Evanston Township High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Evanston Township High School

motto =
established = 1883
superintendent = Eric Witherspoon
principal = Marilyn Madden (Entire School), Associate Principals: Bruce Romain (Grades 11,12) ,Dr. Richard Bowers (Grades 9,10)
type = Public secondary
grades = 9–12
city = 1600 Dodge Av.
Evanston
state = Illinois
country = USA
enrollment = 3,041
faculty = 252
campus = Suburban, 65 acres
mascot = Wildkits
colors = Orange, Blue
yearbook = "Key"
newspaper = "Evanstonian"
website = [http://www.eths.k12.il.us/ www.eths.k12.il.us]
picture =

Evanston Township High School, or ETHS, is a public four-year high school located in Evanston, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago, in the United States. It is part of Evanston Township High School District 202.

History

Built in 1924 on a 65-acre (263,000 m²) campus, ETHS provides its students with state-of-the-art facilities. With more than 2 million square feet (180,000 m²) indoors, it is the largest high school facility under one roof in the United States. The school's science facilities include a planetarium, greenhouse, and a two acre (8,000 m²), on-site nature center/classroom. The Bacon Computer Center (BCC) houses over 200 computers in seven networked labs. Computer software is available for many courses in the curriculum.

Students investigate careers in computer-based SMART Labs. An on-site day-care center serves as a lab for child-study classes. Applied Sciences/Technologies students run an auto-repair lab and learn engineering applications in computer-aided design, lasers and robotics using state-of-the-art equipment. Electronic music students have their own computerized lab.

The school's library, which is networked to all Illinois libraries, has a 90,000-volume collection and extensive audiovisual resources. Performance facilities include a 1,500-seat auditorium, two additional theaters, and a cable TV broadcasting studio.

There are 15 gyms, a dance studio and fitness/wellness center, two swimming pools, and a field-house with an indoor track and tennis courts. Outdoor facilities include a new track, as well as a FieldTurf stadium, baseball and soccer fields and 18 tennis courts.

Academics

In 2005, Evanston had an average composite ACT score of 21.9, and graduated 97.5% of its senior class. Evanston has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act causing the school to be in the reconstruction phase of No Child Left Behind. [ [ftp://ftpirptcard.isbe.net/ReportCard2005/1401620200001_e.pdf Illinois School Report Card] ]

Since 1985-86, 45 students have become semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent Search (until 1998, the Westinghouse Science Talent Search). Six students were in the top 40 and one was in the top 10. Fact|date=June 2008

In 2003, Evanston placed first nationally in the Junior Engineering Talent Search contest. Fact|date=June 2008

Evanston Township High School is ranked #662 on Newsweek's 2006 list of the Best High Schools in America, [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12532678?s=600&np=13&sort=raa The 1,200 Top U.S. Schools - Newsweek America's Best High Schools - MSNBC.com ] ] down from #429 on the 2005 list. Fact|date=June 2008

The ETHS competitive mathematics team regularly places highly in its division, and has competed at the state math competitions in Champaign-Urbana for many years running, always placing in the top ten schools. Fact|date=June 2008 Evanston's math team also sends many students to Chicago's ARML team.

Athletics

Evanston's mascot is Willie the Wildkit, a based version of Northwestern University's "wildcat". Evanston did not want to use the "Wildcat" mascot title because of a copyright issue as deemed by the school. At the moment, it is still under debate.

Music

The ETHS music department involves over 280 students in bands, choirs, jazz groups, and orchestras. Resources include a MIDI computer lab, multiple practice rooms, and a dedicated faculty. The department has won two GRAMMY awards, and takes students on semi-annual trips, most recently to Montreal, New York, Orlando, and New Orleans.Fact|date=February 2008

Annual student honors include a highly-selective honors' recital, in which up to four performers from grades 9-12, and up to four chamber groups perform. Additionally, there is a senior concerto competition--four to five seniors annually perform a concerto with the band or orchestra.

ETHS also has an extensive jazz program, including eleven jazz combos and three jazz big-bands. There is an annual Jazz Festival, which has featured past artists including Maynard Ferguson, Peter Erskine, Phil Woods, and the Chicago Jazz Ensemble.Fact|date=February 2008

Activities

*Amnesty International
*Anime Club
*APAC (Asian Pacific American Club)
*Aquettes Synchronized Swim Team
*Art Club
*Black Caucus
*Black History Month Committee
*Books "R" Us
*Chess Club
*Choral Music (inpart)
*Circle of Fifths (Barbershop Quintet)
*Community Service Club
*Cooking Club
*Creative Writing Club
*Culture Club
*DECA
*Debate Team
*Disability Awareness Club
*E-Town Tuners (car club)
*Evanstonian (tri-weekly student newspaper)
*Future Educators of America
*Gay/Straight Alliance
*Grupo Enlace
*Holocaust Memorial Activities
*Intramurals (over one-hundred offered)
*Israeli Culture Club
*Japanese Tea Ceremony
*Jazz Band
*Jazz Combos
*JETS (Junior Engineering Talent Search)
*Latinas Unidos
*Math Team
*Mock Trial
*Model U.N.
*Movie Club
*NAACP
*Principal's Advisory Board
*Pun Club
*Quest, Latino Qust (Separate Entities)
*Russia Club
*Scholastic Bowl
*Science Olympiad
*Sailing Club
*Students for Huckabee
*Student-to-Student
*Synchronized Swimming (Aquettes)
*Ultimate Frisbee
*Upstart Crows
*Wii Club
*Web Club
*WKIT-TV, ETHS TV
*Writer's showcase
*WYSE (Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering)
*YAMO (student written, directed, designed, and produced musical/comedy review; YAMO=Youth of America Marches On)
*Yearbook
*Youth for Social Action

Controversies

The school made national news when its students responded to comments made by Rush Limbaugh on his nationally syndicated radio show in May 2005. Limbaugh criticized the school's award winning global perspectives history program, saying the school's students, "don't know anything about World War II," and, "they've probably never heard the name Adolf Hitler."

In 5 Years ETHS has not met AYP as part of the No Child Left Behind act.

Notable alumni

References

External links

* [http://www.eths.k12.il.us/ Official Website]
* [http://www.eths.k12.il.us/information/pdfs/0304_profile.pdf Profile of Evanston Township High School, 2005-2006] (PDF file, requires Adobe Reader)
* [ftp://ftpirptcard.isbe.net/ReportCard2004/1401620200001_e.pdf 2004 Illinois School Report Card - Evanston Twp High School] , Evanston Twp H S Dist 202 (PDF file, requires Adobe Reader)
* [http://www.eths.k12.il.us/alumni/pdfs/alumniaward.pdf/ A partial list of distinguished alumni]
* [http://www.ihsfw.com/links/e_folder/Evanston.html Evanston Twp. Football]