Mokena Junior High School

Mokena Junior High School’s Baseball Team finished their season with a second place state trophy at this past weekend’s IESA State Baseball Tournament. This is the best finish o...

Eighth grade students at Mokena Junior High School had the opportunity to meet virtually with members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as an extensi...

The Illinois State Board of Education has awarded Mokena School District 159’s Early Start Preschool Program the Gold Circle of Quality through ExceleRate Illinois. ExceleRate...

The Mokena School District 159 Board of Education approved an updated compensation package for the district’s bus drivers at their August meeting effective immediately. “Our b...

At the July Board of Education meeting, Mokena School District 159’s administration presented key highlights of the progress made toward the goals outlined in the district’s Strat...

The Will County Regional Office of Education is hosting a back-to-school event, designed to support students and families as they prepare for the new school year. This event will ...

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 ...

Eight years ago Debi Blank and David Balis conceived of an idea that would eventually evolve into our Kinder Buddy program. The concept was simple, pairing an eighth grade studen...

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...

The Mokena School District 159 Board of Education approved the hiring of Luke Munch as the new principal of Mokena Junior High School during January’s Board Meeting. Mr. Munch...

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’s 7th Grade Girls Basketball Team finished their season with a 4th place state trophy. The team won their first game at the state tournament 48-42 ag...

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...

Two students represented the Mokena Music Department at District 1's ILMEA Festival on November 23rd. 8th grader, Clayton Carmody, and 7th grader, Lily Mcdonald, were selected fro...

Another National Novel Writing Month has come and gone and the Meteor Write Club has wrapped up their season. This year's ten writers produced 114,045 words in just 30 days. Pey...

Mokena Junior High School hosted its annual Pink Out games on Tuesday, October 22, in support of breast cancer awareness. This spirited event brought together students, familie...

On October 15, 2024, Mokena Jr. High School inducted 21 students into the MJHS chapter of the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS). This year’s induction marks years of student i...