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Michael Flaherty has been writing for Illinois News Network for the past year, first as a beat reporter for Morton 201 schools and now as a general contributor.

Morton 2014 Boys Varsity Soccer Poster Available

October 1, 2014 Comments Off

Morton 2014 Boys Varsity Soccer Poster Available By Michael Flaherty Morton Athletics released the second in a new series of posters highlighting the high school’s sports teams. Seniors of the Morton Varsity Boys Soccer team are pictured on the newly-installed artificial turf of Morton’s Hoffman Stadium. The 11″ x 17″ full-color posters feature 14 Mustang […]

District 201 Adopts 5th Consecutive Balanced Budget

September 19, 2014 Comments Off

District 201 Adopts 5th Consecutive Balanced Budget (Cicero, IL) – The Board of Education for J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 is proud to announce adoption of the District’s fifth consecutive budget for the 2014-2015 financial year at a special public hearing on Tuesday, September 16, 2014. “We’re proud of the fact that we have […]

District 201 Board of Education Meeting Notes

September 18, 2014 Comments Off

District 201 Board of Education Meeting Notes At District 201’s regular monthly Board of Education meeting on September 10, 2014, recognition was the theme of the night. Students were praised for their hard work, teachers congratulated for impressive test results, and the district applauded for its distinguished performance. Morton West Senior Weisner Perez received recognition […]

District 201 Receives Certificate of Excellence Award

September 16, 2014 Comments Off

District 201 Receives Certificate of Excellence Award (Cicero, IL) – J. Sterling Morton High School District No. 201 received the Association of School Business Officials International’s (ASBO) Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting award for having met or exceeded the program’s high standards for financial reporting and accountability. The district was recognized for its Comprehensive Annual […]

Morton Varsity Football Debuts 2014 Schedule Poster

September 10, 2014 Comments Off

Morton Varsity Football Debuts 2014 Schedule Poster (Cicero, IL) – Morton Varsity Football Head Coach Bob Organ and Athletic Director Nicole Ebsen announced the release of a 2014 football season promotional poster. The 11″ x 17″ full-color poster features 26 Mustang seniors with the 2014 home and away schedule. “The players are excited to be […]

Supt. Kuzniewski on District 201’s Emergency Protocol

September 8, 2014 Comments Off

Superintendent Kuzniewski’s Message on District 201’s Emergency Protocol To the Morton Community, We would like to think that an emergency situation would never occur to us. On most days throughout the country, schools, businesses and daily lives of the average citizens are not affected by the possibilities of imminent harm or danger. However, there are […]

Message from District 201 Superintendent Dr. Kuzniewski

August 29, 2014 Comments Off

Message from District 201 Superintendent Dr. Kuzniewski To the Morton Community, The 2014-2015 school year is under way! Just as it has for the past century, J S Morton District 201 welcomed our 8000 plus students back to school last week. This school year we welcomed over forty new staff members. They each are coming […]

District 201 Modernizes Registration Process

August 15, 2014 Comments Off

District 201 Modernizes Registration Process District 201 educates over 8,000 students, making fall registration no easy task. In the past years, students and parents waited in lines that appeared to grow faster than they moved. This year, Morton modernized its registration process with online registration in hopes of significantly reducing wait times. “Major overhaul of […]

District 201 Attends PLC Conference

August 15, 2014 Comments Off

District 201 Attends PLC Conference The Professional Learning Communities (PLC) Conference is a three day seminar offering educational professionals insight on valuable tools to help better serve students. Approximately 80 teachers and administrators from District 201 attended the three day conference held on August 4, in Adlai Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire. “I learned what […]

Leadership Changes at J. Sterling Morton High School District 201

August 13, 2014 Comments Off

Leadership Changes at J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 (Cicero, IL) – It never stops to amaze me how fast summers fly by. I hope that your summer was restful, rewarding and allowed for personal renewal. I was able to briefly visit my children and my first grandchild this summer, and I, like you, wished […]