Our schools are the heart of our communities. We move to the northern suburbs to raise our kids in safe, beautiful neighborhoods with great schools. As empty nesters, we want to keep schools strong to maintain our home values. But challenging economic times, restrictive state laws, unfunded mandates, evolving beliefs about what constitutes a good […]
New Trier Township High School launches its Alumni Hall of Honor on Tuesday, March 22 at a dinner benefiting the New Trier Educational Foundation.
The Service Learning Committee at New Trier High School’s Northfield Campus is launching its first local partnership with Dulles School in Chicago. New Trier will be working with Dulles throughout the year to meet the needs of Dulles’ pre-K through 8th grade students and to educate New Trier students about school funding in Illinois and […]
When New Trier Township High School Architecture teacher Josh Wood heard about the Peter and Robin Baugher’s project to develop an environmentally friendly home on their Sheridan Road lot, he offered the assistance of his class. Intrigued by the possibilities, the Baughers met with Wood’s class as if they were clients, outlining their requirements in […]
In November, Make It Better published a poll asking New Trier Township voters to express their support for the facilities referendum. Of the approximately 600 respondents, over 60% opposed the measure. Exact results were: No: 381 (60.5%) Yes: 189 (30%) Undecided: 42 (6.7%) After 2010: 18 (2.9%) Interestingly, last week’s election results mirrored our poll […]
On February 2, residents of New Trier Township will vote on a referendum to issue bonds to pay for a $174 million renovation and expansion of the New Trier High School East facility in Winnetka. Early voting in the primary began on January 11. The issue is the focus of political and education discussions […]
Some of Second City’s greatest stars grew up on or moved to the North Shore, including Bill Murray and Harold Ramis. The North Shore connection is so strong that Second City is coming here next month to parody New Trier High School.To learn more about Second City’s 50th anniversary festivities, click here. Harold Ramis […]
Make It Better was proud to co-sponsor Dr. Howard Gardner’s visit to the North Shore on Oct. 29 and 30 with the Family Awareness Network (FAN) and New Trier High School. Lonnie Stonitsch, FAN co-chair, managed to catch up with Gardner post visit and had him answer the following questions. MIB: Why did you […]
I heard of Miriam Frankl’s accident in passing. I was sitting on the common room couch in my dorm at Johns Hopkins University on Oct. 16. Another New Trier alum asked if I had heard that Miriam, a Wilmette girl who had graduated the year before us at New Trier, had been involved in a […]
This month the New Trier Board of Education will vote whether to place a referendum on the February ballot to pay for a proposed $174 million renovation and expansion of the New Trier East facility in Winnetka. Between now and the vote, the issue is likely dominate political and education discussions in Wilmette, Winnetka, […]
