theater Dept. has announced their selection for the spring musical: Legally Blonde. Both positive and judgemental reactions to the decision has been made by students, considering ETHS has a history...

Artist Spotlight

Madison McGuire, Nora Miller, Sophie Monzo and Sophie Yang • November 19, 2018

Izzy Colbert By Sophie Monzo ...

Marching into halftime

Nora Miller, Staff Writer • October 7, 2018

Not only are they the group that escorts the football team with the fight song, Evanston’s marching band also electrifies Wildkit fans with a stellar halftime performance. Band directors Matthew Bufis...

Wards of Evanston

Trinity Collins, Lauren Dain, Ben Baker-Katz, Caroline Jacobs, Nora Miller and Sydney Ter Molen • August 31, 2018

The city of Evanston is divided into nine wards, with an alderman elected into each. Aldermen and residents of a certain ward, in theory, work together to better their community with implementations of...

Mid-Summer Music

Nora Miller, Staff Writer • August 27, 2018

Without the stress of essays to turn in and tests to cram for, the earbuds are on and the speakers are turned up in the city of Evanston. With the new release of Drake’s new album, Scorpion, the...