Kindergarten students at Kingsley Elementary School, 2300 Green Bay Rd., performed the “Lion Dance” on Jan. 24 to usher in the Chinese New Year, a festival that celebrates the beginning […]
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District 65 Considers Increasing Class Sizes
District 65 administrators recommended that the School Board increase class size guidelines by five students for kindergarten through fifth grades at a Feb. 27 meeting of the Policy Committee of […]
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District 65 Referendum Information Sessions
For two years, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 has shared information regarding the significant financial challenges on the horizon, with a cumulative deficit reaching $112 million by 2025. Evanston/Skokie residents are […]
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Editorial: We Support the District 65 Referendum
The District 65 School Board placed a $14.5 million operating referendum on the ballot for the April 4 election. If the referendum is approved, the District will be permitted to […]
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Guest Essay: Save Our Schools, Protect Our Kids
We’re a diverse group of parents and grandparents, community, faith-based, business and educational leaders, and many other everyday Evanstonians supporting a grassroots effort to save our schools and protect our […]
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District 65 Forced to Prioritize and Limit Capital Expenditures
At the Oct. 5 District 65 Finance Committee meeting, Mary Brown presented a list of capital projects that administrators are recommending for fiscal year ending June 30, 2016 (FY’16), together […]
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Alice in Wonderland at Bessie Rhodes!
Starring select 6th, 7th and 8th graders from Dr. Bessie Rhodes Magnet School, this Alice in Wonderland features flamingo puppets, the Cheshire Cat’s mouth, the Queen of Heart’s court cards […]
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BRMS Green Team Tackles Lunchroom Waste
The Dr. Bessie Rhodes Magnet School Green Team has been working throughout the year to help students Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Teachers have recently used the Cool Tool to teach the […]
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BRMS Jump Rope for Heart
The Dr. Bessie Rhodes Magnet School is committed to health and helping. On February 11, students will get a chance to focus on both. On that day, students in K-4th grade […]
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Move Over Famous Artists!
Washington School artists are taking over the spotlight! Maggie Mielczarek, the school’s Art Teacher, has teamed up with Artsonia, www.artsonia.com — the world’s largest online kid’s art museum — to […]