summer - Evanston Township High School

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Evanston Township High School
1600 Dodge AVE. Evanston, IL, 60201
ETHS prevails despite Illinois budget crisis
By Andy Larock
Even though some school districts were
unsure that they would open this fall, ETHS
has managed to weather the storm of the
Illinois budget crisis.
“For the coming year, we’re expecting
our funding levels to be about the same,”
Mary Rodino, ETHS’ chief financial officer
says.
Thanks to a recent stop-gap bill, Illinois
K-12 public schools will receive funding
for now at least, but Rodino also says that
ETHS is always at risk of losing funding
and things are uncertain for now.
The reason behind the budget crisis is
that Illinois’ Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner
is at an impasse with the Democrats in the
state legislature over a spending plan. The
Democrats are opposing business-friendly
laws that Rauner has made part of his
budget deal, and he has not signed off on
the state budget for nearly a year. Public
services have been able to operate due to
court orders, but a solution doesn’t seem to
be near.
This issue doesn’t seem to be one of
concern for ETHS students though. Sophomores Kobi Evans and Dylan Kull both say
that they are neither aware of nor concerned
about the budget crisis, although they think
their parents are.
Junior Jenny Rodriguez supposes she
should be concerned about the crisis, although she is also not particularly aware of
the issue.
Students may not need to worry at the
moment though. Aside from being sure
it will be able to get through the next
school year, ETHS has kept up funding for
programs such as sports and fine arts, even
though other schools haven’t been able to.
“ETHS students are very fortunate because we’ve found a way to continue those
programs,” Rodino says.
ETHS can be sure it has funding, but
there isn’t much that can be done except
wait the crisis out.”
Evanston’s Best
You don’t have to
travel to Chicago
to enjoy great pizza
Take a slice!
Gigio’s Pizzeria
847-328-0990
Lou Malnati’s
847-328-5400
Photo by Jonah Charlton
Ben Baker-Katz says nothing beats Gigio’s.
By Van Wortmann
G
igio’s, Lou Malnati’s, Giordano’s.
You have a favorite but how do you
defend it when you consider the
taste and service?
“We are popular because people can just
quickly grab a slice and be out in five minutes,” Victor Ortiz, manager of Gigio’s Pizzeria explains. “Our ingredients are locally
sourced and are very natural,” he adds.
There are many pizza places in Evanston
and they all vary in styles and quality. Each
place has a different recipe and some work
better than others.
“The fact that we serve the famous Chicago Deep Dish pizza makes us popular,”
Priscilla Kwakye, manager of Giordano’s
says. “Also, our food comes from exclusive
ingredients that can’t be found in normal
stores.”
Paul Lelli, manager of Lou Malnati’s say,
“Our service and our classic deep dish pizza
is what we are most famous for.”
Giordano’s
847-475-5000
According to epicurious.com, the best pizza
is all about balance. The balance between
softness and crispiness in the crust and the
balance of cheese and sauce.
“The cheese to sauce ratio is the biggest
thing for me,” freshman Ben Baker-Katz
says. “Gigio’s does a great job at that.”
Pizza comes down to personal preference
but when a restaurant has quality ingredients, balance in quantity, and makes simple
recipes tasty, it’s hard not to love.
Say YES to Divvy stations and NO to paying large fines
By aldric martinez
Instead of falling on the pavement or
paying large fines, you can now take advantage of the new Divvy stations and the
installation of protected bike lanes located
throughout Evanston.
Even with all these new features, it is still
important riders make sure they are cautious
and that they follow the rules of the road.
“We have more and more distractions
available to us,” Katherine Knapp, Evanston’s Transportation and Mobility coordinator says. Knapp indicates that things like
texting and Pokemon Go can be fun, but not
when they can cause a crash or, even worse,
brain damage.
Other ways to stay safe while biking in-
Photo by Aldric Martinez
Sophia Bounou demonstrates a
common biking mistake.
clude using arm turn signals, attach lights to
bikes when riding in low visibility and staying as close to the right side of the road as
possible. You can also increase your safety
before you get on the bike.
“The most direct route may not be as
comfortable,” Katherine Knapp says, “Think
about your experiences on that route as different types of roadway users.”
Sophomore Eli Henke recently got in a
bicycling accident. “We just didn’t see each
other, and we crashed,” explains Eli. None
of them was wearing a helmet, but if he had
to change anything, he would “probably
wear a helmet.”
When people under the age of 18 are
caught riding without a helmet, or disregarding any other bike policies, police officers
can give them a monetary fine, starting at
$15.
Being an educated cyclist can help you
save time, money, and in some cases, a life.
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
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Photo by Jonah Charlton
Summer school operated successfully
without incident.
Questions for
William
Tillet
By jaylyn anderson
15 year old sophomore
William Tillet buys beat up
shoes, cleans them and sells
them. He is his own boss and
his business allows him to
make money and still be in
school.
1. What inspired you to do this?
My brother actually inspired me to go into
the shoe business. He had so many pairs
of expensive shoes just laying around.
2. How much do you make off each shoe?
The lowest I’ve made is $80 and the
highest is $200.
3. What brands of shoes do you sell?
I can get pretty much any shoe I want. I
stay away from Converse and Nike Roshe
because they are harder to clean and there
are less buyers.
4. How long is the process?
A couple of days; it depends on the type
of shoe. In rare occasions maybe months.
5. Who buys your shoes?
Mostly teens, sometimes people in their
20’s. I have only sold shoes to guys so far.
6. What is the cleaning process?
I use soap and water, sometimes acetone
depending on the shoe texture. If there is
a harder stain then acetone or I just paint
over it.
7. What does your family think?
My parents support me 100%.
8. How long will continue and what
have you learned?
I will continue until I graduate from high
school because it’s pretty simple and easy
to do. I learned that marketing is like the
stocks: Sometimes the shoe value goes
up or goes down. It’s also a pretty simple
process that has taught me patience. It
keeps me from buying shoes too early or
too late, and I can tell a real shoe from a
fake.
Can social media and ETHS
policies come together?
By CALLIE BENSON-WILLIAMS
Social media has become a large part of
students’ lives, but here at ETHS, many are more
familiar with the website-blocked-page.
“We’re required by law to block certain
things,” Director of Instructional Technology,
David Chan, says. “We do have a right to protect
our students from accessing certain websites.”
Chan says any change in firewalls are first
decided by the IT team, but for big changes in
policy the decisions are brought to the 1:1 Committee, which is made up of parents, teachers and
students.
Sites like Facebook and Twitter are blocked
on the school guest WiFi, but not on the main
network. This is because “we want to channel the
most resources and bandwidth to the Chromebooks,” Chan says. On the guest WiFi, anyone in
the building can use it, so it has the most “restrictive experience.”
“We’re not doing anything bad,” Catherine
Gerst, sophomore, says. “We just want to talk to
our friends.” Some feel that by filtering phones,
the school is stepping out of their area of authority. “It’s not fair that on break we aren’t allowed
to go onto the sites we like,” sophomore Adrian
Asensio-Arkin says.
The main concern with social media is
distraction. “During the day, opportunities for
students to learn outweigh the benefits of using
sites like Facebook,” Chan says.
According to the FCC, the Children’s Internet
Protection Act sets down requirements for
schools receiving E-rate funding to filter harmful
content. Next year, the school will no longer
be able to request a student’s passwords to find
evidence of wrongdoing, but Chan is planning to
incorporate lessons on digital citizenship in all
departments’ curriculum.
“The goal of filters is to try to work with
students and educate them about what’s safe
and what’s not,” Chan says. “Eventually you’ll
leave this building and there will be no firewalls.
We have to transition students, and adults too,
while helping them learn what’s safe and what’s
acceptable.”
Drug Education
Musical Presentation
Members of Montell Wilburn’s
Wellness Education class educated students on drug abuse
with a musical on July 5.
The Molly Pops
Grey Geese
Views from the 21st
Protect yourself from harmful rays
By GORDON REDFIELD-GALE
You might think you look pretty good
with your tan, but if you don’t protect yourself from the sun, you will regret it.
The sun gives off dangerous radiation
in the form of UV rays, and Dermatologist
Erin Melley reminds us of the effects of the
two different rays the sun gives off. “UVA
is a type of sun ray that causes skin aging
like wrinkling, etc. in the future, while UVB
rays burn or tan you right away.”
The UV rays can also cause a type of
skin cancer called melanoma, and in rare
cases, it can cause ocular melanoma, a cancer that develops in the eyes.
There is no kind of eye sunscreen, but
thankfully, Melley says that only 1 in
100,000 people develop ocular melanoma.
The main issue for
teens though, is sun-
screen. Most just don’t want to take the time
to put the sunscreen on, and will only use it
if forced.
“I use sunscreen only when my parents
tell me to,” freshman Jack Rutstein says.
“Due to my tan skin, it doesn’t affect me if I
wear it or not.”
Rutstein is partially correct. Melley says
that darker pigmented skin gives sort of a
natural SPF, but that it can still develop melanoma. This fools a common misconception
that if skin is darker, it cannot get sunburn.
She adds that Bob Marley died after a melanoma tumor under
his toenail led to
cancer.
So how
should we make
sure that we
are safe
from the harmful effects of the sun? There
a few things to look for when buying a
sunscreen.
“Try to use SPF 30 to 50,” Melley says.
She adds that sunscreens with a very high
SPF’s are only incrementally better.
Melley says that you should make sure
you have a broad spectrum sunscreen. Otherwise, the skin is not being protected from
both kinds of UV rays.
The last thing that Melley wants to add
to the sunscreen side of protection is that
dermatologists don’t like to pick a brand
and that “The best sunscreen is the sunscreen that patients like to use.”
Don’t even think about using a tanning
bed. According to the Melanoma Research
Foundation, if you use tanning beds before
the age of 35, your risk of developing
melanoma increases by 75%, and if
you occasionally use them your
chances triple.
The
Summer
Evanstonian
Staff
Callie Benson-Williams
Jaylyn Anderson
Gordon Redfield-Gale
Oliver Pacheco
Andy LaRock
Van Wortmann
Aldric Martinez
Jonah Charlton
Layout: Abby Baum
Photographer: Jonah Charlton
Adviser: Rodney K. Lowe
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Nojel update
By Oliver pacheco
Many kids have trouble balancing sports
and school life but Nojel Eastern has it all
planned out, and being a top pick for the
U17 USA Men’s world basketball championship has further pushed him into basketball.
A dislocated ankle and two fractured
bones put Eastern out of the game on April
25. He had a four to six month recovery
period after his surgery. He is expected to
recover in time to return to the court in September. Also because his injury
he has undergone vigorous for
his health and camps he will
be doing.
For Eastern’s camp in
Colorado he trained with a
training mask which mimicked
the levels of oxygen in Colorado. This is due to
the thinner air
in Colorado
compared
to Evanston.
This has
set Nojel for his
future career.