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#REDIRECT [[Community Consolidated School District 54]] |
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'''Margaret Mead Junior High''' serves about 625 seventh- and eighth-grade students in [[Elk Grove Village, Illinois]], a northwest suburb of [[Chicago]]. It is part of [[School District 54]] which includes 4 other junior high and many elementary schools. Students from Mead Junior High mostly advance to [[James B. Conant High School]] in [[Hoffman Estates, Illinois]]. However, some students may also go to [[William Fremd High School]], [[Schaumburg High School]], or other schools in [[Township High School District 211]]. The colors for Mead are green, black, and white. In addition, their mascot is the [[mustang (horse)|mustang]]. They additionally house the district's junior high [[magnet school|magnet program]]. District 54's magnet program starts in 3rd grade at Campanelli Elementary school in [[Schaumburg, Illinois | Schaumburg]]. Mead also has a discovery program for Mead students, who despite not being in magnet, perform above average on critical thinking testing. |
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Mead received the U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence in Education in 1995. The Illinois State Board of Education also recognized Mead’s high standards as an educational community worthy of emulation. As a school, we embrace the PBIS Behavioral Expectations of Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Safe, which are integrated in many areas of the student’s academic and social/emotional programs. |
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Our staff is consistently striving to meet the needs of ALL our students. Differentiation is a part of all our academic efforts. The process of differentiation is one way to meet the individual needs of our students; this process challenges us to think about our instructional approaches. As a result, special intervention programs are in place to close the achievement gap of struggling students, while those students that are at benchmark will take advantage of accelerated or enriching opportunities to expand learning in various content areas. |
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All students take [[social science]], [[science]], [[mathematics]], [[physical education]], and [[language arts]] classes, along with 20 minutes of [[study hall]] and [[lunch]]. Students are able to choose two class periods for elective or exploratory classes. Exploratories are 12-week courses and may consist of the following: World Cultures, Study Skills, Media, Art, and Music. Electives are the following full-year courses: Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Spanish, French, Media and Art. |
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Many students also choose to join after school activities, such as Yearbook, Drama, Community Service, Student Council, Chat Room, Mead’s Newspaper, [[Science Olympiad]], Math Club, Chess Club, Ping-Pong club, Drama Club, Partner’s Club, Bocce, Irish Football, Improv, Poms and Yoga Club. Interscholastic sports include cross-country, boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, girls volleyball, wrestling, and track and field.<ref>http://mead.sd54.org/clubs/</ref> Students may also choose intramural activities that include basketball, ping pong, open gym, and social interaction. |
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== Athletics == |
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Both the wrestling and volleyball teams won championships during the 2007-2008 school year. The 7th grade boys basketball team won the District 54 Tournament in the 08-09 school year The 8th grade team from 09-10 led the conference with a perfect record. The 2009 7th grade girls basketball team were not only the conference champions, but they also won the District 54 Tournament and suffered their only loss of the year while placing 3rd in the District 15 tournament. In the 2009-2010 year, the 8th grade Cross Country team won the dual meet season, undefeated for the first time in 30 years. |
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== External links == |
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*http://mead.sd54.org |
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{{coord missing|Illinois}} |
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[[Category:Middle schools in Illinois]] |
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[[Category:Elk Grove Village, Illinois]] |
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[[Category:Schools in Cook County, Illinois]] |
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