Mokena Intermediate School

Mokena School District 159 is excited to announce that Kindergarten enrollment for the 2026-2027 school year is open. Families with children who will be five years old on or befo...

Mokena Junior High School eighth grade student Chloe Walker was selected to the 2026 All-State Junior High Orchestra. Chloe plays the double bass and has been a part of the Moken...

The Will County Regional Office of Education has named Mokena School District 159 Instructional Coach Sharon Youngblood as one of their inaugural recipients of the Educators of Ex...

On Wednesday, February 11th the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced the nearly 450 Illinois educators honored for their extraordinary contributions to education ac...

Each year, the Illinois State Board of Education provides parents, teachers, and 4th-8th grade students with an opportunity to have their voice heard. The Illinois 5Essentials Sur...

Journalism Club is the newest club offered to fourth and fifth grade students at Mokena Intermediate School. Student journalists meet once a week after school to learn about the...

Mokena Junior High School’s Baseball Team finished their season with a second place state trophy at this past weekend’s IESA State Baseball Tournament. This is the best finish o...

The Illinois State Board of Education has awarded Mokena School District 159’s Early Start Preschool Program the Gold Circle of Quality through ExceleRate Illinois. ExceleRate...

The Mokena School District 159 Board of Education approved an updated compensation package for the district’s bus drivers at their August meeting effective immediately. “Our b...

At the July Board of Education meeting, Mokena School District 159’s administration presented key highlights of the progress made toward the goals outlined in the district’s Strat...

The Will County Regional Office of Education is hosting a back-to-school event, designed to support students and families as they prepare for the new school year. This event will ...

Mokena SD 159 has released the dates for each school's Back-to-School events for the 2025-2026 school year. Please see the graphic for dates and times. We look forward to seein...

Mokena School District 159 has published its third issue of Mokena Moments , the district newsletter that provides the community updates and information from each department and ...

Mokena School District 159 has published its second issue of Mokena Moments , the new district newsletter that provides the community updates and information from each department...

On Tuesday, February 18th, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced the over 500 Illinoisans honored for their extraordinary contributions to education across the s...

The Mokena School District 159 Board of Education has chosen Mr. Robert “Bob” Gurney as the district’s next superintendent. Mr. Gurney will officially begin his duties on July ...

Mr. Luke Munch, Assistant Principal of Mokena Junior High School in Mokena School District 159, has been named the Assistant Principal of the Year by the Illinois Principals Asso...

Mokena School District 159 has published its inaugural issue of Mokena Moments , the new district newsletter. The purpose of the newsletter is to provide general information a...

Mokena School District 159 is looking forward to welcoming back students and families with back-to-school events at each school. See image for dates and times!

We are pleased to announce that Steve Stein has been appointed the Interim Superintendent for Mokena SD 159 starting on August 1, 2024 for the 2024-2025 school year. In 2001,...