Palos Heights School District 128

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Palos Heights School District 128
Address
12809 South McVickers Avenue
Palos Heights
, Illinois, 60463
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–8 [1]
NCES District ID 1730570 [1]
Students and staff
Students730 (2020–2021) [1]
Other information
Website www.d128.k12.il.us

Palos Heights School District 128 is a PK-8 Cook County, Illinois, school district in the southern village of Palos Heights; the district serves Palos Heights Proper and the majority of its neighboring unincorporated areas. The district has four schools: Indian Hill Preschool, which educates prekindergarteners, serves roughly 7% of district students; Cathy Leslie is the director of the prekindergarten program at the facility. [2] Chippewa Elementary School, the most populous of the schools as of May 2008, educates District 128 students in grades one through three, and also runs a kindergarten program; it is under the direction of Mary Ann Redshaw. [3] Those in grades four through five attend Navajo Heights Elementary School, which bridges the gap between the elementary schools and the grades 6–8 Independence Junior High School; the principal of Navajo Heights Elementary School is Sharon Herman, [4] while the principal of Independence Junior High School is Dr. Kevin Kirk. [5] The district superintendent is Dr. Kathleen Casey, [6] and the mascot of Independence Junior High School is the patriot. [5]

The administration of Independence Junior High School runs a program linked to its home page; this program is a page-long short story known as a "Five Minute Mystery" that students are meant to solve in an attempt to encourage students to read more. [7]

Navajo Heights hosts a series of activities, including book clubs, a math team alternatively known as a Math Olympiad, a chorus, and a community service committee. [8] Additionally, the school presents the products of project assignments from the students of the two grades of which it serves.

Independence and Navajo Heights sport school bands. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Palos Heights SD 128". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ Indian Hill School Web Page [ permanent dead link ], retrieved 2008-5-24
  3. ↑ Chippewa Elementary School Welcome Page [ permanent dead link ], retrieved 2008-5-24
  4. ↑ Navajo Heights Elementary School Home Page Archived 2006-05-06 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved 2008-5-24
  5. 1 2 Independence Junior High School Staff Directory
  6. ↑ About Us: Note from the District 128 Superintendent Archived 2007-07-26 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved 2008-5-24
  7. ↑ What is a Five-Minute Mystery? [ permanent dead link ], retrieved 2008-5-24
  8. ↑ Navajo Heights Elementary School Activities Listing [ permanent dead link ], retrieved 2008-5-24
  9. ↑ District 128 Bands [ permanent dead link ], retrieved 2008-5-24
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