Activities
Social Emotional Learning
On September 14, 2021, your student viewed the second of eight wellness-related presentations this school year. This month’s presentation serves as an introduction to research-based, healthy coping strategies to deal with stress. Learning and practicing these strategies and skills will be beneficial for students now and throughout adulthood. At the end of the presentation are numerous resources available to all. You may access this presentation in your student email, on the D120 website, the D120 Facebook page, and the Principal’s Blog. Please send immediate questions or concerns to Marisa Graham, School Psychologist.
The Top 3 Takeaways and Tips from this month’s presentation include:
- Everyone experiences stress. It’s a normal part of life at every age. How does your family use problem-solving skills when confronted with day-to-day problems?
- Stress is a motivator. Stress can energize your body, preparing you to meet life’s challenges. How can you and your family members reframe the way you view stress in order to incorporate more positivity?
- Focusing time and energy on only the things we can control, such as our thinking, is a great strategy to help manage stress. Let go of what you cannot control. Think about a stressful situation your family has experienced or is currently experiencing. What aspects were/are within your control? What aspects were/are not within your control?
Presentation Links:
English: Coping with Stress_English PRESENTATION
Spanish: Coping with Stress_Spanish PRESENTATION
Slides:
English: Coping with Stress_English SLIDES
Spanish: Coping with Stress_Spanish SLIDES
Homecoming
Activity Bus Announcement
This week, MHS added an additional activity bus at 6:30pm in addition to the 4:30pm activity bus. This addition of an additional bus will assist with any student who needs transportation home after athletic practice or other activities. The 6:30pm activity bus will run Monday - Friday when school is in session. Both activity buses may be boarded at the Main Entrance.
College & Career
Northwestern Medicine Discovery Program accepting applications
We are excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for students to the Northwestern Medicine Discovery Program at Lake Forest Hospital! The Discovery Program is a local effort to expose students to careers in healthcare. Throughout the Discovery Program, high school sophomores and juniors are exposed to a broad range of activities designed to encourage their interest in healthcare careers. Topics vary by month and program activities may include tours, guest speakers, group discussion, and hands-on projects. In addition, the program fosters character and professional development, cultivates life skills, provides community service and leadership experience, and offers mentorship and networking opportunities.
Click HERE to apply! The application is open until October 1 and is completed entirely online. Please contact Seth Kidder at 847-535-7073 or at Seth.Kidder@nm.org.
College Representative Visits
College representatives from across the nation are coming to MHS to meet YOU! You can look at a list of upcoming visits by going on Naviance. After you log into Naviance click on the “Colleges” tab at the top of the screen and select “Colleges Home”. Scroll to the bottom of the page where it says “College Visits” and click on “Show More”, then find and click on “Register” to attend the visits of your choice. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn more about college life on multiple schools’ campuses. The more you know about the schools you want to go to, you’ll be able to stand out among the crowd of other college and university applicants.
To see what schools are visiting MHS next week click on the following;
https://bit.ly/3zh6S0L
If you want to see what’s new for 2021/2022, come visit us @
https://bit.ly/MHSCCRC
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, scholarships, timelines, college athletics, the College Planning Workbook, and more!
Connect with us!
Instagram: mhsccrc
Twitter: @mundycollege
Also check out our Twitter and Instagram accounts for upcoming events.
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!
Athletics
Football
Coaches Corner: Vince DeFrancesco
It was another great week for Mustang Football! The freshman team won their 2nd game in a row by a score of 39-20. They improved their overall record to 2-1 (1-0). The Varsity team jumped out to a 27-0 lead in the first quarter and set the tone for the rest of the night. QB Brock Paluch had 4 touchdown passes. Drew Wellington and Omari Rhinehart each had 3 touchdowns to seal the convincing 48-27 victory over Waukegan. It was a great total team effort!
Boys Cross Country
Coaches Corner: Kurt Rutz
This past weekend we competed at the Springfield Lanphier Invite. We ran all the freshmen down in the freshman race, with everyone else running in the varsity race. Times will be listed below. Despite having some of our best runners running in the freshman race, we still managed to take 8th out of 11 teams. Sophomore Tom Russ led the way again, taking 8th overall in the varsity race, and breaking 17 minutes for the first time on this hilly course. Soph Jake Hall was 2nd in, taking 28th in a PR, missing a medal by 3 places. 3rd runner Logan Green also PR'd, taking 58th. Mariano Rodriguez and Finn Gilbert, competing in his 1st race of the year, completed the scoring, taking 63rd and 66th, respectively.
The freshman race was competed over 2 miles, and saw our gang take 2nd in the team standings, only 4 points out of 1st. We had 3 medalists in this race, as Marco Delacruz, Alberto Diaz, and Finn Keegan took 4th, 5th, and 8th overall. Biggest surprise of the day, and my pick for Race of the Day, went to Damian Harrison. Damian pushed hard the whole race and took 16th overall. Andrian Afonso took 32nd overall, and kept us in the hunt for the team title.
9/13/21 we ran at Adler Park in Libertyville against Libertyville and Warren, two really good teams that should both make it to State. While losing to both, I was very happy with our performances overall. We did a great job of running as a team, and moving up constantly during the race. Our times are listed below. Shout out to Mariano Rodriguez who ran nearly 4 minutes faster on this tough course than he did last year!
Girls Volleyball
Coaches Corner: George Dressen
Varsity girls threw down against Waukegan last week and won in two quick sets bringing the Varsity conference record to 1-0. On Friday night, MHS returned to our home court for the neon night match against Antioch. With the crowd cheering, the girls played a fast-paced tempo and played incredible defense, but fell to Antioch’s impressive offense in two tight sets. The girls at all levels continue to bring the energy and determination each week, building on their experiences from the week before. MHS faces Woodstock North on Monday at home and Libertyville on Thursday at home for Homecoming week. Sophomores and Freshman A play at 5:00, and Varsity and Freshman B play at 6:00. We will also be showing our school spirit in the Homecoming parade on Friday. Let’s Go Mustangs!
Girls Tennis
Coaches Corner: Shelly Majewski
This past weekend the Varsity Girls Tennis played at Grayslake Central and Grayslake North in an 8 team invite whereby the following girls placed for their division. Teresa Burk placed 2nd at #2 Singles and our #1 Doubles team Brenda Mondragon and Hadyn Nuttall placed 3rd for their bracket. Congratulations to them and all 8 of the girls who attended, job well done!
Girls Cross Country
Coaches Corner: Carsyn Rodriguez
Sept. 1: No pictures tonight, but only because we were enjoying being together again for our first meet of the season @ the Lake County Invite! We finished in the Top 10 @ County & our top finisher, Praise Oyebanji, ran a lifetime best! Great night overall with some great competition! @LadyMustangs_XC
Sept. 8: Great meet tonight at Waukegan against a fierce @BeeLinked crew! Even being down a few girls, we saw some great performances with over 60% of our girls beating their times from this same course a week ago! Lots to smile about tonight!
Congratulations to this week’s Runner of the Week: ‘24 Jeni Bolanos! Jeni is positive, hard-working, & is a supportive leader among her peers! She has improved so much that she already moved up in training groups, & she dropped almost 2 minutes from our first to second meet!
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| A 3 Girls Cross Country '24 Jeni Bolanos |
Congratulations to this week’s Runner of the Week: ‘25 Jazmin Reyes! Jazmin is such a positive and hard-working runner! She always asks questions about how she can improve and always asks to do more! She’s such a leader, even among her freshmen peers, and makes running fun!
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| A 4 Girls Cross Country '25 Jazmin Reyes |
Congratulations to this week’s Runner of the Week: ‘22 Avery Refka! Avery is a first year XC runner as a senior and has shown nothing but dedication and hard work! She not only works to improve herself, but she is called our “Team Mom” for how she takes care of others too!
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| A 4 Girls Cross Country '25 Jazmin Reyes |
Congratulations to this week’s Runner of the Week: ‘24 Ella Terrell! Ella is new to running but you’d never know it as she’s already improved a ton in form and speed! She brings a strong work ethic, genuine enthusiasm & desire to improve, & positive vibes to the team every day!
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| A 6 Girls Cross Country '24 Ella Terrell |
Congratulations to this season’s first Runner of the Week: ‘23 Julia Soto! Julia has blown us all away with her hard work & determination, & has grown into one of the most dedicated runners on our team! She has improved so much and always has a positive, supportive attitude!
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| A 7 Girls Cross Country '23 Julia Soto |
Coaches Corner: Sebastian Falinski
Boys Varsity Soccer beat the undefeated Stevenson Patriots last night 1-0 to give them their first loss of the season in a very hard fought battle.
Boys JV1 Soccer beat the Stevenson Patriots last night in a thrilling 6-5 game.
Great day to be a Mustang!
Girls Golf
Coaches Corner: Tom Kuhn
The Girls Golf team had their senior night Tuesday at Ivanhoe Country Club, losing a close match to Vernon Hills, 190-192. The program would like to congratulate Senior Kellie Shanahan, Natalie Altenhoff, Maddy Forster, McKenzie Begg and Natalie Wiersema (sp) on an outstanding golf career at MHS.
Photos From The Week
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| During a home varsity volleyball game on Friday, Sept. 10, Micah Holly '22 follows through with a strong serve that scored a point for the Mustangs. - Alexandra Brimmer ‘22 |
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| During shelter building in Adventure Ed on Monday, Sept. 13, Phillip Shumov '23 explores the woods and finds a rusty bike. - Krys Casiano ‘24 |
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| During Probability and Statistics class on Monday, Sept. 15, Tyler Mann '22 and Kaden Sydanmaa '22 look over data. - Adrianna Nuzzo ‘22 |
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| During a match at Mundelein Countryside Golf Course, the Girls Golf Varsity team participates in a match against Lake Forest on Monday, September 13. - Addison Klein ‘25 |
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| Away at Stevenson High School, the Varsity Girls Volleyball team plays strongly against their opponents on Wednesday, Sept. 15. -Jenna Santos ‘23 |
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| Surrounded by her teammates, Teresa Navarrete '22 prepares for kick off at the home football game in the stadium on Friday, Sept. 3. - Alexandra Brimmer ‘22 |
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| The varsity volleyball team gets ready to receive a ball against Conant High School at an away game on Wednesday, Sept. 1. -Ivana Rosillo ‘24 |
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| On Wednesday, Sept. 1, Astronomy Teacher Mark Michalski puts on his space suit while students learn about the solar system. -Adriana Nuzzo ‘22 |
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| Concentrating, James Jurasz '23 honors America alongside the band while playing The National Anthem during the first home football game on Friday, Sept. 9. -Jenna Santos ‘23 |
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| Studying the field, Quarterback Brock Paluch '22 takes a knee as his teammates run the field at the first home game against Grayslake Central High School on Friday, Sept. 3. -Jenna Santos ‘23 |
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| Touch Down: At the first home game of the season on Sept. 3, varsity football players celebrate scoring their first touch down within minutes of starting the play. Jumping in celebration, Brock Paluch '22 and Omari Rhinehart '22 bump chests while Mathias Alemu '22, Andrew Wellington '22 and Nathan Miller '22 prepare to run over to their team to get the next game plan.-Brianna Richards ‘22 |
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| In a victorious win against Grayslake Central High School, the freshman football team wins 34-6 on Friday, Sept. 3. - Addison Klein ‘25 |
