Congratulations to the SEVEN Mokena SD 159 staff members that have received the Illinois State Board of Education's "Those Who Excel Award" for 2026! We thank our awardees for their impact, leadership, and service to our district and are incredibly proud of their achievements! You can read more about the award and the recipients at: https://www.mokena159.org/article/2703587.

about 24 hours ago, Mokena School District 159
those who excel winners
❄️🏐 The MJHS Winter White Out Volleyball game was a great time! Thank you to the MJHS Athletic Boosters for putting together this spirited event! 🏐❄️
1 day ago, Mokena School District 159
winter white out game picture
winter white out game picture
winter white out game picture
winter white out game picture
winter white out game picture
winter white out game picture
winter white out game picture
winter white out game picture
winter white out game picture
winter white out game picture
MES students ended their safety program with Officer Tom yesterday by taking a group picture! Thank you to Officer Tom and the Mokena Police Department for helping our students learn and grow!
1 day ago, Mokena School District 159
all 1st grade students with officer tom

Join Service, Inc. of Illinois, in partnership with the Mokena Student Services Department, for a brief guide to understanding PUNS (Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services), the statewide waiting list for developmental disability waiver services. Staff will explain how PUNS works, answer questions, and share helpful resources. Free and open to Mokena families!

1 day ago, Kristin Johnson
puns presentation flyer

Mokena School District offers a developmental screening for children ages 3-5 residing in district boundaries. The next screening date is March 4th at Mokena Elementary School. Call 708-342-4850 to schedule your child's screening!

2 days ago, Mokena School District 159
developmental screening flyer

The jazz band put on a great concert last night! We are very proud of our talented musicians!

2 days ago, Mokena School District 159
jazz band
jazz band
jazz band
jazz band
jazz band
jazz band

🤠 We are looking forward to participating in the Special Olympics of Illinois' Respect Week at each of our three schools this spring! Information about the upcoming events can be found in this flyer. Order your swag to support the week at https://stores.willproducts.com/soill_respect/shop/home . More information to come as the events get closer! 🤠

3 days ago, Mokena School District 159
wild west respect week 2026
MES students are celebrating Valentines Day in the library by sharing the books they love in this amazing hallway display! We love watching the number of hearts grow each day!
3 days ago, Mokena School District 159
MES library hallway display
3rd graders have reached a special milestone... recorders! It is great to hear the music classroom hallway filled with the sweet sounds of learning to play!
3 days ago, Mokena School District 159
learning to play the recorder
learning to play the recorder
Join us tonight at MJHS for a jazz concert! We hope to see you there!
3 days ago, Mokena School District 159
jazz concert flyer
Are you watching the big game today? Let's see if this MES class predicted the winner!
4 days ago, Mokena School District 159
graph of winner
The MJHS Winter Party is set for February 20th from 6-7:30. Sign your junior high student up today at https://bit.ly/MJHSWinterParty26.
4 days ago, Mokena School District 159
retro vibes party flyer
Come out to MJHS on Tuesday for the Winter White Out volleyball games! Wear your white as you cheer on our Meteors!
5 days ago, Mokena School District 159
winter white out game

What a great evening of art and creativity at the MIS Drawing Night! Our rockets created dragon eyes made with oil pastels and their work was incredible! Thank you to local artist and Mokena parent, Mrs. McArthur, for guiding our young artists and to the Mokena PTA for organizing and sponsor this event!

6 days ago, Mokena School District 159
art night
art night
art night
art night
art night
art night
art night
art night
art night
art night
Here are our Week 1 5Essentials Parent Survey completion rates! We need your voice! Visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the appropriate survey to begin. Please remember to fill a survey out for each school your children attend.
6 days ago, Mokena School District 159
5 essentials completion rates
Thank you to Lincoln Way Central for coming out to MJHS to present to our 8th graders about high school and the open house next week! One more big step closer to graduation!
6 days ago, Mokena School District 159
LWC visits mjhs
LWC visits mjhs
In the second grade economics unit in social studies, the students learned about producers and how many make goods in factories. Ms. Matt's college roommate is a Director at Triangle Brick in North Carolina and sent the class a video of their brick production. The class also logged onto a Google Meet with her and the plant manager to ask questions about the factory. She also sent squishy bricks for the class as a learning sourvenir. What an amazing learning experience!
6 days ago, Mokena School District 159
2nd grade econonmics unit
2nd grade econonmics unit
2nd grade econonmics unit
2nd grade econonmics unit

❤️ LAST CHANCE! The PTA invites you to celebrate love this Valentine's Day with heart-shaped pizzas! Order your pizza today at https://bit.ly/VDayPizza26 ! Ordering closes TOMORROW! ❤️

7 days ago, Mokena School District 159
valentines day pizzas can be ordered by February 6th.
Some of our first graders imagined what they will be doing when they are 100 years old as a 100th day activity! Check out their plans! 😉
7 days ago, Mokena School District 159
when I am 100 years old
when I am 100 years old
when I am 100 years old
when I am 100 years old
We are very proud of our 3rd grade authors who completed their "Freaky Frog" books! Each student's book included at least four writing pieces including a pourquoi narrative, an informational piece about frogs, and essays about the unique adaptations of a particular frog they researched!
7 days ago, Mokena School District 159
MES frog books