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!
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.
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!
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
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 the T2 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 held in February 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!
There are big plans for healthy drinks from Mr. Scheppers' and Ms. Henkel's Enrichment classes... More to come in April! Shout out to John, one of Northbrook's janitors, for assembling our new bike!
Congratulations to our Northbrook Spartan SMART winners this week!
The 2025 Northbrook Track season kicked off this week! The team started off with running the halls, competing against each other during the Girls vs. Boys relay, and participating one of their favorite drills called "Sweatshirts." We are looking forward to an exciting season! Go Spartans!
Check out this fun activity for Northbrook students!
