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🌱 Patch AM: 12 Evanston Students Named 2027 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

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Greetings Evanston! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Twelve Evanston scholars advance in prestigious National Merit competition
  • Evanston police boost patrols after troubling incidents at Robert Crown
  • What changes are coming to Philbrick Park's long-neglected playground?

Also on today's calendar: Midnight Circus In The Parks and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Sunday: Occasional rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 68, low: 60.
  • Monday: Windy with a passing shower, with a high of 67 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 12 Evanston Students Named 2027 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists (patch.com) — Evanston families can celebrate as twelve local students from Beacon Academy and Evanston Township High School have been named 2027 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, placing them among the top one percent of seniors nationwide. These students will now complete detailed applications covering academics, activities, and leadership for a chance to advance to finalist status and compete for prestigious scholarships next spring.
   

2. Evanston Police Investigate Suspicious Incidents Involving Juveniles At Community Center (patch.com) — Parents and residents near Evanston's Robert Crown Community Center are being alerted after police detailed several recent incidents involving a 27-year-old man allegedly approaching juveniles and repeatedly trespassing at the facility. Officers have charged the man with criminal trespass, increased visible patrols around the center and nearby schools, and are asking anyone with information to contact Evanston police or submit anonymous tips.
   

3. Parks Board approve Philbrick playground plans (evanstonnow.com) — Evanston's Parks and Recreation Board has approved the "Nature's Way" design for a long-awaited renovation of Philbrick Park's playground, a $1.1 million project expected to be completed next year. The board also heard that the Avenue of the Righteous memorial will likely move to Bent Park instead, after Philbrick was dropped from the list of potential new sites.
   

4. New sidewalk mural going in downtown (evanstonnow.com) — A colorful new sidewalk mural on Maple and Church is brightening downtown Evanston and celebrating the nearby Northlight Theater. Designed by urban planner Robin Marquand and funded by the city, the temporary artwork anchors a growing Entertainment District that also features theater-themed sidewalk decals and a soon-to-reopen AMC movie theater.
   

5. Group of parents continues to advocate for less iPad time in District 65, will push to ban generative AI (evanstonroundtable.com) — Parents in Evanston/Skokie District 65 are ramping up efforts to cut classroom iPad use and push for a ban on generative AI for students, just as school board policy talks continue. The Screen Sense Evanston group is questioning costly one-to-one iPad purchases, curriculum choices, and student data privacy, while district leaders defend technology as necessary for state mandates and assessments.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Late Score Lifts Giants Over Wildkits, 35-28 —Dennis Mahoney Read on Patch
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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