Dear families, The District 65 Educator’s Council (DEC) would like to take this time to communicate with families and the community about the state of schools. First of all, DEC […]
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COVID-19 update Dec. 22: District 65 middle schools go remote
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Wednesday afternoon announced an “adaptive pause” to in-person learning at four of the district’s five middle schools: Chute, Haven, Nichols and King Arts. Students at those […]
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District 65 middle schools shift to e-learning amid COVID-19 concerns
The parents of middle schoolers in Evanston/Skokie School District 65 received the following email from the district Wednesday afternoon: Dear Middle School Families: District 65 consults regularly with the local […]
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COVID-19 positive tests hit record highs at ETHS and in Evanston
Evanston Township High School reported a record 129 new COVID-19 positive test results among students and 11 new positive cases among staff for the week ending Friday, Dec. 17, according […]
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Three students charged after lockdown at ETHS
Evanston Police Department Commander Ryan Glew told the RoundTable Saturday that police have charged three 16-year-old male students at Evanston Township High School in connection with Thursday morning’s lockdown. According […]
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District 65’s attempt to ramp up 2021 summer learning met with low enrollment
After a year of mostly remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 expanded its summer learning programs in 2021, but far fewer families opted to participate […]
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Message from the mayor on ETHS lockdown
Greetings, Yesterday morning, Evanston Township High School (ETHS) was placed on lockdown for several hours after the Evanston Police Department recovered two loaded handguns and cannabis from a group of […]
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ETHS sends students home midday after lockdown, two guns recovered
Just after 10 a.m. Thursday morning, Evanston Township High School sent an emergency alert to the parents and families of students announcing that the school was on lockdown due to […]
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ETHS shuts down in-person learning amid COVID-19 outbreak
In a Thursday afternoon email to students and families, Evanston Township High School Superintendent Dr. Eric Witherspoon announced that the remaining school days before winter break, from Dec. 17 to […]
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Latest test data reported on ETHS student SAT scores
At Monday’s Evanston Township High School District 202 School Board meeting, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Pete Bavis and Director of Research, Evaluation and Assessment Carrie Levy presented the […]