February 12, 2016

Calendar reminders

Monday, February 15: President’s Day-No School
Tuesday, February 16: Teacher Institute Day-No School

Assessments

Each spring, MHS participates in state accountability testing.  PARCC is a multiple test assessment used by the state of Illinois in the spring of each school year.  The PARCC exam is provided by the state free of charge.  Students who were/are enrolled in English 1 / Honors English 1 and Algebra 1 during the 2015-2016 school year will be PARCC tested.

In addition, MHS has recognized the importance of every student taking the ACT college admissions test.  By receiving an ACT score, each MHS student has the necessary ticket to college.  The ACT test is free to all 3rd year students.

PARCC and ACT testing days are described below:

MHS will continue to send testing information out during the next month either through this blog, on the D120 website, or via MHS email blasts.


PARCC Day 1 
Monday, March 14 (1st day of Term 4)
All freshmen (English exam) will test during 1st period and HR in the Main and North Gyms.
Algebra students will continue to test through 2nd period. These students will be excused from their 2nd period class.

ACT & PARCC Day 2
Tuesday, March 15 (2nd day of Term 4)
This is a testing day, therefore students not testing will not attend school.
ACT: All 3rd year students will take the ACT exam. Regular testing will be from 7:45am-11:30am. Students with accommodations may take longer.
PARCC: All freshmen will take two English exams to complete the English Assessment.
BUSES: Buses will run a normal morning pick-up route. Two bus routes (11:45am and 3:30pm) will run for students when their exams are complete.

PARCC Days 3-4
Thursday, March 17 and Thursday, April 7
The remaining two math exams would be administered for only the Algebra 1 students.
Test administration will start at 7:45am and will be completed during the late-start portion of the day.
Buses will run a normal morning pick-up route in addition to the late start route.

AP Exams
Sign-up for AP exams will occur from February 8 through March 23. Students taking AP exams at Mundelein High School must register for exams online at Total Registration (click HERE https://user.totalregistration.net/AP/143097?ceeb=143097for site) by March 23, 2016. The cost of each 2016 AP exam is $92.00.  After students answer all questions for the online Total Registration process, they will see a confirmation page that shows you the registration process has been successfully completed. We recommend students print a copy as a record of registration. We also strongly recommend that parents and students are both present while registering to ensure that the correct exams are ordered.

Recognition

CONGRATS TO ISAC BANUELOS
Isac Banuelos has signed to play football at Robert Morris University in Chicago.
Banuelos plans to major in Kinesiology and hopes to have a future career in athletic training. During his years at MHS Banuelos was active in football, cheer squad and track. He said is really looking forward to playing football at the collegiate level











CONGRATS TO YANN NSOGA

Mundelein High School senior, Yann Nsoga, has signed a letter of intent to play soccer at Eastern Illinois University. Nsoga played soccer throughout his high school career and is planning to major in marketing.  He hopes to have a career in that field after college. Yann is looking forward to the next chapter in his life and all the responsibilities that come with it.









Congratulations to our All State Musicians!

Steven Surmin, Gabe Martinez, Henry Carpender, and Paige Eifert

Activities

Variety Show Tryouts!
Variety Show Tryouts will be held this month! February 23rd after school. Please visit the link
https://goo.gl/LPBqhs to sign up with act information and available time slots. The show will be held on Thursday March 17th at 7pm in the Auditorium. All donation will go to the Baker Brave Fund.




Turnabout Dance

Turnabout theme is CANDYLAND. The dance is Saturday, February 27th from 7-10pm.Turnabout tickets go on sale Wednesday, February 17th. From Wednesday to Friday the tickets are $10 each.The week after the ticket sales will go to $12. Purchasing a ticket will enter you into the VIP room. The VIP room this year will have a chocolate fondue!! Get your tickets early!

There will be a Turnabout Assembly Friday, February 26th. At the assembly the court will be announced as well as King and Queen. At the dance they will be doing a formal announcement of Court and King and Queen.

Choirs to entertain at Winter Choral Concert Feb. 18

All Mundelein High School choral groups will perform on stage at their annual Winter Choral Concert to be held Thursday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. in the MHS Auditorium. The event is free, but donations will be accepted. All proceeds will go to BakerBrave, a fund drive for an MHS staff member’s family who are experiencing large medical expenses.

The concert will feature all four of the school’s concert choirs and their three show choirs. It is the only time all year that the entire choir department presents a concert on one evening, without additional guest performers.

Concert choir highlights will include Salmo 150, I Remember, Je le vous dirai, and Beneath the African Sky. Show choir highlights are Get Ready, King of New York and Are You Gonna Go My Way?

Athletics

Good Luck to Coach Stewart and the following wrestlers, Cesar Obispo, Kamil Olechno and Alec Riportella  that will be competing at Sectionals on Friday, February 12th  at Barrington High School.

Saturday, February 13th - NSC Championship for Boys Swimming and Diving at Vernon Hills.
Monday, February 15th - Girls Basketball Regionals at Lake Zurich.  The Lady Mustangs will be playing  Grayslake Central.
Tuesday, February 16th - Senior Night for Boys Basketball, Cheer, Dance and Winter Guard.  Parents and athletes will be announced between the sophomore game and varsity game.