The power of graphic novels cannot be understated on their impact towards student literacy and reading passion. The below student has made her own with a passion for the Turtles! 🐢. Shout out to Seth Rogen for the inspiration! Aptakisic-Tripp D102 #whyiteach Lucy Calkins #juniorhigh

A shoutout to our favorite librarians as we wrap up National Library Week! We have the best group of dedicated and inspiring librarians in our schools. Our students are so lucky to have them. Thank you, D102 librarians, for all that you do for our district! #d102brightfuture

Groundbreaking Ceremony at AJHS for the new link that will connect to the current District office for nine new science labs!👷🚧👷‍♀️

None of this would have been possible without referendum dollars. Thank you, D102 community!
#d102brightfuture Nicholas & Associates Daniel Didech

Celebrating 10 years of excellence! District 102 has earned a spot among the #BestCommunitiesforMusicEducation for the tenth year in a row! 🎻🎤🥁We are proud to earn this title from NAMM Foundation for its unwavering commitment to music education. 🎼🎺 #d102brightfuture

Normally we highlight staff on Mondays but we have some impressive news to share. Congratulations to Early Childhood student Ashvik B. who is the new India Book of Records Holder for being the fastest kid to answer 50 single-digit multiplication sums! #d102brightfuture

Happy Assistant Principals Week to a very special group of the D102 crew! We are so grateful for our beloved APs. THANK YOU all for everything you do for our schools and our students every day. 😄 #D102brightfuture

Coding routes for Ozobots in 7th grade social studies! 🤖Students use these to supplement learning of Westward expansion & reconstruction. With guidance from their amazing teachers, they will spend the next few days coding precise paths for their Ozobots to follow.

It's Paraprofessional Appreciation Day and we have the best group of people to recognize today!

THANK YOU to all of our paraprofessionals (current and past) for your unwavering support in our classrooms and throughout our buildings. 💙

Are you ready for our Meridian School Reader's Cup finals? This stiff competition started March 11th with 68 teams and has been narrowed down to only THREE final teams.

The finalists will compete this Friday for the top spot. Wishing everyone the best of luck! #d102brightfuture

Aptakisic-Tripp D102 Meridian School Spring Team Day was awesome! Classmates working together and building new relationships between 4th & 5th grade!

Our MathCounts team placed 13th in the state at a competition last weekend! There were over 60 schools represented from across Illinois and we're very proud of the hard work and dedication of this team! #d102brightfuture

Congratulations to the Dream Builders robotics team of AJHS students who were the recent recipients of the Washington Award! This award recognizes top students in STEM competitions for their contributions to engineering in the Chicagoland area. #d102brightfuture

Excited to be hosting Apple Education #LetsGoIL today! Lots of powerful collaboration happening here. Thanks Magma Math for joining!

Congrats to 8th grader Grace S. on winning the 'Scholar Attitude Award' nomination rom AJHS. This award honors students who have maintained a high academic standard while pursuing participation in their school community through IESA activities. Well done, Grace! #d102brightfuture

The 6th grader's annual Egypt museum was AMAZING, as always! Thank you to Mrs. Wisnauski for giving students this incredibly memorable experience! #d102brightfuture

Construction on the new AJHS science labs has begun at the DO! A huge shoutout to our Facilities Team for their hard work preparing for this massive project. Your dedication doesn't go unnoticed! 🛠️💙 #d102brightfuture

Details & updates: d102.org/brightfuture/

Celebrating #ReadAcrossAmerica by collaborating with with different buildings and grade levels this week. AJHS students visited Pritchett kindergarteners and Tripp Student Council read to younger grades! @d102brightfuture

Mrs. Baretz's class visited their peer buddies at the Futabakai Japanese School in Arlington Heights last week! Students took a tour of the school, learned some Japanese, played traditional games, wrote their names, & made some origami! #d102brightfuture

1st graders in Mrs. Aikman's class made 'teaching books' about an animals. They invited Mrs. Mazurek's kindergarteners to listen to them read & learn about animals. 1st grade did a phenomenal job reading kindergarteners were fantastic listeners! #d102brightfuture

Pritchett kindergartners in Mrs. Zimmerman and Mrs. Andrews' class have been working hard to create “How To” books this trimester. These little authors loved sharing their finished pieces with each other! #d102brightfuture