News & Announcements

The Colin Powell Middle School 8th Grade Graduation Ceremony, which will take place on Monday, May 24th at 6PM, the event will be live-streamed. Click on the "Colin Powell Middle School 2021 Graduation" link to view event. If you experience problems with the link, try the backup link which can be found on the district website, www.dist159.com. Click on Graduation BackUp Link

Summer School begins on Wednesday, June 2nd and will be held from 8:40 am until 12:30 pm (K-5th) and 8:00 am until 11:50 am (6th–8th) on Monday-Thursday. Summer School will end on Wednesday, June 30th.

Pre School For All Screenings are scheduled for June 1-3, 2021, at WG! Families will have the opportunity to schedule an appointment with our Staff, following all safety protocols due to Covid-19.

CPMS NJHS Mental Health Group is dedicated to combat mental illnesses within the youth of our community. Spreading love and showing empathy to the young generation today, will help them become emotionally aware and cultivate our leaders of tomorrow.

The National Junior Honor Society Virtual Induction Ceremony was held live on May 4, 2021 and virtually on May 11, 2021. Please click the link to watch the virtual ceremony.

Beginning April 26th – May 6th , students in Grades 3-8 will be participating in the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR). The purpose of this assessment is to determine your child’s level of achievement in areas such as English language arts and mathematics. Click on link for additional information.

We would like to congratulate 8th Grade Colin Powell Middle School students Aniya Reid and Jaylin Reid whose Science Fair Project titled "How good is your water quality?" earned a FIRST PLACE rating at the Region 9 Science Fair! Link on link for more information.

Welcome Back! Hybrid Learning Model begins on Monday, March 29th. Group A students will attend school on Mondays and Wednesdays. Group B students will attend school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Elementary School begins at 8:40 a.m. Middle School begins at 7:40 a.m.

On April 6th, a referendum for the new Community STEM Center will appear on the election ballot. To ensure that we provide accurate and transparent information to our community, we are hosting a town hall meeting on Monday, March 22nd at 6pm. To attend the meeting, click on READ FULL STORY or click on the Town Hall Meeting link in the Recent News area.

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Board of Education approved the District’s Reopening Plan on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. However, we will not reopen on March 15th as originally stated, but we are anticipating a March 22nd reopening date pending some logistical details.