MJHS PRESENTS CHECK TO RED CROSS

Published: April 7, 2014

Morton Junior High presented a check to the Red Cross for tornado relief on Friday. Four MJHS students, center, came up with the idea of selling wristbands to raise money for the Red Cross.  In total, they raised about $3,300.  They also sold 100 bracelets to Paula Shopiro, left, the mother of their teacher, Jessica Heller, second from left.  Mrs. Shopiro sold the bracelets to co-workers at Experion, an information and marketing solutions company in Schaumburg.  She raised an additional $2,000 for the Red Cross.  Also pictured is John Wahlfeld, second from right, from the Red Cross and MJHS Assistant Principal Chris Carter.

MJHS ORIENTATION INFORMATION

Published: March 28, 2014

INCOMING 7th GRADERS FOR 14-15 SCHOOL YEAR

FOR PARENTS ONLY:

ORIENTATION NIGHT  for parents of current 6th graders. This will provide parents with valuable information about our curriculum and activities.

        CHOOSE ONE DATE:

               Monday, May 5, 2014          6:00pm   MJHS Gymnasium

                               OR

               Tuesday, May 6, 2014          6:00pm   MJHS Gymnasium

FOR STUDENTS ONLY:

STEP-UP DAY for 6th graders to visit MJHS. Please bring …

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IMPORTANT DATES:

Published: March 28, 2014

    ~ April 14 - 21 - Easter Break - NO SCHOOL

    ~ April 22 - School resumes for students

    ~ April 25 - Mid-Term 4th 9 weeks

    ~ May 2 - Grandparents' Day

    ~ May 2 - Book Fair

    ~ May 6 - Arts in the Park

    ~ May 8 & 9 - 6th Grade Move-Up Days

    ~ May 9 - Student …

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PROJECT DISCOVERY

Published: March 20, 2014

Please join us on Thursday the 27th from 5 to 7 for a fantastic display of student projects.  Our Project Discovery will be open to the public to share our passions, our projects, and our learning.  There’s a ton more information at www.vandenbergprojects.weebly.com, so please go there for more information.  Or you could email Mr. VandenBerg at Benjamin.vandenberg@morton709.org.

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CONGRATULATIONS RED WINGS!

Published: March 17, 2014

Congratulations to the Morton Red Wings, the district’s Special Olympics team, on their 2nd place finish in the State Tournament this past weekend.  Great job, 7th graders Isaac, Benaiah, and Dane!

PERSONAL COMPUTING

Published: March 3, 2014

Morton District 709 is committed to using technology to enrich student learning and to meet the needs of individual students.  In the 2014-15 school year all students in grades 5-8 will be provided with a personal computing device and students in grades 9-12 will have the option to use either a district device or their own personal computing device.  Parents are encouraged to learn more about this initiative by clicking …

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