The Evanston City Council’s support of a resolution handing off the crossing guard program to local school districts will save the city money and remove the administrative headaches that come […]
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Haven school families organize support for children and teachers, while pushing for updates on noose investigation
Community members plan to gather at 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. every weekday through June 8 at Haven Middle School to support Black students and Black teachers following a recent […]
Two District 65 PTA presidents honored with Phyllis Ganser award
Kate Lister and Yoli Maya Yeh Joseph were honored Monday, May 23, with Phyllis Ganser Outstanding PTA Volunteer of the Year Awards for the above and beyond support they gave […]
As he wraps up his final weeks at the school, Witherspoon reflects on 16 years as ETHS superintendent
In 2005, Eric Witherspoon was in his eighth year as superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools in Iowa. He ran the largest public school district in the state, with more […]
ETHS commencement: Senior class remarks from Samara Wilson
At Sunday morning’s Evanston Township High School commencement ceremony, senior Samara Wilson delivered the senior class remarks. Students interested in speaking at each spring’s graduation must submit their writing, poem […]
Meet the ETHS Class of 2022
The Evanston Township High School Class of 2022 celebrated commencement Sunday morning at Northwestern University’s Welsh-Ryan Arena. Below is the full list of graduates in alphabetical order, according to the […]
Here’s how District 65 plans to pay for 5th Ward school: Committee backs firm to manage $44 million in financing
Evanston Skokie School District 65 Board is expected to receive a formal proposal from its Finance Committee Monday, May 23, to award a contract to PFM Asset Management for financial […]
ETHS announces 2022 senior scholarship winners
Evanston Township High School held its annual Senior Scholarships Night on May 11, acknowledging students in the Class of 2022 who are scholarship recipients through the ETHS Scholarship program. Jacklynn Okereke […]
Local teen activist tackles lack of diversity in golf
Fourteen-year-old Olivia Ohlson is always ready for a challenge. While balancing school, sports, clubs, making hygiene kits, raising money for breast cancer research and winning the Future of Evanston service […]
District 65 receives $600,000 grant to continue teacher residency program
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky visited the Joseph E. Hill Education Center on May 9 to present District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton and the CREATE 65 team with a $600,000 check […]