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Student Dental Exams

March 18, 2026

UPDATED! New McCracken Date! Miles of Smiles, Ltd., will be on site to provide dental exams during the school day...

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Annual BINGO Night!

March 16, 2026

Bring the family and meet up with friends, neighbors, classmates, and staff to play (or watch) some lively games of BINGO!

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At the March 10, 2026, Board of Education meeting, the Board accepted the resignations of four Skokie School District 73.5 administrators effective at the end of the 2025–2026 school year....

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5Essentials Parent Survey

February 19, 2026

The Illinois 5Essentials Parent Survey closed on March 13th. Thank you for your feedback!

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Parent-Teacher Conferences

January 29, 2026

Teachers will be available for your choice of in-person or video conferences on Thursday, February 12th from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. and Friday, February 13th from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m....

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Join Skokie 73.5 and our neighboring school districts for a parent presentation on digi...

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Winter Weather Watch

January 21, 2026

Winter weather is here! The Skokie 73.5 administrative team is prepared to implement sc...

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MLK Day of Service

January 20, 2026

Thank you to students and staff who gathered on January 19th for McCracken's annual Martin Luther King Day of Service....

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Happy 6 7 Day!

December 17, 2025

The 6th and 7th days of December fell on a weekend. The Monday after, December 8th happened to be the 67th DAY OF SCHOOL!

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A Note from Our Nurses

December 13, 2025

WINTER WEATHER IS HERE! With the change in weather comes hot chocolate, playing in the ...

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Please join us for the final Building 73.5 community engagement session of 2025....

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The following information was released in the November 11th edition of the Skokie SCOOP...

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ALL SKOKIE 73.5 SCHOOLS ARE OPEN TODAY. Our Buildings & Grounds team is on site ...

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Winter Weather UPDATE

November 9, 2025

A Winter Storm Warning is currently in effect for the Chicago area from 9:00 p.m. tonig...

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Fall 2025 Community Digest

November 3, 2025

This edition of the Community Digest features important information about Building 73.5 and online Community Survey that needs YOUR input....

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BPAC Meeting Highlights

October 27, 2025

BPAC is a committee of Bilingual Education Program parents, teachers, counselors, and other interested community members....

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Flu Clinic 2025-2026

October 20, 2025

Skokie73.5 is partnering with Advocate Children's Hospital and Skokie Health Department to offer a seasonal flu vaccine clinic for students and staff....

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Fall Building 73.5 community workshops and topics are scheduled for October and November....

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Last Call for Fall Coffee!

October 1, 2025

Join Superintendent Kyle for coffee and conversation on October 3rd...

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Join Superintendent Kyle for coffee and conversation in September and October...

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McCracken Back to School Night

September 12, 2025

McCracken Back to School Night photo highlights....

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The event will begin with a short social time and light refreshments, followed by a Q&A session....

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Coffee with the Superintendent

September 1, 2025

Join Superintendent Kyle for coffee and conversation!

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The Weekly: EARLY EDITION

August 22, 2025

Check our EARLY EDITION of The Weekly to see what's new, what's next, dates to know, and meal menus for the first week of school. We look forward to seeing our students soon!

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Our Student Services teams gathered for a two-day training on August 14-15, 2025, to prepare for the new school year....