Evanston Township High School

Got summoned to the principle office again, they just won’t let it go.
Farris Bueller ran into my fist first in Beardsley Gym.

The football field here is home to the Chicago Force, the female tackle football team. The grass is the synthetic grass type and there are facilities under the home team bleachers that have restrooms. There is also a practice field on the side. The facilities aren’t new, but they are well-​maintained. The Hummingbird food truck usually parks just inside the entrance to provide food and refreshments. Parking is plentiful on nearby streets.

Ok, i just graduated from ETHS this year and despite my many mixed feelings i considered it to be a mostly positive experience. First let me start off by saying i have a lot of anxiety, both social and academic, and i took a while to adjust, but i did eventually.
The pros–
–all sorts of after school activities are available. Yes we have football, debate, honor society, basketball, and all the typical stuff. But we also have quiddich club, ceramics club, Latin club, Israeli culture club, photography club, classic film club, etc.
–the school is ethnically diverse
–yes, it’s not in the nicest area and there are some troublemakers, but ETHS has TONS of security guards that will do things like split up fights immediately. Unless you are someone who goes around looking to pick fights you are probably safe.
–the school is big enough that people are not too into your business or gossipy because you are just 1 of over 3000 kids.
–tons of support systems available AM support (before school), Wildkit academy (on Saturday, but also feeds you and clears detentions), and a study center/​lab for every academic subject.
The cons–
–The «achievement gap» is VERY noticeable, and although the school has tried to integrate classes, it has made many of the parents of the higher achieving (yes, mostly white) students upset.
–the security can sometimes be a bit overkill, do we really need them in every corner yelling at us to get to class? Shouldn’t we be able to figure that out on our own?
–the school looks intimidating and is big, and can be difficult for freshmen (and certain people in general) to navigate.
–I have friends that have learning differences and forums of anxiety different from my own who have had bad experiences with the special ed department.

A ecosystem of corruption at the highest level. Cronism and ego cast a dark and heavy cloud on the overarching goal of this venue. I have seen first hand as educators we forced to resign because of childish administrators. I have been witness to brilliant young minds being shoved in a box so tight and unforgiving that they gave up hope of being understood or just gave up all together. All one needs to do is look at the paychecks along side the CVs of the administrators and department heads to see exactly why our children never stood a chance. For all the meaningless programs and partnerships this school pushes one would expect better results not the segregated fail factory this institution is transforming into.

All in all, ETHS is a very good school, but it can be easy for certain students to get lost in the shuffle. The school is enormous, but so are the course offerings. It seems as if the honors and special education students are served the best.