Virgil I. Grissom Middle School News

Congratulations to all of our KSD 140 Band and Chorus Students who participated in Satu...

Read Article Band and Chorus Students Finish IGSMA Contest on a High Note!

As part of its strategic planning process launched in January, District 140 is conducti...

Read Article District 140 Conducting Districtwide Survey as Part of Strategic Planning Process

Students and staff are invited to participate in our Valentine’s Spirit Week Febr...

Read Article Grissom Valentine’s Spirit Week - Feb. 13 -17

Grissom's National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) will sell Candygrams for $1.00 durin...

Read Article Grissom NJHS Candygram Sales To Support P.A.W.S. - Feb. 6 - 10

The Grissom PTO is partnering up with Grissom staff and students to help raise money fo...

Read Article Crumbl Cookie Fundraiser to Raise Money for St. Baldrick’s

In the annual food drive challenge between District 140's two middle schools, the E...

Read Article And the winner is ... Prairie View Middle School!

Congratulations to District 140’s new Spelling Bee Champion, Jasmine C., an eight...

Read Article District Spelling Bee Won by Grissom’s Jasmine C.

On Monday, January 30, the Grissom and Prairie View boys’ basketball teams faced ...

Read Article Boys’ Basketball Brings Brass Bell Trophies Back to Grissom

Breakthrough is a fun, four-hour retreat focusing on personal and social development, p...

Read Article Breakthrough Registration Closes 2/1/23

Just a reminder ... Friday, February 3 is a HALF-DAY. Elementary schools will be dismis...

Read Article Half-Day - February 3 - Early Dismissal Reminder

As part of Project RIDE (Reinforcement in Drug Education), seventh-grade students at Gr...

Read Article D140 Seventh-Grade Students Participate in Project RIDE - January 2023

Beginning Friday, January 27, at 3 p.m., second-quarter student report cards will be av...

Read Article Accessing Report Cards Through Infinite Campus - Jan. 2023

Congratulations to our Grissom January Students of the Month: Kevin D., Ryan ...

Read Article Grissom Announces January 2023 Students of the Month

KSD 140 is now using ParentSquare for email, text, and voice messaging! All District an...

Read Article Announcing ParentSquare Messaging!

Check out the latest KSD 140 Connection! The KSD 140 Connection is intended to infor...

Read Article KSD 140 Connection - January 26, 2023

Shout out to our Special Olympic athletes who competed in the Skills Basketball Competi...

Read Article Congratulations to our Special Olympic Athletes!

Please come out and show your support for our Special Olympics athletes!  Ev...

Read Article Support Our Special Olympics Basketball Team!

Congratulations to KSD 140 band student Sophia C.! Sophia was one of eight flutists sel...

Read Article D140 Band Student Performs with All-Illinois Junior Band

Congratulations to the top 28 Grissom spellers who competed in the annual Spelling Bee ...

Read Article Congratulations to our Grissom Spelling Bee Participants!

It's game on for a great cause! D140 middle schools are competing against each othe...

Read Article District 140 Annual Food Drive Challenge Runs January 23 - 27

Members of the Prairie View Girls’ Basketball team were recognized at the January...

Read Article D140 Board of Ed Celebrates Students and Staff at January Board Meeting

Among the District’s top priorities is the development of a strategic plan. This ...

Read Article District 140 Launches Strategic Planning Process to Determine Future Direction

Andrew High School brought Step-Up Day to our eighth-grade Grissom and Prairie View stu...

Read Article D140 Middle Schools Participate in High School Step-Up Day

The Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) International has awarded Kirby Sch...

Read Article KSD 140 Earns Meritorious Budget Award for 18th Consecutive Year

Important dates to mark on your calendar: Tuesday, January 17 -  8th Grade S...

Read Article Key Dates for Grissom Class of 2023