On December 10th, the Board of Education recognized our All-Conference athletes and our State-qualifying Boys Cross Country team. With more than 500 fall athletes, we are proud of the 32 students honored for their outstanding achievements. Boys Soccer and Boys Cross Country both won the West Suburban Conference Championship, Orlando S. set a new Morton Cross Country school record, and our Girls Flag Football athletes earned the first All-Conference honors in school history during the sport’s inaugural IHSA season. Our Mustang athletes continue to demonstrate exceptional dedication, leadership, and pride!

Morton West students Dannielle Santos and Fernanda Ostiguin were awarded Northeastern Illinois University’s STEAM Pathways Scholarship to attend the Xfinity STEAM Symposium, held November 6–10 in Orlando, Fla. The annual national gathering brings TRIO students from across the country together to explore innovation through hands-on learning, leadership development and career-focused programming in science, technology, engineering, the arts and math.

Morton’s Boys Cross Country team delivered a standout performance at the state meet in November, marking one of the strongest showings in recent program history. Leading the Mustangs was Orlando Sandoval, who finished 15th in Illinois with a time of 14:24.80, setting a new school record.

At the last two board meetings, the District 201 Board of Education recognized dozens of Morton students for earning AP Scholar distinctions, celebrating their hard work and the dedication of the teachers who supported them. Each fall, the AP Program honors high school students nationwide who demonstrate exceptional college-level achievement on multiple AP Exams. Awards range from AP Scholar to AP Scholar with Honor and AP Scholar with Distinction, reflecting increasing levels of academic rigor and consistency.

Nadia Perez, a 2025 graduate of Morton East, showcased her talents at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference by competing in the Culinary Arts competition this past weekend. She achieved remarkable success, finishing in the top 10 as a National Finalist and securing 2nd place!

Upon receiving her plaque, Nadia was surprised with a professional chef kit valued at over $1,000, along with a golden ticket invitation to compete in the Junior World Food Championships this October in Indianapolis. Congratulations, we are all extremely proud of you!

David Reyes and Maria Tinoco from Morton East proudly represented Team Illinois in the Senior Individual Performances at National History Day 2025, held at the University of Maryland. They presented their projects to NHD judges on June 10th! Their journey began in January, where they dedicated themselves to researching and developing their projects, centered around the 2025 theme: Rights and Responsibilities in History, and continued until Nationals in June.

Despite not securing a place or receiving special awards, their achievement of being among over 3,000 students from all 50 states and U.S. territories at National History Day is extraordinary!