Palos Heights School District 128

Palos Heights School District 128 is a PK-8 Cook County, Illinois school district located in the southern village of Palos Heights; the district serves Palos Heights Proper and the majority of its neighboring unincorporated areas. All in all, the district is composed of four schools: Indian Hill Preschool, of which educates the prekindergarteners of the district, serves roughly 7% of the district students; Cathy Leslie serves as the director of the prekindergarten program at the facility. [ [http://inet.d128.k12.il.us/ihill/index.html Indian Hill School Web Page] , retrieved 2008-5-24] Chippewa Elementary School, the most populous of the schools as of May 2008, educates District 128 students in grades one through three, and also runs a kindergarten program; it is under the direction of Marilyn Finnegan. [ [http://chip.d128.k12.il.us/Site/Welcome.html Chippewa Elementary School Welcome Page] , retrieved 2008-5-24] Those in grades four through five attend Navajo Heights Elementary School, which bridges the gap between the elementary schools and the grades 6-8 Independence Junior High School; the principal of Navajo Heights Elementary School is Sharon Herman, [ [http://inet.d128.k12.il.us/navajo/ Navajo Heights Elementary School Home Page] , retrieved 2008-5-24] while the principal of Independence Junior High School is Dr. Paul McDermott. [http://ind.d128.k12.il.us/ Independence Junior High School Main Page] , retrieved 2008-5-24] The district superintendent is Dr. Kathleen Casey, [ [http://www.d128.k12.il.us/phsd128%3Aaboutus222 About Us: Note from the District 128 Superintendent] , retrieved 2008-5-24] and the mascot of Independence Junior High School is the patriot.

The administration of Independence Junior High School runs a program linked to its home page; this program is a page-long short story known as a "Five Minute Mystery" that students are meant to solve in an attempt to encourage the school's students to read more. [ [http://ind.d128.k12.il.us/pdfs/5-minute%20mystery%20web%20intro.pdf What is a Five-Minute Mystery?] , retrieved 2008-5-24]

Navajo Heights hosts a series of activities, including book clubs, a math team alternatively known as a Math Olympiad, a chorus, and a yearbook committee. [ [http://inet.d128.k12.il.us/navajo/frame_2.html Navajo Heights Elementary School Activities Listing] , retrieved 2008-5-24] Additionally, the school presents the products of project assignments from the students of the two grades of which it serves.

Independence and Navajo Heights sport school bands. [ [http://ind.d128.k12.il.us/~daherne/Site/Welcome.html District 128 Bands] , retrieved 2008-5-24]

External links

* [http://www.d128.k12.il.us/ Palos Heights School District 128 - District web page]
* [http://inet.d128.k12.il.us/ihill/index.html Indian Hill Preschool]
* [http://chip.d128.k12.il.us/Site/Welcome.html Chippewa Elementary School]
* [http://inet.d128.k12.il.us/navajo/ Navajo Heights Elementary School]
* [http://ind.d128.k12.il.us/ Independence Junior High School]

References

* [http://www.greatschools.net/schools.page?district=799&state=IL GreatSchools.net Information on Palos Heights School District 128] , retrieved 2008-5-24