Recognition
Model UN students earn awards; 86 MHS students attend
Two MHS students won awards at the Model United Nations [UN] conference this year, which was Feb. 1-4 at the Palmer House in Chicago. Gillian Beginski and Nicolina Bottiglieri won a verbal presentation award for serving on the International Criminal Police Organization Committee. They will eventually be sent certificates of recognition from the Model UN organization.
This year 86 MHS students participated in the conference. MHS represented the United States, Bolivia, Cameroon, and Jamaica. Again, they were one of the largest delegations at the conference, which included nearly 3,000 students from around the country and the world.
Book Talks
20 MHS students walked over to Carl Sandburg Middle School for another round of BOOK TALKS!
The 6th, 7th, and 8th graders LOVED IT!
Activities
Bell Schedule for Friday, February 23 including Winter Pep Assembly
Period 1 7:45-8:28
Period 2 8:33-9:19
Period 3 9:24-10:07
Period 4 10:12-10:55
Period 5 11:00-11:43
Period 6 11:48-12:31
Period 7 12:36-1:19
Period 8 1:24-2:10
Assembly 2:20-3:00
Dismissal 3:05
13 MHS seniors to vie for title of “Mr. Mustang 2018”
Thirteen Mundelein High School seniors have been selected to compete for the annual title of “Mr. Mustang.” They will participate in a public competition event Friday, March 2 beginning at 7 p.m. in the MHS Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students, seniors and children. All proceeds will cover the Senior Class of 2018 Graduation Party. The emcees, chosen by their peers, are Andrew Owens and Shane Stanley.
The senior girls voted earlier to choose senior guys to vie for the title. Those who made the cut then auditioned for members of the Mundelein Parent Group who sponsor the event. After auditions, the number was cut to 13.
The evening competition will include a couple’s introductory dance with senior girls and individual talent performances. After that, the 13 will be cut to five who will then answer questions posed to them. Mr. Mustang and two runners-up will be announced at the close of the event. A panel of judges will do the balloting.
This year’s contestants include: Robbie Iraburo Cochran, Kyle Ehemann, Dan Haller, Benton Holly, Jared Honda, Eubin Kim, Jun Young Lee, Nicholas Manaligod, Steven Miritello, Carter Pacis, Shlok Patel, Ricky Rodriguez and Ryan Story.
Semester 2 Parent/Teacher Conferences
In order to facilitate the improvements to Parent/Teacher Conferences, the spring conferences have been changed. MHS will NOT hold conferences on March 6. Rather, conferences will be moved to March 8 and 9.
March 8 Thursday
Students are dismissed at 11:25AM. Teacher work time from 12:30pm til 3:25pm.
Parent/Teacher conferences will run from 4pm until 7pm
March 9 Friday
No school for students
Parent/Teacher conferences will run from 9am until 2pm. All teachers will have a lunch break from 11am until 12pm.
The total number of conferences will increase from 27 to 38 possible conference times.
Parents and guardians may begin making appointments online at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, February 26. The registration will continue, 24 hours a day, until midnight on Sunday, March 4. The online address for appointments will be available on the home page of the school’s website beginning February 26.
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Civics Fair
Several local politicians were on hand as the Mundelein High School AP Comparative Government and Politics classes presented the first ever MHS Civics Fair Thursday, Feb. 22. Tom Kuhn is the teacher in charge of the Fair.
Students presented, Science Fair style, their proposals to reform our political system based on the founding principles of the nation. Winners at the Fair will advance to state competition to be held at Stevenson High School in April.
Topics presented by the students include term limits, campaign finance reform, instant runoff voting and the Electoral College.
Tenth Congressional candidates Jeremy Wynes and Sapan Shah planned to attend along with members of the office of Carol Sente and representatives from the Bruce Rauner campaign. Holly Kim will also be in attendance.
The Civics Fair was conducted as part of the Mikva Challenge Project Civics Works. The Mikva Challenge was founded on the premise that youth voice and participation matter and that civic and political life will be stronger when youth participate and help shape their own destinies. Mikva Challenge develops youth to be empowered, informed and active citizens who will promote a just and equitable society, according to their website.
Judges for the Fair are Michele Bonadies, Stacey Darcy and Bill Gorski of the MHS social studies department.
Multiple choirs to perform in concert Feb. 28
The Mundelein High School Choral program will present the Winter Choral Concert on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 7 pm in the MHS Auditorium. Admission is free.
Under the direction of Stevee Bellas and Cory Thompson, the concert will feature all choral ensembles: Chorale, Bel Canto, Concert Choir, Master Singers, The Noteables, Lights, Sound FX, and Sound.
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| For the third time this year, SoundFX was named Grand Champions in their division, this time at the Great River Show Choir Invitational in Dubuque, IA. At this same event, Dominic Cappuccilli was named best male vocalist. |
Some important features of the concert include: the first “musical theatre” performance by The Noteables, co-directed this semester by Bellas and Theatre Director Jonathan Meier. This is also the last performance of the show choir competitive shows that will occur during their season.
From the Nurse’s office to all parents of 11th graders,
We ask that you provide proof of your student receiving the second dose of the meningococcal conjugate vaccine as soon as possible unless the first dose was administered after 16 years of age. In this case, only one dose after 16 years of age is required. We highly recommend that this vaccine requirement be completed and medical proof be turned into the nursing office before the last day of their 11th grade. Families that wait too long for their student to receive this requirement by the first day of the school year for 2018-2019 will put their student at risk being excluded from school until this requirement has been met. Supplies of this vaccine runs low or out closer to the deadline, so please take steps to have this done as soon as possible. We thank you very much for your cooperation.
De la enfermera a todos los padres de estudiantes del grado 11,
Le pedimos que proporcione prueba de su estudiante recibir la segunda dosis de la vacuna conjugada antimeningocócica tan pronto como sea posible a menos que la primera dosis fue administrada después de 16 años de edad. En este caso, se requiere sólo una dosis después de 16 años de edad. Recomendamos altamente que se complete este requisito de la vacuna y prueba médica ser entregados a la oficina de enfermería antes del último día de su 11 º grado. Las familias que esperan demasiado tiempo para completir este requisito por el primer día del año escolar 2018-2019, pondrá sus estudiantes en riesgo de ser excluido de la escuela hasta que se cumpla este requisito. Suministros de esta vacuna se bajan o agotan más cerca de la fecha límite, así que por favor tome medidas para que este hecho tan pronto como sea posible. Le agradecemos mucho su cooperación.
Athletics
Basketball-Boys
Celebrated senior night with a win vs conference rival Lake Forest 45-44
Tommy Marcotte welcomed into the 1000 point club by former starting point guard at Texas A& M Kyle Kessel. Congrats and welcome to the MHS Boys 1000 point club.
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| Tommy Marcotte 1000 point club |
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| BBK Senior night |
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| BBK Senior night |
College signing
Congrats to 2018 6’6 Jeffrey Bikus who committed to Hope college to continue his academic and basketball career. Jeff has had a great 4 years for Mundelein and wish him the best of luck!
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| Jeff Bikus Hope College |
Wrestling
Congratulations to Logan Kvien (182) taking 4th place at IHSA State finals and Dane Durlacher (106) taking 3rd place. Congratulations also to Reese Durlacher for a great season.The tenth-ranked Durlacher (39-4) upended three-time state qualifier and two-time state medalist Carlos Champagne (Marian Catholic, 39-4). Durlacher's victory came after a first glance at the state brackets caused a bit of nerves, which led to hours looking at film. But all that preparation was well worth it.
"Yeah, I wasn't initially thrilled meeting Champagne, but the film told me he was more defensive of a wrestler than I thought," said Durlacher, "and that we had similar styles, so I needed to take advantage of that as best as I could." Durlacher opened in convincing style, with a 5-1 first-period advantage, before holding off a late charge to ensure a 10-5 triumph. Mundelein's Logan Kvien (182, 38-4) pinned his opponent, as did Carmel junior Riley Palm, who remains undefeated (39-0) at 138 pounds.
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| Coach Stocker and Athletic Director Troy Parola |
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| Dane Durlacher |
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| Logan Kvien |
Basketball-Girls
Congrats to Hannah Buscher on winning the 3-point regional at BG! She advances to the Fremd Sectional next week!
Gymnastics
Emma Hallin & Amanda Muench represented Mundelein at the IHSA State meet. Both qualified for the Beam.
Congratulations to Emma Hallin finishing 10th place with a score of 8.650.
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| Emma Hallin and Amanda Muench |
Boys Swim/Dive
The Mustangs took 3rd place at IHSA Sectional meet. Senior Kyle Ehemann won the diving (369.85).
Derek Lee took 6th, and Coach Owens -Sectional Diving coach of the year! What a day for the Mustangs! Freshman Jack Long and Sophomore Parker Geary took 5th and 3rd in the 100 back. Jake Garcia dropped time and took 2nd in the 500 free. Jake Gonzalez placed 4th in the 100 fly, Jake dropped 9 seconds to place 6th in the 200 IM. Patrick McInerny took 6th and Ryan Zentz took 4th in the 200 free. Mundelein swim Boys dropped 5 seconds. Placed 5th in the medley relay.
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College and Career Resource Center
Say YES to College Event!
Do you have questions or concerns about navigating the college process as a student with a disability? Wednesday, March 7th at 7:00pm in the Mundelein Room we will be hosting the “Just Say YES to College” presentation. The presentation is aimed at helping students with an IEP/504 and their parents navigate their transition to college. Topics include choosing a college, self-advocacy, and skills students need to be successful in college. Our amazing presenter for the evening is the Director of Disability Services at the Lynch Learning Center at Loras College and has many years of experience working with this population and great advice for students. Don’t miss this opportunity!
Photos from the Week
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| STEM Challenge |
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| MHS students Jose Ramos, Sahil Patel, and Jesus Ramos volunteer at STEM night at West Oak School |
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| Jule Cuasay '19 and Carlos Bucio '19 create beignets for a French class project. The sugary snacks were a hit, garnering favorable reviews from classmates the next day at school. Photo taken by David Bernauer |
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| Members of the robotics team gather to get an issue explained by advisor Mr. Cabrera. The robotics team is building a machine that can move underwater. Photo taken by Heather Avis |
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| On Feb. 12, 2018, the Lady Mustangs huddle before their fans as they’ll play Buffalo Grove. Captain, Kelsy Austwick ‘18, hypes her team to go for the gold. Photo taken by Cayla Manaligod |