Mustang News - April 5, 2019

The Final Stretch!

In the remaining weeks of the school year before us, MHS is officially in the "race to the end".  The race analogy is appropriate for this time of year.  With 6 weeks until graduation and less than 8 weeks to the end of the school year, many will feel as if they have run a marathon!  I encourage everyone to enjoy the remaining days by attending some of the awesome athletic contests or student events.  Our students are always inspiring!   In addition, my wish for all of our students is to end strong!

Recognition

CONGRATS TO DIEGO CISNEROS AND SEAN FINERTY!
Consumers Cooperative Association, sponsor of Consumers Credit Union, announced the winners of 16, $2,000 academic scholarships at the joint annual meeting of the two organizations. The recipients, all high school seniors, are able to use their scholarships at the college or university of their choice. The 16 winners came from 14 different high schools.

Consumers Credit Union is member-owned, with offices in Waukegan, Mundelein, Round Lake Beach, Gurnee, North Waukegan, Volo, Kildeer, Palatine, Schaumburg and Northbrook.

Diego Cisneros

Sean Finerty

Friday Focus

Announcements

Important dates to remember

• Tuesday, April  9: State testing for all sophomores and juniors/Non-attendance day for freshman and seniors
• Wednesday, April 10: State testing for all freshmen/Non-attendance day for sophomores and seniors
• Friday, April 12: ½ day Teacher Institute. Student dismissal at 11:25 am
• Friday, April 19: No School
• Friday, May 3: ½ day. Student dismissal at 11:25 am. Prom
• Attendance requirements: On the day of Prom, students attending Prom are expected to be in attendance through the end of the school day (11:25 am) - it is a 1/2 day so all students will be released by 11:25 am - please plan accordingly. 
• Thursday, May 9: REGULAR DAY/NO LATE START. Senior finals day
• Friday, May 10: No classes for seniors. Graduation cap/gown and ticket pick up 7:45 am-Noon. North Gym
• Sunday, May 12: Graduation. 3:00 pm. Sears Center, Hoffman Estates

Graduation 2019
Reference all information regarding graduation and end of the year tasks for Seniors by clicking HERE.

Golf Outing to support football program June 20; early sign-up discounts
Mundelein High School’s Red Zone Club is sponsoring the Second Annual Mustang Golf Scramble to take place at Steeple Chase Golf Club June 20. This is a fundraising event for the MHS football program and new varsity head coach, Vince DeFrancesco, will be on hand to meet the participants.
Individual Golfer/Early Bird cost is $125 which increases to $140 May 1. For foursomes the Early Bird cost is $450 which will increase to $500 on May 1. Non-golfers are welcome to attend the dinner and reception at a cost of $35.

The event will include a four-person scramble format, box lunch and on-course contests. Golf will be followed by the dinner and awards reception, raffle and a silent auction with many items available.
A number of sponsorships are available ranging from $250 to $3,500 which include various benefits. Among them are $1,000 for a Hole in One Contest with a 2019 Ford Mustang convertible as the prize and $750 for a Hole in One contest with two tickets to Super Bowl LIV in Florida.

For more information or to sign up as a golfer or sponsor visit the website at https://www.planmygolfevent.com/32588-2019Mustang_GolfScramble or contact MHS Red Zone Club President Michael Wing at (773) 294-5314.

Information Needed When Calling Student in with Illness
At MHS we have students who, for medical reasons, are highly susceptible to infections and are at a significant risk for their lives due to a rare genetic immune deficiency.  We ask for your help in keeping your students home if they have been running a fever with a frequent cough or painful throat.  When calling the attendance line for students who need to stay home, please leave a detailed message that includes the specific symptoms and reason for their absence. Please alert the school nursing staff of any new diagnosis of an illness that can be contagious. The families of these highly susceptible students are then able to get added medical treatment to help boost their ability to avoid getting sick if they are aware of a current infectious process.  We highly recommend students experiencing illness should not return to school until they are 24 hours fever or symptom free.  Students are encouraged to stay in touch with their teachers by email when they are home sick.  Accommodations can be made for missed work due to illness.
Thank you very much for your care and cooperation.

Class of 2020 Meningococcal Vaccine Requirement Announcement

All current 11th grade students are required to have documented proof of receiving the meningoccal vaccine prior to the start of 12th grade year.  We ask that you check your records and/or contact your doctor’s office for this proof to turn into the school as soon as possible. Supplies become depleted in late summer and early fall. Please do not risk having your student excluded from school at the beginning of their senior year. You can turn in your documented proof directly to the school nurse or to the front office.  Thank you very much for your prompt attention to this important matter.

College & Career Center

Are you interested in enlisting in the military? Students interested in any of these military branches are welcome to speak with recruiters during their lunch period.

This year’s Access College Fair, the second annual bilingual college fair for Lake County and the surrounding areas will be hosted by Mundelein High School on Wednesday, April 10th from 6-8pm in the Main Gym. MHS, in collaboration with Round Lake High School and Wauconda High School, will be welcoming over 30 college representatives who are fluently bilingual in English and Spanish.  These representatives will speak with our students and their families about the college application process and help them learn about opportunities to continue their education!

Additionally, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) will be hosting financial aid sessions. The English presentation will be at 6:30pm followed by the Spanish presentation at 7pm. You can read articles in the Daily Herald and Chicago Tribune about this exciting opportunity! All are welcome!

Curious about science, tech or medical fields?
Check out NIU STEM Career camps for high schoolers or STEM Exploration camps for elementary and junior high students. Choose from tracks such as Aerospace Careers, LEGO Waterbotics and Video Game Design.

Interested in exploring creative career paths and meeting new friends who share a passion for the arts?

Check out our Speech, Creative Writing and Filmmaking camps for junior high and high school students, and Music, Theatre and Visual Arts camps from the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
Ready for an immersive camp experience like no other?

At Quarantine: The Summer Camp, they’ll live the book, meet the authors of Quarantine and experience the science and art behind the story.

Find out more about the dozens of different NIU academic and athletic summer camps at go.niu.edu/summercamps.

“I loved camp! Loved, loved, loved it! I’m so happy that you continue to inspire performers year in and year out…so many good memories.” - Kay Cannon, former NIU speech camper, writer for the “Pitch Perfect” movie trilogy and co-executive producer of Fox’s past hit comedy “New Girl.”

Athletics

Spring Athletic Fees
Parents and Spring Sport Athletes should have received an email (email addresses were taken from PowerSchool) from Mrs. Olson regarding Spring Athletic fees. Please, parents, pay ASAP. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Mrs. Olson at kolson@d120.org or call 847-949-2200 x 1235

Attention Senior Student Athletes
NLI Sports Signing Day is Wednesday, April 17th.

Deadline to sign up is Monday, April 15th at 3:30pm


See Mrs. Risdon in the Athletic Office to confirm details of your attendance, what sport and what school you will be attending next year. If you are receiving a National Letter of Intent or a Letter of Commitment to participate in athletics at the college level next year, we would like to include you in our recognition event. Please note, you will need verification of commitment in order to sign. Recognition ceremony begins at 3:30pm in the Student Cafeteria.

Softball
Daily Herald: Shanahan's hit lifts Mundelein past Barrington in 9 innings
Kellie Shanahan's bases loaded, one-out single up the middle drove home Tess McKay, as Mundelein beat Barrington 5-4 in nine innings Saturday, salvaging a split in the Barrington Quad at the Fields of Dreams.

McKay was running for Elise Bernett. Emm Hallin threw all 9 innings for the Mustangs, allowing 1 earned run.

Mundelein had 10 hits, including a pair by Cheyenne Pellettiere (2-for-3), who also had a double and 2 RBI.

The Mustangs lost to Elk Grove 13-11 in their first game of the day. Kira Buckner allowed 1 earned run in 5⅔ innings, striking out eight. Buckner also homered and drove in 3 runs, and Pellettiere was 3-for-4.

4x800 took 8th place. Carter SChorr, Robert St. Clair, Elian Salgado, Dario Carrillo and Aidan Afonso as alternate

Dillon Blake takes 6th in 3200m, running 9.23.68, a PR!

MHS alum MOLLY MISHLER playing for Bucknell Women’s Soccer! D1 soccer!! Welcome to the BIG SHOW.

Boys Track & Field
Coaches Corner:
It was a great day to be a Mustang as we beat Libertyville 102-44 and Stevenson 79-66. Despite the cool temps and wind we had some really good performances. Here are the highlights-
In the field events, we received wins in the 3 jumps-
Mat Empalmado in the LJ (19'7")
Mike Pipinis in the TJ (37'5") and
Mateusz Brak in the HJ (5'6")

We swept the distance events, winning the 4 x 800 relay in 8:44.1 (Dillon Blake, Aidan Afonso, Sean Finerty, and Elian Salgado). Dario Carrillo won the 3200m with a time of 9:59.7. We went 1-2 in the 800 as Mikey Parduhn won in a time of 2:04.4, and Dillon Blake took 2nd in 2:12. We took the top 4 spots in the 1600m, with Carter Schorr winning with a huge PR of 4:34.4. Robert St. Clair, Aidan Afonso, and Sean Finerty took 2-4 in time of 4:35.8, 4:44.1, and 4:50.3. (Check Lisa's pics of the race- really impressive watching our guys run away from everyone else...)

Cody Gehrett took both the hurdles races, winning the 110 HH with a fine time of 15.7, and coming back to win the 300 IM in 44.9. Mateusz took 2nd in both races, running 17.4 in the HH, and 45.8 in the IM.

Our final win of the day came in the last event, the 4 x 400 relay. The team of Carter Schorr, Mikey Parduhn, Robert St. Clair, and Cody Gehrett fought back challenges from Stevenson the whole way, finally pulling away to win in 4:38.

Lots of other fine performances last night, and a great over all effort. Can't remember the last time we beat Stevenson in a dual. Next up- the Cross Town Classic against Carmel this Saturday. Both the boys and girls teams will host Carmel for Mundelein bragging rights. The starting time has been moved back to 10AM to take advantage of the warmer temps expected. Hope to see everyone there!
Go Mustangs!

Boys Track and Field beats Stevenson and Libertyville in the first outdoor meet of 2019

Winter Guard takes 6th at MWCGC Championship. Great job, Great Season!

Congratulations to Leslye Rodriguez and Ella Carlson, this week's girls track coaches' and captains' athletes of the week!

Coach Dorgan - It was an honor to speak at our feeder banquet. Great group of girls that keep improving and are very coachable. See you at summer camp!

Boys Varsity Tennis defeats Harlem 4-2, defeats Ottawa 5-1, lost to Huntley 1-5. Shout out to Freshman Kevin Edquiban 3-0 for the day

Boys Lacrosse after defeating McHenry

A few of MHS lacrosse girls went to cheer on MHS alum Nomika Harris play for the NCC Womens Lacrosse team over break. It's always amazing watching one or our own doing great things after high school.

Photos of the Week

During the home opener for the Varsity Baseball team, on the 3rd of April, Tyler Yakiminsky ‘19 hits a base hit. The boys ended up winning 8-3 against the Lake Forest Scouts. Photo taken by Olivia Harbison

Scanning the field, Joshua Fordham '20 looks for an path to run or for an open teammate to pass the ball to during his game on Wednesday, April 3 against McHenry. The Mustangs had a strong game and won 10-7. Photo taken by Sydney Szalinski 

Playing in the sun, Trevor Freeman '19 along with the combined jazz bands perform on the dock in front of the historic Steamboat Natchez in New Orleans, Louisiana. The band traveled south during spring break this past March. Photo taken by Lindsay Nootbaar

While taking their senior superlatives, Nolan Thier '19 and Andrew Gonzalez '19 laugh at each other's expressions. The two seniors won Best Bromance, and were voted by their classmates. Photo taken by Claire Kim