The Board of Education recognized the Red Cheetah and Blue Cheetah basketball teams for winning state championships at the Special Olympics Illinois games earlier this month. The teams were recognized Wednesday. #202proud
🔎 Ready to solve the case of the missing breakfast? National School Breakfast Week is coming March 3-7! Who’s excited? 🥞🎉 #NSBW25 #ClueInToSchoolBreakfast
Remember: No school Friday for a student improvement day. See you Monday! #202proud
Congratulations to The Space Page team from Timber Ridge Middle School who bested The Book Benders: The Final Chapter from Ira Jones Middle School to take home the District 202 Battle of the Books 2025 title! All seven middle school teams did awesome! #202proud
Congratulations! The 2025 John F. Kennedy Middle School Spelling Bee winner is eighth grader Khaliyah Olans.
Olans won in the 20th round by spelling the word onyx correctly.
Olans will compete in the Will County Regional Spelling Bee in March at Lincoln-Way West High School.
Due to inclement weather, the District 202 Administration Center will close at 2 p.m. today. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Nineteen John F. Kennedy Middle School students spent quality time with Eichelberger Elementary School students this week.
As part of a new initiative, the middle schoolers spent their lunch period eating with kindergarten and first grade students.
They also helped at recess and played games.
The day was so successful, the peer buddies program will become a weekly occurrence between the two schools.
Artist Sam Thousand played his trumpet and worked with John F. Kennedy Middle School students on writing and producing spoken and written art. Thousand is part of the Artist Workshop hosted by Jen Gruca, JFK 8th grade English Language Arts teacher and Poetry Club sponsor. #202proud
Enjoy French toast sticks and turkey sausage for Breakfast for Lunch today!
Enjoy buffalo chicken mac and cheese and a dinner roll today for lunch on National Hot Sauce Day.
All afterschool activities and sports are canceled tonight due to the frigid temperatures. Please plan on in-person school tomorrow unless otherwise notified.
Celebrate National Bagel Day today with mini strawberry cream cheese bagels for breakfast.
Warm up at lunch with street corn chowder today through January 16. Enjoy a hearty mix of roasted sweet corn, potatoes, pinto beans, cheddar cheese, and fresh cilantro served with a cheesy breadstick.
Enjoy breakfast for lunch with waffles and scrambled eggs!
Support Bags of Hope and let Portillo's provide dinner for you on Thursday this week. Twenty percent of sales will benefit Bags of Hope between 5 and 8 p.m. at the 1155 Brook Forest Avenue, Shorewood location. #202proud
It's National Spaghetti Day! Enjoy pasta and meat sauce to celebrate!
Happy 2025! #202proud
Flags will fly at half-staff until sunset on January 28, 2025 in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away Sunday. Flags were already at half-staff to honor Illinois State Police Trooper Clay Carns, who died in the line of duty on December 23. Flags are lowered for 30 days from the death of a President or former President.
John F. Kennedy Middle School seventh and eighth graders in Maestra Hiliana DeLaPaz’s Spanish class recently learned about the 3,000-year-old tradition of the celebration of Dia De Los Muertos.
The students created mini altar boxes with ofrendas to honor and celebrate the lives of loved ones or historical figures who have passed away.
They also learned about the correlation between the Monarch butterflies' migration and the Dia De Los Muertos. They learned to make their own papel picado and paper flowers de cempasuchil (marigolds).
John F. Kennedy Middle School eighth grader, Ayden Guido, won first place for best altar box voted by the entire school. Not picture: Eighth grade students, Manasa Prasanna and Luke Iskander also tied for second place.
Fifty District 202 students in the Functionally Based Instruction (FBI) program got in the holiday spirit on Wednesday, December 11 at Ira Jones Middle School.
Middle school students in the program from John F. Kennedy, Heritage Grove and Ira Jones attended the festivities.
Students enjoyed cookie decorating, craft making and games/sing-along activities.
In all, about 80 students, teachers, paraprofessionals and parents were present.
Everyone came together for lunch and then enjoyed a dance party, which included a special visit from Mr. and Mrs. Claus, facilitated by Ira Jones 8th graders.
Peer buddies from Ira Jones, along with several parents, helped during the festivities.
“Many of the students involved are participants in the Extended School Year (ESY) program and Special Olympics, making this gathering an excellent opportunity for them to connect and enjoy each other’s company,” Ira Jones FBI teacher Melissa Griffith said.
