A parent survey report will be generated if at least 20 percent of parents respond to the survey. While the parent data will not be made public, the parent report will be made available to the principal, Dr. Anthony Kroll and the superintendent, Dr. Kevin Meyers and will enable them to make considerations based on the responses given by Mundelein parents. Your participation in the parent survey will help us understand the conditions at your child’s school and guide improvement. Again, your identity and individual survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child.
Teachers and 6th through 12th graders throughout Illinois are taking the teacher and student 5Essentials Survey. School-level 5Essentials Reports will be generated if teachers and/or students meet their 50 percent response-rate thresholds. These research-based reports will be sent to schools and districts in May and will also be included in the State School Report Card, released statewide in the fall.
Please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ to take the parent survey.
If you have any questions about the survey, please contact 5Essentials Customer Support at 1-866-440-1874 or 5essentials@uchicago.edu.
Recognition
MHS senior selected as a National Hispanic Scholar
Mundelein High School senior, Jisel Gomez, has been selected as a National Hispanic Scholar,
Gomez has been involved in a number of activities during her four years at MHS. She is the co-president of Link Crew which she has been involved with for two years, she is the vice president of the Mundelein After School Coalition which she has been on for four years, and secretary of Interact, another of her four-year commitments. She also was a member of National Honor Society, Student Leadership and Best Buddies.
Outside of school, Gomez went on two Mission trips to St. Louis and Detroit Lakes, MN working with the Catholic Heart Workcamp. She was a guest services volunteer at Advocate Condell Medical Center and currently works as a high school page intern at Cook Memorial Library.
Gomez is considering Loyola, Northwestern and the University of Illinois where she will be a pre-med bio major.
“One of my favorite memories from MHS is being part of Link Crew for the past two years and to participate in freshman orientation,” Gomez explained. “There is so much school spirit and excitement among the upperclassmen and incoming freshmen on that day,” she said.
Senior earns full ride University of Alabama Presidential Scholarship
Mundelein High School senior, Jack Olorvida, was recently notified that he is receiving the
While at MHS Olorvida has spent a majority of his time in music groups including the honors wind ensemble, marching band [drum captain his senior year], jazz band, percussion ensemble, No!se Combo, pep band and orchestra pit for the school musical Shrek. He is also the co-editor of Mark Times, a satirical marching band newspaper.
Outside of music, Olorvida was a member of the math team, member and vice president of the philosophy club and he has worked for two years at the Kumon Tutoring Center.
On his MHS experience, Olorvida said “My fondest memory is having the incredible opportunity of contributing to so many different bands and sharing those experiences with the best people in the school.”
Boys Basketball players volunteer at Feed My Starving Children
Several members of the Boys Basketball team volunteered their time on Wednesday, November 30th packing meals specifically formulated for malnourished children. Meals are shipped to nearly 70 countries around the world.
Activities
Mental Health Awareness Week
Mundelein High School is committed to helping every student grow academically, socially, and
The week of December 5-9 will be Mental Health Awareness Week at MHS. The theme for this week is Be the Voice, which is the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention’s theme for this year. Our goal is for all students to take away three key messages:
You are not alone
You have support, and
Be the voice
Throughout the week, students will take part in various activities.
You should have received a separate email outlining the activities for the week and sharing resources.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s social worker or counselor.
You may also reach out directly to any of the following administrators:
Jessica Herrmann, Systems of Support Coordinator x 1420 jherrmann@d120.org
Tom Buenik, Director of Guidance 847.949.2200 x 1262 tbuenik@d120.org, and
Jamie DiCarlo, Director of Special Education x 1414 jdicarlo@d120.org
Jerri Craven Memorial Cookbook and Scholarship fund
To fund a scholarship in her name, Jerri Craven’s friends and family organized the lessons and
This book has a threefold purpose:
- To organize all the unit lessons and recipes that Jerri taught
- To serve as a loving memory of a wonderful teacher and friend, and
- To raise funds in Jerri’s name for an MHS scholarship.
This book is dedicated to all Foods students, past, present and future, at Mundelein High School.
Nanotechnology & Research class field trip
Wednesday, November 9, the MHS Nanotechnology and Research class took a fieldtrip to visit Northwestern University’s nanotechnology laboratories. They talked with faculty, staff and students as they operated various research grade nanotechnology. They discussed how the instruments work and how they are applied to research topics. After the tour the students interacted with a panel of undergraduate and graduate students who talked about how they became involved in research projects and life as university students. Dr. Karl Hagglund, a parent of an MHS student, assisted in making the arrangements with Northwestern University.
Orchesis Clinic, December 4 and Recital December 5Mundelein High School’s Orchesis Dance Club will present its Winter Recital Monday, December 5
at 7:00 p.m. in the MHS Auditorium. Cost is $4 for adults and $3 for children and seniors. The show will feature performances by the MHS Orchesis Dance Club, the PE dance classes and community members who attend the kids clinic Sunday, December 4 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. The clinic is open to all girls and boys from preschool through eighth grade. Participants will dance in the Monday evening show.
Nancy Toland is the Orchesis Dance Club advisor.
Village, schools to host Information Night; Babysitting service available
The Village of Mundelein, Mundelein Police Department and several Mundelein School Districts will host an Information Night on Monday, December 5, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Washington School, 122 S. Garfield Ave. Local legislators, immigration attorneys, and representatives from the Mexican Consulate will address public policy and immigration concerns which may help school district parents make informed decisions. A free babysitting service will be offered at the school so that parents may attend the event.
District 75 Superintendent Andy Henrikson said, “We hope that the December 5 meeting will provide parents real information with which they can make decisions concerning their children and their family’s futures.”
Mundelein High School District 120 Superintendent Kevin Myers said, “We are looking forward to healthy dialog with our residents and hope to help share information and resources with them,” he said.
The event is free of charge.
College and Career Resource Center
College to host December information sessions on career programs
Careers in several fields, ranging from dental hygiene to paralegal, will be the focus of information sessions being offered at the College of Lake County in December.
Each session lasts about an hour and includes an overview of duties, a typical day, salary, job outlook and educational requirements. No RSVP is required. Unless noted otherwise, the sessions will take place at the Grayslake Campus, 19351 W. Washington St.:
- Medical Imaging: December 5 at 2 p.m., Room C136.
- Nursing: December 6 at 10 a.m., Room T331.
- Surgical Technology: December 6 at 5:30 p.m., Room D204.
- Dental Hygiene: December 7 at noon, Room N135, Lakeshore Campus, 111 N. Genesee St., Waukegan.
- Massage Therapy: December 7 at noon, Room R220, Southlake Campus, 1120 S. Milwaukee, Ave., Vernon Hills.
- Health Information Technology: December 7 at 1 p.m., Room C136.
- Paralegal Studies: December 8 at 6:30 p.m., Room T333.
- Information Technology: December 13 at 6 p.m., Room T335.
- Mechatronics: December 14 at 6 p.m., Room D209.
View all of CLC’s credit program information sessions by division at www.clcillinois.edu/infosessions. Spring Semester classes begin January 16, and registration is now open. To view course offerings and learn how to become a CLC student, visit www.clcillinois.edu/spring.
Athletics
MHS taps two alums to lead girls water polo teams
Mundelein High School graduate Mike Vukovics has been named head coach of the girls water polo
Vukovics graduated from MHS in 2001 and later earned a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University. Since that time he has coached football for eight years, basketball for one year and track for two years. It will be his first time leading a girls water polo team.
“Mike’s years of coaching experience with other sports will serve him well in this position,” said Troy Parola, MHS athletic director.
Vukovics will be assisted by another MHS alum, Amanda Boothe, who was a member of the girls water polo team during her high school career.
Girls Swimming/DivingWe would like to recognize MacKenzie Strong (2020) for her state showing.
4th and 5th place respectively in the AWD 50 free & AWD 200 Free.
Also competing at state was Maggie Franz Diving-22nd & Angela Bowes 100 Backstroke 24th
Girls & Boys Basketball
Completed their season opener-Thanksgiving tournaments
Girls finished 2-3 and the Boys 1-3
All-tournament team members:
Girls Boys
Morgan Frank Tommy Marcotte
Sarah Ouimet James Willman
Rachel Tipperreiter
Dance Invite
Varsity mustangs danced their way to a 9th & 10th place finish last weekend with over 25 schools competing. The JV team finished 2nd place in their division.
Wrestling
MHS defeated Zion-Benton in their season opener.
Football
Shout out goes to #21 Aaron Woolford selected to the IHSFCA All-State Team as Honorable Mention. Congratulations to Aaron and Coach Larry Calhoun. High-fives all around!
Photos from the Week:
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| During the annual MASC turkey delivery, Kelly Delgado '18 and Diana Orozco '18 stop for a photo before leaving the Mundelein Police Department. Every year Mundelein After-School Coalition pack bags of Thanksgiving meal prep and distributes them to families in the community. Delgado says "A generous act can go a long way especially for a family that truly needs the extra help during the holidays." Photo taken by Gabby Antenore |
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| Robotics club meets after school on Nov. 30 as Emily Bauman '20 said, "Come help out while I screw on some more adjustments." Photo taken by Leslie Cuna |
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| Excited for the season, Senior Rachel Tipperrieter warms-up before her game against Highland Park on Monday, Nov. 14. She said she is looking forward to the season with the team. Photo taken by Myah Strokosch |
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| Filled with joy, Nichole Babiez '17 smiles as she pets a stray dog that was roaming around in the parking lot during lunch. Mundelein students started playing with the dog as they came in towards their lunch period. Nicole said, "I stayed with the dog until the police came to come pick it up because I wanted to make sure it finds it's owner.” Photo taken by Tania Gomez |
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| MHS students talk with Lake County companies about post secondary education opportunities and career opportunities in manufacturing. |
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| Lake County has the most manufacturing career opportunities in the state and 5th in the nation! |
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| Many companies will pay for post secondary education to secure a workforce. |
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| Over half the 3.5 million manufacturing and 1.4 million computer science jobs go unfilled because of the lack of educated workers. Those jobs don't go unfilled, they go somewhere else. Learn more by talking with your MHS guidance counselor. |