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Virgil I. Grissom Middle School News

KSD 140's Spring Break is Monday, March 26th through Monday, April 2nd. We look forward to welcoming everyone back to school on Tuesday, April 3rd. Enjoy!

On Friday, March 16th, Grissom students, staff, and local law enforcement officers came together to support the Kirby Educational Foundation. The event, Grissom Gives Back, featured ...

In recognition of 25 years of good sportsmanship, healthy competition and fair play bet...

KSD 140’s middle school musicians were in perfect harmony at the Illinois Grade School Music Association (IGSMA) District Band contest at Manhattan Junior High School on March 17th. The Cadet Band, Concert Band and Symphonic Band each earned Division I “Superior” ratings ...

On Friday, March 16th, Grissom Physical Education classes participated in the first ever Shamrock Shuffle!

Our KSD 140 bands have been preparing for a busy spring season of musical performances. Best of luck to our talented musicians!

Led by educators Laura Cler, Kristie Baumgartner, and committee members from each of the District's seven schools, D140’s seventy-nine participants raised more than $27,000 for Special Olympics Illinois athletes.

Kirby School District 140 middle school students were asked to participate in the annual Econ Illinois’ Economics and Financial Literacy Concepts Poster Contest by illustrating their understanding of ...

Congratulations to the Grissom 8th grade boys' basketball team who took the top spot in Southwest Interscholastic Conference (SWIC) tournament play on March 10th. The team finished in first place after defeating rival ...

Grissom Gives Back!

March 13, 2018

The All-School Read committee is planning a culminating activity in support of this year’s book selection, House Arrest by K.A. Holt. Please join us for Grissom Gives Back on Friday, March 16th at 5:30 p.m.

Kirby School District 140 welcomes families to Kindergarten Registration for the 2018-1...

Please join us for an informative evening featuring nationally renowned speaker, educator and consultant, Robert Jackson.

Five student-athletes from Kirby School District 140 excelled at the Area 7 Special Olympics Gymnastics Competition held at Palatine High School on March 4th.

On Wednesday, March 14th, students across the nation will participate in voluntary 17-minute demonstrations supporting safe schools and student voice. In order to keep our students safe ...

School Superintendents from CHSD 230, District 117, District 118, District 127, District 135, District 140 and District 146 collaborated on a joint letter regarding school safety and student voice.

The testing window for KSD 140’s Spring 2018 administration of the state mandated Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) begins on March 12th and concludes on April 20th. The PARCC test will be ...

Show your school spirit! Student Council invites students and staff to participate in our theme days March 5th through March 9th.

Monday, March 5th, originally scheduled as a day off for Casimir Pulaski Day, will serve as the make-up day for the February 9th emergency school closure due to significant snowfall.

Snowflake 2018 took place last Friday night at Prairie View Middle School. Thank you to ...

Best of luck to the five KSD 140 athletes participating in the Special Olympics’ ...

The Grissom/PV National Junior Honor Society Dance that was cancelled because of the snow day has been rescheduled to Friday, March 9th from 6 - 8 p.m.

Grissom Promotes Positivity

February 22, 2018

Grissom Middle School recently had a PBIS Celebration to recognize positive behaviors during the second quarter. Students were ...

Wednesday, February 28th is a START Day.  Elementary schools will be dismissed at 12:30 pm and middle schools will be dismissed at 1:20 pm.

KSD 140 is inviting parents/guardians and their Kindergarten students to a fun-filled family musical event featuring award-winning musician and author Jim Gill!

Grissom and Prairie View middle school students collected more than 700 pounds of food for the Tinley Park Food Pantry ...

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