We are a small school district in South Suburban Cook County Illinois. We are located very close to the Indiana border. Schrum Memorial Middle School is a state of the art learning facility. The school is only 5 years old and is designed physically and systematically as a model middle school. We emphasize relationships as the critical component necessary to help students be successful. We structure advisory and morning meetings as a way to connect with students prior to beginning the academic portion of our day.