Skokie/Evanston District 65 Dr. Bessie Rhodes Magnet School, (K through 8th) of Skokie/Evanston District 65, formerly Timber Ridge Magnet School (may be attended by Skokie students in District 65) Religious day schools Jewish Arie Crown Hebrew Day School (pre-K through 8th), boys and girls Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School (pre-K through 8th), separate boys and girls programs Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School (pre-K through 8th), boys and girls Ida Crown Jewish Academy (9th through 12th), boys and girls Fasman Yeshiva High School (9th through 12th), boys only Solomon Schechter Day School Ginsburg Early Childhood Center. From 1978 to 2012 the day school had a campus in Skokie. After 2012 day students were moved to Northbrook, and the building is now MCC Academy's elementary school. The closure of the Skokie facility occurred as fewer Jewish people lived in Skokie. Muslim MCC Academy (Pre-K through elementary are in Skokie, with secondary students in Morton Grove) Roman Catholic St. Joan of Arc School (K-8), of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago Post-secondary education Oakton Community College (Ray Hartstein Campus) This is the site of the old Niles East High School. The original structure, built in the 1930s, was demolished in the 1990s. Hebrew Theological College, a private university. It was chartered in 1922 as one of the first Modern Orthodox Jewish institutions of higher education in America. National-Louis University has a campus near the Skokie Courthouse and is a high-ranking school for education. Notable corporations Peapod, online grocer FelPro, now Federal-Mogul Mayfair Games Rand McNally USRobotics Bell & Howell G.D. Searle, now Pfizer Notable people Rob Ambrose, current head coach of Towson Tigers football team of Towson University Louie Belpedio, NHL player for the Minnesota Wild Mike Byster, mathematician, mental calculator and math educator Jovita Carranza (born 1949), 26th Administrator of the Small Business Administration (2020–present). She is a past resident of Skokie. Bobby Ciraldo, filmmaker and web-based artist Bart Conner, Olympic gymnast, 1984 gold medalist David Cromer, theatre director and stage actor Robert Feder, media blogger, former columnist for Chicago Sun-Times Brenda A. Ferber, author of children's literature Ken Goldstein, singer and author Woody Goss, musician Joel Pollak, politician and journalist Nancy Lee Grahn, actress Phil Handler (1908–1968), NFL football player and coach Erin Heatherton, fashion model and actress Amanda Jones, 1973 Miss USA Shelly Kagan, philosopher David Kaplan, columnist, radio and television personality Jonathan Kite, actor and comedian George Kotsiopoulos,