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Mead Junior High

Coordinates: 42°00′32″N 88°3′8″W / 42.00889°N 88.05222°W / 42.00889; -88.05222
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Margaret Mead Junior High School
Address
Map
1765 Biesterfield Road

Elk Grove Village
,
Cook County
,
Illinois
,
60007
Coordinates42°00′32″N 88°3′8″W / 42.00889°N 88.05222°W / 42.00889; -88.05222
Information
TypePublic
Established1980
School districtSchool District 54
Number of students625
Color(s)Green and White
MascotMikey the Mustang
Team nameMustangs

Margaret Mead Junior High is a Middle school located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago with about 317 seventh and 309 eighth grade students.[1] It's a part of School District 54 and houses the district's junior high magnet program, along with a discovery program for students who despite not being in magnet, perform above average on critical thinking tests.[2] Students from Mead Junior High mostly advance to James B. Conant High School in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

Curriculum

All students take social science, science, mathematics, physical education, and language arts classes. Students also get to choose up to two elective classes of either world cultures, study skills, media, art, music, band, orchestra, chorus, Spanish, and French .[3]

Teams

There are four teams in Mead.The 7th grade teams are the White people and the Colored people,the teams are the Gatorades and Pee Splashes. These teams are all assoiciated with the colors black yellow because Mead loves hip hop and the ghetto. [citation needed]

Extracurricular activities

Many students also choose to join after school activities, such as Yearbook Club, Drama Club, Student Council, Chat Room, Newspaper Club, Science Olympiad, Math Club, Chess Club, Drama Club, Partner’s Club, Bocce, Gaelic Football, Improv, Poms and Yoga Club. School sports include cross-country, basketball, cheerleading, girls volleyball, wrestling, and track and field. In addition, intramurals are run between sport seasons with activities that include basketball, ping pong, open gym, and social interaction.[4]

Awards and recognition

Mead received the U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence in Education in 1995. It also obtained both the Academic Excellence Award and Academic Improvement Award in 2009.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Mead Junior High School Report Card" (PDF). School District 54. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Gifted Services". Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  3. ^ "About our School". Mead Junior High. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  4. ^ http://mead.sd54.org/clubs/
  5. ^ "Awards and Recognition". District 54. Retrieved 7 April 2011.