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🌱 Patch AM: 3 Wilmette Students Named 2027 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

Also, don't miss Midnight Circus In The Parks on the Wilmette Patch calendar

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Good morning Wilmette! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Three Wilmette Loyola Academy students earn elite National Merit honor
  • How Wilmette harbor helped bring a missing Lake Michigan diver home

Also on today's calendar: Midnight Circus In The Parks and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Sunday: Occasional rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 68, low: 59.
  • Monday: Windy with a few showers, with a high of 67 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 3 Wilmette Students Named 2027 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists (patch.com) — Wilmette families can celebrate three local Loyola Academy students being named 2027 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, placing them among the top one percent of seniors nationwide. The recognition moves these Wilmette scholars a step closer to earning prestigious scholarships next spring, based on academics, leadership, and community involvement.
   

• Wilmette Harbor Became Recovery Point In Search For Missing Diver: Report (patch.com) — Wilmette harbor served as the return point after a volunteer recovery team located the body of Naperville diver Michael Jones in Lake Michigan, with Wilmette police and firefighters assisting on shore. The effort followed his disappearance during a deep technical dive off Evanston and Wilmette, bringing closure to his family after days of uncertainty.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Winnetka

  • New Trier's Northfield Campus Adds Coffee Bar For Students (patch.com)
  • Glencoe continues search for right formula to enable development, new housing (therecordnorthshore.org)

Evanston

  • Evanston-Skokie District 65 Proposes $20M In FY28 Cuts, Closing 2 More Schools (patch.com)
  • Evanston Police Investigate Suspicious Incidents Involving Juveniles At Community Center (patch.com)

Ok Wilmette! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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