Mustang News: Mustang News - January 9, 2020

Announcements

MHS to welcome new freshmen, parents at Class of 2024 Night
All eighth grade students who will be attending Mundelein High School next year, along with their parents, are encouraged to attend the Class of 2024 Curriculum Night and Activities/Athletics Fair Thursday, January 16.

Parents and students with last names A-L should be in the Auditorium by 6 p.m. for a 45-minute presentation about curricular programs. Those with last names M-Z should attend the 7:15 p.m. session. A Spanish version will take place in the cafeteria during both sessions. The program will include an overview of academic programs and an orientation to the course selection process. The Activities and Athletics Fair will take place in the Main Gym immediately following each formal presentation.

Incoming freshmen students will be dismissed to participate in a separate program hosted by Link Crew made up of juniors and seniors who serve as freshmen ambassadors. Freshmen will learn about classes, activities, athletics and special events offered at MHS.

The Mustang Nation Spirit Store will also be open for parents and students to purchase spirit wear and PE uniforms for the coming year.

Jazz Concert set for Jan. 15
Mundelein High School’s jazz groups will perform in a free concert to be held Wednesday, Jan. 15, in the MHS Auditorium. Featured performance groups include the Honors Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Combo.

The concert will showcase music by Alan Baylock, Ahmad Jamal, Blue Mitchell, Maria Schneider, Don Menza, Gordon Goodwin, Cole Porter and others.
Jerald Shelato and Andy Sturgeon direct the instrumental music program at MHS.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, January 20- NO SCHOOL

Safe Cyber Choices
All area parents and children are encouraged to attend Safe Cyber Choices…an interactive forum to help protect our youth now and into the future at the Foglia YMCA, 1025 N. Old McHenry RD, Lake Zurich on Saturday, Jan. 25 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The Foglia YMCA Board of Directors will bring two industry leaders together to explore and facilitate an engaging discussion about keeping kids safe as they navigate through social media and the internet.

The presentation is geared toward 9-14 year-olds, providing specific tools to help keep them safe and secure throughout the cyber word, protecting their reputations and identifying sex trafficking practices they may be exposed to. Tips will be given about how to avoid those types of lures.
The program is FREE, open to all area residents, with online registration available at www.fogliaymca.org. Space will be limited so early registration is encouraged.

Guest speakers will be Chris Baker and Todd Spight. Baker is an award-winning tattoo artist who founded the INK 180 Ministry to provide a second chance to people by removing tattoos that defined their past. He has also worked with the FBI, Homeland Security, the US Department of Justice and US Attorney’s Office and has become a national speaker about social media safety, sex trafficking and gang intervention.

Spight is a certified information systems security professional (CISSP) and chief security officer at Net56, Inc. He has conducted numerous classes on internet safety for young people, including school districts, corporations and at Northwestern University. He stresses the importance of safeguarding one’s cyber footprint today as well as their identity and reputation in the future. His presentations are geared toward young people.

Recognition

Honors Jazz Ensemble selected for statewide conference performance

The Mundelein High School Jazz Ensemble was selected to perform at the 2020 Illinois Music Education Conference that will take place Jan. 29 through Feb. 1 in Peoria, IL.

“This is a great honor only provided to a handful of high school jazz bands in the state of Illinois,” said Andy Sturgeon who directs the instrumental music program at MHS along with Jerald Shelato.

A free special preview concert by the Honors Jazz Ensemble will be performed on the campus of the Lake Forest College Calvin Durand Hall Sunday, Jan. 26 at 5:30 p.m. The concert will be shared with Libertyville High School’s Jazz Ensemble.

College & Career Center

Scholarships Are Open!
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.

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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