Approximately 59% of incoming freshmen at Evanston Township High School scored at or above a grade-level equivalent score of 8.3 in reading on the STAR test, according to a report […]
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Student Athletes Earned Higher Grades Even After GPA Rule was Eliminated
Concerns that last year’s move to eliminate the requirement that students have a 2.0 Grade Point Average to participate in sports at Evanston Township High School would lower the bar […]
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Police Are Investigating Allegations Against an ETHS Employee
In an email to parents and students on Jan. 10, District 202 Superintendent Eric Witherspoon said, “ETHS was made aware of allegations against an ETHS employee of inappropriate contact with […]
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Chicago Cubs Award Grant to EBSA to Improve Foster Field
Cubs Charities has awarded the Evanston Baseball and Softball Association (EBSA) a $51,000 grant to improve the baseball/softball field at Foster Field. EBSA was selected as one of 14 projects […]
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Student Needs Becoming ‘More Complicated’
The number of students referred to school social workers at Evanston Township High School continues to increase “exponentially,” and their needs are becoming “more complicated,” according to a report on […]
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District 65’s New Compostable Trays Keep Styrofoam Out of Landfills
Beginning this school year, District 65 cafeterias no longer serve student food on Styrofoam trays. Efforts pushed by the District’s volunteer Green Teams have replaced the trays with compostable ones, […]
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ETHS Alt(ernative) School Awards 122 Diplomas in Three Years
Diplomas were awarded to 49 students who met high school graduation requirements through Evanston Township High School’s Alt School last year. Forty-two students earned the ETHS diploma at the end […]
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Renewed Oakton-ETHS Partnership to OPen Pathways Increase College Enrollment
Enrollment at Oakton Community College is dropping despite numbers that show an increased trend in high school graduates choosing community college. One way Oakton is trying to remedy that is […]
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ETHS Committee Recommends Strengthened Sexual Harassment Policy
The District 202 Policy Committee voted last week to expand the definition of sexual harassment by an employee by removing language that limited the types of conduct that constitutes harassment. […]
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ETHS Has Highest Enrollment in 30 Years, Report Says
The official enrollment tally at ETHS this year shows 3,613 students currently attend the school, the biggest group on campus in 30 years. The annual Opening School Report which was […]