Today is Mokena Junior High's "Back-to-School Fair" from 10AM-7PM! We can't wait to see our students and families!
about 1 month ago, Mokena School District 159
back to school fair
Consider applying for one of our open positions today!
about 1 month ago, Kristin Johnson
now hiring

Congratulations to Ms. Horsch on becoming a Project Lead the Way Credentialed Gateway Teacher! Ms. Horsch attended four weeks of training with PLTW throughout the summer in preparation for her new role as the technology teacher at Mokena Junior High School!

about 1 month ago, Mokena School District 159
credentialed teacher
Class lists, schedules, and bus information can now be found in Skyward!
about 1 month ago, Mokena School District 159
available now

We can't wait to see our students and families at our back-to-school events starting next week!

about 1 month ago, Mokena School District 159
Back to School Events
Today we hosted our substitute teachers for a back-to-school orientation! We are beyond grateful for this group off amazing staff members who help ensure our students' learning doesn't skip a beat during the year!
about 1 month ago, Mokena School District 159
substitute orientation
substitute orientation
substitute orientation

Tomorrow is the day we have all been waiting for!

about 1 month ago, Mokena School District 159
schedules

Today, our Building Leaderships Teams from our three schools met together with the shared purpose of collaboratively analyzing key data and crafting School Improvement Plans that will drive growth and success for the 2025-2026 school year. Thank you to our outstanding teachers and administrators on these teams for their commitment to continuous improvement for our students and schools!

about 1 month ago, Mokena School District 159
leadership teams
leadership teams
leadership teams
We can't wait to see our students back in the gyms! The wooden gym floors at all three schools have been refinished and are ready for PE classes and athletics!
about 1 month ago, Mokena School District 159
summer projects update
Get ready for the 2025-2026 school year!
about 1 month ago, Kristin Johnson
lists available
Save the dates for our back-to-school events this month! We look forward to welcoming our students and families back soon!
about 2 months ago, Mokena School District 159
Back to School Events

Today is the day!

about 2 months ago, Mokena School District 159
backpack event
The 2025-2026 school year calendar has been revised due to recent notification that one of our schools is being used as a polling place while students were scheduled to be in session. This means there is no school for all students on the March 17th which moves the last day of the school year to Friday, May 29th. The calendar can be found on our website at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NBgnJ0fUD8mpufZAPiBRno2WfA3BiGsj/view .
about 2 months ago, Mokena School District 159
revised calendar

Our tech department has been very busy this summer refreshing and preparing over 2,000 current and new tech devices to ensure our students and teachers are ready to start the school year! Thank you to our tech crew for their hard work!

about 2 months ago, Mokena School District 159
tech crew
Summer projects at the junior high are almost finished! The grand hallway has new flooring that has replaced the school's original carpeting and "A wing" classrooms have a paint refresh!
about 2 months ago, Mokena School District 159
summer projects update
Please be advised if you are visiting MES today!
about 2 months ago, Mokena School District 159
road closed
📢 Special shoutout to MIS ELL Teacher, Ms. Nisrin Al-Takriti! She was chosen out of over 900 state educators to spend five days in Springfield this summer providing feedback on our state assessments. We are very thankful to have a Mokena educator a part of this process. You make us Mokena proud!
about 2 months ago, Mokena School District 159
Ms. Al-Takriti

The flooring project at MIS is well underway! Students will see new flooring in many of the hallways at MIS when they return in the fall!

about 2 months ago, Mokena School District 159
summer projects update

📣 Special shoutout to our Chief School Business Official, Dr. Teri Shaw, for leading an Administrator Academy for other CSBOs and Transportation Directors in Illinois! Her academy focused on the annual transportation claim and had over 120 particpants through the Illinois Association of School Business Officials. Way to represent Mokena SD 159!

about 2 months ago, Mokena School District 159
administrative academy
administrative academy
Join our team! Apply at www.mokena159.org today!
about 2 months ago, Mokena School District 159
We are hiring!