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Dr. Bessie Rhodes
Interviews with staff and parents who remember her.
Bessie M Rhodes: A Legend in Her Own Time
Shorefront Journal, June 29, 2015.
Dr. Bessie Rhodes was the first principal of the newly reopened Timber Ridge Magnet School. The school was later renamed in her honor.
News About Our School
District 65 Proposal Backs K-8 5th Ward School
Evanston Roundtable, March 7, 2022
District 65 Unveils 5th Ward School Plans, Will Seek to Close Bessie Rhodes
Evanston Roundtable, February 22, 2022
Bessie Rhodes Will Transition to an All TWI Global Studies School
Evanston Roundtable, December 2017
District 65 officials propose 2-way immersion program at Bessie Rhodes School
Daily Northwestern, November 2017
Chicago Bear, Patrick Scales visits Bessie Rhodes
Chicago Bears Tweet Oct. 2016Author & Former NFL player visits Bessie Rhodes
Chicago Tribune Oct. 2016Exchange Students from Beijing
An article from the Evanston Roundtable Jan. 2013Chinese Students Stay with Evanston Classmates
An article from the Daily Northwestern Jan. 2013Magnet Schools: Global Studies Theme
An article about the rebranding of Dr. Bessie Rhodes Evanston Roundtable March 2011
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