Welcome to John Glenn Middle School
John Glenn Middle School opened in the fall of 1962 and has the distinction of being the first school in the country named after astronaut John Glenn. Moments after Glenn and his crew orbited the earth, District 622's business manager called Walter Cronkite, a young television anchorman, to inform him the district would be naming its new school after Glenn.
Over the years, John Glenn Middle School has undergone many renovations and remodeling, with major projects occuring in 2002 and 2003.
A "True Middle School"
John Glenn is a true middle school, built around the house concept in which each grade level has a majority of its classes located in one area. Teachers work as teams at each grade level and meet daily to coordinate class work and discuss students.
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