This week we are highlighting our incredible Pre-K teachers! This team creates a safe, welcoming, and fun space where our youngest learners take their very first steps into education. We would like to thank our Pre-K teachers for starting to build the foundation for M289's youngest learners!
Northbrook is proud to recognize our 7th and 8th grade September Students of the Month! These outstanding students were selected for their exceptional character and achieving academic excellence.
Congratulations to all of these students! Keep up the fantastic work!
Congratulations to all of these students! Keep up the fantastic work!
Northbrook is proud to recognize our 5th and 6th grade September Students of the Month! These outstanding students were selected for their exceptional character and achieving academic excellence.
Congratulations to all of these students! Keep up the fantastic work!
Congratulations to all of these students! Keep up the fantastic work!
Northbrook Art Club is showing some Spartan spirit! ❤️🖤
Art Club students worked together to design and create our Northbrook Spartan Scarecrow for the Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce’s Scarecrow Competition! Students helped bring our Spartan warrior to life from head to toe, complete with his helmet, spear, shield, cape, and plenty of Northbrook pride.
We had so much fun working together on this project and creating something to represent our school and Art Club in the community. Be sure to keep an eye out for our Spartan scarecrow downtown! ❤️🖤🎨
Go Spartans!
Art Club students worked together to design and create our Northbrook Spartan Scarecrow for the Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce’s Scarecrow Competition! Students helped bring our Spartan warrior to life from head to toe, complete with his helmet, spear, shield, cape, and plenty of Northbrook pride.
We had so much fun working together on this project and creating something to represent our school and Art Club in the community. Be sure to keep an eye out for our Spartan scarecrow downtown! ❤️🖤🎨
Go Spartans!
Today , October 2, is School Custodian Appreciation Day! On this day show gratitude for the hardworking individuals who keep our schools clean, safe, and running smoothly. Thank you to our M289 custodial staff—we appreciate you today and every day!
Our Northbrook sixth graders made the trip to Rockford to watch an Ice Hog's Hockey Game this week! The event is designed for school-aged students and promotes teamwork and perseverance!
October breakfast and lunch menus are here!
We had the MOST fun at our first ever Spartan 5K today! We were so lucky to have amazing local businesses supporting us on this journey, especially LRE Mendota Wind! An amazing group of volunteers showed up at the crack of dawn to help make this event a success! We would like to thank those that helped with registration, those that ensured the safety of the runners along their route, and Charles VanHorn for providing the music for the event. We especially want to thank the participants who ran like the wind!
Northbrook athletes participated in the MHS Homecoming Parade today! Good luck to the MHS football team tonight! Go Trojans! ❤️🖤🏈💛💜
Spirit wear for all three M289 schools is now available! Click on the link to purchase your school spirit wear! Orders are due by Sunday, October 11, 2026.
Blackstone: https://blackstonespiritwear2026.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Lincoln: https://lincolnspiritwear2026.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Northbrook: https://northbrookspiritwear2026.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Blackstone: https://blackstonespiritwear2026.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Lincoln: https://lincolnspiritwear2026.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Northbrook: https://northbrookspiritwear2026.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Mrs. Piller's 5th grade science classes have been working hard to design and construct paper rockets! They brought the scientific method to life by testing their paper rockets and creating a testable question. Launch day was a huge hit—everyone had so much fun testing out their creations!
On September 15, we celebrate IT Professionals Day by recognizing the M289 IT Department! We thank them for keeping us connected, solving all of our technology problems, and ensuring that students and staff continue learning using technology! Thank you for being our tech wizards!
A heartfelt thank you to Mr. Brad Henry and all the riders from the Illinois Valley Autism and Special Needs Ride! We are incredibly grateful for your generous donation of sensory and communication devices for our students at M289. Our students will benefit greatly from these resources, and we truly appreciate your kindness and support. Thank you for making a difference in our school community!
Local heroes stepped up to help Northbrook fix their flagpole on this day of remembrance, September 11! A huge thank you to the Mendota Fire Department for their continued service and support in our community!
The soccer game for tonight is canceled due to the heat. There is also no practice.
The cross country meet and the soccer game is canceled for today (September 2) due to the heat. Both teams will still have practice today.
The cross country meet and soccer match in Ottawa today (September 1, 2026) are canceled due to the heat. The rescheduled dates with be shared as soon as they are available. There is also no practice tonight for either team.
September Breakfast and Lunch are now available!
There will be a menu change for Northbrook only on August 31... The main entree will be chicken nachos and refried bean. Lunch for Blackstone and Lincoln will be as posted in the menu. Not sure how to find the lunch menus? Click the link to visit the M289 Menus page! https://www.m289.org/o/northbrook/page/school-food-menus
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