February is Black History Month

The MHS Black Student Union has been providing programming during this month to celebrate Black History Month. This week, the BSU group has provided joint presentation BSU gave to D76 on 2/2 is now here for you all to view. Click HERE to view the presentation. The BSU executive board is truly grateful for Daisy Carrera for allowing us to speak with their students, parents and staff.

Announcements

MHS Begins Full Day Hybrid Schedule

As announced last week, MHS will be moving to a full day schedule beginning on March 1. This transition moves MHS closer to pre-pandemic structures and addresses improvements in instructional time, staff access and student support. This FAQ was developed to assist with answering questions regarding this transition.

Click HERE see the February 24 Parent/Student letter with FAQ.

2021 Illinois Parent Survey

Link to survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/

Recognition

MHS Announces Semester 1 Honor Roll

Click HERE to see the Semester 1 Honor Roll

Activities

Common Ground VIRTUAL Cultural Fair

Mundelein High School is hosting their 3rd Annual Cultural Fair on Friday, February 26th, 2021.

All information about the virtual event is located on the official website (click HERE for website), including the link to the Virtual Exhibition via ArtSteps.

Join our Instagram: @mhs.commonground

Last year's Common Ground participants!

Romance & Relationships Take Center Stage at Mundelein Theatre

For their winter play offering, Mundelein Theatre is presenting LOVE/SICK, by John Cariani. The play is described as a collection of ten slightly twisted and completely hilarious short plays, which explores the pain and the joy that comes with being in love. The play is being streamed online on February 26, 27 and 28. The shows on the 26th and 27th are scheduled content, which means they play once at 7 pm on those dates. The show on the 28th is video on demand, which means that those purchasing tickets can watch the show starting at 2 pm, and can view the show as often as they want for a 48 hour time period. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.showtix4u.com/events/18905 Some of the plays contain mature content.

“This was the perfect piece for creating theatre during a pandemic,” said Jeff Harding, co-director of the show. “Each play features two actors, so we were able to give plenty of students the opportunity to perform, while keeping the rehearsal process safe.” “This collection of stories follows a relationship arc,” co-director Jonathan Meier explained. “There are plays about falling in love, getting married, discussing children, raising children, infidelity and divorce. It will be a really compelling night of streaming theatre.”

The plays were all filmed on the Mundelein High School stage, with students manning the cameras and storyboarding the shots. “Planning and executing the filming of the plays has given our tech theatre students a valuable experience this year,” said Sara Gunther, Mundelein Theatre staff member in charge of lighting and filming. “It is something that they were able to add to their skillsets.”

The student Production Managers are Sarah Larson, Meghan Matthys, Chris Moyer, Zoe Trahan and Marley Wilkins. The Assistant Director is Megan Saunders. The actors all wear transparent masks during the filming of the plays. The plays and the actors are Obsessive Impulsive (Tori Collins & Leandro Ocampo, The Singing Telegram (Grace Sciortino & Addison Salski), What?!? (Maximus Watson & Will Gonzalez), The Answer (Taylor Gates & Max Dunlap), Uh-Oh (Mary McMurray & Kailib Keblys), Lunch and Dinner (Joslyn Ganges & Matthew Callas), Chicken (Chris Nacion & Bella Buono), Forgot (Dean Hahn & Katie Myrant), Where Was I? (Julia Myrant & Hailey Lindenbaum) and Destiny (Eli Walter & Haydn Nuttall).

Mr. Mustang – “The Bachelorette, the most dramatic Mr. Mustang ever!”

Ten seniors from Mundelein High School will compete for the title of Mr. Mustang during a virtual evening of entertainment over Zoom at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 6.

There is no admission fee this year. A link to the event will be emailed to MHS parents and students 24 hours prior to the event. Members of the community may request the link by calling the Main Office at (847) 949-2200 during the same 24-hour period.

The theme for the night is "The Bachelorette: The Most Dramatic Mr Mustang Ever." Earlier this year, the senior girls voted for their favorites to be contestants and emcees.

The evening's events will include an intro dance competition, talents, followed by a Q & A session. The talent acts include musicians, skits, and dog tricks. Senior girls will assist in the intro dances along with the Question & Answer Session.

The 10 contestants include Kyle Appelhans, Andrew Brizzell, Matthew Callas, Ethan Casler, Ray David, Roy Dumblauskas, Xavier Greene, Austin Knight, Dante Martinez, and Jeffrey Weiss. Serving as masters of ceremonies will be Jake Adams and Trey Baker.

The pool of 10 will eventually be narrowed to five. From those five the second and first runners-up, along with Mr. Mustang 2021, will be announced.

Virtual Blood Drive

February 14 through March 13. All presenting donors who mention Mundelein High School will receive a coupon for a large one topping pizza from Papa John’s.

Give blood, transform lives!

MHS Parent/Teacher Conference Schedule - March 3

Wednesday, March 3
“Yellow” schedule modified - all classes are remote on this day
Student dismissal at 1:20pm
Conferences are 10 minutes long
Conferences periods:

2:10 pm to 4:30 pm
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Al conferences will be conducted via Zoom. Zoom links will be provided.

Click HERE to schedule conferences. Conferences can be scheduled starting at 8:00 am on February 24 until on March 1 at 11:00 pm.

Register (new users)

Enter your email address and click "Login/Create Account".

Fill in the required fields and register.

For each child, enter a student ID and birth date (mm/dd/yyyy)

Sign In

If you've previously registered, all you need to do is enter your email and password. The system will recognize you and the children you have added to your account.

Scheduling

Each colored square represents an available meeting time. The legend shows you which teacher corresponds to which color, and the times increase as you go down the page. (Note: you will not see all of the teachers at your school, just the set of teachers that your children have classes with.) Click on a square to book that time.

You will optionally have the choice of setting a time when you would like a reminder email delivered.

Click "Create Appointment".

Repeat until you have an appointment with each teacher you'd like to visit with.

At any time you can click on "printable schedule" and print the resulting web page to get a hard copy of your schedule.

If you want to make changes to your schedule, you can log in at any time with the email address and password you used to create your account.

Click on “Your Schedule” to display and hide your appointments. There will be links to change the time, or cancel the appointment.

Please contact the Principal’s Office with any questions about Parent Teacher Conferences.

847-949-2200, X1230

Questions to ask during Parent/Teacher Conferences

Does my student demonstrate specific strengths in your class?
How is my student doing in your class: Grades, attendance, missing assignments
How can my student improve his/her grade?
Is there some way that I can check my student’s progress in class?
Are there any upcoming projects or assignments my student should be working on?

College & Career Center

Senior earns full ride scholarship to NIU

Mundelein High School senior and AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) student Angelica Hernandez, has been awarded and accepted the Presidential Scholarship at Northern Illinois University (NIU). It is a full ride scholarship and she plans to study nursing.

“Our AVID family is very proud of her,” said MHS AVID and English instructor Kristen Behrens.

The NIU Presidential Scholars Program recognizes outstanding high school students for their hard work and academic accomplishments. The competitive Presidential Scholarship provides full tuition, fees and on-campus room and board along with a book stipend for up to four years. Approximately 10 students will receive this award each year.

The university considers the following categories in evaluating candidates: academic achievement, community, civic and co-curricular involvement and responses to five personalized essay questions.

“Congratulations to Angelica, her family and her MHS teachers on a job well done,” said MHS Principal Anthony Kroll. “I know we’ll be hearing about more great things Angelica accomplishes in the future.”

College Representative Virtual Visits Continue

Five schools will be virtually visiting next week. They include; The University of Arizona and The Milwaukee School of Engineering on (Monday). The University of Massachusetts - Amherst Judson University on Tuesday. And finally, The University of St. Francis on Thursday.

Don’t forget to sign up for them using Naviance. CollegeBoard BigFuture Days CollegeBoard’s next Virtual College Fair, BigFuture Day Southeast will be held on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, To get more information, click the link above. College Scholarships 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 always, if you have not yet done so, please take a moment to review and bookmark the Virtual College and Career Resource Center.

Counselor Contact Information

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!