Due to anticipated inclement weather, District 158 will be implementing an Emergency E-Learning Day tomorrow (Friday, January 12). Students will participate in remote learning from home and all school buildings will be closed. Athletics and extracurricular activities are cancelled. Staff will be available remotely and this day will not need to be made-up at the end of the school year.
Coolidge's Fourth Grade Team received donations to purchase a stuffed Grinch and a book for every fourth grader! Students were excited to receive their gifts right before break. Happy Holidays! #CoolidgeCares
Everyone at Oak Glen had a great time ending 2023 with the Grinch Games! We even had the Grinch himself help with dismissal. Happy Holidays! #OakGlenExtraordinaire
During Winter Break, our District Office will be closed due to construction at Lester Crawl Primary Center. The old building will not have any power on December 26-28, 2023. District Office staff will be available remotely during this time. Thank you for your patience as the construction continues. We wish all of our stakeholders an enjoyable holiday season.
Batteries for Tots collected almost 2,000 batteries for donation, including 902 at Memorial and 711 at Reavis! Congratulations to Mrs. Annicks, Mr. Cieplucha, Mrs. Fies, and Mr. Winter for having the classrooms with the most collections and thanks to Board Member Mrs. Terry for organizing the event. #158Strong #MightyMustangs #CoolidgeCares #OakGlenExtraordinate #RoadrunnerPride
Congratulations to our Buildings & Grounds Department for receiving a sixth consecutive perfect score on our annual Health/Life Safety Inspection - an unprecedented achievement in the region - from the South Cook Intermediate Service Center! We are appreciative of inspectors John Viano and Vicente Castillo for sharing their expertise and positive feedback on our facilities. #158Strong
SRO Det. Lewis continued her internet safety assemblies at Coolidge, including discussions with students about what to do when pressured to take and share pictures on social media platforms. #CoolidgeCares
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
