Registration for the 2025-2026 school year is now open! The system will be down from June 16th through July 14. Please log into your Skyward account to register your child(ren) for the next school year today! Visit https://sites.google.com/mokena159.org/enrollment-and-registration/home for more information!
We recognized our retirees one final time at our End-of-Year Staff Celebration with a special speech from a colleague and a gift of appreciation from our District and Board of Education. Thank you again to each of these individuals who have given so much to our district over the years. We wish you all of the best as you are now officially retired!
School may have just gotten out for the summer, but please save the dates for our back-to-school events in August!
Thank you to Andy's Frozen Custard in Mokena for donating vanilla custard cups for all of our students and staff to enjoy the last week of school!
The Mokena Chamber of Commerce awarded the Teacher of the Year Awards to three teachers in Mokena School District 159. One award is given to a teacher at Mokena Elementary, Mokena Intermediate, and Mokena Junior High Schools. The awards are voted on by the students. Congratulations to the award recipients!
At our End-of-Year Staff Celebration, we recognized many staff members with Service Awards. Thank you to these recognized individuals for their commitment and dedication to our students and the Mokena SD 159 community!
Happy last day of school! It has been a great year! Enjoy your summer!
Thank you to the Mokena PTA for an amazing Color Run! It was a great way to wrap up the year as a community!
⚡ Issue 3 of "Mokena Moments" has been published! You can view the new issue in your email inbox or by visiting our website at: https://www.mokena159.org/page/district-newsletter . ⚡
Who's ready for the PTA's Color Run tonight?! We can't wait to see our families and students at this COLORIFIC event!
Congratulations to the class of 2025! We wish you all the best as you take your next steps into high school!
It's Graduation Day! We look forward to celebrating our 8th graders tonight at their graduation ceremony! Congratulations to our junior high class of 2025!
This week, we surprised the recipients of our district's Galaxy Award! The Galaxy Award is designed to recognize the outstanding accomplishments and contributions of Mokena SD 159 employees, students, parents, and community members. Congratulations to this year's recipients:
⭐ Lindsay Robbert, 2nd Grade Teacher at MES
⭐ Sharon Youngblood, Instructional Coach at MES and MIS
⭐ Mike Rolinitis, Principal at MJHS
⭐ Melissa Chevalier, 7th Grade Teacher at MJHS
⭐ Brittany Kocher, Physical Education Teacher at MJHS and District Parent
Third grade students wrapped up their final ELA module of the year by studying the importance of clean freshwater around the world. Students chose a water issue they had learned about and then make recommendations to solve the problem. They created posters to share and present their learning and ideas! Awesome work, Stars!
It is our last week of school and we are celebrating our nine retirees! Together they have served the district for 182 years! We thank them for the impact they have had on our students and community! From left to right:
⭐Steve Stein, Superintendent
⭐Mike Rolinitis, Principal at MJHS
⭐Mariann Rankovich, Assistant Cook at MJHS
⭐Ann Lewandowski, Food Service Director
⭐Debi Blank, Kindergarten Teacher at MES
⭐Heather Esgar, 3rd GradeTeacher at MES
⭐Sharon Horvath, 5th Grade Teacher at MIS
⭐Karin McCutcheon, Paraprofessional at MES
⭐Stacie Kittler, Social Worker at MES
Mrs. Arduino's 1st graders learned the difference between Veterans Day and Memorial Day. They listened to a story about what the poppy flower stands for and made their own poppy flowers!
5th Grade ELA students ended their module about natural disasters by bringing all of their learning together with their final performance task of the year. Student groups created and presented a prerecorded public service announcement about being prepared for natural disasters, researched to develop emergency preparedness kits, and unpacked their emergency kits with a rationale for each item in the form a presentation. The groups also created a leaflet backdrop that had graphics of the items in their kit and where to find more information. WOW! Great work, Rockets!
Alexis and Stella are coming home with medals from the IESA State Track and Field Meet! Alexis received a 7th place medal for the high jump event and Stella received a 4th place medal for the 1600 meter race! We are very proud of your accomplishments! Go, Meteors!
Mission: Math Possible! 🔍💸 Mrs. Berndt's 4th-grade class embarked on a thrilling math adventure, taking on 5 top-secret missions to protect a fortune from sneaky hackers. With each challenge, they put their math skills to the test, earning Spy Bucks and unlocking the next level. Can they crack the code and save the day? 🤔💡 #MathMission #4thGradeFun #ProblemSolving
Good luck to our 3 track and field athletes as they head down to State this weekend! Thank you to the Mokena Athletic Boosters for the celebratory t-shirts for each athlete.
