Oak Lawn-Hometown District 123 serves the communities of Oak Lawn and Hometown. The majority of its students come…More from Oak Lawn. The district is bounded by Pulaski on the east, 107th Street on the south, Central on the west and 87th Street on the north.</p> <p>The district has four elementary schools, including Kolmar, Sward, Covington and Hannum in Oak Lawn, and Hometown in the community of the same name. All five schools serve children in grades pre-K through five. A middle school, Oak Lawn-Hometown, serves children in grades six to eight.</p> <p>District 123 has a long and rich tradition of providing excellent academic programs and a commitment to meeting the needs of the whole child. The district offers a full-day kindergarten, daily physical education, art, music, instrumental music and and a full range of teaching resources. The middle school prepares students to meet the challenges of high school through a number of offerings that include foreign languages, communication arts and technology coursework. In addition, the district provides special education and other services that support the identified needs of students, as well as unique programs to help students develop academic strengths and talents. </p>

Oak Lawn Community High School is a comprehensive and competitive public high school that prepares students for…More college and the work force.</p> <p>OLCHS is the sole school in District 229 and serves portions of Bridgeview, Chicago Ridge, Hometown and Oak Lawn. Attendance boundaries are 87th Street on the north, 99th Street on the south, S.Pulaski Road/Crawford Avenue on the east and Harlem Avenue on the west—a rectangle 4 miles wide east and west, 1-1/2 miles long north and south. </p> <p>The academic curriculum is deep and extensive, including college prep and advanced placement courses for the college bound and a wide selection of workforce courses in the industrial arts, technology, computer repair, auto repair and graphic and interior design.</p> <p>The school motto is "Pride in Achievement" and school teams are the Spartans. </p> <p>District 229 envisions a school "that provides each student with challenging opportunities in a culture where creativity, respect and an authentic enthusiasm for learning exist, one where all strive to be responsible, motivated citizens of strong character, one that embraces a strong partnership with our diverse communities and one that promotes a passionate commitment to Spartan Pride."</p> <p>In addition to academics, OLCHS offers dozens of extracurricular activities that nurture and develop students' individual talents and also offers competitive boys' and girls' sports.</p> <p>Parents are also involved in their children's education through the parents' athletic boosters and the Parent Teacher Student Association. </p>