Cicero high school students meet with Miss Illinois Marisa Buchhiett, this year’s miss Illinois, visited with students at Morton High School District 201 on Friday, January 30, 2015 to talk to the students about their futures, careers and safety. More than a thousand students attended. Ms. Señorita Cicero 2015 Dafne Villaseor gave a warm welcome and provided the introduction […]
Continue reading …Four largest Illinois Education Associations to unveil education policy brief called Vision 20/20, Tues. Nov. 18 The media is encouraged to attend: M E D I A A D V I S O R Y FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rosemaria DiBenedetto Thursday, November 13, 2014 Website: http://illinoisvision2020.org Vision 20/20 Media Briefing and Rollout Who: Brent Clark, […]
Continue reading …Celebrity Chef Visits Morton East and West High Schools By Michael Flaherty (Berwyn, IL) – High Liner Foods, the leading value-added seafood supplier in North America, announced that it has partnered with Morton West and East High Schools located in the Chicago, Illinois area, as part of an ongoing initiative to raise awareness in the […]
Continue reading …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 […]
Continue reading …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 […]
Continue reading …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 […]
Continue reading …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 […]
Continue reading …First day of school today different from when I was a kid By Ray Hanania My son started his first day of 8th Grade today reminding me how fast life passes us all. If 48 years rushed past me, it rushed past everyone. The experience that my son had this week is much different from the […]
Continue reading …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 […]
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It’s an open and closed case – schools can’t win
January 16, 2015 Comments Off on It’s an open and closed case – schools can’t winBy Ray Hanania This week’s arctic chilled weather raised an important issue about schools and our society. Schools across Chicagoland suburbs closed on Wednesday and Thursday when temperatures dropped below zero. The wind chill was predicted Wednesday to be minus-35 degrees, although it was higher. That’s pretty darn cold, though. On Friday, even though the […]
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