We are so thankful for our strong partnerships with the Mokena Police Department and Mokena Fire Protection District! We appreciate their time in meeting our new staff members this week to share safety information and how they support our classrooms and schools!
15 days ago, Mokena School District 159
police and fire
police and fire
police and fire
police and fire
This afternoon our new staff members met their mentors as the first step in our two year mentoring program! We can't wait to watch these relationships blossom as they work together for our students! Thank you to our mentors for fufilling this very important role in supporting our new staff members as their "marigolds"!
15 days ago, Mokena School District 159
mentors
mentors
mentors
mentors
mentors
mentors
mentors
mentors
mentors

We can't wait!

15 days ago, Kristin Johnson
one more week!
Today we welcomed our new staff members at our first day of orientation! These special days are about more than training as we build connections and relationships that will be here to support them throughout their careers in the district. We had a great day together meeting our administrative team, taking a bus trip to tour each school, meeting community leaders at the fire department and Chamber of Commerce, and receiving classroom technology. We are elated to have this passionate group of educators join our team!
16 days ago, Mokena School District 159
new staff
new staff
new staff
new staff
new staff
new staff
new staff
new staff
new staff
new staff
We were excited to see so many junior high students and their families at today's Back-to-School Fair! Lockers were organized, schedules were practiced, friendships rekindled, and confidence built for the new year ahead!
17 days ago, Mokena School District 159
back to school fair
back to school fair
back to school fair
back to school fair
back to school fair
back to school fair
back to school fair
back to school fair
This school year, students will have two lunch options to choose from daily! Students can pick from a hot and cold lunch option each day! You can view the August lunch menus at: https://mokena159.nutrislice.com/ .
17 days ago, Mokena School District 159
lunch choice
Today is Mokena Junior High's "Back-to-School Fair" from 10AM-7PM! We can't wait to see our students and families!
17 days ago, Mokena School District 159
back to school fair

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!

19 days ago, Mokena School District 159
credentialed teacher
Class lists, schedules, and bus information can now be found in Skyward!
20 days 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!

20 days 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!
21 days ago, Mokena School District 159
substitute orientation
substitute orientation
substitute orientation

Tomorrow is the day we have all been waiting for!

21 days 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!

22 days 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!
24 days ago, Mokena School District 159
summer projects update
Get ready for the 2025-2026 school year!
26 days 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!
27 days ago, Mokena School District 159
Back to School Events
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 .
28 days 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!

29 days 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 1 month ago, Mokena School District 159
summer projects update
Join our team! Apply at www.mokena159.org today!
about 1 month ago, Mokena School District 159
We are hiring!