Announcements
Calendar Updates
Please see the updated “Year at a Glance” 2018-2019 calendar.
Updates are highlighted in yellow.
Student dismissal is at 11:25am on all half days.
Picture Day date change
Due to the All School Assembly on Wednesday, September 5, School Picture Day has been moved to Tuesday, September 18. The schedule has not changed. https://goo.gl/vicKe4
Please contact the Principal’s Office if you have any questions. 847-949-2200, X1230.
Recognition
MHS Ratings ImproveThank you to parents and students who have completed surveys on Niche. This year, MHS was ranked #56 on the 2019 Best College Prep Public High Schools in Illinois and ranked #65 on the 2019 Most Diverse Public High Schools in Illinois lists.
Click HERE to see more information!
MHS junior named semifinalist in national writing contest
Mundelein High School junior, Jocie Bank, has been named a semifinalist in the Ayn Rand Anthem Essay Contest that she participated in last spring in her Honors English 2 course. Her teacher, Beth Willis, explained that “essays were judged on whether the student was able to argue for and justify his or her view.” She said that judges looked for writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized.“Winning essays needed to demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of Anthem by Ayn Rand. Jocie’s essay placed in the top two percent of entries in the contest,” Willis said.
The Ayn Rand Institute provides free copies of Rand’s novels, along with guides for teaching them, to schools in the United States and Canada.
Ayn Rand [1905-1982] was a novelist and philosopher. She is best known for her novels Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, and for the revolutionary philosophy she originated called Objectivism.
Activities
We lose ourselves in books, we find ourselves there too.
Has your student talked about the great book they’re reading? Have you heard about booktalks? That’s when a reader enthusiastically talks about a book they love.
MHS is doing something unique in our English classrooms and it all revolves around choice reading. Here’s how it happens: Every class begins with time to read. Students track reading and teachers conference with their readers. Booktalks offered by students or teachers happen daily.
In support of all this excitement about books are great classroom libraries and the MHS Library Media Center. The MHS Media Center houses a number of school services, one of which is the school’s library. It has an ever expanding book collection to meet demand. The impact of choice reading is that the first two weeks of this school year over 1,500 books were borrowed from the Library Media Center! Wow! Spanish language classrooms have joined in the effort and are contributing to such an amazing volume of reading.
At MHS, students select what they want to read. Our kids are enthusiastic about books, about authors, about genres. It’s a great thing for our library, but more importantly, for our students.
Brat Fest
The Mundelein School District 75 Administration, School Board Members and Parent Teacher Organization is holding its annual Brat Fest on Friday, September 7 from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm at Carl Sandburg Middle School, 855 W. Hawley Street. A complete meal deal is $5 and includes a brat, hot dog or tamale; roasted corn on the cob; chips; and soda or water. Items may be purchased separately as well.
In addition to food, the event will feature family fun activities such as face painting, carnival games, a bounce house and obstacle course. Activities are $1 each.
Proceeds from the event go to the District 75 PTO, which helps fund teacher grants, assemblies, after school clubs and much more for district schools.
Booster Club to hold canned food drive Friday, Sept. 28
Mundelein High School’s MHS Mustang Booster Club will hold a canned food drive at its home football games at 5 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28. The organization hopes to restock the MHS and Fremont Township food pantries. Collection boxes will be available beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the gates.
Canned foods needed include fruits, beans, vegetables, sauces, soups, chili, tuna, and baby formula.
Non-canned items needed include peanut butter and jelly, instant oatmeal, dry beans, cereal, pancake mix, syrup, rice, pasta, instant potatoes, mac & cheese, juice, taco seasoning, hot chocolate mix, coffee, tea, granola bars and personal items like toothpaste, toothbrushes, dish soap, razors, shaving cream, detergent, feminine products, diapers and baby formula coupons, and toilet tissue.
College & Career Center
Connect with college representatives this fall! Please register to attend upcoming visits on Naviance.
Upcoming Military Recruiter Visits
If neither of your parents graduated from a college or university in the U.S., join us! MHS counselors and CCRC staff will lead a first generation college-bound student workshop series this fall to help you navigate the college search and application process. Stop by during your lunch period for an info session on Tuesday, September 11 in room B105!
Financial Aid Night on Thursday, September 13!
Come to the auditorium at 7:30pm to learn all you need to know about financial aid.
Connect with us!
Website: https://www.d120.org/resources/student-success-resources/ccrc/
Instagram: mhsccrc
Twitter: @mundycollege
Athletics
NEW MHS STUDENT ENTRANCE FOR FOOTBALL GAMES
MHS students will now have a new entrance to football games. The west gate is now where MHS students will enter.
Bring current MHS ID
No Re-entry
No outside food or drinks
No backpacks
Bags will be searched
Baseball
Congratulations to Tyler Yakimisky who will be planning on continuing his academic and athletic career at University of Illinois-Springfield
Mustang Fans: The MHS Mustang Booster Club is rebuilding and we are offering Booster Club Memberships!
Our mission is to promote and support the success, spirit, participation and sportsmanship for every student involved in all activities and programs at MHS!
For a $30.00 membership, you will receive a stadium blanket and Mustang decal. A $50.00 deluxe membership includes a waterproof stadium blanket (pictured below), a Mustang decal, your family name listed on our booster club banner, and a shout-out at all home football games! We will be selling memberships at the next home football game on Friday, September 21st.
You can download a membership form using the following link: https://www.d120.org/mhs-community/mhs-mustang-booster-club/
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| Friday Night Lights - Varsity Football sings school song with Band and Fans after 17-0 win over Grayslake Central. |
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| Friday Night Lights |
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| Girls Cross Country runner of the week Daniela Rodriguez (2022) |
Photos From the Week
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| Focused on the task at hand, Claire Schoenfield '20 brainstorms ideas for her essay during her 8th period AP English Language class on Wednesday Sept. 5. She is supposed to write about a teacher who has left a lasting impact on her life. Photo taken by Rosibel Gomez |
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| Weighing part of a potato, Margaret Lukas '19 works on a lab for her anatomy class as part of the Cells and Tissues unit on Sept. 5. Anatomy class does a variety of labs so students can experience the science first hand. Photo taken by Jessica Franzen |
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| Set at attention and strict with confidence, Joslyn Gange '21, and Mia Marshall '21, focus in on the task ahead of them at marching band practice on Sept. 5. Photo taken by Lindsay Nootbaar |
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| The students in marching band rehearse their show on Wednesday night, Sept. 5, for upcoming football games. Photo taken by Kess DeWitt |