Friday Focus
Activities
Celebrate Literacy at Barnes & Noble
Please join us Friday, December 1 at the Vernon Hills Barnes & Noble to celebrate Literacy and shop for the holidays. There will be guest readers in English and Spanish for story time with the little ones, game tables, and performances by MHS student musicians and writers. Barnes & Noble will contribute a percentage of sales during the 6:00pm to 8:00pm event to Mundelein High School. Come and shop for the holidays, mingle with MHS families and BOOKS!
The Jazz Ensemble
The Jazz Ensemble performed at the legendary Jazz Showcase on Wednesday, November 8th. The band performed before the Bob Lark Alumni Big Band. Bob Lark also soloed with the Mundelein High school Jazz Ensemble.
(photo credit: Lindsay Nootbaar ‘19)
Arabian Tales Come to Life at Mundelein Theatre
This fall, Mundelein Theatre will bring tales from one of the most famous sources of great stories, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night. Adapted by Lookingglass Theatre ensemble member Mary Zimmerman, The Arabian Nights will be presented at Mundelein High School on November 16, 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m., and November 17 at 3:45 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. The matinee performance on Friday is only $1 for MHS students. Since this production will be staged on a 200 seat onstage thrust configuration, ticket reservations are recommended, and can be made at www.mundeleintheatre.org. Tickets can also be purchased 30 minutes prior to each performance. This play is not recommended for anyone under 13 years of age.
In The Arabian Nights, a company of 18 players, enacts Scheherazade’s tales of love lust, comedy and dreams. Her stories prevent her husband, the cruel ruler Shahryar, from murdering her, and after 1,001 nights, Shahryar is cured of his madness, and Scheherazade returns to her family. “I first saw this production at Lookingglass several years ago, and I knew as I was watching that this was a play we needed to produce at Mundelein Theatre,” said Jonathan Meier, the play’s director. “It is made up of some of the lesser-known tales from The Arabian Nights, and it beautifully drives home how the magic of storytelling can transform people.”
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
Next week we are proud to be hosting student ambassadors from a variety of colleges. On Monday we have two cadets coming in to talk about life at the US Military Academy (West Point) and the US Coast Guard Academy.
On Tuesday we are welcoming back a group of MHS College Ambassadors! Josie Escobar is currently studying political science at the University of Illinois. She is involved with Alpha Phi Omega (National Service fraternity), a campus dance company, and the Philippine Student Association (PSA). She has also been involved in service and volunteering on and off campus and a lot of social events with PSA. Alana Goodson is currently studying biology at Augsburg University. She is involved in Emerging Leaders, Augsburg Latin American Student Organization, LGBT+, Campus Kitchen, and has a job as a Student Medical Assistant. Alex Frumkin is currently studying public policy and economics at Duke University. Stacie Ko is currently studying nursing at Indiana University. She is involved in Medlife, Royal Encounters, and the Union Board. Jake Antenore is currently studying both political science and organizational services in the Columbian School of Arts and Sciences at The George Washington University. He is the Performance Director for Relay for Life at GW, a Governance and Nomination Committee Aide for the Student Association, and is also a member of GW Dems and Unicef. Check out the College Counselor Twitter account for photos and tweets from Jake this week!
Students can sign up in Naviance to attend next week’s events!
Athletics
Girls Swimming & DivingThe varsity swimmers and divers took 4th place this past weekend at Sectionals. Moving onto IHSA State will be swimmer Mackenzie Strong and Diver Maggie Franz! Congratulations ladies and good luck.
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| Girls swimming & Diving took 4th place at Sectionals |
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| Mackenzie Strong is headed to IHSA State Swimming |
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| Good luck to Mackenzie and Maggie Franz at IHSA State swim & dive this weekend |
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| Coach Rizzo gets ready to take Makenzie and Maggie to State! |
Girls Volleyball
Congratulations to Alexis Naddy for making the NSC All-Conference team and Bella Cartland for being on the Honorable mention team. More accolades, Belland Cartland made the Daily Herald All-Area team with Faith Krabbe and Alexis Naddy making the Honorable mention All-Area team.
Baseball
Congratulations goes out to Steven Sanchez who has signed to play Division I baseball at Arkansas
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| Stevens Sanchez signs his letter of intent to play at University of Arkansas for baseball. Pictured with Steven are his Parents and Coach Lerner |
Softball
Congratulations to Breanna Adams who signed to play softball for North Central College next year
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| Congratulations to Breanna Adams who signed to play softball for North Central College next year |
Fall Sportsmanship
Congratulations to the following student/athletes for being honored as Mundelein Sportsmanship winners!
Boys Cross Country Kevin Garcia
Football Nicholas Pawlicki
Boys Golf Colin Geary
Boys Soccer Jorge Mendoza
Girls Cross Country Elizabeth Clow
Girls Golf Ryan Wilson
Girls Swim & Dive Carolyn Westgate
Girls Tennis Breanna Park
Girls Volleyball Taylor Heath
The nominees from each sport were selected by the coach/AD by utilizing the following criteria:
- The athlete accepts and understands the seriousness of their responsibility, and the privilege of representing their school and community.
- The athlete treats opponents the way they would like to be treated as a guest or friend.
- The athlete never directs remarks at opponents in a taunting manner.
- The athlete wishes opponents good luck before the game and congratulates them in a sincere manner following either victory or defeat.
- The athlete respects the integrity and judgment of the game officials.
- The athlete plays unselfishly in such a way as to build up their team, without drawing unnecessary attention to him/her.
- The athlete yields to the authority and direction of all floor officials, bench officials, school personnel and coaches.
Photos From The Week
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| During Asian Culture Club after school on Monday, Nov. 13, Janine Pasqueali '18 and Jeovani Alvarez '18, play a round of Super Smash Brother's before watching a Korean movie. Photo taken by Cayla Manaligod |
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| Madison Parola '19 and her teammates vie to keep the ball on their side after Carmel scores points from free throws on Nov. 14, 2017. This was the first game in their tournament that extends into the coming weekend. Photo taken by Kendall Job |
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| During warm-ups on Wednesday Nov. 8th, Brandon Wuss '19 skates back to center ice after taking a practice shot at the goal. The hockey team consists of students from Lake Zurich, Wauconda, and Mundelein. Photo taken by Sophia Fiore |
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| Mundelein Varsity girls Basketball first Scrimmage against each other on 11/10/17. Coach Dorgan is giving them an after game talk along with assistant coach, Coach Davis. Photo taken by Lizeth Mora Ramos |
Veterans' Day Assembly
