J. Sterling Morton School District 201

2400 S. Home Ave.
Berwyn, IL 60402

Principal's Office (708) 222-5901
(708) 222-5927 to report an absence in English
(708) 222-5928 para Español
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Morton West High School is a four (4) year, 9-12 comprehensive high school that opened in 1958. Since the building opened, two student additions have been added in the 90's. W-wing was added to the south of the building and D-wing to the north. The student enrollment is about 3,200 students.

Message from the Principal - Mr. Joe Gunty

Morton West Parents/Guardians/Community Members,

Now that the celebrations from graduation have waned and we look forward to sending our Morton West graduates out into the world, I am grateful for the opportunity to reflect on the many achievements of the faculty and students at Morton West High School. Fifty one years after opening our doors we are still dedicated to preparing our students for lifelong learning after graduation. This year our Advanced Placement program served more students than it ever has. Grants for new technology, access to ACT preparation, and summer bridge programs are now available to us. Our seniors finished the year with many honors including academic and athletic scholarships too numerous to list here. I encouraged you to take a look at all of the achievements and opportunities our students have by logging on to the Morton West website through the District 201 website at www.jsmortonhs.com.

Very truly yours,

Mr. Joe Gunty
Principal
Jgunty@west.jsmorton.org
(708) 222-5901

Morton West High School Building Goals - 2009-10

To improve the literacy of Morton West students by designing opportunities for all students to read and write extensively in every course.

To improve math proficiency of our students by working to shape new policies and potentially design/revamp our math courses in order to prepare Morton West students to be lifelong users of mathematical concepts and ideas.

To address Morton West's climate, safety, and student health issues through the development of a school-wide positive behavior support system.

To design staff development activities and establish time in order to take advantage of our teaming structure, thus creating opportunities for enhanced interdisciplinary instruction and articulation.

To continue to improve the collective attendance rate of Morton West students.

To decrease the school-wide failure rate of Morton West students

To improve the graduation rate of Morton West students.

To improve the overall achievement of Morton West students as we prepare them for the Prairie State Examination.