Due to the concern of extreme weather, MHS is closed on Friday, February 9. The make-up day for this closure will be February 19, Presidents' Day.
Friday Focus
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Recognition
Seven MHS student artists to vie for coveted scholarships
Seven Mundelein High School students will be among the best 1,000 student artists from 125+ Illinois high schools when they showcase their art and vie for more than $20 million in college scholarships at the fifth annual Illinois High School Art Exhibition [IHSAE]. Representing MHS are Sydney Blackmer, Garret Cohen, Katelyn Culp, Mathilde Hanchard, Rebecca Panos, Ryan Story and Cindy Szabo. They will showcase their artwork at the exhibit and qualify to earn one of the available scholarships. The show runs from February 12 through March 9 at the Zhou B Art Center and Bridgeport Art Center in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood.
The exhibition’s main general exhibition event will take place Sunday, Feb. 25 and will feature ceremonies, early college scholarship announcements, awards presentations and college recruitments at the Zhou B Art Center and senior scholarship announcements at the Bridgeport Art Center.
“The scholarships will continue a robust IHSAE tradition that has facilitated $80 million plus cumulatively for more than 900 students since our first event in 2014,” said Chris Sykora, co-creator of IHSAE, which uniquely collaborates with public, private and charter high schools and more than 35 college art schools nationwide.
The IHSAE is a not-for-profit corporation whose mission is the advancement of visual arts education through exhibition. Developed by teachers for students in 2014, the organization is run by full-time art educators who collaborate with corporate sponsors, art schools/colleges/universities/ and participating public, private and charter high schools to celebrate and award the artistic talents of Illinois high school art students.
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| Sound FX wins Grand Champion single gender division at Crete-Monee Spectacular. |
On January 27th, the MHS Show Choirs, Sound, Lights, and SoundFX, along with the show choir band, Noise, and show choir crew, Silence, hit the road for their first competition of the season. They competed at the LaCrosse Central Grand River Invitational in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and represented MHS with pride! Lights received 1st runner-up in the single gender division, and SoundFX was named Grand Champion of the single gender division, qualifying for the finals division, which consisted of the top 6 groups from the entire day. Sound, which was in the Open Class division, also made the finals round, with Dominic Cappuccilli being named Best Male Soloist in a show. Sound was also given the award of Best Costume. At the end of the day, SoundFX was named the 5th Runner-Up, and Sound was named 3rd Runner-Up! Sound, Lights, and SoundFX then traveled to Crete-Monee High School on Saturday, February 3rd, with SoundFX again being named Grand Champion of the single gender division, and winning the Best Choreography award. Lights was named the 2nd Runner-Up in the single gender division, wowing the crowd with an outstanding performance. Sound again made finals, against some extremely tough groups. Sound ended the night as 3rd Runner-Up. The show choirs will compete at the Great River Invitational in Davenport, Iowa, on February 17th.
Activities
Calendar Corrections and Updates!!!
Spring Testing
Please note, MHS will host spring testing on April 10, 2018. 11th grade students will take the SAT and 10th grade students will take the PSAT. 9th and 12th grade students will not have school on this day.
In order to facilitate the improvements to Parent/Teacher Conferences, the spring conferences have been changed. MHS will NOT hold conferences on March 6. March 6 will be a regular attendance day. 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.
P/T conferences will run from 4pm until 7pm.
March 9 Friday
No school for students
P/T conferences will run from 9am - 2pm.
The total number of conferences will increase from 27 to 38 possible conference times.
Casino Royale Winter Dance
The Casino Royale Winter Dance will be held on Saturday February 24. Tickets are on sale now!
https://mundelein.revtrak.net/Winter-Dance
Early ticket buyers are entered to win a Maggiano's gift card. New this year: Karaoke and activities in the cafeteria. Tickets $10 through Feb. 14, $12 from Feb. 15-21. The fun and magic of Vegas right here at MHS!
Free SAT test prep has begun
College scholarships are based on SAT scores and grades. Get in shape for the SAT by attending free test prep at MHS, starting Wednesday, February 7. Two series are offered: one morning and one afternoon. All 4 sections of the test will be covered in 8 one-hour sessions. For more information and registration, see the MHS website Testing drop-down or contact the Literacy Center/Math Lab or click here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOXfUbO5y05XT7Fbm3ybcIB7OqszU6opZA50c21KrOeME-dA/viewform
A crazy comedy at Mundelein Theatre
What is the perfect remedy for the winter blahs? How about a hilarious romp through the mind of a playwright who can’t shake his writers block? Mundelein Theatre will present Figments, by Billy St. John. This comedy will play on the Mundelein High School Auditorium stage on February 8, 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m. and February 9 at 3:45pm. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. The matinee performance on Friday is only $1 for MHS students. Additionally, there will be a performance on February 10 at 2 p.m. which will feature the understudy cast of Figments. Tickets can be purchased at the box office 30 minutes prior to each performance. Seating is general admission, and the theatre will open 20 minutes prior to each performance. Additional information can be found at mundeleintheatre.org.
“Figments is very Walter Mitty-esque, as our protagonist, Rick, is the only one who can see the craziness around him as the characters in his imagination take over his life.” said Jonathan Meier, the play’s director. “The play is a nice combination of a sweet love story, combined with some crazy broad comedy,” said senior Dan Haller, who plays Rick. “The biggest challenge for me is that I have to be onstage pretending to not see all the nuttiness that is going on around me,” said senior Maddie Martorana, who plays Rick’s’ love interest, Loni. “It takes a lot of concentration.”
Other seniors in the cast are Joshua Saunders, Emily Saunders, Ryan Story, Brianna Moderhack, Ginny Zundel and Henry Dumblauskas. Rounding out the cast are Jake Cumberland, Sydney Litka, Colin Nacion, Natalie Williams, Halli Carpender and Allan Rodriquez. The stage manager is Josie Hutson and the assistant directors are Rachel Larson and Miriam Mitry. The understudy cast consists of Matthew Callas, Sierra Bouchard, Katie Staroszczyk, Colby Willis, Mary McMurray, Trevor Freeman, Steven Weiss, Annalise Welsch, Bella Buono, Roy Dumblauskas, Charlie Dennis, Alexis Lee, Brandon Neyzelman and Ashley Carrier. The understudy Stage Manager is Joslyn Gange.
Honors Band
Mundelein High School Honors Bands worked with clinician, Dr. Joe Manfredo, on Tuesday, February 6th.
Mundelein High School Jazz Ensemble worked with clinician Brian Logan on Wednesday, February 7th.
Student Leadership-Movie Night
As a part of the Winter Dance festivities, Student Leadership is inviting all students to a night out at the movies on Tuesday, February 20th. This event is free to all students. Since the theme for the Winter Dance this year is Casino Royale, in keeping with the casino theme, we will be watching Ocean’s 11. All freshman who attend will receive free popcorn and a free drink which can redeem with the coupon they will receive from Link Crew. The movie starts at 6:30pm in the Auditorium so bring some friends and enjoy a fun night out.
WANTED: Seniors With A Message!
Graduation is approaching! This year during the graduation ceremony, one senior (in addition to the Valedictorian and Salutatorian) will have the opportunity to address their classmates, families, and faculty with a memorable message.
Inspire, wow, laugh, cry, reminisce, advise, offer, or send off - choose your message and propose a speech!
It is time to select a student speaker for this year's ceremony. Speech submissions should be no more than 5 minutes in length, double spaced, typed and submitted by Thursday, March 22.
Students who submit speeches will be sent an invitation to perform the speech to a faculty committee. The faculty committee will select the senior orator to represent the Class of 2018 at graduation.
If you have questions, please stop in the Main Office.
CCRC
College Planning Events Taking Place Next Week
Monday, February 12 and Tuesday, February 13 our College Counselor, Andrea Rusk, is hosting two events to help our families better prepare for the college application process. See details below.
February 12 - Noche De La Universidad (enfocado en año 11)
*This evening event is run entirely in Spanish*
February 13 - College Planning Night for Juniors, Open to ALL Grade Levels
There is an amazing opportunity coming up at 7pm on Tuesday, February 13 and if you have a student planning to attend college, I hope that you will attend! This event is focused on junior students who will be starting to apply to colleges this summer, but it is greatly beneficial for any underclass families who want to get a jump start on having all the pieces in place for college applications. The panel members will be discussing general tips and tricks that all students can use to improve their college applications.
The event will involve an interactive panel discussion with admissions counselors from six higher education institutions. The panelists have admissions and educational experience with and can speak about the following institutions: Aurora University, Eureka College, Governors State University, Grand Valley State University, Illinois College, Illinois State University, Illinois Wesleyan University, Indiana State University , Northland College, Northern Michigan University, Prairie State College, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, The College of St. Benedict, St. John’s University, University of Louisville and University of Maryland.
In addition, they harness educational & professional experience outside of the United States (Universite de Droit,d’Economiet des Sciences D’Aix-Marseille, France and Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Brazil, Beijing, China, Tokyo, Japan and Venezuela). Furthermore, they can offer information about international students and information about study abroad options. Plus, one of the panel’s “crew” members speaks fluent Spanish.
As you can see, they have experience with in-state, out-of-state, public, private, large, medium, small, selective, and international & community colleges. They also have experiences & represent schools that have NCAA DI-DIII Athletics. Some crew members are near recent graduates, in & out of grad school, former teachers and coaches, as well as parents of high school and college aged children. They are a very well rounded group, and this is a truly unique and wonderful opportunity!
The presentation will be taking place on Tuesday, February 13th at 7pm in the MHS Auditorium.
STEM Panel visiting MHS
Monday, March 12 at 2:15pm in the CCRC (B103)
Don’t miss an amazing opportunity happening right at MHS during school! Three great STEM university representatives from Iowa State, Missouri Institute of Science and Technology, and Michigan Tech, will be here discussing STEM opportunities at their schools, ways to make your application stand out for a STEM focused school or program, and lots more! These are the people who actually read your applications and make decisions on who gets admitted, and their advice will help with applications to their schools or to any schools for those looking to go into the STEM fields.
Scholarship Opportunity for JUNIORS! $1,000!
Considering attending a STEM-focused summer program at a college or university this year? Would financial assistance help you make the decision to go? If so, take advantage of this AMAZING scholarship opportunity that is only available to current MHS juniors! For details and to access the application, please see this link: https://goo.gl/xXMtxR This amazing opportunity closes on April 2, 2018!
Join us for Girls STEM Day
Saturday, Feb 24
Room A011, CLC Grayslake campus
STEM Day is a free event for girls in grades 7 through 12 who are interested in STEM programs (Science - Technology - Engineering - Math). It is designed for school groups, scout groups, youth groups and individual girls.
The overall vision of STEM is to motivate middle school and high school girls interested in STEM careers to become innovative and creative thinkers and to pursue careers in this area by introducing them to college life at CLC through a series of hands-on activities and inspiring presentations.
Featuring:
Fun and hands-on science, technology, engineering and math sessions
Informative career advice from successful scientists and engineers
Presentations on chemistry, biology, lasers, medical and surgical technology, engineering, robotics and more.
Free light lunch
Registration is now open. Check out the website for more details on student and parent sessions. http://www.clcillinois.edu/events/stem-for-girls
For more information, contact the Associate Dean of Biological and Health Sciences division at (847) 543-2394 or isaini@clcillinois.edu.
Athletics
Hall of Fame
Mundelein High School coach and teacher, Todd Parola, was inducted into the Lake County High School Sports Hall of Fame at a ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 1 at the College of Lake County. He is being recognized for both his athletic career at Grayslake Central High School and for his experience as a coach at Mundelein High School.
The official ceremony took place during halftime of the CLC Boys Basketball game against Elgin Community College. While at MHS Parola was best known for his coaching of successful baseball and golf teams. He has also coached a number of other sports during his career. Parola resigned from baseball last summer after a second appearance in a row at state. He continues to serve as head boy’s golf coach.
Wrestling
Mundelein takes 2nd at Dundee-Crown. The usual suspects led Mundelein to a second-place finish on Saturday in Carpentersville. Dane Durlacher (106, 38-0), Reese Durlacher (126, 35-3) and Logan Kvien (182, 34-4) were the Mustangs' three regional champions. In all, Mundelein sent six wrestlers to sectionals. "I think, for all of us, it's a confidence thing that we know we can win every time out," said Dane Durlacher, who is ranked No. 2 among Class 3A 106-pounders by IllinoisMatmen.com. Dane Durlacher said improved conditioning and a strict diet have enabled his impressive run. He said he has cut out fast foods in favor of eating more fruits and drinking more water. "All of that, as well as being more relaxed and less stressed is the big reason for the season I've had thus far," he said.
Bowling
MHS sent four bowlers to the IHSA Regional Girls Bowling hosted in Waukegan. Although the girls didn’t advance we are very proud of them. Congratulations to Ella MacKay, Grace Krusinski, Madeline Wade and Carly Zentz. Mundelein is looking to start Girls and Boys Bowling next school year. Bowling is considered a winter sport, if interested please see Ms. Prorok (math teacher).
Basketball-Boys
Boys varsity defeats conference rival Zion-Benton and Girls varsity defeated Deerfield. As the teams get closer to IHSA Regionals, please show your support and attend their games.
Congratulations to Tommy Marcotte for being named the Daily Herald High School player of the Week
Basketball-Girls
Wednesday night was senior night vs Libertyville. Although the mustangs fell short we are very proud of our seniors, Tori Zanoni, Amanda Garcia, Hannah Buscher, Syndey Blackmer, Kelsy Austwick, Ellie Maldonado and manager Lizeth Mora..
Gymnastics (waiting on this as there are sectionals still going on….will update and remove this note)
Varsity competed well at Sectionals and 2 gymnasts punched their ticket to IHSA State. Amanda Muench and Emma Hallin. Congratulations and good luck!
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Football
National Letter of Intent signing was Feb 7th and Mundelein had 3 football players sign to play and continue their education and participation in football at the college level. Anthony Norris - Tuskegee University, Nolan Seeger - Butler University and Isaiah Wellman - Robert Morris College. Congratulations to you all and best of luck!
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| Anthony Norris, Isaiah Wellman, Nolan Seeger |
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| Anthony Norris |
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| Nolan Seeger |
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| Isaiah Wellman |
Shoutout
Congratulations to Neila Stevenson (2021) on her awesome accomplishment at her Gymnastic Meet hosted at the Lake County Fairgrounds. Neila took 1st place on the Beam & Vault and finished 2nd on the Bars & Flooring making her the All-Around champion! We are very proud of you Neila!
Sports registration for 2018-19
As you register for school (using InfoSnap) for the 2018-19 school year, please don’t forget to sign up for sports too! Even if you not sure, you can answer YES with no commitment.
If you have any questions, please call 847-949-2200 x 1340.
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| Youth softball completes their training for the season...Future Mustangs!!!! |
