Thursday, February 4, 2021

Mustang News - February 5, 2021

Announcements

Reminder for Hybrid Schedule Students and Parents

Students MUST have their Blue Card in order to enter the school building.  Students will be turned away if they do not present their Blue Card.

The Blue Card represents the certifies that the student's parents indicated the student is without any COVID19 symptoms.


2021 Illinois Parent Survey

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



National Honors Society Book Drive

The National Honors Society is partnering with MHS’s Book Club to hold a book drive. Help MHS and NHS fill Mundelein’s “Little Free Libraries” with books!



What is the Mundelein High School Foundation??






Student meal assistance



NHS partners with Tree-Plenish




SAT prep in the Literacy Center




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



AP Teacher Panel



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

AVID Students college acceptances to date!




Activities

Join Girls Who Code! 

Girls Who Code is an international organization devoted to getting girls and non-binary students the resources and curriculums needed to learn to code and develop a sisterhood amongst other programmers. With GWC, students can either learn from a complete beginner level or choose a more advanced path, and you have the opportunity to network with large companies such as Apple, Dell, Capital One, Amazon, and more. Students will be able to access resources and connect with people around the globe. This is an amazing opportunity for girls and non-binary students to learn computer science outside of school! 

For more information, please email Kajal Patel at 220001@students.d120.org. To sign up, fill out this form: http://bit.ly/MundeleinGWC.



College and Career Center

College Representative Virtual Visits Resume Next Week
Several Colleges will be virtually visiting MHS next week. See below for the dates and time, and don’t forget to sign up for them using Naviance. 


*Register to attend in Naviance*


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.


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

New sports seasons released from IHSA. 


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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