posted Feb 27, 2011 12:36 PM by Julie Geyer
DOES MY TEENAGER NEED HELP?
7:30pm Tuesday, March 8, 2011 ETHS-Terrace Room
Addressing The Social & Emotional Issues of Adolescence |
posted Feb 10, 2011 9:29 PM by Julie Geyer
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Early voting begins March 22, 2011
Election day is April 5, 2011 |
posted Feb 10, 2011 9:20 PM by Julie Geyer
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Tuesday, February 22 - 7:30 p.m.
ETHS PTSA District 202 Candidate Forum
Evanston Township High School, Upstairs Theatre
1600 Dodge Avenue, Evanston
Thursday, February 24 - 7:00 p.m.
Magnet School District 65 Candidate Forum
Bessie Rhodes Magnet School
3701 Davis Street, Skokie
Tuesday, March 8 - 7:30 p.m.
League of Women Voters - D202 Candidates
Evanston Township High School, N112
1600 Dodge Avenue, Evanston
Saturday, March 19 - 10:00 a.m.
NAACP Forum - D65 & D202 Candidates
Evanston Civic Center
2100 Ridge Avenue, Evanston |
posted Apr 16, 2010 8:07 AM by Mindy Wallis
The League of Women Voters of Evanston and the PTA Council are co-sponsoring a panel entitled "Dickens Revisited? Homeless Children in Evanston" on April 28 at 11:45 am at the North Shore Retirement Hotel, 1611 Chicago Avenue.
Expert panelists will define the current situation of homeless children nationally, in the Chicago areas and in Evanston. They will outline ongoing efforts to support these children, and challenge the audience to consider what further efforts are needed in the community, and how individuals can assist them. The panel will be moderated by Paul Selden, from Evanston's Connection for the Homeless, and will include Joyce Bartz from District 65, Tom Bookler, North Shore Suburban County Homeless Liaison Regional Office of Education, and Don Baker, Executive Director of Youth Organizations Umbrella (YOU).
The luncheon meeting is open to the public and includes lunch for a cost of $15. Reservations should be made at the League office by calling 847-866-7844.
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posted Apr 11, 2010 9:53 AM by Mindy Wallis
We invite you to honor an outstanding PTA volunteer from your school community by nominating him/her for the 2010 Phyllis Ganser Outstanding PTA Volunteer of the Year Award*. We know that all of our Evanston/Skokie schools have many exceptional volunteers helping in your schools. A nomination for this award is a special acknowledgement of dedication and service. The NEW deadline for nominations is Friday, April 16, 2010.
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posted Apr 6, 2010 12:42 PM by Mindy Wallis
On April 7, Evanston’s two Whole Foods stores will each donate five percent of their net profits to support Schools Actively Gardening in Evanston/Skokie (SAGE).
An outgrowth of PTA Council’s Healthy Communities activities, SAGE was formed last year after organizers of the Dawes school’s six-year-old, volunteer-run edible garden program discovered that nine Dist. 65 schools have edible gardens at least in the planning stages. SAGE and Keep Evanston Beautiful, Inc. are collaborating on programs that aim to help children learn the connection between healthy food, exercise and wellness. Partners include Evanston Food Policy Council, PTA Council, our two school districts and municipal governments.
Such community initiatives would get a boost nationwide through a proposed provision in the new Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act—co-sponsored by Cong. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston)—to create an annual $10M competitive grant fund to support the launch and development of farm-to-school programs.
Next steps on the federal legislative strategy will be discussed at Wednesday’s Task Force meeting. (Agenda to follow.)
For more information on SAGE, contact Lynn Hyndman…garden coordinator for Dawes school & Keep Evanston Beautiful, Inc. 773-539-8740 lhynd@me.com |
posted Mar 8, 2010 7:20 AM by Mindy Wallis
We invite you to honor an outstanding PTA volunteer from your school community by nominating him/her for the 2010 Phyllis Ganser Outstanding PTA Volunteer of the Year Award*. We know that all of our Evanston/Skokie schools have many exceptional volunteers helping in your schools. A nomination for this award is a special acknowledgement of dedication and service. Deadline for nominations is April 9, 2010.
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posted Jul 23, 2009 11:14 PM by Mindy Wallis
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On Monday, July 20, 2009, the District 202 Board of Education (Evanston Township High School) passed a resolution proposed by the PTA Council Joint Legislative Task Force, which acts as a liaison with our lawmakers in Springfield and Washington. The Task Force, chaired by Bob Heuer, solicited input from nutrition services officials and experts from around the country to devise a resolution highlighting state and federal legislation that could spur improvements to school meal and wellness programs. The resolution was written in collaboration with the Evanston Food Policy Council and is being promoted by the PTA Council’s Healthy Communities Task Force. The PTA Council as a whole passed the resolution at the May 21 meeting and brought the resolution to the boards of school districts 65 and 202. |
posted Apr 29, 2009 8:57 AM by Mindy Wallis
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We will be hosting a "Parent to Parent" meeting for parents of 8th graders who will be attending ETHS next fall (2009-10). The meeting is at Thursday, May 7th at 7:00 p.m. and will be held in the Terrace Room.
Parents of current ETHS students will be on-hand to answer questions and provide suggestions for navigating the transition to the high school. |
posted Mar 5, 2009 6:59 AM by Mindy Wallis
The monthly PTA Council meeting in March will be devoted to a roundtable discussion with candidates from D65 & D202. Join us in the Board Room of the JEH Administration Building at 7:00 p.m. |
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