The annual Winter Carnival at New Trier Township High School in Winnetka on March 15 drew thousands to an event that also serves as a fundraiser for a student service project. “We open the doors ...

The annual Winter Carnival at New Trier High School in Winnetka Feb. 28 drew a couple thousand people to the event that serves as a fundraiser for the senior student advisery service project.

Trier’s Amphitheater, built in the second century A.D., could once seat up to 20,000 spectators. It was carved into the side of a hill, a common Roman practice that simplified construction.