A.J. Katzenmaier

District 187 Students Soar to New Heights with Acceptance into National Choir 2024 Two A.J. Katzenmaier students, Malik Hill and Santiago Perez, have been selected to participate...

Congratulations to our October Students of the Month! See our Superstars!

AJK staff and students are proud to welcome our 2023-2024 Student Leaders!

Thank you, Principal Malika Rodgers! During Principal Week, we express our deepest gratitude to each of our D187 Principals for your unwavering dedication and leadership in our d...

Welcome Back, A.J. Katzenmaier! August 21, 2023 This Monday morning, students at A.J. Katzenmaier received a cheerful welcome from teachers, staff, and Deputy Superintendent O...

It Is All Smiles as Students at A.J. Katzenmaier Grades 4 & 5 Meet Their Teachers and Drop Off School Supplies August 18, 2023 It was all smiles for grades 4 & 5 students at D...

North Chicago Community Partners held its annual Spring Break Camp for Kindergarten - 6th grade students for the week of spring break. Each day, Students rotated through 4 differe...

Students and staff had a great time at AJK's Cupid Shuffle Dance!

AJ Katzenmaier's Andrea Bodden received The Outstanding African American Educator of 2023 Award presented by The National Association of University Women - North Shore Illinois...

Habari! (Greetings) Another magnificent year has gone by. We are returning to the season of a celebration of the African-American culture. During the months leading up to Febru...

March Calendar

Santa Claus is coming to town... for sure to AJK! Special thank you to Mrs. Rightweiser for writing Santa at the North Pole and inviting him, and his elf, to visit the student...

AJK students recently completed a level of ST Math and are currently working on the next level. What is ST Math? ST Math starts by tea...

What is Lexia: Lexia® Core5® Reading is an adaptive blended learning program that accelerates the development of literacy skills for students of all abilities , helping them mak...

Students and staff had a fang-tastic day dressing up in costumes, writing spooky stories, playing scary games, and doing the Monster Dance.

AJK celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with live performances by cadet. Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebra...

Firefighter Ricketts & Battalion Chief Kim Schaefer, from the North Chicago Fire Department visited AJK to talk about Fire Safety Month. October is Fire Prevention Month! The goal...