Recognition
Choir students are a hit on YouTube with song from Broadway Musical
Mundelein High School choir students Dominic Cappuccilli, Bella Canela, and Payton Cousins have performed a YouTube video with one of the songs from a Broadway Musical, Dear Evan Hansen, which opens Nov. 14. In addition to the management of the musical posting the video on their own Facebook page, the video has almost 9,000 “hits” on YouTube.
Legat Architects feature Mundelein High School
To promote the design features of the new MHS STEM building, Legat Architects have created the following story and photographs. It is not uncommon to publish this in architectural and educational publications. Read the article and see the photographs at:
http://www.legat.com/mundelein-high-school-expansion-emphasizes-stem-education-and-workforce-skills/
Activities
Mock Election Next Week
On Wednesday, November 2nd, the AP Government students will be conducting a school wide Mock Election for President, US Senate and US House of Representatives. Wednesday during homeroom, students will be shown a series of videos produced by AP Government students and students in Kent Meister's TV Apprenticeship course on the importance of voting, the Electoral College and the positions of the candidates running for office. Students will vote in their homeroom, and each homeroom will be assigned a state in the Electoral College, this way students will learn the difference between the popular vote and the electoral vote. Results will be announced at the conclusion of the school day on Wednesday.
Film Club
The Mundelein High School Film Club will meet every day after school from October 31st - November 3rd to offer students workshop time to film, edit, script, and produce their own creative film projects. Your interest in producing films is all that's needed; we'll take care of the rest! This is the place to create a music video, a college video resume, a short film project, or even a simple slideshow for a tribute or present to a special family member.
See Mr. Meister in the TV Studio or Mr. Kapotas in A117 for more information.
Halloween Special in the Cafeteria
Quest will be hosting a Halloween Special in the Cafeteria on October 31st by serving Ghostly Ice Cream with a warm large cookie for $2.00.
Join us in the cafeteria on Halloween!
Academic Team first competition
The 2016-17 Academic Team season has officially started. Academic Team is an activity that competes against other North Suburban Conference High Schools. During a meet, students have to quickly answer questions on various topics such as history, math, literature, pop culture, mythology, science, etc. It is very similar to Jeopardy, but in a team format. Students have to know a lot of facts and be quick with their responses. We practice every Monday and Wednesday in rooms A02 and A03. The Varsity coach is Mr. McCarthy and the JV coach is Mr. Ku. Our first meet will be Wednesday, November 2nd against Lake Zurich, Warren, and Zion-Benton High Schools. If any students are interested in participating in Academic Team, then they can talk to either Mr. McCarthy in room A03 or Mr. Ku in the Guidance Office.
New Faces to appear on Mundelein High School stage
The future of Mundelein Theatre will be on display on the MHS stage at the end of October. Completely Hollywood-abridged, by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor, will be presented as the school’s New Faces Production. The entire cast is made up of freshmen and sophomores, as well as juniors and seniors who have never appeared on the MHS main stage. The show will be performed on Friday, Oct. 28 at 3:45 and 7 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. Tickets are a recommended donation of $7 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. The matinee performance on Friday is free for MHS students. Tickets can be purchased at the box office prior to each performance.
Mundelein Theatre Looking Good!
Our Shakespeare Slam Team advanced to the finals of the Battle of the Bard competition. Nine teams from the Chicago area will be competing in the finals. We will be performing our pieces in the final round on Monday, November,14 onstage at Chicago Shakespeare Theater at Navy Pier. How cool is that? Team member are: Dominic Cappuccilli, Jasmine Cuasay, Dan Haller, Maddie Martorana, Brianna Moderhack, Kayla Raye, Emily Saunders, Joshua Saunders and Natalie Williams. Our Shakespeare Slam Team is coached by Mark Landuyt and Jonathan Meier. Good Luck Mustangs.
Miles for Mustangs set for Thanksgiving Day; registration now open
Mundelein High School’s 5K run/walk, Miles for Mustangs, will be held Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 24, beginning at 9 a.m. A one-mile run/walk for children ages 10 and under will begin at 9:45 a.m. Cost for the event is $25 for pre-registration by Nov. 21 and $30 on the event day. Parents or siblings may participate with children in the one-mile free of charge but will not receive a t-shirt.
T-shirts will be provided to all participants registered on or before Nov. 10 and to race day registrants while supplies last. A light breakfast also will be provided for all participants. Pre-registration may be made by clicking on the “RevTrak” link on the school’s website at https://mundelein.revtrak.net/tek9.asp?pg=products&grp=32
Packet Pickup will be held at the Main Entrance of MHS Wednesday, Nov. 23 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The 5K course is 3.1 miles over the turf surface on the MHS track as well as on the streets, sidewalks and park paths surrounding the MHS campus. The one-mile course will be run only on the new Mondo surface track.
Awards will be presented to the top male and female finishers in 5K age brackets as well as the top male and female immediately following the children’s mile. Additional prizes will be raffled at the conclusion of the mile. All children participating in the mile will receive a prize upon completion of their race.
Online registration closes at midnight Nov. 21.
The event is a fundraiser for the girls cross country and girls track teams. Coaches for the two sports are Katie Christensen, Adam Pauley, Carsyn Rodriguez and Kurt Rutz.
21st Century Automation Night - Event postponed until Tuesday, November 29
Second annual 21st Century Automation Night at MHS to focus on careers
Mundelein High School’s Mustang DOORS [Doors of Opportunity Relevant to Students] program will host its second annual 21st Century Automation Night for students and parents Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the MHS Auditorium. The program will focus on opportunities for those interested in engineering and manufacturing jobs through four-year college programs as well as those looking for a career that could begin immediately after high school. In addition, professionals who are currently working in these fields will be on hand to discuss specifics of their careers as well as options for career paths.
David Mork and Rosangela Fiore of the MHS staff are coordinating this event.
“We welcome all students and parents who are interested in learning more about engineering and manufacturing to join us for our exciting 21st Century Automation Night,” Mork said.
For more information contact Mork or Fiore at the high school.
College and Career Resource Center
Resources
Please 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
Looking for a part time job
Rosati’s will be opening soon in Mundelein right outside of Target, and is looking for you! Please contact restaurant manager Amber Alden: 847-336-0100, or amber@myrosatis.com
Athletics
Boys Cross Country
Saturday the Boys' CC Team won the Regional Meet at Adler Park in Libertyville over 9 other teams, including State-ranked Highland Park. This marks the first time in 40 years we've done this. They were led by Robert St. Clair, who took 4th place and earned All-Regional honors, the first boy to do so since 2008. Ben Krauss took 7th, Dario Carrillo took 9th, Michael Parduhn took 17th, Dillon Blake took 21st, Alan Salgado took 26th, and Carter Schorr took 39th. On to Sectionals at Waukegan October 29.
Girls Cross Country
Saturday the Girls CC Team took 5th place at Regionals and qualified as a team to move on to the IHSA Sectional at Waukegan October 29.
Boys Soccer
The Boys Soccer Team won the IHSA Boys Soccer Regional Championship in a thriller on Saturday night at Lake Forest against 2nd seeded Wheeling. The game went through two OT’s and into the 8th round of Penalty kicks. The last Regional won by the Mustangs was 10 years ago.
Winter sports tryout information
Student athletes need to sign up in the athletic office to receive a white card for participation. All athletes must have a current physical on file in the athletic office as well. Please contact coach by email regarding time and place of tryouts.
Competitive Cheer: 10/24/16 Coach Randazzo; nrandazzo@d120.org
Competitive Dance: 10/24/16 Coach Schaefer; mschaefer@d120.org
Girls Basketball: 10/31/16 Coach Pazanin; mpazanin@d120.org
Boys Basketball: 11/7/16 Coach Knigge; cknigge@d120.org
Wrestling: 11/7/16 Coach Stewart; mstewart@d120.org
Girls Gymnastics: 11/7/16 Coach Brongiel; jbrongiel@d120.org
Boys Swimming & Dive: 11/21/16 Coach Sethna; rsethna@d120.org
Winter Guard 10/24/16 Coach Evans ; tchristensen@d120.org
Photos from the Week:
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| Freshmen A Girls Volleyball team won 3rd place at New Trier. |
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| Our 2016 College Week door decorating winner is room B137 – Steve Rossini and Nicole Pomerleau’s homeroom! |
MHS Senior Jonathan Hurtado participated in the SEDOL/Mitsubishi Disability
Mentoring and Job Shadow Session at Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc. Wednesday, October 19th. Jonathan was
assigned to the Repair -Engineering area. Jonathan was one of the 10 ten
students from various districts and programs that participated in the event.
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| As everyone walks in for the weekly wednesday byte club meeting, Mr Famer explains coding to a student. They have been preparing for the Byte Bash in November. Kenny Stephney, president of the cub, said, " I have a driven intrest in software development and chose to come here and be devoted.” Photo taken by Jessica Marvin |
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| With a bow of her head, Jasmine Cusuay '17 delivers her final lines of the Mundelein Theatre Battle of the Bard. The team, after their performance on Oct. 22, 2016, were chosen to move on to the final round, which will take place on Nov. 13, 2016. Photo taken by Sheridan McGuire |
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| Putting in their share, Rachel Hansen '17 and Adriana Feijoo '17, members of the National Honor Society since junior year, organize and stack books for Bernies Book Bank in Lake Bluff on Tuesday, Oct. 25. NHS members helped sort books by age group so that the less fortunate children within the Chicago area can have the ability and the access to read. After volunteering, Hansen said “It was an amazing experience where I got to help others get the materials to read.” Photo taken by Sydney Blackmer |
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| Having a fun time, Riley Malcolm '19 and the rest of the girls JV tennis team takes a group picture during their banquet on Monday Oct. 24. This was Malcolm's first year on the team and she was able to enjoy her first tennis banquet by reflecting on how well the team had done this season. Malcolm said, "I met a lot of new friends this season and I can't wait to come back next year." Photo taken by Rosie Gomez |
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| Preparing themselves before regionals, Carlos Vargas'17 was practicing his goaly skills on Tuesday Oct 14, 2016 outside the stadium. MHS Boy's Varsity soccer team had been preparing themselves before the game the next day, away at Lake Forest. Carlos Vargas'17 said. "I know It's not going to be easy, but we as a team have faith in becoming regional champs." Photo taken by Erika Lara |