Rebecca Lustig

Rebecca Lustig, Public Relations Editor, Staff Writer

Hello! I’m Rebecca Lustig, a senior at ETHS, and I am very excited to be writing for The Evanstonian again this year. I am involved in other school activities, such as the ETHS Speech and Debate team and playing flute in band. I enjoy following the news, knitting, watching YouTube and learning about misprized historical events.

By Rebecca Lustig

Four years of fire: timeline of events

Zachary Bahar, Louise Bond and Rebecca Lustig • May 14, 2020

This timeline captures the national to local events that have resonated with the class of 2020. Fall 2016 – Summer 2017 Standing Rock and DAPL protests heat up--Summer 2016 Native Americans...

March 17 Illinois Primary Results

Rebecca Lustig, Staff Writer • April 3, 2020

In the March 17 Illinois Primary, voters voted for not only presidential primaries but primaries for many local Cook County positions and judges. Election ballots for primaries are separated by Democratic,...

Band features guest composer Omar Thomas

Rebecca Lustig, Staff Writer • March 9, 2020

At the Tuesday, March 10 concert, the ETHS band program is featuring music by guest composer Omar Thomas. Originally a jazz composer, Thomas has recently turned his focus towards concert band where his...

District 65 parents discuss ‘How To Be an Antiracist’

Rebecca Lustig, Staff Writer • February 28, 2020

Since the beginning of this school year, District 65 parents have gathered regularly as part of the Next Steps series to understand how racism impacts the schools and address solutions. This year, the...

How student political involvement will flip the script in 2020

Zachary Bahar and Rebecca Lustig • January 31, 2020

On Jan. 17, 45 ETHS students traveled to Iowa to experience first-hand political activity. With the Iowa caucuses approaching on Feb. 3, many Democratic presidential candidates focus their attention on...

Minding the gap: how ETHS is addressing racial achievement gap

Rebecca Lustig and Sofia Williams • December 13, 2019

The racial and socioeconomic achievement gap is an issue that has long plagued high schools around the country, and the latest ETHS Annual Achievement Report shows that ETHS is no different. Data from...

Illinois mandates teaching LGBTQ+ history

Rebecca Lustig, Staff Writer • November 8, 2019

On Aug. 9, Governor Pritzker approved the Inclusive Curriculum Bill, an Illinois state bill mandating the teaching “of the roles and contributions [to history] of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender...

Evanston City Clerk investigation comes to light following leak

Rebecca Lustig, Staff Writer • September 27, 2019

Evanston Mayor Steve Hagerty wrote a July 26 letter to Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart requesting for the Sheriff Department to conduct an Official Misconduct investigation into who leaked information...

ETHS students strike for climate action

Zachary Bahar, Louise Bond and Rebecca Lustig • September 27, 2019

On Sept. 20, around 200 students walked out of ninth period to protest the lack of immediacy given to the threat of climate change by the government, including by ETHS and the City of Evanston. “It...

New ETHS Day School founded to better support students

Rebecca Lustig, Community Outreach Editor • August 21, 2019

A new ETHS Day School was founded to better support students with individual needs. The Day School, located about three blocks from the school on 1123 Hartrey Ave. will host approximately 20-25 students...

Chromezone launches program to connect students with Wi-Fi at home

Rebecca Lustig, Staff Writer • April 26, 2019

The Chromezone launched a mobile hotspot program at the end of the third quarter to connect students with free wifi at home. “We want to talk about how you close what’s called the homework gap....

Data shows increased student achievement

Rebecca Lustig , Staff Writer • April 26, 2019

Information presented at the Feb. 11 school board meeting showed a historical trend of increased AP involvement, AP scores of 3 or higher and ACT scores. Data regarding student achievement is compiled...

Holocaust Remembrance Week focuses on anti-semitism

Eden Drajpuch, Mira Littman and Rebecca Lustig • April 18, 2019

ETHS Holocaust Remembrance Week occurred the week of April 1 with the theme of Anti-Semitism: There is Nothing New Under the Sun. “Everyone was pretty much in agreement that [the theme] should be...

Poetry week gives student opportunities to share their voice

Rebecca Lustig, Staff Writer • April 12, 2019

ETHS kicked off the start of National Poetry Month on April 1, with Poetry Week, consisting of guest poets performing, writing workshops, and an open mic. “April is National Poetry Month, so that’s...

New language teachers at ETHS

Rebecca Lustig, Sadie Sims and Sofia Williams • February 15, 2019

Edward Gray By Sadie Sims, Staff Writer After previously teaching English at a for-profit company, first year German teacher Edward Gray has found student motivations for learning to be refreshing....

New summer school class combines science and sports

Rebecca Lustig, Staff Writer • February 15, 2019

This summer, ETHS will launch a new summer school class STEM in Sports as a way to assist freshmen in their preparation for biology. The class was designed to get incoming freshmen acclimated to the...

Evanston selects Demitrous Cook as next Chief of Police

Rebecca Lustig, Staff Writer • December 26, 2018

After a nationwide search that began in July, Demitrous Cook was announced as the new Evanston Chief of Police on Dec.11. Cook will take over for the current Evanston Chief of Police, Richard Eddington,...

Evanston seeks community involvement to find new police chief

Rebecca Lustig, Staff Writer • November 10, 2018

A discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 16 in the ETHS Welcome Center gave students the opportunity to share their thoughts and questions regarding the selection of the new Evanston Police Chief. “I feel like...

Sept. News Briefs

Louise Bond, Rebecca Lustig and Mac Stone • October 7, 2018

Back-to-School Updates: Testing Center & Free Access to The New York Times By Rebecca Lustig ETHS opened the Testing Center this year to allow students to complete missed quizzes and tests,...