Announcements
Course Selection for the 2021-22 School Year
The course selection process for the 2021-22 school year will begin next week (January 11) and run through the first week of February. Each grade level is designated a specific week to make their selections. Students/Parents will receive an email prior to their scheduled week with course selection information. Students will complete a Google Form with their course requests. Counselors will be available by zoom, phone and email to meet with students/parents to discuss course selection and academic planning.
Class of 2022 – Week of January 11
Class of 2023 – Week of January 18
Class of 2025 (incoming 8th grade students) - Week of January 25
Class of 2024 – Week of February 1
Recognition
Three band students chosen for state ensembles
Three Mundelein High School band students have been chosen to represent Illinois Music Education Association District 7 (ILMEA) as members of the 2021 ILMEA All State ensembles.
The students chosen include Junior Natalie Altenhoff, bassoonist and Sophomore Leila Moon, clarinetist in the All State Concert Band. Senior Isabel Sioson was chosen for the All State Jazz Band. These students submitted audition recordings earlier in the fall and were chosen from among hundreds of applicants to attend the District 7 festival in November 2020. During most years, District-qualifying students chosen to advance to the All State ensembles would travel to Peoria in late January for several days of rehearsal and a culminating performance with their peers. A tentative late spring 2021 festival is currently being planned.
Student’s film nominated for national award
A film created by Mundelein High School 2020 graduate, Allan Rodriguez, has been nominated for a national award by the Foundation of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) in the 2020 National Student Production Awards. Nominees were selected from high school student entries across the country in 24 programming and craft categories.
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| Allan Rodriguez |
Rodriguez was nominated for his film, Somnum (Sleep), in the Short Form, Fiction category. He was a student in several film-related courses taught by Kent Meister at MHS.
“For Allan to have gotten this far, the best videos from the Midwest are funneled into the Midwest chapter, from all of those he won, he is now one of a handful being considered for a National Emmy,” Meister explained. “Being nominated is an honor in itself.”
NATAS is a service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry.
“This is the same organization that hands out television Emmys each year to professionals in the television and film industry,” Meister explained.
Award recipients will be announced in early February via a web stream produced by NATAS.
Activities
In lieu of the annual December Concerts, the students in the bands developed and shared their musicianship in other creative ways. We are proud to share with you some of their music projects.
December Holiday Performance Projects WEBSITE
Please notice that the website is organized by band. We encourage you to check out the fantastic work from students in all of the bands and jazz bands. Within this website you will see some virtual collaborative recordings and holiday recording projects. The students who created the “Holiday Recording Projects” fully learned, recorded, mixed, and edited these holiday classics on their own using Soundtrap.
Each student in an honors band developed a music project goal and presented their final projects to their peers during the last week of the semester. It was awe-inspiring to see the creativity, imagination, and hard work that the students put into these projects. We encourage you to check out their work! If your child’s work is not on the website, they asked for it not to be included at this time.
Strive Team Parking Lot Party
The parking lot party was awesome! The fact that a bunch of teenagers chose to come to school to hang out with their teachers on a freezing cold day is testament to the positive relationships built between teachers and students.
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.
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.
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!