Jaguar News
Family Newsletter of John R Lewis Middle School
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Early Release Wednesday, April 17.
Students dismissed at 1:15 PM.
Returning Student Registration for the 2024-2025 School Year
Returning Student Registration for the 2024-2025 School Year
Registration for 2024-25 will close on April 28, 2024, and is available through the Parent Portal. Please complete registration as soon as possible.
Only parents and guardians of students who are entering Kindergarten, 6th and 9th grades this fall will need to submit proofs of residency within the application or email them directly to the school office. For assistance, please contact your child's school office. See a list of school email addresses on this page.
Parents and guardians of students in other grade levels will not be required to submit proof of residency, however you must verify or update your contact information. Please notify your child's school office if your child will NOT be returning in the fall.
PLEASE SEE REGISTRATION FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS HERE: FAQ
The fee schedule for Returning Student Registration is listed below. If needed, please see the school office or bookstore for a fee waiver request.
2024-2025 Fee Schedule
Grades 6-8: $120
Grades 9-12: $135
3rd Quarter Awards Night
3rd Quarter Awards Night will be held on April 17th from 6 to 7 PM.
Students earning academic or attendance awards received invitations this past Friday - please join us for this fun, self-paced, awards night with plenty of photo opps!
Bilingual and Spanish Book Fair Wednesday!
EL department - Multicultural Fair - April 20th
WPS60 EL department is having a multicultural fair and are looking for parents/ families who want to participate. Further information is available via this link.
Please email Ms. Emilia Sola at esola@wps60.org with questions
Thank you to all our families who attended our TACO Tuesday last week!!
Volunteers Needed!!
Lewis MS is looking for volunteers! Parent volunteers can use volunteer hours to pay most school fees!
The first step is to complete the background check so you are eligible to volunteer. Please click the links below or stop by the Lewis MS Main Office for a paper copy. Let us know if you need help or if you need an alternative path to volunteering.
We will text all parents as volunteer opportunities become available. Please consider helping!
Volunteer App. Spanish.pdf
8th Grade Promotion Information!
Updated 8th Grade Promotion Letter
Lewis MS Promotion is 10AM May 21st at the Genesee Theater.
All 8th Graders must meet behavioral expectations to participate in promotion activities, including above 90% "on-time" behavior in school and 95% attendance rate. Students falling below these thresholds are given notice on Fridays so they have time to improve. We want ALL of our 8th Graders to qualify for promotion activities.
Students who fight, vape or have other major behavior incidents will also be excluded from activities.
Promotion fees are $20 - this includes the 8th Grade Dance, Class Picnic, Lewis MS T-Shirt, Promotion Gown, and certificate cover. School yearbook and Six Flags Trip are extra costs. We look forward to celebrating with our 8th Graders!!
All Jaguars should bring their charged Chromebooks EVERY day!
Order your Yearbook now!
The 2023-24 Yearbook is looking great!! Please place your orders now to ensure your reserved copy. Only $30. Place your order here!
John R. Lewis MS
Email: Lewis_parentsupport@wps60.org
Location: 600 South Lewis Avenue, Waukegan, IL
Phone: 224-303-2560
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lewiswaukegan/
Administration Contacts
Assistant Principals: Ms. Melissa DeWitt mdewitt@wps60.org and Ms. Tiffani Scott tscott@wps60.org
Culture and Climate Specialist: Mr. Julius Benjamin jbenjamin@wps60.org
Main Office: Lewis_parentsupport@wps60.org
School Phone Number: 224-303-2560
Attendance Numer: 224-303-2659