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Lazier Field Campaign - A Success!
Thanks in part to a $200,000 grant from the National Football League’s Grassroots Program and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation of Chicago, ETHS lacrosse, football and soccer players can now practice and play their games on a superior, state-of-the-art athletic field.
According to ETHS Athletic Director Chris Livatino, more than 2,000 Evanston youth will benefit from the new field. Donations from alumni and other community sources were also vital to the project. Jim Ossyra, President of the ETHS Alumni Association and Chairman of the Lazier Field Turf Project Committee spearheaded the effort to raise funds from football aluni and Evanston parents and supporters. More Information
"The new field turf is just what the school and the community needed to allow the sport programs the opportunity to participate and compete on an excellent surface regardless of weather conditions. Most colleges and NFL teams will be advancing toward the new field turf in the near future."
~ D’Wayne Bates,
ETHS Educator of Students
Head Sophomore Football Coach
Former Chicago Bear (99-01)
Capital Improvements
ETHS has embarked on an ambitious capital improvements program (CIP). It is a five-year plan to improve the buildings and grounds of the 60 acre ETHS campus. The guiding policies that are motivating this program are
- Preservation and improvement of buildings and grounds
- Top-flight facilities for students to improve student achievement
- Community Outreach
- Sustainability, Energy Conservation and Water Conservation
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Owen L. Coon Foundation
On July 14, 2008 the Owen L. Coon Foundation (Coon Foundation) awarded a $100,000 grant to the Evanston Township High School District 202 Educational Foundation (ETHS Foundation) in honor of Owen L. Coon, Jr., a 1951 graduate of ETHS. The funding will support technical education at Evanston Township High School. Specifically, it will allow the high school to develop and implement additional certification programs in the fields of automotive technology, culinary arts and early childhood education. "We believe in offering our students the opportunity to earn employer-recognized certification in specific career areas because it greatly increases their ability to fi nd jobs and move up on career ladders," said Shelley Gates, Department Chair for Applied Sciences and Technologies. More Information
…. The need is to preserve what has been accomplished in the past while addressing our emerging needs and opportunities…