Prairie Knolls Middle School

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name = Prairie Knolls Middle School


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established = 2007
type = Public
affiliation =
district = 301
grades = 6-8
president =
principal = Esther Martin
head of school = Dr. Brad Hawk
dean = Ryan Janish
faculty =
staff =
students = 430 (estimate)
enrollment =
athletics = Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Cross Country & Track, Football, Volleyball, Wrestling, Cheerleading
conference = Illinois NCJC
colors = Red and Silver
mascot = Falcons
campus type = Suburban
campus size =
free_label = Phone
free_text = 847-717-8100
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location = 225 Nesler Road
Elgin, IL 60124
country = USA
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website = [http://www.burlington.k12.il.us/pkms/default.htm Prairie Knolls Web Site]

Prairie Knolls Middle School, is a public middle school located in Elgin, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Central Community Unit School District 301.

The school was opened in 2007 to grades 6-8. Opening Prairie Knolls Middle School alleviated crowding at District 301's other middle school, Central Middle School, and saved the district roughly $186,900 in 2007 -- money it is not spending on the six mobile classrooms and their traffic barrier at Central Middle. Prairie Knolls is a much larger school compared to the smaller Central Middle School. It has two floors in comparison to 1 floor. [ [http://www.dailyherald.com/story/print/?id=80346 New schools, slowed growth finds District 301 with plenty of space] By Lenore T. Adkins, November 19 2007 Daily Herald]

TAR Program

STAR (Students That Accept Responsibility), is a program that focuses on the character traits of respect, responsibility, integrity, perseverance, fairness, acceptance, citizenship and compassion.STAR is student-led, with students planning and implementing activities and service projects throughout the year. The primary focus of this program is to develop in each student, the knowledge and desire to practice good character in all aspects of their lives. To accomplish this, each student must feel that his or her efforts have an impact on the school environment. Edward Hale states, “… it has to start with each of us. It is true I am only one, but I am one. And the fact that I cannot do everything will not prevent me from doing what I can do.”

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Prairie Knolls only has a staff of 47 people. 35 of them are Educators.

References

External links

* [http://www.burlington.k12.il.us/pkms/default.htm Prairie Knolls Middle School]
* [http://www.burlington.k12.il.us/ Central Community Unit School District 301]