Kits, Cats and Kids kick off the school year at block party
Hundreds of students and parents gathered, along with school and city officials, on Thursday evening for the annual Kits, Cats and Kids Block Party at Evanston Township High School’s Lazier...
View ArticleDistrict 65 efforts to lure back former students still TBD
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 has seen a 20.5% drop in student enrollment over the past five years, the highest among a cohort of 13 other similar Cook County districts; and by a significant...
View ArticleNU announces protest policy updates as pro-Palestinian groups plan to...
The view from behind the human chain of student demonstrators facing counter-protesters on April 28. Credit: Virginia Hunt. Credit: Virginia HuntNorthwestern University posted a statement on Thursday...
View ArticlePhotos: ETHS moves another two-story home built by students
From left: Evanston Township High School math department chair Dale Leibforth, Second Ward Council Member Krissie Harris, local architect DonnaLee Floeter, Geometry in Construction co-teachers Matthew...
View ArticleDistrict 65 seeks interested contractors for Foster School in Sept. 18 open...
On September 18, join Cordogan Clark and Evanston/Skokie School District 65 to learn about the new K through 5 Foster School project in Evanston’s Fifth Ward and network with potential partners. The...
View ArticleRyan Field rebuild shows positive signs on hiring targets, but no concrete...
A drone photo shows an aerial view of the Ryan Field construction site on Sept. 2. Credit: Central Street ConsortiumIn the months since Evanston’s City Council approved the Rebuild Ryan Field project,...
View ArticleStadium trucks and dust still a problem, residents tell panel
Residents’ persisting issues with the heavy traffic and dust along the truck route for the Ryan Field rebuild project nearly monopolized discussion in Wednesday evening’s Northwestern University-City...
View ArticleHaven, Kingsley schools briefly locked down amid knife ‘altercation’ outside
District 65’s Haven Middle School and Kingsley Elementary School were briefly locked down Thursday morning while police responded to an “altercation” involving a knife outside the schools, according to...
View ArticleCity releases parking information for upcoming NU game days
The city’s Parking Services will diligently monitor the parking restrictions during Northwestern University Lakeside game days. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the game day parking...
View ArticleETHS to host third annual E-Town Community Literacy Fest on Sept. 21
Evanston Township High School is hosting its third annual E-Town Community Literacy Fest from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 21. It will be held at the tennis courts at the corner of Church...
View ArticleETHS celebrates 100 years with festive carnival at Lazier Field
A few hundred alumni, students, family and community members gathered Saturday at Evanston Township High School’s Lazier Field to celebrate 100 years of operation at the school’s Church and Dodge...
View ArticleScreenings at NU’s Block Museum mark anniversary of ‘Films by Women/Chicago...
The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University and the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago will co-host a series of screenings, discussions and events that pay...
View ArticleHere are the 20 Evanston high school students who are National Merit...
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced 20 semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program from Evanston Township High School, Beacon Academy and Roycemore School last week....
View ArticleDistrict 65 heading to insolvency without ‘bold’ cuts, consultant says
The Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board on Monday night adopted a budget for the 2025 fiscal year with $177.3 million in revenue and $190.5 million in non-capital expenditures. If everything...
View ArticleNU offers free improv classes for teens and tweens who stutter
Northwestern University Center for Audiology, Speech, Language and Learning (NUCASLL) is offering a series of free, guided improv classes for tweens and teens who stutter. The classes will take place...
View ArticleDistrict 202 approves budget of $113.4 million, up 7.8%
Evanston Township High School’s District 202 Board of Education made several steps forward at their Monday night meeting, including unanimously approving the school’s final budget for the year and...
View ArticleNU shares letter with residents as new academic year begins
Below is a message from Northwestern University’s Community Relations team, emphasizing the university’s dedication to building strong, positive relationships between its students and the Evanston...
View ArticleETHS Homecoming Royalty crowned at thrilling halftime show
Spirits remained high throughout the Evanston Township High School Homecoming game on Friday despite the 49-29 loss to Prospect at Lazier Field. Students, parents, alumni and supporters packed the...
View ArticleNight at the Disco: ETHS celebrates Homecoming 2024
The vibes were sky high in the Evanston Township High School fieldhouse on Saturday night, where students and staff gathered for the 2024 Homecoming dance, featuring a “Night at the Disco” theme. From...
View ArticleETHS offers accessible school tour on Sept. 28
Evanston Township High School (ETHS) is now offering an accessible school tour to give prospective students or family members who have difficulty walking an opportunity to participate in a guided tour...
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