| Margaret Mead Junior High School | |
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| Address | |
| 1765 Biesterfield Road Elk Grove Village, IL Cook County, 60007, |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1980 |
| School district | School District 54 |
| Number of students | 625 |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Mascot | Mikey the Mustang |
| Team name | Mustangs |
Margaret Mead Junior High is a Middle school located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago with about 600 seventh and eighth grade students.[1] It's a part of School District 54 and houses the district's junior high magnet program, along with a discovery program for students who despite not being in magnet, perform above average on critical thinking tests.[2] Students from Mead Junior High mostly advance to James B. Conant High School in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
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All students take social science, science, mathematics, physical education, and language arts classes, along with 20 minutes of lunch, and 20 minutes of study hall. Students also get to choose up to two elective classes of either world cultures, study skills, media, art, music, band, orchestra, chorus, Spanish, and French .[3]
There are four teams in Mead known as the Geckos, Sea Turtles, Gatorz, and Greenwave. These teams are all assoiciated with the color green because the Mead colors are green and white.
Many students also choose to join after school activities, such as Yearbook Club, Drama Club, Student Council, Chat Room, Newspaper Club, Science Olympiad, Math Club, Chess Club, Drama Club, Partner’s Club, Bocce, Gaelic Football, Improv, Poms and Yoga Club. School sports include cross-country, basketball, cheerleading, girls volleyball, wrestling, and track and field. In addition, intramurals are run between sport seasons with activities that include basketball, ping pong, open gym, and social interaction.[4]
Mead received the U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence in Education in 1995. It also obtained both the Academic Excellence Award and Academic Improvement Award in 2009.[5]