Recognition
MHS Black Student Union Presents @ West Oak MS
In the winter of 2020 students from Mundelein High School’s Black Student Union (BSU) under the guidance of Ms. Jeanne Herry, began a collaboration with the students of West Oak Middle School to Empower Youth voices within the community. In this event during Black History Month, we talked about Supporting Students Voices and Involvement. We highlighted how the murder's of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor sparked a needed change within society, our schools and community. We held and partnered with different community stakeholders for events like Stronger together, the food bank mobile pantry, Mundelein’s Race Against Gun Violence, etc.
This year, we presented on The Power of Mentorship. Thanks to this collaboration, WOMS has started their own BSU. MHS’s BSU looks forward to fostering this continued collaboration to continue empowering the future generation. Thank you to Ms. Daisy Carrera for reaching out and amplifying students' voices in D76 and Brandon Pederson as well as Peter Cunningham.
Renowned Children's Song Artist Visits MHS
Children say the most amazing things, explained Nanny Nikki, a renowned children’s song artist who visited Meredith Teuber’s Creative Writing classes. She's been able to use those little bits of wisdom, along with her experiences working with children, as her songwriting inspiration.
Nanny Nikki, the stage name for Nikki Rung, will cross the red carpet at the Grammy Awards in April, but she took time out of her busy schedule to talk with a couple Creative Writing classes at Mundelein High School. Rung began her presentations with a welcome song where she played her ukulele and sang to the class a song about inclusivity that begins, “Welcome to my house, it is safe to share your fear...come in and stay awhile.” This song, she told the class, she wrote to honor her LGBTQ+ students that she mentors and she proceeded to tell the class that, “All are welcome here.”
Rung titled her presentation “It’s Not All Nursery Rhymes” and spoke with Mrs. Teuber’s classes about how she began as a singer/songwriter in the children’s and family music industry. She provided background on the evolution of current trends in children’s music with an emphasis on writing music that is representative of all children's diverse needs and backgrounds, and she discussed the importance of music education as, “Music is everything.” She also spoke with the class about her involvement in the Know Better Do Better Project; a project to turn songs with racist history into songs that do more than just erase the words.These new songs have a stronger message for today’s youth and families.
Rung gave the students writing tips based on how she gets her inspiration, her drafting style, and what she does when she gets stuck. At the end of the presentation, she gave the students the advice to, “Go for it!” She shared that she regrets not trying to start her dream earlier in life and said if you have an idea, “go for it!”
Nanny Nikki aka Nikki Rung is an inspiration. Students in Teuber’s Creative Writing classes will dive into writing their own song lyrics using ideas and techniques Rung shared with Mrs. Teuber. Thank you, Nanny Nikki, for your inspiration and for joining Mrs. Teuber’s Creative Writing classes here at MHS.
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| Nikki Grammy Nominee |
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| Nikki Singing |
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| Nikki's Song Writing Process |
Opportunity
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Athletics
Wrestling
Congratulations to our wrestling program as 2 wrestlers, Bryce Durlacher (113) and Henri Ortiz (220), advance to the IHSA state tournament. Eric Nova will be traveling as an alternate. Best of luck gentlemen!
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| Wrestlers Bryce Durlacher and Henri Ortiz headed to state. |
Boys Swim/Dive
Coaches Corner: Coach R.Sethna
Congratulations to the following swimmers on receiving the NSC Sportsmanship medal. MHS Dominic Fidanze
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| NSC Boys Swim Sportsmanship winners |
Great day at NSC Champs placing 2nd overall! NSC V Champions included: A. Anastos, O. Fathallah, and M. Romero. Many other NSC V Medalists including: J. Anno, D. Fidanze, C. Gilbert, E. Serrano, A. Sethna, D. Tatevosian, and M. Willis! Also, JV finished 5th place.
Divers: Coach M. Sethna
Congratulations to Johnny Anno who took 5th at the NSC Dive meet for Varsity and for the JV level Toni Kharpak took 2nd place and Jeffrey Tieman took 3rd place
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| Johnny Anno took 5th place at the NSC Varsity level |
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| Divers celebrating after NSC meet |
Baseball
Congratulations to Todd Parola! Officially inducted into the IHSBCA Hall of Fame. 603 wins over 23 years of dedication to our community, our athletes, and Mundelein Baseball. Thank you Coach for the impact you’ve had on us all!
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| Todd Parola accepts a well deserved honor in his induction into the Hall of Fame. A tremendous career winning 603 games and two state final appearances. |
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| Clay Kovac, Jeff Sweno and Brett Wilhelm supporting Todd Parola at his awards ceremony |
Girls Basketball
Coaches Corner: Greg Dorgan
Senior Night:
We honored our 5 seniors on Senior Night and thank them for their contributions to our program! Allison Binz, Brenda Mondragon, Madison Werner, Alyssa Cheverette, and Paulina Castaneda
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| Girls basketball senior night |
Awards: Brenda Mondragon (Sr) - NSC Sportsmanship Award
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Rylan Foster (So) - NSC All-Conference (Honorable Mention)
Cheering on Special Olympics Basketball Team - Making Posters:
Girls Bowling
Coaches Corner: Vanessa Prorok
At regionals over the weekend, Samantha Sciortino bowled amazing. She placed #11 overall with a total pinfall of 1138. As an individual (they take the top 5 individuals), she finished #7. We look forward to what is to come in the next couple of years. Way to go Samantha and the rest of the Mundelein Girls Bowling Team!
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| Samantha Sciortino |
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| NSC sportsmanship winner Kevin Moyer |
Photos from the Week
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| During Creative Writing on Tuesday, Feb 15, Guest Speaker Nikki Rung gives a presentation to the students about song writing in room A105.- Alexandra Brimmer ‘22 |
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| Celebrating a French tradition, a French Club member successfully flips a crepe in the air winning a year of good luck according to the culture on Wednesday Feb. 9 after school in the foods room.- Avery Refka ‘22 |
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| Supporting the boys basketball team for their last regular season game on Wednesday, Feb. 16, Daniel Connelly '23, Bennett Musser '23 & Adriana Nuzzo '22 cheer from the stands in the Main Gym.- Ashley Wolverton ‘23 |
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| After School on Tuesday, Feb 15 Ryan Heidner helps Jackson Shaltiel ´22 and Owen Smith ´22 to prepare for a unit test tomorrow in class.- Keely Murphy ‘22 |
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| During Current World Issues class on Monday Feb. 14th Gairette Louria '22 takes notes on human trafficking.- Adrianna Nuzzo ‘22 |