Daniel Wright Junior High School

Daniel Wright Junior High School
Location
Lincolnshire, Illinois , Illinois USA
Information
Type	Public junior high school
School district	Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103
Principal	Margaret St.Claire
Grades	5-8
Color(s)	White and Green
Mascot	Trojo The Trojan
Newspaper	Parent Bulletin: The Wright-ings
Distinctions	Blue Ribbon School
Assistant Principal	Julie Bodeen
Website	http://www.dw.d103.org

Daniel Wright Junior High School is part of Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103, an elementary district located in Lincolnshire, Illinois of Lake County, Illinois, USA, a suburban community of Chicago. It serves approximately 800 students in grades five through eight from the communities of Lincolnshire and Prairie View and portions of Buffalo Grove, Vernon Hills, Mettawa, Riverwoods and Lake Forest and was opened in 1971. Students from the school later attend Adlai E. Stevenson High School within Lincolnshire as well.

Schedule

Students in grade five at Daniel Wright follow an elementary school schedule with students attending class with one teacher for the majority of the day, then going to "Creative Arts" with specialty teachers. Key activities during the fifth grade include things that they do are team buildingat Camp Henry Horner, Colonial Days, and Fraction Cafe. In sixth grade, students work through a modified middle school schedule and see different teachers for their core subjects. Students in the 6th grade attend Outdoor Education, a three day experience to build morale and extend the education of students beyond the classroom. During eighth grade at Daniel Wright, students work with teachers toward transitioning to high school and attend a trip to Springfield, IL to culminate their study of U.S. and Illinois history.

Curriculum

Our curriculum has been designed to provide a comprehensive program in basic skills development with opportunities for enrichment, diversification, and remediation contingent upon individual needs. The development of a positive self-concept is valued in meeting the many needs of the adolescent learner. Students participate in the following courses: reading; language arts; science; social science; math; computer applications and keyboarding; physical education/health; art; music; performing arts; consumer science; Spanish; enrichment programs; intervention programs; band/chorus/orchestra; structured assistance. The school differentiates instruction to meet individual student needs through the Enrichment Learning Model (ELM), Response to Intervention and special education services. This approach combines with the instructional program to help form successful learners. For more details about the approach to instruction in District 103 and goals for learning, visit http://www.d103.org/instruction.htm. Our school is implementing the New Illinois State Learning Standards Incorporating the Common Core, with the goal of better preparing Illinois students for success in college and the workforce in a competitive global economy (see Illinois State Board of Education's web page at http://www.isbe.state.il.us/common_core/default.htm). Locate more information about our implementation of the Common Core at http://www.d103.org/instruction.htm.

The 2011 Illinois District and School Report Cards, based on results from the Illinois Standards Achievement Tests (ISATs) administered in March 2011, confirm recognition of School District 103 as one of the highest academically performing elementary school districts in the state. Visit the Illinois State Board of Education web site for confirmation: http://webprod.isbe.net/ereportcard/publicsite/getsearchcriteria.aspx. The school also received recognition as a 2010 Blue Ribbon School from the U. S. Department of Education.

Daniel Wright Junior High School also offers co-curricular activities, which include the Patriots Middle School Athletic Conference with other junior high feeder/sender schools to Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 (Aptakisic, Fremont, Twin Groves, West Oak and Woodlawn). Other co-curricular programs at the school include: show choir, honor band, newspaper, student council, math team, National Junior Honor Society, science bowl, science fair, science olympiad, scholastic bowl and yearbook.

Honors and awards

• U.S. Department of Education — 2010 Blue Ribbon School http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/awards.html

• 2011 Academic Excellence Award — 2011 Illinois Honor Roll with Academic Excellence Awards - 8th Consecutive Award http://iirc.niu.edu/ListAcdExcellence.aspx

• National Physical Activity & Fitness Demonstration Center — Daniel Wright is the first junior high school in Illinois to be named a Physical Activity and Fitness Demonstration Center by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

• National Board Certification — Eleven staff members at Daniel Wright Junior High School have achieved the prestigious recognition from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

District 103 honors and awards

• 2012 Bright Red Apple Award for Educational Excellence — District 103 is 1 of 12 elementary districts in Lake County to receive this recognition by SchoolSearch. www.schoolsearchrankings.com

• 2011 SchoolSearch Bright A+ Award — District 103 is 1 of 9 elementary districts in Lake County to earn this distinction for academic excellence. www.schoolsearchrankings.com

Additional achievements

• 2012 1st Place National Science Bowl l Lithium-Ion Battery-Powered Model Car Race
• 2012 & 2011 Science Olympiad State of Illinois Champions
• 2012 6th Place National Science Olympiad Tournament
• 2012 Illinois State Science Fair Gold Award Winners
• 2012 Illinois State Fair Lyell Award
• 2012 D125 Consortium Math Champions
• 2010 Champion IESA Class AA Scholastic Bowl State Tournament
• 2008 Chicago Sun-Times Top 10 Middle Schools In Illinois — 2nd highest ranked school without entrance criteria (gifted/magnet).
• Lake County Regional Office of Education Attendance Week Top 10 Award — 1st in Division; Top 10 of 107 schools participating in Attendance Week 2008.
• 2008 IAHPERD Blue Ribbon Award for Health
• 2007 IAHPERD Blue Ribbon Award for Physical Education

External links

• Official Daniel Wright JHS site