Wilmette Life

St. Francis Xavier

Updated: October 21, 2012 1:11PM

Excellence recognized

St. Francis Xavier School in Wilmette was one of 269 schools recognized as 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools.

The National Blue Ribbon Schools award honors public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students perform at very high levels or where significant improvements are being made in students’ levels of achievement.

The program recognizes schools in one of two performance categories. The first category is “Exemplary High Performing,” in which schools are recognized among their state’s highest performing schools, as measured by state assessments or nationally-normed tests. The second category is “Exemplary Improving,” in which schools that have at least 40 percent of their students from disadvantaged backgrounds demonstrate the most progress in improving student achievement levels as measured by state assessments or nationally-normed tests

Back to School Night

Back to School Night begins at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 20 in each children’s classroom. A brief presentation and dinner will follow in the gym.

Grandparents’ day

Grandparents’ Day will be held form 9-11 a.m. Sept. 24.~ .





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