Technology Assistant Mr. Zalud, a retired Major from the Air Force Auxiliary and former EMT, taught Mrs. McSweeney's sixth graders about rescue missions, plane crash searches, medical emergencies, and how to wear a 40-pound survival backpack! Students are reading the novel Hatchet and learning about survival skills. #MightyMustangs
Thank you to everyone who came out to Oak Glen's 2nd Annual Cookies for Santa and a huge shoutout to Paraprofessional Ms. Robinzine for organizing another great event! #OakGlenExtraordinaire
Today a STAY INSIDE protocol was implemented at our schools when a potential threat against one of our elementary buildings was identified. The police investigated this situation and determined that the threat is unfounded. Students and staff are safe. The STAY INSIDE protocol has been lifted but police will continue to be present around the District this afternoon as a precaution.
District 158 has decorated a tree at Fox Pointe - Village of Lansing, IL! Please drop by and take a look when viewing opens to the public on Sunday, December 3. Special thanks to Mrs. Hileman and Ms. Montalvo at Reavis for doing the decorating. #158Strong #RoadrunnerPride
Ten families won a turkey at our Reavis Turkey Bingo event! All the families who attended received a bag of Thanksgiving goods courtesy of Increasing Faith Ministries INC. #RoadrunnerPride
School Resource Officer Det. Lewis has been completing internet safety presentations at our elementary schools! The session below featured our fifth graders at Reavis. #158Strong #RoadrunnerPride
Coolidge ended American Education Week with a Book Exchange. Students received books to keep at home and read over break! #Coolidge Cares
Kudos to Mr. Demarche, Mr. Lunda, and Mr. Berglund in our Buildings & Grounds Department for helping to load toys donated to the Jones Memorial Community Center! These items were collected during the recent facilities roundtable we hosted for the South Cook Intermediate Service Center. #158Strong
This morning a smell of gas was identified at Memorial Junior High School due to a malfunctioning part on a snowblower. Our maintenance staff have been performing preventative work in anticipation of the upcoming winter months. We are currently drawing and distributing additional fresh air into the building to dissipate the smell, as well as temporarily relocating rooms as needed. All students and staff are safe. Please contact the office with any questions.
Mrs. Larson reading and discussing life lessons with her third graders through Judy Blume! #OakGlenExtraordinaire
Coolidge's PTA Book Drive is November 13 - 17 #CoolidgeCares
We are fortunate to have a number of veterans in District 158 and would like to express our sincere appreciation to them: Oak Glen Custodian Mr. Beymer (U.S. Army), Reavis Secretary Ms. Howard (U.S. Army), SRO Det. Lewis (U.S. Marine Corps), and Reavis Custodian Mr. Winters (U.S. Air Force). We are very proud to have you on our staff and salute your contributions to our country. You are the embodiment of courage, service, and being #158Strong!
Oak Glen's faculty and staff showcased their creativity on Halloween! #OakGlenExtraordinaire
Our new Lester Crawl building hosted a roundtable for the South Cook Intermediate Service Center with maintenance directors across the region! During the COVID-19 pandemic, we helped distribute face masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer to these school districts. #158Strong #LittleLearners
New rooftop units are going in as construction continues at Lester Crawl! #LittleLearners
Two of our schools have received recognition from Curriculum Associates. Congratulations to Memorial for having the highest percentage of students in iReady Math completing activities in the 30+ minute range (71%) and Oak Glen for having the highest percentage of students with a pass rate over 70% (96%)! #MightyMustangs #oakglenextraordinaire
Happy Halloween from your Coolidge faculty and staff! This year's costumes were scratch and sniff stickers. #CoolidgeCares
Please be aware that our offices and schools will close at 3:30 PM this afternoon. We hope our stakeholders have a safe and enjoyable Halloween.
A good time was had by all at the Coolidge Trunk or Treat! #CoolidgeCares
Oak Glen's Ms. Huppert did a great job building anticipation before her Kindergarteners went on their Pumpkin Patch Field Trip! #OakGlenExtraordinaire
