District 158 is proud to honor Memorial Day today with the reveal of this new logo for Memorial Junior High, our school named for the brave men and women who gave their lives for our country. We look forward to recognizing our #MightyMustangs with two live streamed events here on Facebook this week: National Junior Honor Society Induction tomorrow at 7:00 PM and Graduation on Thursday at 7:00 PM. #158Strong
Mrs. Wiora’s fifth grade class was serenaded by the violin as the class had a small talent show during a recent Zoom meeting. #CoolidgeCares
Memorial Junior High is proud to announce that we will be holding a virtual induction ceremony for our 2020 National Junior Honor Society students! Please join us next Tuesday, May 26, 7:00 PM for a live broadcast here on our Facebook page. #MightyMustangs
Mrs. Yanke, Mrs. Salazar, Ms. Lundgren, and Mrs. Houston bought shirts to represent the current 8th grade graduation situation. We each took a picture wearing them and are hoping this might bring a little smile to our 8th graders. Congratulations #MightyMustangs! We look forward to celebrating your graduation next week Thursday, May 28, 7:00 PM here on our Facebook page.
At our May 20 Board of Education Meeting, District 158 made several important announcements. First, we recognized our retiring #158Strong Director of Buildings & Grounds, Mr. Dave Fortin (pictured center left), for his 18 years of service! Mr. Fortin has had a major impact on the renovation and expansion of our of our schools. Second, the Board approved another donation of 500 refurbished laptop computers! Families, please contact the principal of your child's school for an application. Finally, we introduced two new administrative hires: our new Director of Human Resources, Ms. Candace Cavalier (center second-from-right) and our new Director of Buildings & Grounds, Mr. Ryan Fortin (bottom center). Congratulations and welcome aboard!
Social Worker Ms. Toppmeyer taught a zones lesson to Mrs. Fry's and Mrs. Joria's #OakGlenGrizzlies. We talked about how we were feeling about different parts of the stay-at-home. Remember to take care of your emotional health!
During this time of uncertainty, the Coolidge staff wishes our community Happy times. We hope we make you smile! Stand up and dance with us! #CoolidgeCares
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Mrs. Hersom made a guest appearance on Mrs. Stablein’s zoom meeting. #CoolidgeCares
Attention Memorial Parents/Families: you've still got some personal items to pickup! Most of these belong to sixth and seventh graders. If you haven't done so yet, please contact Dr. Ross or your grade-level assistant principal to arrange a pickup by the last day of school on Wednesday, June 3. Thanks for your flexibility and support with this! #MightyMustangs
Reavis students display their #RoadrunnerPride as they complete their Home Learning Activities!
Mr. Faughn hosted his second Virtual Workout this week on Zoom! The first week over 50 students signed on and completed the workout with him. This week over 40 students participated. Thanks for staying active #MightyMustangs!
Our #158Strong families have been dropping by this week to pickup their students' belongings. Please join us today (Wednesday, May 13) at Coolidge, Oak Glen, and Reavis 9:00-11:00 AM or Memorial 9:00 AM-3:00 PM (sixth grade) if you haven't had a chance to do so. Memorial's graduates have also been taking pictures in their caps and gowns, which are being provided free this year because of the pandemic. Look for an announcement soon about our #MightyMustangs Graduation - we are incredibly proud of our eighth graders! This may not be how any of us pictured ending the year but we're having fun, staying safe, and celebrating the end of the year together. Parents, thank you for your partnership during this unprecedented time. #CoolidgeCares #OakGlenGrizzlies #RoadrunnerPride
Attention Elementary Parents: Come to Coolidge, Oak Glen and Reavis before 4:15 today to pick up your child’s materials.
Reading Specialists Mrs. Gaura and Mrs. Balciunas have been doing a weekly reading time with their students. #OakGlenGrizzlies
Author Mary Nhin joined Mrs. Lam’s third grade class for a Zoom call. She read her book, “Positive Ninja” (a mindfulness book about managing negative emotions and feelings), discussed what it takes to become an author, and answered questions. The students really enjoyed learning from her! #CoolidgeCares
Congratulations to #158Strong Oak Glen Principal Mr. Earnshaw for being officially announced as a new author for EduMatch! His book on educational recipes for positive school culture, problem solving, and collaboration will be published in the near future. #OakGlenGrizzlies
April 20th's Virtual Board of Education Meeting was our biggest yet! We were joined by #158Strong music teachers Mr. Becker, Mrs. DiGrispino, Ms. Rumbles, Mrs. Stephens, and Mrs. Yonkers who were recognized for our Best Communities for Music Education award. Congratulations! Board Secretary Mrs. Kelly was also joined by a special guest.
Ms. Dominiak’s kindergarten class had a Zoom meeting and we read the story Grumpy Cat! #OakGlenGrizzlies
Mrs. Belt’s 2nd grade students from Reavis loved coloring their animal fact postcards! #RoadrunnerPride
Mrs. Fry and Ms. Joria have been video conferencing with their kids several times a week to check in, talk to them, let them interact with peers, and offer help on their academics! #OakGlenGrizzlies #158Strong
