From my family to yours, have a wonderful winter break and holiday season.
Sincerely,
Dr. Anthony Kroll, Principal
Winter Break Building Hours
The District will be closed on December 25, 26, January 1, and 2. All District and School offices will be closed.
Special Information about School Closure Procedures
Please remember that the final decision is up to the parent/guardian. If you decide to keep your child or children home because of the weather, please contact the Attendance Office to inform them of your decision.
If we have a school closure before Dec. 21 due to weather, the make-up day will be Thursday, Dec. 21. If school is closed because of weather during January to mid-February, the make-up day will be Monday, Feb. 19, currently a day off for Presidents’ Day.
Delayed Start: If schools will open on a delayed start, then students should arrive at school no later than their normal late start times. A delayed start could be used if weather or road conditions are severe overnight but expected to improve in the morning. On a delayed-start day, school buses will run their routes for late start Wednesday’s. Parents who drive their children to school should drop their children off. After-school activities will continue as normally scheduled. This is the current late start Wednesday schedule.
School Closure: If schools are closed for the day because of weather, students will remain home. Generally, this also means that all other school activities, such as after-school clubs, sports, practices, etc. are also canceled for that day. The lost instructional time may need to be made up later in the year in order to meet the State of Illinois's requirements instructional time for students.
Timing: The decision to close schools during extreme weather (typically snow, ice or extreme cold) is made as early as possible, often very early in the morning. The decision is based on the best weather information available and how inclement weather will affect students, staff and parents during travel times.
Temperatures: There's no official temperature that closes schools. The Superintendent and his leadership team consider several factors, including road conditions. Typically a wind chill of negative 30 will start the conversation about closing schools.
Who decides: Canceling school because of inclement weather is the Superintendent's decision, and he communicates with his leadership team to make the best decision for our students.
Recognition
Mundelein Theatre Wins Shakespeare Slam
The Mundelein Theatre Shakespeare Slam team was the winner of the 2017 Chicago Shakespeare Slam. This is the second year in a row the team advanced to the final round of competition. Roughly 50 teams from across the Chicagoland area participated in this program, sponsored by Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Nine schools advanced to the final bout, which was held December 11 on the Courtyard Stage at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on Navy Pier. It was a close competition, with teams from Niles North and Warren earning runners-up honors.
The team is made up of eight performers (Kimberly Barr, Anooha Dasari, Dan Haller, Rachel Larson, Sydney Litka, Miriam Mitry, Allan Rodriguez, Ginny Zundel), as well as two student coaches (Ellie Mellen, Colin Nacion). In addition, several students from last year’s team wanted to help develop and coach this year’s team. Known as the Bard’s Circle, these students (Maddie Martorana, Brianna Moderhack, Natalie Williams) attended every rehearsal and served as additional resources for the team. The team is coached by Mark Landuyt and Jonathan Meier.
The Slam competition is described as first and foremost, an ensemble building program – building community, first among the members of a school’s team, and second among the many schools participation across the Chicago region.
Activities
Orchesis Club
Mhs Orchesis Club held their first dance recital of the school year Monday Dec 11th. Mhs Alumni and youth from the community joined the Orchesis club members dancing solos, duets and small groups in a variety of dance styles. The next and last kids clinic and Orchesis show will be held Sunday May 6th.
Bands to present Fall Concert Dec. 13
The Mundelein High School Symphonic Band and Concert Band will present a concert on Wednesday, December 13 at 7 p.m. in the Mundelein High School Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public.The evening's repertoire will include "Legends and Heroes" (LaPlante), "On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss" (Holsinger), "Toccata" (Erickson), and "Court Festival" (Latham). Andrew Sturgeon and Jerald Shelato direct the instrumental music program at MHS.
Adaptive PE Basketball Game
MHS students in the Adaptive Physical Education class played a fun and competitive basketball game against Warren Township High School on Friday, December 8th. This exciting game started with students from the All Abilities Choir singing the National Anthem. At halftime both teams were on the floor singing and dancing with one another creating an energetic atmosphere and teaching kids good sportsmanship. Also during the halftime show, cheerleader Neila Stevenson did a stunt where she was safely flipped and thrown during an exciting routine. The game ended with student-athlete Dani Lococo, scoring the final point for MHS. This game was viewed by many students at MHS, the player’s families and staff members, who came out to support the students in the Supported Learning program and cheered them on to a victory!
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| Signing the National Anthem |
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| Team Photo 2017 |
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| 2pts! |
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| Great Fans! |
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| Great Friends from Warren HS |
Adult Education English as a Second Language Holiday Gathering
The Mundelein High School Adult Education Department hosted its annual Holiday party for English as a Second Language students; students of the three classes held at MHS were encouraged to bring a dish to share and bring their families.
A former student of the program was the DJ for the night who encouraged his classmates to continue coming to classes to learn English and not to give up.
A fun and entertaining night was had by all. Happy Holidays.
Gymnastics
Congratulations to the Varsity team for taking 2nd place at their first invite of the season. Mundelein’s Emma Hallin had the top vault effort, 9.65. Amanda Muench had the Mustangs' best all-around score of 33.050. Kudos also to the JV team who took 1st place at their first invite. Way to represent Mustangs!
Basketball
Congratulations goes out to the Varsity team for defeating Stevenson High School this past week. It was a complete team victory! The mustangs haven’t beaten Stevenson since 2012. Quoted from the daily Herald: "We just reiterated exactly what we wanted to do, and we recognized it," Mundelein first-year coach Matt Badgley said. "(Stevenson), they're such good three-point shooters and such good shooters in general. We just reminded our kids that they're going to make shots, even when we defend them well."
Wrestling
Mustang wrestlers go undefeated this past weekend with four wins on the weekend. MHS beat Waukegan, Niles West, Taft and Reavis. Dane Durlacher recorded his fastest pin!
The Mundelein High School Adult Education Department hosted its annual Holiday party for English as a Second Language students; students of the three classes held at MHS were encouraged to bring a dish to share and bring their families.
A former student of the program was the DJ for the night who encouraged his classmates to continue coming to classes to learn English and not to give up.
A fun and entertaining night was had by all. Happy Holidays.
Athletics
Gymnastics
Congratulations to the Varsity team for taking 2nd place at their first invite of the season. Mundelein’s Emma Hallin had the top vault effort, 9.65. Amanda Muench had the Mustangs' best all-around score of 33.050. Kudos also to the JV team who took 1st place at their first invite. Way to represent Mustangs!
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| Congrats Coach Piland and Mustang gymnastics for taking 2nd place out of 14 at the Candy Cane Hersey Invite |
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| JV Gymnastics takes 1st place at Libertyville invite! |
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| Mundelein's Katie Miller performs routine at Hersey |
Basketball
Congratulations goes out to the Varsity team for defeating Stevenson High School this past week. It was a complete team victory! The mustangs haven’t beaten Stevenson since 2012. Quoted from the daily Herald: "We just reiterated exactly what we wanted to do, and we recognized it," Mundelein first-year coach Matt Badgley said. "(Stevenson), they're such good three-point shooters and such good shooters in general. We just reminded our kids that they're going to make shots, even when we defend them well."
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| Chibuike Ebube splits Stevenson defenders on Friday night with a victory! (Photo credit: Daily Herald) |
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| Conor Enright shoots over Stevenson defenders as the Mustangs beat Stevenson! (Photo credit: Daily Herald) |
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| Jeff Bikus towers over Stevenson defenders (Photo credit: Daily Herald) |
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| Tommy Morcotte passes to his teammate during action vs. Stevenson (Photo credit: Daily Herald) |
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| Andrew Silva takes his turn scoring for the Mustangs vs. Stevenson (Photo credit: Daily Herald) |
Wrestling
Mustang wrestlers go undefeated this past weekend with four wins on the weekend. MHS beat Waukegan, Niles West, Taft and Reavis. Dane Durlacher recorded his fastest pin!
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| Mustangs wrestler DJ Preston wins the bout |
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| Dane Durlacher records his fastest win of the season in 6 seconds |
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| Congrats to QB Anthony Norris for being honored by 98.3 radio in post-season recap show as player of the game for Week 5 |
Photos From The Week
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| In preparation for finals, Molly Mishler ‘18 reviews her notes for her eighth period class on Dec. 12. Mishler and her seventh period Honors Anatomy class took their last test before finals on Dec. 20. Photo taken by Sydney Blackmer |
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| Matthew Kaufman '18 spends time with his friends during late start early bird. He shows up early every morning to have some time to relax. Photo taken by Morgan Shurtz |
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| MHS Student body goes wild at the varsity Boys Basketball game vs. Waukegan, Tuesday night. The boys lost to Waukegan 56-60. Photo taken by Diana Orozco |
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| Getting a quick review done, Sydney Szalinski '19 goes through her flashcards from Honors Anatomy on Dec. 12. She was preparing for a test the following period on the human eye. Photo taken by Jessica Franzen |