Friday, January 29, 2021

Mustang News - January 29, 2021

Announcements




High School Aerospace Seminar Opportunity for MHS students!

University of Illinois Educational Outreach Group invites MHS students to participate in a high school Aerospace seminar series this February. The plan is to have one hour-long seminars twice a week for two weeks, covering topics regarding Aerospace Engineering and Engineering in general. The dates and times for these lectures are listed below. We are currently finalizing some details about potential aerospace corporate partnerships as well. Week 1: Monday, February 15 at 4 pm CT Thursday, February 18 at 4 pm CT Week 2: Monday, February 22 at 4 pm CT Thursday, February 25 at 4 pm CT If you are interested, please fill out this sign-up form! Please contact me (Komol Patel, MHS Class of 2023) at komolp2@illinois.edu or Sophie Pieta (our Logistics Lead) at sipieta2@illinois.edu with any questions or concerns you may have. Komol Patel University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Class of 2023
Discounted Registration Fee Deadline!

For Current MHS Students
The 21/22 Early Registration Fee item has been added to the PowerSchool fee accounts for the Class of 2022, 2023, and 2024.  If you choose to pay the Registration Fee by March 31, 2021, you will receive the $25 discount currently applied in PowerSchool.  Starting April 1st, the discount will be removed and the regular Registration Fee of $275 will be listed. Please know that all prior Registration and Course fees must be paid off before paying the Early Registration item. If you have any questions, please reach out to KC Olson in the MHS Payment Center at kolson@d120.org.

For Incoming 9th Grade Students Mundelein High School offers a discounted Registration Fee rate of $250 if paid by March 31, 2021. After that, our standard Registration Fee of $275 will be in place. Because the Class of 2025 does not have access to our PowerSchool system yet, we have created a fee item in RevTrak specifically for your Class. In the upper right hand corner of the MHS main web page, you will find a shopping cart. This will take you to RevTrak where you can create a login and access fee payment options. Please look for the button labeled ‘Class of 2025 Registration Payments’. From now through March 31, an Early Registration Fee item will be shown. After that, the standard Registration Fee item will be the option. Any course fees for our incoming students (Band or Show Choir) will be added to the student account once active in PowerSchool.

Please reach out to KC Olson in our Payment Center with any questions or concerns at kolson@d120.org or 847-949-2200 x1235.


Recognition


Mundelein FBLA Competes at Virtual Area Conference; 36 headed to state

Mundelein High School’s chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competed at the Illinois Northern Area Conference, held as a virtual event this year, from January 11-17, 2021.  

This year presented many obstacles, of course; however, students still had the opportunity to put their business and leadership skills to the test by competing in various events for the conference. Students were tested remotely, some recorded a presentation to be judged, while others presented their event live via Zoom with judges present.  

A total of 36 Mundelein FBLA students competed well enough and qualified, either as an individual or a team, to continue on to the State Leadership Conference, which will also be held as a virtual event this year in April.

“Overall, we are very proud of our students for their ability to adapt to the circumstances and still do their best for this competition. We are excited for them to have the opportunity to compete at the state level,” said FBLA adviser Sarah Wilson.

Mundelein High School FBLA members took home the following awards for competitive events:

First Place: Journalism: Ashley Cline; Digital Video Production: Lauren Geary, Cameron Gilbert; Introduction to Public Speaking: Alicia Brak; Publication Design: Ava McQuain

Second Place: Business Calculations: Nathan Clapp; Personal Finance: Animesh Bijawat; Political Science: Ilya Vynnyk

Third Place: Cyber Security: Matthew Kawa; Sports and Entertainment Management: Cale Sethna, Kevin Strelecki, Jeffrey Weiss

Fourth Place: Advertising: Gladdie Greenfield

Sixth Place: Social Media Strategies: Angelica Hernandez, Polina Rubin

Seventh Place: Organizational Leadership: McKenzie Begg

Eighth Place: Introduction to Financial Math: Kurt Dumblauskas

Ninth Place: Business Law: Diya Patel; Introduction to Business: Raffi Rosillo; Marketing: Lily Coutre, Elianna Pearson

Calhoun Earns Credential
INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) is pleased to announce that Larry Calhoun, Department Chair at Mundelein HS District 120, has been recognized by this association as a Certified Athletic Administrator.
Larry Calhoun


To earn this distinction, Larry has demonstrated the highest level of knowledge and expertise in the field of interscholastic athletic administration. The voluntary certification process included a thorough evaluation of the candidate's educational background, experience and professional contributions, as well as a rigorous, comprehensive written examination.

Larry is one of an elite group of interscholastic athletic administrators nationwide to attain this level of professionalism.

The NIAAA is a national professional organization consisting of all 50 state athletic administrator associations and more than 12,000 individual members.  It is dedicated to promoting the professional growth of high school athletic administrators and preserving the educational nature of interscholastic athletics and the place of these programs in the secondary school curriculum.

College and Career Center

NACAC Virtual College Start this Week

NACAC Virtual College Fairs start this weekend (01/31/2021), and run through May 2, 2021. All high school students, transfer students, and families are welcome. To get further information, and to sign up, please go to : https://virtualcollegefairs.org/events.


FAFSA Verification Workshop

The CCRC and ISACorps member Alexis Alvarez invites students who need FAFSA assistance to join the virtual meeting on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. The meeting will take place at 6:15 p.m. in English, and 7:00 p.m. in Spanish. Click on the appropriate link below to join.

English Link

Spanish Link


CollegeBoard BigFuture Days

CollegeBoard’s first-ever Virtual College Fairs, begin on Saturday, February 6th with BigFuture Day West+Southwest, and will take place on three(3) future dates for the Southeast, Northeast, and Midwest regions. To get more information, and to sign up, please go to: cb.org/bigfuturedays

College scholarships for Seniors are in full swing, so be sure to catch up on any of the scholarships that are being offered through Naviance. http://https//:bit.ly/2YcqSBI


Also check out our Twitter and Instagram accounts for upcoming events.

As a reminder, if you have not yet done so, please take a moment to review and bookmark the Virtual College and Career Resource Center. (Virtual CCRC)

Financial Aid Assistance: Don’t forget, MHS has a wonderful representative from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission who is happy to help you work through your financial aid questions! Reach out to Alexis any time, or connect with him on Wednesday during his dedicated MHS hours! You can find Alexis’ information in the Virtual CCRC or by using the link below.

Connect with Alexis


Remember, if you have questions at any time you just have to schedule an appointment with Mrs. Rusk, our College Counselor, and we can connect via Zoom to talk through any questions or concerns you may have!

Athletics


Fundraiser - Boys Track  Field
It's that time again!  The Boys' Track and Field team is hosting its annual Mattress Sale Fundraiser..  With Covid still running rampant, we were able to make this a virtual sale.  All mattresses are available for purchase, and they can be delivered anywhere!  So now is the time to get that mattress you need. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions krutz@d120.org .

Thanks in advance on behalf of Boys' track.
Coach Kurt Rutz - Boys' Head Track and XC Coach





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