Northbrook Middle School's Guidance Counselor Megan Gatza was recently awarded the 40 under 40 Award by the Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce. This honor is awarded to individuals under the age of 40 that have shown exceptional leadership and a drive to make a positive impact within the community. We are fortunate to have her as part of the M289 team! Congratulations, Mrs. Gatza!
Northbrook is looking amazing with the new decals that were added this week!
Ms. Kibilka's 7th grade language arts classes took advantage of the beautiful weather today! They used the outdoors as inspiration for writing their own Haiku poems!
Yesterday State Representative Bradley Fritts (R-Dixon) welcomed three pages from Northbrook Middle School to Springfield.
Giana Godina, Lumen Setchell, and Mia Arteaga were all honored on the House floor and were able to experience the life and duties of a state Representative. They also met several other Representatives, including the House Republican Leader, Representative Tony M. McCombie.
Attention Northbrook Families.... SRTS (Safe Routes to School) will be conducting a Walking Safety Assessment on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, during morning drop off.
Attention 8th grade Parents and Guardians: 8th grade shirts are for sale! Click on the provided link to purchase. Orders are due Monday, April 28, 2025. We are unable to accept late orders, so please order ASAP! All orders will be delivered to Northbrook and then distributed to students.
Atención, padres y tutores de 8.º grado: ¡Las camisetas de 8.º grado están a la venta! Hagan clic en el enlace para comprar. El plazo de entrega vence el lunes 28 de abril de 2025. No aceptamos pedidos tardíos, así que por favor, ¡hagan su pedido cuanto antes! Todos los pedidos se entregarán en Northbrook y luego se distribuirán a los estudiantes.
https://mhsclassof2029.itemorder.com/
The Mendota Reporter recently announced their "Kids Create an Ad" winners, and Northbrook 5th grader Faelan Hagy was awarded First Place! Congratulations, Faelan!
Northbrook 2025 Soccer Team Try-out information is now available. Any current 6th or 7th grade girl or boy interested in playing soccer for the upcoming school year should check out the information below! If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Friedlein.
School will be closed from April 14th through April 21st for Spring
Break. School will resume on April 22nd.
La escuela estará cerrada del 14 al 21 de abril por las vacaciones de
primavera. Las clases se reanudarán el 22 de abril.
Northbrook recently named their March Students of the Month! Congratulations to the following students for being selected:
Front Row (Left to right)-Brianna Escatel, Lyncoln Daley, Jude Borelli, Ruben Celis, Draco Figueroa, Lyla Pecher, Adelynn Landers, and Ember Castaneda
Back Row (Left to right)- Isabella Silva, Tadeo Ortiz, Charles Beaty, Alejandro Gonzalez, Kyndra Higgins, Javier Hernandez, Melany Hernandez, Bailee Rambert , and Gabriela Diaz
Not pictured: Illan Garcia
Congratulations to the Northbrook Spartan Smart winners this week!
Mendota #289 is hiring for the position of a Permanent Substitute teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. The ideal candidate will be an exemplary teacher who holds Illinois teacher license, or substitute teacher License. Individual serves in the capacity of a substitute teacher, reporting daily, for grade levels PK-8 on an as needed basis. When not in a substitute role, the substitute will often be working with students in intervention under our RtI or Title program, and completing office assigned tasks. Must be registered with ROE35.
https://www.applitrack.com/lasalle/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?FromAdmin=true&AppliTrackJobId=740
April Breakfast and Lunch Menus
Congratulations to our Spartan SMART winners for this week!
Northbrook's 6th grade ESL students had a great time with our Pre-K students last week! The 6th grade students spent time reading books in both English and Spanish to our bilingual preschoolers. What an amazing learning opportunity for everyone!
The 8th grade Scholastic Bowl team members were honored last night before the start of their match against Peru. Congratulations! Pictured from left to right: Coach Nondorf, Liam Strait, Mikayla McLain, Gio Goy, Brad Fultz, and Coach Kent.
Due to impending weather track practice is cancelled for today
Reminder to parents that tomorrow March 19th. Students will be dismissed at 11:30.
Este es un recordatorio para todos los padres de que mañana, miércoles 19 de marzo, los estudiantes serán despedidos de la escuela a las 11:30.
Mr. Zoelzer's Enrichment class took part in an egg drop experiment today! They created protective structures for their eggs and tested their durability by dropping them from the bleachers in the big gym. Students were able to learn about physics concepts in a fun and hands-on way!
Northbrook students ended the week with ourT2 Spartan SMART assembly! From a paper airplane challenge to a competitive game of Sharks and Minnows, students and staff had a blast! The assembly wrapped up with an intense game of Staff vs. Students Dodgeball. The top two teams from the Spartan SMART Dodgeball Tournament had their chance to take on eleven Northbrook staff members. Even though it was a close game, the staff walked away with the win! What an amazing way to end a great week!
