At the February Board of Education Meeting, the results of the district's efforts to support our country's veterans were presented to the Board and community by two of our teachers, Mrs. Arduino and Ms. Green. We are proud to announce that MES and MJHS raised $3171 towards Honor Flight, which will fund two veterans to embark on a special trip to Washington DC and MIS raised $721 towards the Wounded Warrior Project. Thank you to our students, families, and community for supporting these impactful projects!
8 days ago, Mokena School District 159
We are looking forward to the many PTA sponsored events taking place this spring. Here is a list of events with sign-up QR codes for all of the fun that is to come!
9 days ago, Mokena School District 159
At last night's Board of Education meeting, seven 1st grade students shared each classroom's riddle they wrote after interviewing someone who works in the school. This activity was part of their Social Studies unit "Who Works in Your School?" The riddles included clues about the person's job including skills needed to do the job and information about how the person's job helps the school. Our Board of Education and Adminstrative Team had a lot of fun guessing who each class guest was! Great job to Mila, Connor, Maya, Lily, Logan, Chris, Cole and the first grade teachers!
9 days ago, Mokena School District 159
🦷It is National Children's Dental Health Month! Nurse Therese is visiting all of our 1st graders to teach them about the importance of dental hygiene and seeing the dentist regularly. Students are also receiving a toothbrush and dental health activity pages! 🦷
9 days ago, Mokena School District 159
The dice are rolling again! The MJHS Dungeons and Dragons club is back in action!
10 days ago, Mokena School District 159
10 days ago, Mokena School District 159
The Mokena PTA would love your help in celebrating our amazing staff during teacher appreciation week in May! You can donate to help with their plans at
https://bit.ly/159Teachers2026 !
11 days ago, Mokena School District 159
3rd grade students in Mrs. Janes' class had some messy fun with their special someone as they made paper mache globes as an extension to their social studies geography unit! Thank you to all of the special someones for coming in to help with this project!
11 days ago, Mokena School District 159
Save the date for the Color Run! We look forward to ending the school year with this awesome event!
12 days ago, Mokena School District 159
MES students created over 700 valentines for local senior citizens as part of our state representiative's Valentine's Day Drive. We hope the cards brought happiness and joy as they were delivered this weekend!
13 days ago, Mokena School District 159
Mokena Junior High hosted the Illinois Grade School Music Association's Solo and Ensemble Contest today. Congratulations to the many Mokena musicians who impressed the judges with their talents! Thank you to our wonderful music program directors for organizing the event not only for our students, but for student musicians across the area. Also, thank you to the many volunteers that helped to run the event and to the Music Boosters for running concessions and the photo area.
14 days ago, Mokena School District 159
Friendly reminder that there is no school on Monday due to the observance of Presidents' Day.
14 days ago, Mokena School District 159
❤️ Happy Valentine's Day! MES students enjoyed their parties celebrating friendship with fun activities! Thank you to our teachers and parent volunteers for planning a memorable afternoon! ❤️
14 days ago, Mokena School District 159
14 days ago, Kristin Johnson
Here are our Week 2 5Essentials Parent Survey completion rates! We would love to have your feedback! 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.
15 days ago, Mokena School District 159
The 6th graders are starting one of the highlights of sixth grade, the ecosystems pond unit! Students began preparing their ponds this week in science class!
15 days ago, Mokena School District 159
The good news keeps coming! We are excited to share that Sharon Youngblood, Instructional Coach at MES and MIS, has received the Will County Educators of Excellence Award in the Certified Student Support Staff category! This is a brand new award given by the Will County Regional Office of Education and honors one county educator in each award cateogy! To learn more about the award and Sharon's contributions, visit
https://www.mokena159.org/article/2706564.
15 days ago, Mokena School District 159
Save the date for this fun, family event at MES!
16 days ago, Mokena School District 159
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.
17 days ago, Mokena School District 159
❄️🏐 The MJHS Winter White Out Volleyball game was a great time! Thank you to the MJHS Athletic Boosters for putting together this spirited event! 🏐❄️
17 days ago, Mokena School District 159
