Thursday, January 26, 2017

Mustang News - January 27, 2017



WANTED: Seniors With A Message!
Graduation is approaching!  This year during the graduation ceremony, one senior (in addition to the Valedictorian and Salutatorian) will have the opportunity to address their classmates, families, and faculty with a memorable message.

Inspire, wow, laugh, cry, reminisce, advise, offer, or send off - choose your message and propose a speech!

It is time to select a student speaker for this year's ceremony.  Speech submissions should be no more than 5 minutes in length, double spaced, typed and submitted by Thursday, March 23.

Students who submit speeches will be sent an invitation to perform the speech to a faculty committee.  The faculty committee will select the senior orator to represent the Class of 2017 at graduation.

If you have questions, please stop in the Main Office.

5Essentials Survey
This is a reminder that the 2017 Illinois Parent Survey opened on Nov. 16, 2016. The survey window will close on Jan. 30, 2017, so please plan survey administration accordingly.
Click HERE for the parent survey.

MHS currently has 6% parent responses and will need 20% for parent responses to be included in the school report card.

If you have any questions, please call 5Essentials Client Services at 1-866-440-1874. Thank you in advance for your participation.

2017-2018 Year at a Glance Calendar
The 2017-2018 school calendar has been approved and released!  Click HERE!

Class of 2021
Everything you need to know about Freshman year at Mundelein High School. Welcome Future Mustangs!  Click HERE!

Tech Campus Promotional Video
The Lake County Tech Campus has many programs for students to earn both high school and college dual credit.  View the new video produced by Tech Campus students!



Recognition


Coach Parola named the IHSBCA Class 4A Area Coach of the Year
Todd Parola was named by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association as the Class 4A Area Baseball Coach of the year at the IHSBCA Coaches Association Luncheon held on Friday, January 20. This is quite an honor for Coach Parola, the Mundelein Baseball Program and Mundelein High School. We are proud of Todd and want to congratulate him on his receiving this honor. Way to go Coach Parola.







Jazz groups earn group and individual awards at Northshore Jazz Festival
Mundelein High School’s Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra each earned superior ratings at the Northshore Jazz Festival held at Glenbrook South High School Jan. 21. The Jazz Orchestra took first place in their class as an AA second jazz ensemble while the Jazz Ensemble placed second in their class as an AA jazz ensemble.

Freshman Alto Saxophonist Garrett Munz was recognized at the event as an outstanding soloist.
In other band news, Junior Trombonist Karl Kirkpatrick has been selected as an All-State Musician this year. He will represent Mundelein High School at the Illinois Music Education Association Conference in Peoria January 26-28.

Andy Sturgeon and Jerald Shelato direct the instrumental music program at MHS.










1976 Alum Inducted into the Lake County High School Sports Hall of Fame
1976 grad Tami Haukedahl was inducted into the Lake County Sports Hall of Fame Saturday January
21 at the College of Lake County Sports Complex.

A 1976 graduate of Mundelein, Haukedahl was a rare six-sport athlete, participating in cross country for two years, track and field for four years (team captain for three years), tennis and softball for one year, volleyball for three years and basketball for four years (team captain for two years).
After high school, she attended Drake University from 1976-77 on a full athletic scholarship (one of the first full rides for a woman back then), participating in basketball and track and field. She then transferred to Illinois State University and earned a degree in criminal justice in 1980. She played basketball and was on the track and field team all three years for the Redbirds, was a scholarship athlete and was captain of the basketball team her senior year, when the Redbirds finished eighth in the WNIT (the Women's National Championship back then, just before the Women's NCAA Tournament started)




Activities



Parent/Teacher Conferences
Mundelein High School will hold Parent/Teacher Conferences Wednesday, February 8. The first session will take place from 2:10 to 4:30 p.m. on a walk-in basis. No appointment is needed for these 10-minute meetings.

The second session will be from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. by appointment only. Parents and guardians may begin making appointments online at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, February 3. The registration will continue, 24 hours a day, until noon on Tuesday, February 7. The online address for appointments will be available on the homepage of the school’s website beginning February 3.

During the conference period, parents may also pick up their children’s progress reports for the first four weeks of Term 3.

Students will be dismissed at 1:40 p.m. on February 8. A late start is scheduled for February 9 with student attendance beginning at 9:25 a.m.


Cafeteria News
Try our seasonal promotion on January 26th and 27th . We will be offering a Spicy Quinoa Cobb Salad Shaker!

These will be found in our grab in go section in our cooler. We will also be offering Broccoli Cheese Soup on Thursday January 26th!

And remember to stop by and enjoy a Hot Chocolate with mini marshmallows.

Movies at CLC
Four highly acclaimed international films will be presented for free on Friday nights by the College of Lake County Center for International Education. The Spring Semester films are “Winter Sleep” Feb. 3, “The Lobster” March 3, “A Touch of Zen” April 14 and “Dheepan” May 5. For details, click HERE!

Mundelein Theatre to present unusual twist on Shakespeare
Mundelein Theatre is putting a modern twist on one of William Shakespeare’s most enduring and
endearing comedies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  The play is set in the day room of a psychiatric hospital. The story and language remain the same, portraying the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta.  These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of mechanicals who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set.

The play will be presented in the Mundelein High School Auditorium on February 2, 3 and 4 at 7 p.m. An after-school matinee is also set for February 3 at 3:45 p.m., which is free for MHS students. Tickets are a recommended donation of $5 for students and seniors and $7 for adults. Since the production will be staged on a 200-seat onstage thrust configuration, ticket reservations are recommended, and are available at www.mundeleintheatre.org. Tickets can also be purchased at the door 30 minutes prior to each performance.

“It is not unusual to take Shakespeare’s plays out of their original settings and place them in different eras and time periods,” said Jonathan Meier, the play’s director. “I think placing the play in a modern day hospital setting gives the play additional poignancy.” The concept has the patients at the hospital performing the play after most of the staff of the hospital has gone home for the evening.  “The students took the characteristics that they developed when analyzing their Midsummer characters, and used that information to create their hospital characters. It was a really enlightening process.”

Leading the cast are Dan Haller (Lysander), Halli Carpender (Hermia), Robbie Iraburo-Cochran (Demetrius), Payton Cousins (Helena), Emily Parduhn (Titania), James Haller (Oberon), Colin Nacion (Puck), Kayla Raye (Bottom), Brianna Moderhack (Quince), Ryan Story (Flute), Jenna Panos (Snout), Mackenzie Haith (Snug), Natalie Williams (Starvling), Thomas Ferro (Thesius), and Claire Bullington (Hippolyta).  Completing the cast are Sydney Litka, Jasmine Cuasay, Annie McGrath, Kate Fladhammer, Ellie Mellen, Kimberly Barr, Emily Saunders, Josh Saunders, Abby Smith, Bella Canela, Hannah Weiss and Joey Salit.  Brenden Paul is the stage manager and Maddie Martorana and Ginny Zundel are the assistant directors.

MHS to host “Opportunity Coalition” to address perceived gaps
Faculty, staff, school and district-level administrators, Board of Education members and community leaders from Mundelein, Round Lake and Wauconda will gather on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 8:45 a.m.
to 11:15am to address the achievement or opportunity gaps faced by students in their communities. Supported by a $48,000 grant from the National Education Association [NEA], the event will include a presentation about educational equity delivered by two Northwestern University faculty members who are experts in culturally sensitive STEM education.

According to MHS faculty member Andrew Hirshman, grant coordinator for the NEA, “Recent research in this area supports conceptualizing traditional achievement gaps more as opportunity gaps, which we plan on reducing.”

Following the presentation by the two NU professors, each community team will brainstorm three projects, ranging from community outreach work to projects dealing with instructional practices.
US Seventh District Congressman Brad Schneider and Illinois State Representative for the 59th District Carol Sente are serving as ex-officio members of the community coalitions.

“We are fortunate to have legislators who are so focused on issues of equity in education,” Hirshman explained. “Our coalition members will share lessons learned directly with both of them as they represent our communities in Springfield and Washington DC,” he said.  Schneider will attend and share his thoughts regarding the state of opportunity in education.


College and Career Resource Center


Visit the CCRC website for resources regarding college planning and financial aid including scheduled college representative visits and scholarship information: http://www.d120.org/academics/ccrc/default.aspx

Check the College Counseling Blog for articles about college planning: https://mhscollegecounselor.wordpress.com/

Follow our College Counselor on Twitter: @mundycollege

Scholarship Deadline Next Wednesday!
Next week Wednesday is the final deadline for submission of the Century 21 Kreuser and Seiler scholarship ($1,000) application!  This scholarship is guaranteed to go to an MHS student, so chances for a student to receive the scholarship are quite high!  The only requirements are that the student plans to attend an accredited 2 or 4 year institution in the fall of 2017 (they do not yet need to have confirmed their enrollment) and answers the essay question, “How do you exemplify entrepreneurial spirit and work ethic?”  Experience holding a job and/or volunteering will benefit a student applying for this scholarship.

Students can find the complete application form in their Naviance account.  Parents can access the form by logging in to the “Guest” account.  Simply click the “Naviance” link on the left hand side of d120.org, click the “I’m a guest” choice on the upper right, Enter as a Guest, click the Colleges tab and select the “Scholarship List” link.

Find more local scholarship opportunities, Click HERE!

GAP Year Fair at New Trier High School this Saturday, 12-3pm
Occasionally students will elect to take a year to expand their knowledge or opportunities in a variety of ways after graduating from high school and before beginning their studies at college.  There are many reasons that a student may consider this path and a variety of programs that exist to support these students.  This Saturday New Trier High School is hosting a fair where families can get information from numerous programs that offer different possibilities.  Click HERE for more information if you are interested.

Athletics


Girls Dance
Congratulations to the Varsity dance team taking 3rd place at Sectionals which advances them to state this weekend. Mundelein will perform at 6:17 and can be viewed on the nfhsnetwork.com/associations/ihsa or travel down to the US Cellular Bloomington, 101 S Madison St, Bloomington, IL 61701



Road Trip
United Center – Bulls WIN!!! Thank you for all the student and parent fans for joining the Boys basketball team, cheerleaders and winter guard this past weekend. Many fond memories for a lifetime.



Co-ed Cheerleading
Co-ed Cheer will be traveling to Belvidere High School for Sectionals this Saturday. Cheer time is 5:15 p.m.

Travel out to support the team. 1500 East Ave, Belvidere, IL 61008. Good luck team.

Photos from the Week

To prepare for her AP Photography portfolio, Jessica Marvin '17 takes pictures in the MHS photography studio on January 26. Photo taken by Marina Hamm.

Matthew Pawlowski '20 and Alex Heraty '17 talk before the FBLA Area Competition on January 21 at Warren Township High School while James Corbin '17 is excited to compete in Global Business. Photo taken by Sydney Szalinski.

After school, Kathryn Carpender '19 heads to a lights rehearsal on January 25 to prepare for the upcoming show choir competition season. Photo by Jessica Franzen.

Swimming the 100 yard breaststroke at the MHS pool on Jan. 19, 2017, Benjamin Staroszczyk '18 pops out of the water to breathe during his event to continue swimming at his pace. "I get a song going in my head that has the right beat and that really helps me pace myself," said Staroszczyk. Photo by Kyle Ehemann.


In hopes of presenting well, Liam Guiritan '19 prepares for the final time before his Sales Presentation at the FBLA Area Competition at Warren Township High School on Saturday, January 21. Photo by Sydney Szalinski.


Thursday, January 19, 2017

Mustang News - January 20, 2017

Recognition


Two MHS seniors earn perfect score on the ACT exam
Two Mundelein High School seniors, Alex Frumkin and Josh Larson, have earned perfect 36 scores on the ACT exam.

Frumkin is waiting to hear from all his preferred schools before deciding where to study next year. His top five choices are Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Columbia and the University of Chicago. He plans on an interdisciplinary major and hopes to go on to Law School. During his four years at MHS Frumkin has been involved in many clubs and organizations: president of Model UN, captain of the Academic Team, co-captain of the Mock Trial Team, a Mundelein Theatre board member, band and jazz band, FBLA, NHS and a member of a comedy troupe. He also just started a Philosophy Club at MHS.

Larson transferred from Dekalb High School when he was a sophomore. At DHS he was on the freshman soccer team and in the orchestra. He is currently a member of the IMEA District Orchestra. Larson has been accepted at Northwestern University where he will major in the math/science field. He is considering a teaching career after his college graduation.



Both students say that they had felt “pretty good” about their performance after they took the test. According to PrepScholar, about .108 percent of students taking the ACT Exam earn a perfect 36.


Activities


SAT
Last summer the State of Illinois decided to make the SAT the state mandated accountability test.   All juniors will be required to take the SAT exam on Wednesday April  5, 2017.  Students will report to school at the regular start time of 7:45 am.  All sophomores will be required to take the PSAT 10 (practice SAT exam) on Wednesday April 5, 2017 at 7:45 am.  Seniors and freshmen will not be in attendance that day as they will not be testing.  

The SAT exam consists of the following sections: reading, writing and language, math, and an essay.

  • Reading - consists of multiple choice questions that assess students’ understanding of reading passages, both fiction and nonfiction
  • Writing and language - contains multiple choice questions in which students have to identify grammatical errors in written statements
  • Math - a mix of multiple choice and short answer questions that test students’ understanding of linear equations, problem solving, and the manipulation of complex equations
  • Essay – contains a reading  passage in which students explain and evaluate the author’s argument using evidence from the passage as support

According to the College Board, the 11th grade college and career ready benchmark scores for the SAT tests are 460 for reading and writing and 510 for math. The SAT exam composite score is based on a range of 400 (lowest)-1600 (highest).  The essay is scored separately based on an 8 point scale. Students will receive their scores directly in the mail at their home address one to two months following the April 5th testing session.

It is important to note that Illinois and out of state colleges and universities will accept ACT or SAT scores.  Due to the state mandate, we will administer the free SAT at Mundelein High School.  Mundelein High School will continue to be a host site for both the National ACT and SAT testing dates.  For more information regarding ACT and SAT college admissions testing please visit their respective websites.



You will receive additional information about the testing logistics closer to the test date.  If you have any additional questions at this time, please contact Tom Buenik with SAT questions or Stacey Gorman with PSAT (practice SAT) questions.



Live music, prizes and dessert at Spotlight Concert Jan. 20
Mundelein High School’s vocal music department will present its annual Spotlight Concert and Dessert Extravaganza Friday, Jan. 20, beginning at 7 p.m. in the MHS Auditorium. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for students, $15 for general admission and $20 for premiere seating [front few rows]. Premiere seating must be purchased in advance by Wednesday, Jan. 18. All other tickets will be available at the door.

The concert will feature the MHS show choirs including Sound, Lights and SoundFX along with the award-winning show choir band, Noise.

General raffle tickets are $5 or three for $10. A special $20 raffle will be for two tickets to see the musical Hamilton in Chicago on March 25, April 8 or May 20 [date still to be determined].
A dessert reception will follow the concert.

Tickets may be purchased in advance here. Online tickets must be purchased by Jan. 18.



Mundelein Theatre to present unusual twist on Shakespeare
Mundelein Theatre is putting a modern twist on one of William Shakespeare’s most enduring and endearing comedies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  The play is set in the day room of a psychiatric hospital. The story and language remain the same, portraying the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta.  These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of mechanicals who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set.

The play will be presented in the Mundelein High School Auditorium on February 2, 3 and 4 at 7 p.m. An after-school matinee is also set for February 3 at 3:45 p.m., which is free for MHS students. Tickets are a recommended donation of $5 for students and seniors and $7 for adults. Since the production will be staged on a 200-seat onstage thrust configuration, ticket reservations are recommended, and are available at www.mundeleintheatre.org. Tickets can also be purchased at the door 30 minutes prior to each performance.


“It is not unusual to take Shakespeare’s plays out of their original settings and place them in different eras and time periods,” said Jonathan Meier, the play’s director. “I think placing the play in a modern day hospital setting gives the play additional poignancy.” The concept has the patients at the hospital performing the play after most of the staff of the hospital has gone home for the evening.  “The students took the characteristics that they developed when analyzing their Midsummer characters, and used that information to create their hospital characters. It was a really enlightening process.”

Leading the cast are Dan Haller (Lysander), Halli Carpender (Hermia), Robbie Iraburo-Cochran (Demetrius), Payton Cousins (Helena), Emily Parduhn (Titania), James Haller (Oberon), Colin Nacion (Puck), Kayla Raye (Bottom), Brianna Moderhack (Quince), Ryan Story (Flute), Jenna Panos (Snout), Mackenzie Haith (Snug), Natalie Williams (Starvling), Thomas Ferro (Thesius), and Claire Bullington (Hippolyta).  Completing the cast are Sydney Litka, Jasmine Cuasay, Annie McGrath, Kate Fladhammer, Ellie Mellen, Kimberly Barr, Emily Saunders, Josh Saunders, Abby Smith, Bella Canela, Hannah Weiss and Joey Salit.  Brenden Paul is the stage manager and Maddie Martorana and Ginny Zundel are the assistant directors.

College and Career Resource Center


Visit the CCRC website for resources regarding college planning and financial aid including scheduled college representative visits and scholarship information: http://www.d120.org/academics/ccrc/default.aspx
Check the College Counseling Blog for articles about college planning: https://mhscollegecounselor.wordpress.com/
Follow our College Counselor on Twitter: @mundycollege


SAT Prep Available at MHS
The MHS Literacy Center,  Media Center and Math Lab
Available free to students, the Literacy Center and Math Lab will offer one hour sessions before and after school in February and March to help students better understand the structure of the SAT.  These sessions will help students get to know the reading, writing/language and math sections of the SAT. SAT prep books are available for students to borrow; staff can assist students with study groups and supporting materials at any time.
Contact: hbabowice@d120.org or agrig@d120.org

Naviance
An online source available free to students; every MHS student can access personalized SAT Test prep through their Naviance account.  Options include creating a study plan, test prep games, open discussions, specific lessons, flashcards, practice questions, practice tests, and more.  Prep is personalized based on the upcoming test date and prior results. Students simply need to log in to their Naviance account through the link on d120.org and click the “Naviance Test Prep” link on the left hand side of the screen.  The Naviance program also provides many additional resources that students can use to research colleges and career pathways.

Contact: Your student’s counselor or the CCRC (B103)

ZAPS Doorway to College Foundation*
2 sessions: March 6th and 7th from 3:30pm – 6:00pm
Presented at MHS, these sessions reduce test anxiety and offer first-hand familiarity with the form and content of the SAT test, including practice on each type of test item, as well as tactics and strategies for dealing with all sections of the exam. 18 practice tests and a study guide included. Bring a calculator and pencils.
Cost: $89.99
Register: www.doorwaytocollege.com
Contact: (877) 927-8378

The Princeton Review*
10 sessions: February 16th – March 23rd (Tue/Thu)
Full length test days: 3:30pm-7:30pm (2/16, 2/28, 3/14, 3/23)
Class days: 3:30pm-6:00pm (2/21, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/21)

Presented at MHS, this comprehensive SAT Fundamentals preparation course includes: 25 hours of live instruction from an expert instructor,  4 full-length practice exams to be administered under simulated testing conditions,  individualized score reports that identify a student’s strengths and weaknesses and provide customized score improvement advice, access to both ACT and SAT self-paced online course materials with 40-60 hours of video lessons, and 24/7 access to The Princeton Review’s Online Student Center, which includes 2,000 additional practice questions, 240 online drills and lessons, and 6 more practice tests.
Cost: $429

Register: PrincetonReview.com using code MUNFUN
Contact: info.chicago@review.com or greg.swanson@review.com

Online Resources*
khanacademy.org/sat: Link to your College Board account to receive personalized test prep resources and feedback for free!

collegeboard.org, SAT practice tests: 6 free full-length online practice tests
SAT Daily Practice app: answer a question each day and receive immediate feedback through collegeboard.com.

Instant Practice Test scoring app: Take a complete SAT practice test (through collegeboard.org) and use a smartphone to scan your answer sheet and receive an immediate score.

Community Resources*
Contact your local library.  Many, including Fremont Library, are offering test prep services at their locations.  Oftentimes these services are free with a library membership.  Ask how to use library online databases for test prep and if SAT study programs will be available for students.

More information on the SAT: www.collegeboard.org
More information on the ACT: www.act.org

If you have questions or would like more information about any of the above programs, please contact Mrs. Andrea Rusk, College Counselor, at (847) 949-2200 x1412 or arusk@d120.org or see your student’s counselor. Please note that families who are facing financial hardship may contact your student’s counselor as assistance may be available for both the SAT and ACT.
* Programming is presented by an external source.

Upcoming Events (Spring 2017)

Event Title - Location,  Date Time

GAP Year Fair - New Trier High School, Saturday, January 28  12-3pm

College Planning for Students with Disabilities (IEP/ 504) - Mundelein High School, Tentative February 28 TBD

Illinois Regional Spring College Fair (80+ Universities in attendance) - College of Lake County, Grayslake Campus Thursday,
March 16 6-8pm

Noche de la Universidad para Juniors - Junior College Planning Night (Spanish) - Mundelein High School District Meeting Room, Tuesday, March 21 7pm

Junior College Planning Night - Mundelein High School Auditorium, Wednesday, March 22 7pm

Options Fair - College Fair for Students with Disabilities (IEP/504) - College of Lake County,  Tuesday, April 11 Evening - TBD


Financial Planning for College (PlanificaciĆ³n Financiera para la Universidad) (all grades welcome) - Mundelein High School Auditorium, Thursday, April 20 6pm: EspaƱol 7:30: English


Athletics


Girls Basketball
Varsity girls traveled to Kewanee over the weekend and returned Tournament Champs by defeating Riverdale, Orion, Kewanee and Geneseo. The JV team traveled to Kewanee as well and went 3-1 for the weekend. Congratulations to all.



Girls Dance
Varsity and JV teams traveled to Warren this past weekend for the NSC Championship. Varsity took 5th place and JV took 3rd. Congratulations.

Co-Ed Cheer
Took 11th place out of 23 teams at the Grayslake North Invitational. Congratulations!

Girls Gymnastics
Varsity took 4th place at the Lake County meet.
Audrey Kafka took 3rd place in All-Around. Congratulations!

Boys Basketball
Varsity went 2-2 at the Lake Zurich Martin Luther King tournament. Congratulations.

Boys Swimming & Diving
Congratulations to the team for defeating conference rival Warren last week!


Photos from the Week

Before competing at the Grayslake North Cheerleading Invitational on Jan. 14, Becca Panos '20 gets her makeup done by Sophia Fiore '18. Photo taken by Marina Hamm-Gordils.

Waiting for the puck to be dropped, goalie Joshua Peterson '19 holds his stick while getting ready to defend his goal net during a hockey game on Jan. 13, 2017 at glacier ice arena against Lake forest. Photo taken by Kyle Ehemann.

Focusing on the basket during a Thursday night home game against Lake Forest, James Willman '18 shoots a free throw. Photo taken by Meghan Ehemann.

To the song "Glory" by John Legend, Emily Olsen '18 dances with the varsity dance team at a tournament at Warren High School on Jan. 13. Photo taken by Sheridan McGuire.

Joined by the Honors Wind Ensemble, Jerald Shelato conducts the incoming freshmen at the 8th grade all-star concert on Jan. 12. Photo taken by Steven Weiss.

During homeroom on Jan. 13, students Annmarie Hirst '19 and Jake Garcia '19 help each other on an article for United States History to place events in chronological order for their homework. Photo taken by Jessica Franzen.


Scenes from Class of 2021 Night












Thursday, January 12, 2017

MHS Releases Time Schedule for 8 Period Day - Mustang News January 13, 2017

New Bell Schedule for 2017-2018
Mundelein High School has finalized the bell schedule for the new 8 period day starting in the 2017-2018 school year.  The three most often used schedules are displayed below.  There will be more specifics regarding different variations of the schedule in the Parent and Student Handbook which will be distributed at the start of the 2017-2018 school year.

Highlights of the new schedule are:

Regular Day Schedule
50 minute periods
5 minutes added to 2nd period for daily announcements.
Student day ends at 3:05 allowing for 20 additional minutes at the end of the day for students to get teacher assistance.

Late Start Schedule
38 minute periods
Wednesday will likely be the new late start day of the week.

Final Exam Schedule
There will be three days of final exams at the end of each semester (December and May) - 6 days total.
Students will not need to attend the final exam period where they have lunch or study hall.
Athletic practices will be allowed to start immediately after final exams.



MHS Staff Signing Flash mob!




Crosswalk Safety
Please remind your students to push the crosswalk activation lights button before entering the marked crosswalk.  As Part of the Illinois Compiled Statutes (625 ILCS 5/11-1002) Vehicles are required to yield to pedestrians. However, subsection reads(b): No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a moving vehicle which is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.

Pedestrians: Please look both ways for traffic before entering the crosswalk, make sure the vehicles approaching see you before you begin to cross.

Drivers: Please be aware of the marked crosswalks with activation lights, and pedestrians who have activated the lights and are beginning to cross.


Recognition


MHS senior a semifinalist in Coca-Cola Scholars program
Jake Antenore, a senior at Mundelein High School, has been named a Semifinalist for the 2017 class
of the Coca-Cola Scholars Program. Including the 2016 class, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation will have provided more than 5,700 Scholars nationwide with more than $66 million in scholarships.
Antenore ranks with approximately 1,900 high school seniors who are in the running for 150 college scholarships worth $20,000 each. Students are selected to advance to this next phase based on academic excellence, leadership and service demonstrated in school and community activities. The class of 2017 Coca‑Cola Scholars will mark the 29th consecutive year that the Foundation has awarded scholarships.

Antenore decided early on in his MHS career that he would take advantage of the many opportunities that the school offers and would prepare himself for his life beyond high school. Currently the senior class president, he is a member of the executive board of the Future Educators Association, president and past treasurer of the Mundelein After-School Coalition, president for the past two years of the Stand-Up Task Force, president for two years of Interact, events coordinator for National Honor Society, event lead for Relay for Life, and volunteer for both a local congressman and a local state representative.

 “The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation received nearly 86,000 applications this year, and the Semifinalists are truly some of the most accomplished students in the country,” said Mark Davis, president of the Foundation.

The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, a joint effort of Coca-Cola Bottlers across America and The Coca‑Cola Company, is one of the largest corporate-sponsored, achievement-based scholarship programs of its kind in the United States. The program recognizes a diverse group of extraordinary high school seniors who have demonstrated academic and civic excellence in their schools and communities.

Daily Herald Leadership Team
Mundelein High School senior Kaitlyn Watkins is one of 18 Lake County high school students who
received an Honorable Mention for the Lake County Daily Herald Leadership Team. The team recognizes high school students who excel in volunteerism and community service. A panel of judges selected the team from a large number of high school students in Lake County.
Watkins and the other honorees were featured in a special edition of the Daily Herald’s Neighbor section Thursday, Jan. 12. The section featured profiles of the winning team members as well as the honorable mentions.







Activities


Course Selection
Course Selection for the 2017-2018 school year will continue next week (1/17) with current Sophomores and the following week (1/23) with current Freshmen.  Each student will receive a pass from their counselor with the date and time of their meeting a couple of days prior to their appointment.  Please make sure you have discussed the course selection process with your student(s) and contact their counselor if you have any questions.


Class of 2021 Night
On Tuesday January 17th, Mundelein High School is hosting the Class of 2021 Curriculum Night and Activities/Athletics Fair for both parents and students. We ask that parents and students with last names A-L arrive at the MHS auditorium by 6:00 pm for a 40 minute presentation on our curricular programs.  Parents and students with last names M-Z should attend the 7:15 pm presentation.  The program will include an overview of our academic programs, course placement results, and an orientation to our course selection process.

Jazz groups to perform at 40th Annual North Shore Jazz Festival at Glenbrook South
Mundelein High School’s instrumental jazz groups, the Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble, will perform and compete for prizes and scholarships at the 40th Annual North Shore Jazz Festival to be held at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview on Saturday, Jan. 21.
During the festival the groups will work with professional clinicians, perform and listen to top jazz performances. Many of the event judges are professional musicians who offer support to this next generation of performers.

“These talented students are truly a special part of your school,” said Laura Heyser, Jazz Fest committee chairperson.

Guest performers will include New York Rising Star Bryan Carter and The Young Swangers featuring Glenbrook South Alumnus, Dan Chmielinski and also local artists John Wojciechowski and The Midwest Young Artists Jazz Combo. The 2016 Grand Champions, the Champaign Central Jazz Ensemble, will also perform.

Andy Sturgeon and Jerald Shelato direct the MHS instrumental jazz groups




Mundelein High School Spotlight Concert
Mundelein High School’s vocal music department will present its annual Spotlight Concert and Dessert Extravaganza Friday, Jan. 20, beginning at 7 p.m. in the MHS Auditorium. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for students, $15 for general admission and $20 for premiere seating [front few rows]. Premiere seating must be purchased in advance by Wednesday, Jan. 18. All other tickets will be available at the door.

The concert will feature the MHS show choirs including Sound, Lights and SoundFX along with the award-winning show choir band, Noise.

General raffle tickets are $5 or three for $10. A special $20 raffle will be for two tickets to see the musical Hamilton in Chicago on March 25, April 8 or May 20 [date still to be determined].
A dessert reception will follow the concert.

Tickets may be purchased in advance under Activities on the school’s website at www.d120.org. Online tickets must be purchased by Jan. 18.

Cory Thompson and Stevee Bellas are the vocal music directors.



Special Education Parent Night
“Life After High School IEP/504 - The Parent and Student Journey”

Two sessions: one in English and one in Spanish
Wednesday, January 25
6:00 pm  English Version - District Meeting Room
7:00 pm  Spanish Version - District Meeting Room

RSVP via this link: http://tinyurl.com/jn65u4g  or directly to Oneida Huizar, 847.949.2200 x 1566 ohuizar@d120.org



Smile Illinois Mobile Dentist
There is a dentist coming to Mundelein High School on February 28th, 2017 for the Smile Illinois Mobile Dentist program. Please see the enclosed form that will need to be filled out and brought back to the school if you would like your son or daughter to take advantage of this.  Have your student bring it directly to the nurse at MHS this week.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-WSEI9p1I5bWmFISF91QVlQOE0/view?usp=sharing


College and Career Resource Center


Interested in more in depth information about college counseling resources?  Check out the new MHS College Counselor blog! https://mhscollegecounselor.wordpress.com/ Articles will be posted regularly about topics related to the college search and application process.

College Representative Visits
Please note that students will now be printing your passes to attend college representative visits directly from the Naviance program.  To do this, simply click the Colleges tab, then click view all upcoming visits on the right side of your screen.  Find the visit that you wish to attend and select sign up.  Finally, click the sign me up button and print your confirmation screen.  This is your pass, be sure to have your teacher sign it before coming down! If you lose your pass you can always go in and cancel your visit, then follow the same process again to sign up.

Transcripts and Letters of Recommendation
Remember that all initial transcript requests and requests for letters of recommendation from MHS staff should be completed through Naviance.  If you need assistance with this process, see your counselor or stop in the CCRC.

Mid-year transcript request forms are available in the CCRC.  Please fill these out and return them to your counselor if the school you have applied to has requested this additional information.

Scholarships
Please remember that scholarships are continually being added to the Scholarship List link on the Colleges page - including regional and local scholarships!  Check here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1N57hzRfIHnMTNO17R9TQqPb-maMXKdtdZZiP2Z03ZtM/edit#gid=0  for scholarships that are guaranteed to go to an MHS student.

SAT Test Preparation
Check here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oEsDLN6fEcvxZlS4LCxprph_uNpnsmU-bpKAk_qkpV4/edit?usp=sharing for a list of SAT Prep resources that are offered at Mundelein High School in 2017!

Summer Programs
Summer enrichment opportunities can be an excellent way for students to discover more about a subject area they are interested in or learn more about what life can be like on a college campus.  There are a variety of opportunities, offered as overnight or daytime courses.  Please check the Enrichment Programs link under the colleges tab or check here:  https://www.iacac.org/summer-programs/#summer-programs/?view_21_view=month&view_21_date=%222017-01-09T15%3A01%3A58.799Z%22 to see if any of the programs are a good fit for you!  Remember to be aware of deadlines and costs.  Many opportunities offer scholarship or fundraising opportunities as well - check in with the program directly to see if these are available.

Upcoming Events (Spring 2017)

Event Title - Location,  Date Time

GAP Year Fair - New Trier High School, Saturday, January 28  12-3pm

College Planning for Students with Disabilities (IEP/ 504) - Mundelein High School, Tentative February 28 TBD

Illinois Regional Spring College Fair (80+ Universities in attendance) - College of Lake County, Grayslake Campus Thursday, March 16 6-8pm

Noche de la Universidad para Juniors - Junior College Planning Night (Spanish) - Mundelein High School District Meeting Room, Tuesday, March 21 7pm

Junior College Planning Night - Mundelein High School Auditorium, Wednesday, March 22 7pm

Options Fair - College Fair for Students with Disabilities (IEP/504) - College of Lake County,  Tuesday, April 11 Evening - TBD


Financial Planning for College (PlanificaciĆ³n Financiera para la Universidad) (all grades welcome) - Mundelein High School Auditorium, Thursday, April 20 6pm: EspaƱol 7:30: English



Athletics


New Weight Room Equipment
Check out the photos of our new and improved weight room!  A private donation of $100,000 was given to the MHS Football program this winter.  Football Head Coach Calhoun worked with Athletic Director Troy Parola and Wellness Department Chair Justin Hart to identify projects which would benefit the football program and other student athletes.






Girls Basketball
Varsity girls beat Deerfield in an astounding overtime win this week.
Both JV and Varsity will be headed to Kewanee High School  for a weekend tournament.
Good luck.

Girls Dance
Will travel to Warren this Friday to compete in the NSC Championship. Good Luck.

Girls Gymnastics
JV team will be headed to Conant.
Varsity will be competing in the Lake County meet held at Stevenson. Good luck to both teams.

Boys Basketball
JV and Varsity will travel to Lake Zurich this weekend to compete in the Martin Luther King tournament.         Good luck.

Boys Wrestling
All levels will be traveling to tournaments this weekend. Good luck.
Varsity @ Grant
JV @ West Chicago
Fr @ Maine South


Photos from the Week


These photos are created and published by students in the school newspaper and Yearbook.

Measuring out a length of string for bracelet making, Mitchell Zaprzalka '17 helps with Coexist Club's fundraiser after school during a club meeting in B102, on Jan. 10. Photo taken by Kyle Ehemann.

In AP Literature on Thursday morning, Julia Vicik '17 highlights important information in an article to gain a better understanding of the piece. Photo taken by Meghan Ehemann.

Emily Perez '19 reads for fun on Thursday, Jan. 12, before 1st period. Photo taken by Hailey Cleveland.

Caleb Kowalewski '20 finds a quiet spot to catch up on reading in the Athletic Office stairwell on Jan. 12. Photo taken by Grace Heintz.

Brandon Wuss '19 hits the puck in the game against St. Patrick's on Jan. 11. The Lake Zurich-Mundelein-Wauconda (LZMW) team won against St. Patricks 12 - 1. Photo taken by Sheridan McGuire.