Illinois’ top high school jazz bands and ensembles will perform in the 19th annual Evanston Township High School Jazz Festival on Saturday, Feb. 11, a daylong event that culminates with […]
Author Archives: Julie Deardorff
Julie Deardorff is an Evanston resident, the mom of two teenagers, and award-winning journalist and columnist who covered everything from sports and politics to education and health during a 23-year career with the Chicago Tribune.
Posted inHealth care
Why cardiologists care about obesity, and why you should too
A poor-quality diet is the top risk factor for death in the United States. So why do most people – and doctors – ignore nutrition? In the first session of […]
Posted inEn Español
Profundamente arraigado
¿Lo que hay de nuevo viejo? Las zanahorias de otoño son dulces y deliciosas. Como tubérculos, pasan el verano bajo tierra, colocando copas verdes gloriosas y plumosas para que sepas […]
Posted inSchools
ETHS class lesson: The process is messy. And that’s OK.
Jada Levi’s senior honors math class at Evanston Township High School was one of the most unusual courses she had ever taken. And not just because the assignments seemed unrelated […]
Posted inArt & Life
ETHS Grad Wins Projects for Peace Award
Northwestern University’s Julia Borland, a third-year student studying social policy and economics, received a $10,000 award from Projects for Peace to help incorporate environmental and food justice issues into a sustainable […]
Posted inArt & Life
Northwestern Helps Support Summer Fest
Registration is now open for Evanston’s Summer Fest at Butler Park, a seven-week STEAM program beginning June 21 that lets middle school-aged children explore everything from roller skating and drone racing to woodworking, […]
Posted inSchools, Uncategorized
FUSE Now Available for All Sixth-Graders
Every sixth grader in Evanston/Skokie School District 65 now has access to Northwestern University’s FUSE program, a buffet of nearly 30 hands-on, computer-based challenges in science, technology, engineering, arts, and […]
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Northwestern, Evanston Schools Launch Code65.org
Evanston students will be pursuing computer coding challenges throughout December as part of the new Code65 program, a month-long computer science initiative that builds on the national “Hour of Code” […]
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NU Offers Dual-Language Improv Camp for Kids
Northwestern University’s Center for Talent Development is launching a two-way immersion (TWI) improvisation course for academically talented students in June of 2017. “Jugando con el Lenguaje” or “Playing with Language,” the Center’s […]
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Young Scientists Pilot STEAM Program
Evanston Township High School students Fernando Licea and Abelardo Enriquez spent their summer striving to design an app to help people protect their privacy – ultimately experiencing both frustration and […]