Skokie/Morton Grove School District 69

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Skokie/Morton Grove School District 69 is an elementary school district based in the northern Cook County village for which the district is named: Skokie, Illinois, United States. The district is composed of two elementary schools and one junior high school; one of the two elementary schools is home to a preschool program, while the other elementary school is the only school in the district not located in the village of Skokie. [1] Students that are submitted to the TOPS (Teaching Our Preschoolers) Preschool Program are admitted to one of two teachers in Madison Elementary School, [2] an institution that also teaches students in kindergarten or in grades one and two under direction of principal Christopher Basten. [3]

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Those in grades three through five attend Thomas Edison Elementary School in the village of Morton Grove, [4] under direction of principal Andy Carpenter.[ citation needed ][ when? ] The last district institution that students attend is Lincoln Junior High School, which accommodates students between grades six and eight, [5] as directed by principal Lorenzo Cervantes.[ citation needed ][ when? ]As of 2015 the district superintendent is Margaret Clauson. [6] Each school has a mascot; the mascot of Madison Elementary School is the Superhawk, the mascot of Edison Elementary School is the dolphin, [7] and the Lincoln Junior High mascot is the Spartan. [8]

Lincoln Junior High School runs an intramural sports program, including several clubs. [9]

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In 2014 the district sold the campus that was formerly a private Jewish day school, Solomon Schechter Day School, [10] and the Kenton School to the Islamic school MCC Academy. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Schools in Skokie School District 69". Illinois Schools. Greatschools.net. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  2. ↑ "TOPS: Madison School". Madison Elementary School. Skokie School District 69. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  3. ↑ "Staff". Madison Elementary School. Skokie School District 69. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  4. ↑ "Staff Directory". Edison Elementary School. Skokie School District 69. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  5. ↑ "Staff Directory". Lincoln Junior High School. Skokie School District 69. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  6. ↑ "District Administration". Skokie School District 69. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  7. ↑ "Main Page (see header)". Edison Elementary School. Skokie School District 69. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  8. ↑ "Main Page (see header)". Lincoln Junior High School. Skokie School District 69. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  9. ↑ "Clubs and Sports". Lincoln Junior High School. Skokie School District 69. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  10. ↑ Schmich, Mary (2014-09-24). "Important lesson at ex-Jewish school, now Muslim". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  11. ↑ "Muslim Community Center looks to launch high school in Morton Grove". Chicago Tribune . 2018-06-11. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
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