Morton District 709 Providing an education to last a life time.

Contact Numbers:

Superintendent’s Office

Phone: 1.309.263.2581

Fax: 1.309.266.6320

Email:district@morton709.org

The Latest:

Summer office hours:
     *  Grundy, Jefferson, Lettie Brown, Lincoln, Morton Junior High, and the Special Education office will open again on August 3.
     *  Morton High School will be open all summer, from 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.; closed for lunch from noon - 1 p.m.
     * District Office will be open 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. all summer.

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Click here
to read a letter from Dr. Kilpatrick concerning MHS Closed Campus.

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Morton School District Drug and Alcohol Testing Program PowerPoint

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Communicator, Spring 2009

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Destiny (online library software)

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Think Central

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MortonMagnet.com

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2009-2010 District Calendar



Welcome Thank You for Visiting District 709

Mrs. Schmitt Retires After 39 Years As School Bus Driver
Published: July 1, 2009

Carol Schmitt, center, retired this year after 39 years of driving a school bus for District 709.  She is pictured with Carl Vogelsang, the former director of transportation; and Nancy Weigle, the current director of transportation.

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More Headlines from Morton School District Unit #709

FORMER MORTON BAND DIRECTOR TO BE HONORED WITH CONCERT
Published: June 23, 2009

TOP: Rudy Jungst is pictured with Katrina Fitzpatrick the current band director at Morton Junior High at a band concert in February of 2007. Jungst passed away in December of 2008 and will be remembered at a Peoria Municipal Band concert this weekend at Glen Oak Park.

BOTTOM: Rudy Jungst, a former Morton band director, was a guest conductor for the eighth grade band in February of 2007. He wrote the MJHS school song and conducted the band during that piece.

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CLASS OF 1941
Published: June 22, 2009

The Morton High School class of 1941 met for lunch on June 20 at the Pizza Ranch in Morton. Pictured, front row, from left, are Doris (Zobrist) Brecher, Ella Marie (Stieglitz) Bartelmay, Gwen (Carius) Sommer, Edith (Roth) King and Louise (Fort) Wanner. Back row, left to right, are Robert Brecher, Beth (Roecker) Alt, Henry W. Rapp, Lowell Wuthrich and Donald Getz. This class entered Morton Grade School in the first grade and they were the first class to go all the way through eighth grade at the school, which is now known as Jefferson School. There were 42 graduates in the class of 1941 and 16 are still living. The classmates meet each year for a reunion.


GORDON RECOGNIZED FOR SERVICE TO MORTON HIGH SCHOOL
Published: June 16, 2009

Brian Gordon, center, was recognized at a recent District 709 Board of Education meeting for his four years of service as assistant principal at Morton High School.  Mr. Gordon has accepted the position of director for P.E.R.F.E.C.T. - the Peoria Education Region for Employment and Career Training.  He is pictured with Roger Kilpatrick, superintendent, and Tom Neely, president of the board of education.

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MICROSOFT PURCHASING PROG...

The Illinois Learning & Technology Purchasing Program (ILTPP) has established a Microsoft purchasing program for all Illinois K-12 teachers, staff, and students. These are licenses that students, ... Read More

ACCELERATED READER

AR HomeConnect - Students and parents, use your student AR username and password to access Accelerated Reader ... Read More

BRITANNICA ONLINE

Click here  or on the button below to access a variety of level-appropriate resources from Britannica Online, ... Read More

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