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ETHS and District 65 to start 2026-27 year closer
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (248+ words) Evanston Township High School District 202 and Evanston/Skokie School District 65 will start the 2026-27 school year just a week apart " a shorter gap than in recent years. The District 202 board voted unanimously Monday to approve a final 2026-27 calendar with a start…...
Evanston/Skokie District 65 saves 7 school counselor roles
16+ hour, 34+ min ago (978+ words) The Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board voted 52 on Monday to eliminate just two school counselor positions and find the money to retain the other seven, following warnings from the public that eliminating counselors could harm student mental health. The vote…...
Your Tuesday newsletter
8+ hour, 18+ min ago (474+ words) Good Tuesday morning, Evanston. Figurative sparks were also flying at last night's public meetings. In two major split votes, the Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board pared back plans to cut counselor positions and the Evanston City Council postponed action on…...
ETHS to redirect late students, enforce hall clearing
16+ hour, 13+ min ago (583+ words) Evanston Township High School has started redirecting late-arriving students and will soon begin clearing hallways with new protocols in an effort to curtail tardiness and increase instruction time. School Principal Quiana Mc Neal unveiled these new procedures to the ETHS…...
Nichols student wins annual Evanston recycling truck art contest
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (289+ words) Taylor Hardin, an eighth-grade student at Nichols Middle School, won the annual Recycling Truck Student Art Design Competition in collaboration with the City of Evanston. Her winning artwork, showing cats recycling, is now on a city recycling truck, and you…...
Your Friday newsletter
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (710+ words) Good Friday morning, Evanston. Evanston Round Table reporters bring you stories from around the city today: We have word of a middle school principal preparing to leave his post, a report on a lawsuit filed against the city over a…...
District 65 eliminates school counselor positions starting next year
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (522+ words) Evanston/Skokie School District 65 notified school counselors Thursday that their positions are being eliminated for next school year. "This is not just a staffing change; it's a shift that will have tangible, day-to-day impacts on students' ability to feel safe,…...
Woman's Club, Ivy Pearl team up to provide free prom dresses
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (511+ words) The program is in its 18th year, its 16th in collaboration with Ivy Pearl, and organizers estimate they have given away more than 1, 000 prom ensembles. The Woman's Club of Evanston clubhouse is transformed into a prom boutique for the event, one Dreams…...
Haven Middle School Principal announces resignation, will finish school year
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (275+ words) Haven Middle School Principal Christopher Latting sent an email to the Haven community Thursday, announcing his resignation. Latting, who became principal in July 2020, said he will finish the school year before departing. "Sending a message like this is never easy…...
Fifth-grade Walker Elementary teacher vying for America's Favorite Teacher contest
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (482+ words) When fifth-grade teacher Jake Rubin first applied for the America's Favorite Teacher contest, he said the monetary reward and the trip to Hawaii promised to the winner were not what interested him. What drew him in, instead, was the fact…...