Evanston hospitals report increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients as omicron grips the community
Over the last three weeks, Evanston has seen a staggering surge in COVID-19 cases among residents, far surpassing any previous wave of the pandemic. The city reported 105 new cases on Wednesday, and the seven-day average of daily new COVID-19 positives is now 91. The highly contagious omicron variant has fueled the increase in…
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ETHS’s Empty Bowl event raises $2,500 to fight hunger
For more than 20 years, Evanston Township High School has hosted its annual Empty Bowl event to support local soup kitchens and food pantries. On Dec. 15, staff and students from the…
District 65 virtual presentations to address district structure and inequities
Following a yearlong process to gather community input, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 will host a series of online forums zeroing in on selective topics of importance to parents and students. The presentations…
District 65 aims to redraw school attendance areas, hosts presentation to gather input
School district attendance maps in Evanston don’t look very different now than they did in 1966, before the elementary schools were desegregated in 1967, said diversity and leadership consultant Gilo Kewsi Logan,…
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Nichols Middle School put in ‘soft lockdown’ after threat found in girls bathroom
Nichols Middle School was briefly placed on a “soft lockdown”…
ETHS offers context for COVID-19 results, remains committed to in-person learning
At the most recent gathering of the Evanston Township High…
ETHS survey invites community input in search for new Superintendent
The Evanston Township High School District 202 Board of Education is…
Evanston schools report record number of COVID-19 cases
For the week ending Jan. 14, Evanston/Skokie School District 65…
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Student safety and mental health at top of mind as ETHS opened its doors again this week
After a two-week hiatus for winter break, Evanston Township High School reopened for in-person instruction on Monday, Jan. 10 amid ongoing concerns about the omicron wave of COVID-19. After 129…
ETHS announces expanded COVID-19 protocols ahead of Monday return to school
In a Friday afternoon message to students and families in the district, Evanston Township High School Superintendent Eric Witherspoon communicated plans for both continued and expanded efforts to contain the…
The ten best-read stories from 2021
As we kick off 2022, we’re looking back on 2021 by bringing you some of the most popular stories over the last 12 months. As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to…
District 65 teachers union issues letter to community
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
ETHS School Board discusses coach complaints, police on campus in wide-ranging meeting
At Monday night’s gathering of the Evanston Township High School District 202 School Board, Superintendent Eric Witherspoon opened with a statement that “ETHS could have done better” in handling complaints of harassment…
District 65 board, administrators stress need for communication
Three members of the board of Evanston/Skokie School District 65 read prepared statements at a Dec. 6 committee meeting that stressed a need for less public acrimony and more communication…
District 65 Board member Biz Lindsay-Ryan: Statement at Dec. 6 Policy and Committee meeting
I wanted to take a second to acknowledge the moment we are in as a district. I am so grateful for our educators and staff that have gone above and…
District 65 Board member Marquise Weatherspoon: Statement at Dec. 6 Policy and Committee meeting
I’d like to thank our parents/caregivers, my board colleagues, administration and staff members. And a very special thank you to all of our educators for your determination, love, support and…
District 65 Board member Sergio Hernandez: Statement at Dec. 6 Policy and Committee meeting
Hello colleagues, Wanted to share a statement I will share at tomorrow’s policy and committee meeting: I would like to take the time again to thank our administrators, my board…
Shooting threat reported at Haven Middle School deemed not credible by police
On Thursday night, social media messages warned of a potential shooting threat at Haven Middle School on Friday, Dec. 10. After an initial investigation conducted by the Evanston Police Department, authorities…
Documents detail how ETHS staff cleared coach of wrongdoing after students’ complaints
Content warning: This story includes details of sexual harassment and inappropriate touching of minors. Documents and emails newly acquired by the RoundTable reveal Evanston Township High School students’ specific allegations…
District 65 students show significant declines in achievement on the 2021 Illinois Assessment of Readiness
On the 2021 Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), only 35% of School District 65’s students met or exceeded standards on the English language arts (ELA) part of the test, compared…
The Rev. Michael Nabors: Why I support District 65 and Dr. Devon Horton
Last week I read retired Dewey Elementary School principal Donna Sokolowski’s letter regarding her perspective and analysis of District 65 in Evanston. Let me share how astounded I was that…
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