Thursday, January 16, 2020

Mustang News - January 17, 2020

Friday Focus

A bi-weekly newscast created by students regarding the events of Mundelein High School.


Announcements



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College & Career Center


MHS Foundation Scholarships Are Open!
The Mundelein High School Foundation’s scholarship application packet (google form) for 2020 graduates is now open!  These scholarships offer students the opportunity to win up to $1,000 to help pay for their education and there are many types of scholarships available.  Students may choose to apply for singular scholarships within the packet or for all scholarships to which they are eligible by checking the appropriate boxes on the application.

Access a list of our most up-to-date scholarships through the Scholarship Link found under Colleges Home in Naviance.  Additionally, we strongly encourage students to continue checking the MHS Specific Scholarships document to view which additional scholarships that are guaranteed to go to MHS graduates may be opening soon and begin preparing for these.

If there are any questions, please contact the MHS Foundation via Ms. Lisa Johnson (johnson.lj@comcast.net) or stop by the CCRC.

Military Recruiter Visits
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.



MHS College Planning Guide
The MHS College Planning Guide is a comprehensive guide through the college planning process. It covers where to get started, financial aid options, timelines, college athletics, summer opportunities, the college planning workbook, and more! Click HERE to check it out.

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Twitter: @mundycollege


Athletics

Boys basketball
Congratulations to the varsity boys basketball team on taking 2nd place at the Collinsville tournament over christmas break. Mundelein beat Granite City 53-36, O’Fallon 55-51(OT), Lincoln 61-50 and falling to tournament champs Collinsville 48-63.

Girls Basketball
Congratulations to Morgan Frank who, on 1/9/2020, has become 2nd all-time leading scorer in Mundelein history scoring 22 points. Susan Musselwhite (89’) previously held the record at 1,136. Mustangs also solidified the victory over visiting Grayslake North 44-31.

Morgan Frank

More girls basketball news
https://basketball.dailyherald.com/sports/20200114/franks-seven-3-pointers-pace-mundelein

Wrestling



Congrats to our two champions at the XLV Sycamore Invite. Rudy Osornio 1st place 182 and Jason Guadarrama 1st place 220

Boys Bowling
Mustang bowlers competed at the NSC Conference meet and Owen Jones finished 2nd in individual scoring for the Mustangs with a 6 game total of 1315, Jacob Buysse 12th with a 6 game total of 1236 and Nick Procknow 15th with a 6 game total of 1226. Congratulations!

Special Olympics
Congratulations to the Special Olympics basketball team on taking 3rd place at their Regional Tournament Sunday, January 12 at Jacobs High School.





Photos from the Week

Getting ready for the Class of 2024!


Before school, Richard Zeiger '20 starts his day playing guitar in the band room on Jan. 14th. - photo and caption by Elizabeth Heraty ‘21

While doing class bonding in Adventure Ed, Irene Nikitas '20, Matthew Pawlowski '20, and Sebastian Hadsell '20 are ready to learn about new people in the class.  - photo and caption by Rebecca Nielsen ‘20 

Relaxing before school, Taneesha Tavkar '20, Ashley Carrier '20, and Brooke Testing '20 are happy to be at school on Jan. 15. - photo and caption by Caitlyn Mathews ‘20