When MHS reconvenes classes after Spring Break, the staff will be focusing on students arriving to class on time. Students have been reminded of the expectation for them to be on time for each class, every day. In particular, students are required to follow a pass policy if they would like to receive academic assistance during Homeroom. Please reinforce this expectation in conversations with your child and express the importance of using every minute of the class period to better themselves.
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Announcements
MHS to Attend American Legion Boys/Girls State
MHS has the unique opportunity to send four representatives to the nationally-recognized leadership/government summer program for juniors sponsored by the American Legion: Boys/Girls State. This week-long program at Eastern Illinois University is now celebrating its 76th year – many presidents and political leaders took advantage of Boys/Girls State in their home states when they were in high school. The cost is fully underwritten by the Mundelein American Legion/Auxiliary . At Boys/Girls State, MHS representatives will run for offices, take courses in civics and government, attend guest speaker presentations and participate in athletic and music events. Two of the 600 attendees from all corners of the state will be selected to attend Boys/Girls Nation and the group will meet President Obama. Selection for this prestigious program is considered an honor by universities and service academies. Interested juniors should attend the overview session on Monday, March 14, at the Literacy Center to learn about eligibility and essay submission due dates.
Cafeteria News
Students look for some upcoming changes to the snack bar after spring break: The bread & bowl Concept! Quest will be offering the paninis in the snack bar and chopped salads made to order.
Recognition
MHS junior receives summer internship
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| Mayela Correa, junior AVID student |
Mayela Correa, junior AVID student, will be working with a funded University of Illinois-Chicago cancer researcher this summer. She applied, interviewed, and was tapped for the highly selective 8-week researcHStarts program and will begin hands-on research as an active member of a cancer research group. The acclaimed program, which is jointly sponsored by Uof I, UIC and the University of Chicago, provides a handful of high school students with lab positions and supplements their education with workshops and seminars that offer the critical thinking and presentation skills needed in today’s medical research arena. For her contribution to the team, she’ll be awarded a significant stipend.
2013 Alum, Robert Knar, to play in NCAA tournament for Northern Iowa
MHS 2013 graduate, Robert Knar, will play in the NCAA Tournament for Northern Iowa. His first appearance will be Friday, March 18, when his team will take on Texas. Knar holds the record as the top scorer in MHS basketball history with a career total of 2,003 points scored.
51st Mundelein Invitational
On Saturday, March 12 MHS hosted twenty-six high school and middle school jazz bands for the 51st Annual Mundelein Invitational. Students came from schools throughout the state of Illinois, including students from Chicago, the Chicago Suburbs, and even students from Champaign. Each band performed in front of a panel of jazz professionals including: Bob Lark, Dana Hall, Mark Colby, Chris Madsen, Tim Coffman, Jarrard Harris, Don Shupe, Alex Beltran and Ryan Jacobi. One of the highlights of the festival was that each band in attendance received an extended 45 minute clinic with one of the jazz professionals. Chris Madsen’s jazz group, Kings of the Lobby, were the guest artists and performed a highly entertaining hour-long set in front of a packed auditorium around the noon hour.There is a competition aspect to the festival and the Honor Band for the 2016 Mundelein Invitational was the Prospect High School Jazz Ensemble.
Activities
Group Interpretation
Rehearsals for MHS’s 2016 Group Interpretation production of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One are underway as they prepare for Sectional competition. The next evening performance showcase will be held on Friday, March 18 at 7pm in the MHS Auditorium. Adult admission $5.00 student and senior
Universidad de Padres
On Tuesday, April 26, 2016 from 5:30-8 PM, Universidad de Padres will host its last event of the year. This will be an opportunity for Spanish-speaking families of current MHS and future Class of 2020 students to celebrate the great things happening at Mundelein High School, as well as learn more about what Mundelein High School has to offer. There will be food served and opportunity to win some cool MHS gear. If you have any questions, please contact Jesús M. Tirado at jtirado@d120.org.
Athletics
Mundelein High School will be hosting a Varsity Boys Water Polo Invite on Friday, 3/19 and Saturday, 3/20. Games start at 4:30pm on Friday and 8:30am on Saturday. There is no cost to get into this event. Please come out and support the boys water polo team. Good luck to Coach Gates and the team.
There are sporting events scheduled during spring break. Please check the athletic schedules on-line for times and locations.
Summer camps are coming soon. Camps will be posted on the website starting April 15th.
Check out our newest sport - Girls' Lacrosse! 41 girls have joined in the first year of this long awaited sport! Go Mustangs!!!
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| The first ever MHS Girls' Lacrosse Team! |
Photographs from the Week:
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| Angelica Diaz, '19, Anushka Desai, '19, and Emma Aculado, '19, laugh at a picture on Diaz's phone before heading home. "They always make me laugh and feel better if I'm in a bad mood," Desai says. Photo taken by Claire Kim |
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| Substitute teacher Mr. Knowles shows off his school pride in room B102 on the opening day of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Photo taken by Ryan Magee |
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| Reese Dolan '16 finishes his AP psychology homework during homeroom. Dolan usually likes to spend time talking with his friends during homeroom. "Most of the time I have my homework done, I just have days where I need to finish a little more" Dolan says. Photo taken by Diana Gulyeva |
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| Claire Bullington '17 takes notes during Ms. Kluber's third period math class. She was doing some practice problems on polynomials. "Learning something new is hard at first, but Ms. Kluber's one of my favorite teachers, so it isn't as bad." Bullington says. Photo taken by Rosie Gomez |
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| Tania Silva '17 and Daniela Celaya '18 take pictures together at Best Buddies Prom at Vernon Hills High School on March 12, 2016. This is an annual event where surrounding Best Buddies districts attend to have a an eventful time. Silva said, "dancing the night away was a blast with one of my best friends." Photo taken by Jenny Rojo |
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| Counters and cabinets are being installed in the Project Lead the Way Lab in the new building. |
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| Glass is installed on the south facing window of floor 3. |
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| Brick pavers are installed on the 3rd story balcony. |
Staff Spot Light
Jerri Craven - Family Consumer Science Teacher
What are your hobbies/interests? – I like to cook, hike, and travel.
Insider tip for parents – My biggest tip would be to listen to your child. Make eye contact and listen to what they are saying.
Best part of working at MHS? – Best part of working at MHS is the people I work with and the students.
What college/university did you attend? Purdue University
How long have you worked at MHS? – Been here since 1989.
Who or what inspires you? – My children inspire me to be the best I can be.
What is your favorite part of your job? - Working with the students and learning about them as individuals.
Good book recommendation? – I finally finished the Divergent series of books. I really enjoyed them. They were an entertaining read.