Recognition

Students in Project Lead the Way Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) Class

MHS Students Earn CNC Certification

Members of the MHS Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) Class on Wednesday received their certificates from the HAAS Machining Company, making them HAAS Basic Mill Operator-certified.

This means these 21 students now have the basic knowledge necessary to be employed as a CNC (computerized numerical control) machine operator or CNC machinist. This raises the earnings potential for these students as an entry-level machinist once they leave school. It also prepares college-bound engineering students for college-level classes.

According to representatives of HAAS, who visited MHS to certify these students, Mundelein High School is the first high school in Lake County where students have been certified.

Students who have earned this certification are:

Johnathan Anno
Marco Anselmi
Giorgi Bazgadze
Caleb Beversdorf
Steffen Brown
Omar Fathallah-Rivera
Marcus Gallegos
Edward Hogea
Raymond Hogea
Yash Jani
Sharron Kagan
Matthew Kawa
Jill Kennicott
Jackson Koenigsknecht
Giselle Morales
Samantha Nevergall
Diego Prado
Daniel Pustilnik
Hussain Razvi
Frederick Song
Nicholas Tse

Activities

MAY 2022
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1	2 Senior Decision Day 4th Period	3 Night of Percussion 7pm	4	5 Band Honors Concert 7pm	6 Half Day 12:20pm Dismissal Prom 6:30pm –11pm	7
8	9 Choir Concert St. Mary of the Annunciation 7pm	10 Spring Pops Concert 7pm	11 Senior Finals Choir & No!se Finale Concert 7pm	12 Breakfast for Seniors 7-10am Cap & Gown pickup 7:45am - noon Senior Honors Ceremony 7pm	13 Evening of Jazz 6pm	14
15 Graduation 3pm NOW Arena	16 End of Year Celebration for all students	17	18 Half Day 12:20pm Dismissal	19 Semester 2 Exams	20 Semester 2 Exams	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29 Honors Jazz Ensemble Kracklauer Park 5pm	30 Memorial Day Parade	31

An Evening of Music

May 9 @ 7 pm

Please join us for a wonderful evening of choral music, performed by our Honors Concert Choir and Honors Master Singers ensembles. Some featured works are Refuge, Inveniam Viam, Sing Gently, and I Will Be With You. Performed at the beautiful St. Mary of the Annunciation parish, this free evening of singing is the culmination of a year's worth of work for these two honors ensembles, and is sure to lift your spirits!

Graduation

Open these links for important information:

Graduation Practice Video

Parent Letter

Seating chart coming soon!

MHS Job Board

Are you looking for a job? Would you like a summer job, employment after graduation, an internship or another employment opportunity?

MHSCareerDiscovery.com is our career web page. The purpose of this page is to connect interested students with part-time employment, seasonal and internship opportunities - as well as career after high school opportunities. It also includes information about upcoming career fairs, employer open houses, and various industry specific promotional events.

Most of these jobs do not require prior experience. Instead, local companies are seeking students who are eager to learn, dependable, committed and willing to work hard. That’s what Mustangs are all about; so companies want to work with you!

You can access it from the MHS web page https://www.d120.org/ under the STUDENTS link, or go directly to this page https://mhscareerdiscovery.com/. Some of the current available jobs include:

CDW- Distribution
Wiss Janney Elstner-Chemistry Lab Technician
Liberty Auto City- Phone Operator
Affiliated Dental-Orthodontic Assistant
Banner Day Camp-Camp Counselor
The Fisher Burton Company-Office Assistant
Dairy Queen- Crew Member

...and more

Jobs are added all the time, so keep looking.

See Mrs. Fiore in the CCRC with any questions.

Check it out today!

College & Career

MHS Seniors Celebrate Their Post-Secondary Plans

Decision day was on Monday, May 2nd and it was a blast! During 4th period, all seniors came out to the football stadium and ate food, took pictures, and socialized! Our senior class deserved this break from school to celebrate all they have accomplished in the last 4 years and to celebrate what they have planned for the future!

We are truly grateful for our MHS College Ambassadors who made Decision Day happen! We would also like to thank the businesses that donated delicious food to our party:

Tina G’s Cafe
Luke’s
Toni Cannoli
La Luz Bakery
LoLo’s Bowls
Buddyz Pizzeria
Jimano’s Pizzeria
Target

Remember to watch for scholarship deadlines in your Naviance account.

Don’t forget to visit our virtual CCRC for more information about planning for your future! bit.ly/mhsccrc

Athletics

Girls Track

Jordyn Miller of Mundelein was second in the 800, just behind Storms.

Mustangs coach Nathan Sweet said that Miller, a senior, might have been a little fatigued Saturday after Friday night's conference meet, where she won the 400 and the 4x4, and was second in the 100.

"Jordyn is an outstanding leader," added Sweet. "She's got a really good understanding of the track world and the track mentality, and she brings that kind of understanding to our program. She's a leader not only in performance but is also a vocal leader, and realistically, she's just been amazing."

Girls Track Sharron Kagan throws in the shot put at the Palatine relays track meet

Boys Volleyball

Coaches Corner: Dressen & Willis

This past weekend both the JV and Varsity teams played 5 matches in tournaments on Saturday. JV went to Libertyville where they defeated Maine South, Grant, Waukegan, and Libertyville, but lost to Highland Park in 3 close sets to take 3rd in the tournament. Varsity went to the Ram Slam Tournament at Grayslake Central where they defeated Huntley, Christian Heritage Academy, Proviso West, and Elk Grove, but lost to Grayslake Central in the finals to take 2nd place. Although both teams are nursing illnesses and injuries, the athletes played fantastic volleyball and represented Mundelein well! Next week, all levels play at Lake Forest on Wednesday and Grant at home on Friday the 13th. JV plays at 5:00; Varsity at 6:00 in the Main Gym.

Boys volleyball varsity

Softball

Coaches corner: Kat McCreery

Decision Day at MHS - Our four varsity softball players will be continuing at Syracuse University (Maddy Forster), University of Kansas (Adri Nuzzo)… Rock Chalk, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater (Kellie Shanahan), and Illinois State University (Abby Wolfe). Go Mustangs!

Varsity Softball moved to 6-3 in the NSC Conference with another win over Stevenson this week. The girls supported one another with chants in the dugout. (photo attached) Taiylor Egbert joined the Home Run Club

Program sweep against Stevenson. Picture is JV after their 14-4 win

Taiylor Egbert

JV softball team outing for some ice cream

Varsity softball

JV softball celebrates victory over Stevenson

Senior softball player Abby Wolfe displaying her AP Artwork at the art show last week. She's a great softball player and talented artist.

Boys Tennis

Coaches Corner: Greg Cohen

Congratulations to Senior Kevin Edquiban. Kevin has raised his record to 14 + 2 including wins over 5 state ranked players. Kevin has also been announced as a finalist for the State of Illinois "Pitchford" Sportsmanship Award. That award is considered the highest honor for the state of Illinois tennis players. Also, eight Juniors and Seniors have been honored with the IHSA Scholastic Recognition Award. Players honored are: Marco Anselmi, Kevin Edquiban, Anish Gadre, Logan Ashworth, Caleb Beversdorf, Matthew Franzen, Logan Green, and Brandon Hinkle. The 25 member Tennis Team's Average GPA is 3.67.

Kevin Edquiban

Girls Lacrosse

Coaches Corner: Filley & Norris

Not only are they lacrosse players but they are friends. Sunday the girls went head to head playing Whirlyball. The girls took some time to have fun with each other after the game against Geneva on Saturday. The next game is Monday the 9th against Warren Township High School. Come out to support the girls lacrosse team. For more information follow mundyglax on instagram.

Boys Water Polo

Coaches Corner: Russ Gates

The Mustang Boys Water Polo Team finished last week with a win, a loss, and a tie at the Fremd Quad invitational. The Mustangs are starting sectional play next week as the 2 seed in the Buffalo Grove Sectional.

Senior Dom Didanze surveys the field, getting ready to make a pass to a temmate

Junior David Tatevosian passes the ball over the Evanston defense

Sophomore Jacob Hall gets ready to field block as Goalie Anthony Petrashko looks on

Boys Track

Coaches corner: Kurt Rutz

Tuesday night was a big night for our Track and Field Team. Not only was it our only home meet of the season, but it was also Senior Night- the opportunity to celebrate the contributions of our seniors,and wish them well in their future plans. As is tradition, our seniors get to compete in whatever events they want. Some decide to try events they've never done before, others just want to give it their all in their chosen events one last time before the home crowd. It was a pleasure to recognize all our seniors- Sohan Karuturi, Nicholas Tse, Jackson Shaltiel, Jacob Lichter, and Daniel Hogan. Additionally, we honored junior Ignacio Lopez-Torrente Sanz who is a foreign exchange student from Spain who ran track with us for the first time in his life. On the team side, we wound up in a tie with Lake Forest - 71 to 71. Ties don’t happen too often. Individually, Marcel Siepko led the way, winning both the 100m and 200m, with season's best in both events. Our young distance crew won the 800, 1600 and 3200 meter runs, with a number of PR's to go along with their dominance. Caden Minehart won the 800 with a PR of 2:16. Javy Mata won the 3200 with a PR of 10:46. And Marco De La Cruz won the 1600 with a time of 4:51. Next up- the Lake County Championships at Lake Zurich H.S. on Thursday night. Hope to see you all there!

Boys track - Concentration at the shot

Boys track - Honoring our seniors

Boys track - Start of the 1600m

Boys track - Lichter Shaltiel Hogan Karaturi and Tse

Boys track - Tse at the high jump

Alumni News

Perry Wilhelm - Mundelein High School

Inducted into the Illinois Athletic Directors Association Hall of Fame

Perry has been a member of the Illinois Athletic Directors Association since 2003. In that time, he has served the IADA on the executive board as treasurer for three years, and he has been a presenter at the annual conference.

Prior to his fourteen years in athletic administration, Perry began as a physical education teacher at

Perry Wilhelm

Mundelein High School from 1982 to 1996. In 1993, Perry moved into his first administrative role as the dean of students at Mundelein, and he ended his first tenure at Mundelein as the interim athletic director in 2003 to 2004. During his time at Mundelein, Perry was an assistant soccer coach, an assistant football coach, and a head girls tennis coach. Peery even spent 22 years coaching basketball: ten years in the girls basketball program with eight seasons as the head coach and twelve years in the boys’ basketball program with nine seasons as the head coach. In 2004, Perry moved to Grant High School to become that school’s athletic director and head of the PE, Health, and Drivers’ Ed department. In 2006, Perry returned to Mundelein to serve as the athletic director, a role he held until his retirement in 2016. Perry was honored by the IADA by being named Outstanding Class 3A/4A Athletic Director in 2013. Perry was inducted in the Mundelein Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009 and the Lake County Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016.

Perry is still involved with educational athletics in his retirement. Perry was a coach at Stevenson High School before moving to Florida. In Florida, he works at Heritage High School as a special education teacher and a volunteer strength coach. He is still coaching, and he works as an on-line health, fitness, and strength coach for a best-selling fitness author.

Perry lists his biggest accomplishments as an athletic director with the following programs: his work with SALT (Student Athlete Leadership Team), HAC (Hispanic Athletic Counsel); Interactive Hall of Fame, Students with Disabilities, and many other programs that are still a part of everyday life at Mundelein High School.

Trisha Betthauser, current Athletic Director at Stevenson High School, said, “First and foremost, he established a reputation with his coaches as a mentor, one who cares deeply about them as people and professionals. He consistently supported them with feedback regarding their growth and development and focused on the tenets of education-based athletics as fundamental principles for those discussions.”

Current Athletic Director at Mundelein High School, Troy Parola, stated, “Perry is one of a kind and can be in charge of anyone and can do anything and do it with high quality. Perry is a high character individual that you never had to worry about, the student athletes at MHS had a great coach/leader in his time at MHS.”

Perry’s extensive contributions to high school athletics and his dedication to the IADA are a few of the many reasons that led him to this selection as a member of the IADA Hall of Fame.

Summer camps

Boys Tennis

Free Tennis Lesson Offer - Any boy (3rd - 10th Grade) that wants to try the lifetime sport of tennis can have a free lesson. Contact Coach Cohen (gcohen@d120.org) to set up the free lesson.

Summer Camp Offered - Tennis camps will be offered for Boys and Girls this summer. Please check the MHS website to look for information. Camps are offered for boys or girls in grades 3 - 12 and at all levels of play. See camps offered: RW Summer Programs | Mundelein CHSD 120 (revtrak.net)