Mokena Elementary School

Mokena SD 159 has released the dates for each school's Back-to-School events for the 2025-2026 school year. Please see the graphic for dates and times. We look forward to seein...

Mokena School District 159 has published its third issue of Mokena Moments , the district newsletter that provides the community updates and information from each department and ...

Time to celebrate! Mokena Elementary School has recently been recognized for our work implementing an equitable, multi-tiered system of support. This is a school-wide framework a...

Mokena School District 159 has published its second issue of Mokena Moments , the new district newsletter that provides the community updates and information from each department...

On Tuesday, February 18th, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced the over 500 Illinoisans honored for their extraordinary contributions to education across the s...

Mokena Elementary School is excited to announce that Kindergarten enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year will begin on Monday, February 3, 2025. Families with children who will...

The Mokena School District 159 Board of Education has chosen Mr. Robert “Bob” Gurney as the district’s next superintendent. Mr. Gurney will officially begin his duties on July ...

Mr. Luke Munch, Assistant Principal of Mokena Junior High School in Mokena School District 159, has been named the Assistant Principal of the Year by the Illinois Principals Asso...

Mokena School District 159 has published its inaugural issue of Mokena Moments , the new district newsletter. The purpose of the newsletter is to provide general information a...

First grade students at Mokena Elementary School recently finished their module on tools and work by creating a “magnificent thing” that solved a problem in their classroom. Stude...

Mokena School District 159 is looking forward to welcoming back students and families with back-to-school events at each school. See image for dates and times!

We are pleased to announce that Steve Stein has been appointed the Interim Superintendent for Mokena SD 159 starting on August 1, 2024 for the 2024-2025 school year. In 2001,...

Second graders recently finished a module all about plants and pollinators. Students learned all about the process of pollination and ended the unit being able to answer the ques...

The gym at Mokena Jr. High on Tuesday, March 19 was packed for a reason: to support the Cancer Support Center. During the 12th annual Volley for a Cure game, teachers and staff f...

Over 90 Mokena 159 students submitted their artwork for the annual ArtWorks Festival held at Lincoln-Way East High School. Artwork submitted was created during art class througho...

On Tuesday February 13th the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced the over 500 Illinoisans honored for their extraordinary contributions to education across the sta...

Each year, the Illinois State Board of Education provides parents, teachers, and 4th-8th grade students with an opportunity to have their voice heard. The Illinois 5Essentials Surv...

Kindergarten enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year will open Monday, Feb 5, 2024 . Incoming kindergarten students must be age 5 years old on or before September 1, 202 4 t...

On January 9th, 2024 Mokena School District 159 was recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education for how the District spent its ESSER funds to support student learning in S...

On November 27th, Mokena 159 started its 'Penny War,' a fundraising competition pitting classes against one another to see who can raise the most money. For the students, it's a f...