Mustang News: Mustang News - October 6, 2017

Recognition

MHS to induct 70 into National Honor Society
The Mundelein High School chapter of National Honor Society [NHS] will induct 70 new members into the organization at an induction ceremony to be held Tuesday, Oct. 10, in the MHS Auditorium at 7 p.m. NHS recognizes stand-out high school students in four specific categories including leadership, character, service and scholarship.

NHS Co-Presidents Andrew Owens and Nick Manaligod will provide an introduction and closing for the event. Kevin Myers, District 120 superintendent, will open the ceremony and welcome the new inductees. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, current members of NHS will explain the four qualities of NHS in a number of languages including Spanish, Polish, French, Tagalog and English. Social Studies Instructors Michele Bonadies and Susan Theotokatas will deliver the featured speech for the evening. After the induction, new inductees will be presented as a group and then all new, current members and audience members who were in NHS will recite the official NHS Pledge.
Principal Anthony Kroll will provide closing remarks followed by a reception for the inductees and guests.

Faculty advisors Nancy Toland and Jennifer Fallon coordinated the event.
New Inductees include seniors Nina Bowser, Dominic Carstens, Anna Dec, Henry Deap, Lindsay Dickens, Kevin Garcia, Sydney Herchenbach, Samantha Muench, Juliana Roznowski, Marcelina Skavronski, Jacqueline Tyma and Angelina Zakariya.

Juniors to be inducted are: Emma Louise Aculado, Aidan Afonso, Morgan Albertsen, Matthew Allore, Isabel Alviar, Abigail Ambrose, Kimberly Barr, Jeffrey Boudreau, Erika Bugaring, Isabella Cartland, Diego Cisneros, Elizabeth Clow, Andrea Cordova, Anooha Dasari, Ben Denson, Anushka Desai, Angelica Diaz, Joseph Dolff, Hana Fakhoury, Stephanie Fernandez Cahue, William Ferro, Sean Finerty, Stephanie Griparis, Mikayla Gruber, Katherine Hay, Taylor Heath, Jillian Hoffstadt, Alexandra Kasamis, Angela Kordik, Elizabeth Krauss, John Lay, Karina Lopez, Maggie Lukas, Anissa Maravilla, Esther Marcos, Sydnie Mathews, Joshua Matsuura, Wyatt Milne, Victoria Ozymko, Molly Podraza, Michael Parduhn, Komol Patel, Sarah Pechtl, Joshua Peterson, Katelyn Ponce, Megan Rastrelli, Ryann Ray, Sophia Riportella, Nicole Robb, Joseph Salit, Abigail Smith, Noah Sioson, Robert St. Clair, Melanie Umbdenstock, Tyler Vander Ploeg, Madyson West, Duncan White and Clarissa Wienckowski.

MHS representation in Regional Figure Skating Championship

Congratulations and best wishes to Anissa Maravella who is registered to compete in the Junior Ladies Free Skate event at the 2018 Upper Great Lakes Regional Figure Skating Championships, October 4‐8, 2017, in Blaine, MN.

The regional championships are the first event in U.S. Figure Skating’s qualifying pipeline. The junior level is the fourth of five competitive levels within the U.S. Figure Skating qualifying system. Junior is the first level where the most successful athletes have the opportunity to earn a spot on Team USA. The average junior level competitor has spent just over 10 years in the sport and trains about 13 hours weekly.

If Anissa finishes in the top four at these championships, she will earn the opportunity to compete at the 2018 Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships, November 14‐18, 2017, in Bloomington, MN. A top‐four finish at sectionals would then secure her a spot at the 2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, December 29, 2017‐January 7, 2018, in San Jose,California.
You can follow Anissa’s progress and see her placement at the 2018 Upper Great Lakes Regional Figure Skating Championships on icenetwork.com.

MHS junior selected for Illinois High School Theatre Festival
Mundelein High School Junior, Joseph Salit, has been chosen as a percussionist for the 2018 Illinois High School Theatre Festival [IHSTF], the largest and oldest non-competitive high school theatre festival in the nation. It will feature the Broadway hit, Big Fish, as its All-State production to feature a select ensemble of high school performers and technicians from throughout Illinois.

Salit is a member of the Honors Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble and the Marching Mustangs.
“Joey’s versatility, musicianship and leadership among his peers make him a valuable member of any musical group with which he is associated,” said Jerald Shelato, director of instrumental music at MHS along with Andrew Sturgeon. Jonathan Meier directs Mundelein Theatre productions.
The All-State cast, crew and pit orchestra are comprised of top student performers, musicians and technicians from Illinois. More than 350 students auditioned for Big Fish. One hundred nine were selected for the final production Company from 57 high schools.

Rehearsals for Big Fish take place over several long weekends during the Fall of 2017 with final rehearsals occurring the last few days before the actual performances. This year’s performance venue is Braden Auditorium at Illinois State University. The show will run January 12 and 13, 2018. It is a closed event for participants of the Illinois High School Theatre Festival.

Activities

The Academic Team will begin meeting on Wednesday, October 11th. Our first meeting for both Varsity and J/V will be in room A34, the Art room.

The Marching Mustangs welcomed over 100 8th graders on Thursday, September 28th for the Community Night Event. Students from West Oak, Fremont, Carl Sandburg, and Frassati joined with the Marching Mustangs to perform halftime and pregame of varsity home football game.

Music Department to present Indoor Marching Band Concert
Mundelein High School’s Instrumental Music Department will showcase its Marching Mustangs at an indoor concert to be held Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. in the main gymnasium. The concert is free.

The band will perform the field show music from this year, “The Music of Aaron Copland.” In addition, the band will also play music that they play from the stands, parades and pregame shows.
Andrew Sturgeon and Jerald Shelato direct the instrumental music program.

Peer Advisory Council (PAC)
Peer Advisors give ideas to the Media Center/Literacy Center on how to connect to students. President Sydnie Mathews will bring in guest speakers and hold a book drive.

Peer Tutors
Color outside the lines with peer tutors – students who help other students get better at their school assignments. Peer tutors recently held a t-shirt dying party.

AP/Honors Mentors
Students who’ve taken AP and Honors courses are available to tutor students who want to get better at: AP World, AP Gov., Honors Anatomy, and a host of other AP and honors classes.

Educators Rising
New this year, Educators Rising is for students interested in careers in teaching, sponsored by Ms. Grig.

The Shakespeare Slam Team meets early Saturday morning to travel to John Hancock College Prep HS to participate in a workshop sponsored by Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Our students were able to work with other teams from over a dozen different schools from throughout the Chicago area.

Working in conjunction with students from Homewood-Flossmoor HS and Sullivan House HS, the Slam Team puts together a scene from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

SADD posted these on the lockers during homecoming to spread some positive vibes to our students during Homecoming week. September was also Suicide Prevention Month, so this helped to address that too.

Lady Mustangs Hoop Club to host Pancake Breakfast Oct. 7
The Mundelein High School Girls Basketball Team will host the 10th annual Lady Mustangs Hoop Club Pancake Breakfast Saturday, Oct. 7, from 6:30 a.m. to noon in the MHS cafeteria. Admission is $5 for “all you can eat” breakfast.

All proceeds from the event will benefit MHS Girls Basketball.

Parent/Teacher Conferences
Mundelein High School will hold Parent/Teacher Conferences Tuesday, October 24. The first session will take place from 2:10 to 4:30 p.m. The second session will be from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. All time slots are by appointment only. No walk ins. Parents and guardians may begin making appointments online at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 18. The registration will continue, 24 hours a day, until midnight on Sunday, October 22. The online address for appointments will be available on the home page of the school’s website.

Students will be dismissed at 1:40 p.m. on October 24. A late start is scheduled for October 25 with classes beginning at 9:25 a.m.

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

Upcoming Visits and Events at MHS

College to host October career information sessions
Careers ranging from psychology to health care will be the focus of information sessions offered at the College of Lake County in October.

Each session includes an overview of duties, a typical day, salary, job outlook and educational requirements. Drop-ins are welcome. The following sessions take place at the Grayslake Campus, 19351 W. Washington St., unless indicated otherwise.
Truck Driving: Oct. 24 at 6 p.m., Room T335.

Psychology: Oct. 24 in Room T231; Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. in Room L113.
Medical Assisting and Phlebotomy: Oct. 25 at noon in Room S305, Lakeshore Campus.
For updates, check regularly at www.clcillinois.edu/infosessions.

Athletics

Boys Cross Country
Another strong performance by the boys' squad as the Mustangs took 2nd out of 33 teams at the Peoria Invitational. Our harriers took 2nd to State-ranked Huntley HS, but beating 8 other top-25 ranked teams in the field. They were led by Mikey Parduhn, who took 8th overall in 14:53. Robert St. Clair also broke 15 minutes, running 14:59 and taking 15th. Aidan Afonso took 24th in 15:16, Dillon Blake was 42nd in 15:29, Carl Schoenfield was 51st in 15:35, Kaleb Carlson was 65th in 15:42, and Kevin Garcia was 122nd in 16:24. Best ever performance at this meet- we'll be back in November!