ETHS administrators address questions about 2021-22 academic year in webinar
A panel of Evanston Township High School/District 202 administrators explained changes to the 2021-22 academic year during a Thursday webinar, emphasizing a “culture of care” as students plan on...
View ArticleEvanston residents, electees and organizers talk election results, future...
In the wake of Evanston’s election results getting finalized, organizers, electees and residents said they are looking forward to the potential for positive change under new local officials. Candidates...
View ArticleEvanston Township High School ranked 41st in Illinois by US News
Evanston Township High School was ranked one of the best high schools in the nation in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools report. ETHS was ranked 41st in Illinois and 827th in...
View ArticleDistrict 65 board member Rebeca Mendoza resigns
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 is seeking applications to fill a school board vacancy after board member Rebeca Mendoza submitted her resignation on April 28, according to a Monday news release. In...
View ArticleEvanston/Skokie School District 65 board welcomes Donna Wang Su during...
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board members swore in newcomer Donna Wang Su and reelected members Elisabeth “Biz” Lindsay-Ryan, Joey Hailpern and Soo La Kim at Monday’s board meeting. Outgoing...
View ArticleKindergarten teacher Meghan Rice honored with Golden Apple Award
Willard Elementary School Kindergarten teacher Meghan Rice was honored with a statewide Golden Apple Excellence in Teaching Award during a ceremony Monday morning. Just after she finished class at...
View ArticleDistrict 202 elects new school board for the 2021-22 academic year
The Evanston Township High School/District 202 Board of Education recognized a retiring board member and swore in the new board for the 2021-2022 school year on Monday in their first in-person meeting...
View ArticleETHS students reflect on equity work in the classroom
Evanston Township High School senior Mika Parisien enrolled in an honors history class instead of Advanced Placement United States History to learn about Black history and other cultural narratives...
View ArticleD65 teacher residency partners with NU, National Louis University
Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s CREATE Teacher Residency program is partnering with Northwestern and National Louis University to train future teachers for the district starting in June. Each...
View ArticleEvanston Township High School partners with city to host vaccination event...
Evanston Township High School will host a vaccination clinic on its campus in partnership with the city’s Health and Human Services department on May 22, according to an email from the school....
View ArticleD65 celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 will celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month throughout the month of May “in solidarity” with AAPI community members, according to a Friday...
View ArticleEvanston Public Library hosts virtual discussion about city’s history of...
Local organizers and experts discussed the history of school segregation in Evanston, the closure of the 5th Ward school and its current impacts on residents at a virtual panel hosted by Evanston...
View ArticleDistrict 65 administrators present return to school plans, discuss technology...
While Evanston/Skokie School District 65 families students can expect a full in-person reopening in the fall, limited remote learning options will remain for families. Superintendent Devon Horton said...
View ArticleD65 names three principals, an assistant principal
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton announced four new leaders, calling the educators “an inspiring group” at a Monday board meeting. The new principals are Elizabeth...
View ArticleDistrict 65 school board receives update on culture and climate, social...
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 deans shared at a Monday board meeting goals for district culture and climate, including classroom-based structure and systems to inform behavior, collaborative...
View ArticleD65 Special Education Parent Advisory Council elects first officers
The Special Education Parent Advisory Council, a new group that will collaborate with Evanston/Skokie School District 65 to advocate for disabled students, elected its first officers last week....
View ArticleIllinois public school districts required to resume full in-person learning...
The Illinois State Board of Education will require all public schools throughout the state to resume full in-person learning for all student attendance days this fall, with some exceptions for remote...
View ArticleEvanston Public Library hosts second virtual discussion about history of...
Community leaders discussed the movement to open a community school in Evanston’s 5th Ward during a virtual panel hosted by Evanston Public Library Thursday. The ward has gone without a neighborhood...
View ArticleMarquise Weatherspoon joins District 65 school board
Marquise Weatherspoon will join the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board, the district announced in a Monday news release. Weatherspoon, who was chosen from a pool of seven candidates, will fill a...
View ArticleDistrict 65 board receives updates on CREATE Teacher Residency during...
Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s Board of Education heard from people involved with the district’s CREATE Teacher Residency program during its last meeting of the 2020-21 school year. The...
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