Haven Middle School
| Haven Middle School | |
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| Address | |
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2417 Prairie Avenue Evanston, Illinois 60201 |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public school |
| Motto | "Where teachers teach and students learn" |
| Founded | 1927 |
| School district | School District 65 |
| Principal | Kathleen Roberson |
| Grades | 6-8 |
| Gender | co-ed |
| Enrollment | 800 |
| Team name | Northstars |
| Rival | Chute Middle School |
| Feeder schools | Orrington Elementary School, Kingsley Elementary School, Lincolnwood Elementary School, Willard Elementary School |
| Website | district65.net/haven |
Haven Middle School is located at 2417 Prairie Ave. in Evanston, Illinois. It is a publicly run middle school (junior high school or secondary school) that teaches 6th, 7th, and 8th grade.
Haven Middle School offers a variety of subjects, and was ranked the 54th best school in Illinois in 2009 according to the Chicago Sun-Times, down from #37 in 2008. For the 2014-2015 school year, 28% of Haven's students were considered low income.
"Core" subjects at Haven are Math (6-8 grade Math, Pre-algebra 1 and 2, Honors Algebra, and Honors Geometry), Reading, and Language Arts. Other subjects include Social Studies, Science, Physical Education (Gym), and a second language (French or Spanish). Fine arts are taught in the Allied Arts wing of the building. These Fine Arts are Drama, Art, Industrial Arts, Media Arts, Music. There is also a library, which was remodeled in 2009.
During the school year, Haven students can come before school to participate in Art Club, which is run by Mr. Eng and is funded by the Booster club, a parent volunteer organization. The Art Club paints murals around the school, and the murals are popular with the students. Other people, such as a local artist, artists funded by the New Deal in the 1930s and a local Boy Scouts of America troop, have painted murals at Haven Middle School.
7th-8th grade students who volunteer participate in a fall play which is performed around November. Near the end of the year, the Drama teacher and Music teacher organize a musical called Haven Help Us, which consists of many skits performed with music. This event is very popular at Haven and is often considered the highlight of the year.
Haven is also known locally for the "Haven clap", which is a special type of applause that was invented by Don Michelin, the former principal of the school.
A program started in 1992 called "HANDS" (Haven and Northwestern University Discover Science) involves graduate students from science and engineering programs at Northwestern University working directly with Haven students. It was originally intended to encourage female and minority students to consider careers in science and engineering, but any student with an interest in science can attend.. The graduate students work with the middle school students to do experiments and create projects. These have often been in the area of material science.
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