We can't wait to see our students and families at our back-to-school events starting next week!
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!
Tomorrow is the day we have all been waiting for!
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!
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!
Get ready for the 2025-2026 school year!
Save the dates for our back-to-school events this month! We look forward to welcoming our students and families back soon!
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 .
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!
Please be advised if you are visiting MES today!
The Will County Regional Office of Education is hosting a Back-to-School event on August 1st in Manhattan. This event will feature free backpacks and school supples, generously donated by local businesses, to help ensure every child starts the year ready to learn!
We hope to meet all of our new Kindergarten students! Thank you to the Mokena PTA for hosting!
One month until our first day of the 2025-2026 school year!
New student enrollment and returning student registration has resumed in Skyward for the 2025-2026 school year. Please check your email or visit the district website (www.mokena159.org) for information and directions. As a reminder, all returning students must complete registration yearly as this is used to create class lists and student schedules.
Get ready for the 2025-2026 school year!
Great job to all of our Mokena SD 159 parade participants! We were so happy to see many current and past students as we passed by!
Save the dates for our back-to-school events in August! We look forward to welcoming our students and families back!
On July 1st, we welcome two new assistant principals to Mokena SD 159!
Stephanie Levy is joining the district as the Assistant Principal at MES! Mrs. Levy has most recently served as instructional coach and elementary teacher in Flossmoor SD 161. She brings over a decade of experience in education, demonstrating a strong track record in teaching, instructional leadership, and school coordination. Stephanie has two master's degrees, one in elementary education and the other in educational leadership. She replaces Mrs. Pierik, who is moving with her family out of state where she has also accepted a principal role.
Betty (Kiki) Panos is joining the district as the Assistant Principal at MJHS! Mrs. Panos brings six years of assistant principal experience along with additional years of experience as a dean, special education teacher, and general education teacher. Mrs. Panos has two master's degrees, one in special education and the other in educational leadership. She replaces Mr. Munch, who is becoming the principal of MJHS.
The Board of Education recognized our 2025 Galaxy Award Winners at last night's meeting. Congratulations to our award recipients Melissa Chevalier, Brittany Kocher, Lindsay Robbert, Mike Rolinitis, and Sharon Youngblood!
