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Mustang Families,
We apologize for the inconvenience this week’s emergency closure caused our families. We will now utilize Friday, December 23, as a normal attendance day. We have updated our final exam schedule to reflect the changes. Click here for the new final exam schedule.
Stay safe and warm this weekend.
In partnership,
Alexandria Rios Taylor
Principal
847-949-2200 x1230
Important Dates
Friday, December 9- Late Start. Classes begin at 9:40am.
Thursday and Friday, Dec 22 and 23- Final Exams
Monday, Dec 26- Winter Break Begins
Friday Focus
Click here to watch this week’s Friday Focus.
Upcoming
Summer School 2023
As we approach the cold winter season, it is time to start thinking about Summer School!
Important: For those who have had students in MHS summer school before, our registration procedure has changed. Students will now register for their desired summer school class during course registration with their counselor. Families will be billed through RevTrack at a later date. Please visit our summer school course guide (linked below) for more information.
Students should print and fill out the “Summer School Course Selection” page and bring it to their course selection appointment. Printed copies are available in the Guidance Office.
Summer School Course Guide - English
Summer School Course Guide - Spanish
Summer School Course Selection
2023-2024 Course Selection
Course selection for the 2023-2024 school year will begin on Monday, November 28th with our grade 11 students. Students in grades 10 and 9 will select courses after the winter break. The following resources are available to our families to assist with the course selection process.
The Schuler Scholar Program
The Schuler Scholar Program at MHS is recruiting motivated current 8th and 9th grade students! Our goal is to help academically strong students from underrepresented backgrounds attend top colleges that offer the best opportunities and financial assistance. Some examples of the support we provide throughout high school include individual academic coaching and tutoring, field trips, family events, trips to visit colleges, and individualized guidance in applying to college and for financial assistance. Our program is free of charge to students and families who are selected through our application process. To nominate a student for consideration, please email the MHS Schuler Scholar Program School Director, Melissa Muth Martinez: melissam@schulerprogram.org.
Registration for visiting Mundelein High School
MHS is proud to host visitors to learn more about our programming and facilities. In order to minimize the impact on the educational environment, we have chosen to host visitors on select days through the school year.
Therefore, to secure a visitation time, please fill out our online form so we are able to provide the necessary information and personnel during your visit to MHS.
Preview AP and Honors Classes on Friday, December 9!
Recognition
Final Exam Information
Click here for final exam information! See schedule below.
CCRC
Seniors, completing a FAFSA or Alternative Application is required to graduate. If you need assistance completing your financial aid application, please stop by the CCRC- B105! On Mondays, we have a representative from ISAC come to our CCRC for drop-in financial aid assistance but feel free to stop by any day of the week for help. If you choose to not complete a financial aid application, you must fill out a non-participation waiver. Please see Ms. Bogseth at the CCRC- B105 to obtain a waiver.
Here is a great resource with FAFSA information:
Seniors! Apply here: https://forms.gle/SwDsm6ZUzutZ8u4QA
Athletics
Reminder to all MHS parents and visiting spectators. Mundelein does charge for home boys basketball games and home wrestling matches using the GoFan app. Here is the link https://gofan.co/app/school/IL15597
Boys Bowling Coaches Corner
Mustangs Varsity bowling finished 1st in their 2nd annual MHS invitational. MHS hosted over 15 varsity teams and added 4 JV teams. Finishing with honors for the Mustangs were Winston Petri 2nd in high series and Sean Mastandrea 10th in high series.
Girls Basketball Coaches Corner
Thank you to the Photopoulos family for hosting a pasta party tonight for our team !! Girls had a great time and are ready for tomorrow!
Thanks to the Girls Basketball team for coming out and supporting MHS Special Olympics Basketball. MHS won their game against Vernon Hills 28-20. Go Mustangs!
Boys Basketball Coaches Corner
Congratulations to our Frosh A Boys Basketball team for going undefeated with a 3-0 record to win the 2022 Wheeling High School Frosh Turkey Tournament! Mundelein won a close battle with Vernon Hills 52-50 in game 1, defeated Wheeling 62-28 in game 2, and pulled away in the second half to beat Maine East 58-43 in game 3.
Team members: Laquan Thomas, Alex McCreight, Logan Young, Ryan Wolverton, Eddie Zuniga, Isaiah McKinney, Brandon Werner, Frankie Lesniak, Johnny Weiss, Peter Nanos, and Matthew Zizzo
Coaches: Greg Dorgan and Elliot Morrison
Girls Bowling Coaches Corner
The Mundelein Girls Bowling team bowled their first Varsity invite of the season last weekend in Antioch. As a team, we placed 3rd out of 8 teams. We had two individuals place, Freshman Mia Ryan took 7th and Sophomore Brianna Merner took 10th. Mia Ryan was also the high scorer with a game of 224. The Mustangs have also won both events this week for JV and Varsity putting us at 2-0.
Wrestling Coaches Corner
The Mustang Wrestling Team is off to a good start with their first week of competition. Working hard through the Thanksgiving Break and even on Thanksgiving with a Wrestling Turkey Bowl Workout on the football field. The Varsity started off with a dual win over Lakes High School winning 63-18 with wins from: 113 Bacerra, 120 Durlacher, 126 Albavera, 132 Banda, 138 Thomas, 152 Diaz, 160 Murray, 170 Rastrelli, 182 Dennis, 195 Nievas, and HWT Lopez beating Stocker's alma mater Lakes High School.
The JV and Freshman also stacked up some wins over Lakes. Mustang winners include: 126 Krusinski, 132 Bahena, 138 Lugo, 145 Calixto, 145 Caputo, 152 D. Hernandez, 160 Lara, 170 R. Konewko, 182 C. Ojeda, and HWT Alaimo.
Over the weekend Coach Stocker and Dave Durlacher traveled to Antioch High School for a Varsity Team and Individual Tournament. The Team went 2-0 and 3-0 of the season bringing the team to place 6th in the Antioch Tournament out of 19 teams. The Varsity had a 70-11 win over Rich Township and a 42-27 victory over Deerfield who's team Placed 2nd in the State in 2A last season. Individual Placers from the Mustangs include: 120 Durlacher who placed 2nd winning two matches and losing 4-2 to a Wisconsin State Champ in the Finals. At 170 Rastrelli and 220 A. Hernandez won two matches to put them in 3rd place as an individual. 126 Albavera 4th place winning two matches and losing a match he was winning by 13pts. 138 Thomas also took 4th place. Our final individual placer was our 160 pounder Muarry who placed 5th. What a great performance from our Varsity Wrestlers!
Coach Carlsen and Dane Durlacer traveled to Maine South and coached matches against Maine Valley and Maine South. Winners include: 126 Krusinski 1-1, 126 Cernas 1-0, 132 Bahena 2-0, 138 Lugo 2-0, 145 Calixto 2-0, 145 O. Hernandez 2-0, 145 A. Konewko 1-0, 170 R. Konewko 1-0, and C. Ojeda 1-0. Outstanding JV wrestlers who are getting ready for the varsity mat include: 132 Bahena who's 4-0, 145 Calixto 3-0, 145 O. Hernandez 2-0, 170 R. Konewko 2-0, and C. Ojeda 2-0 of the season. Keep grinding!
Coach Cruz traveled to York High School with the freshman for a Quad where most wrestlers had 3-5 matches. Winners included: 120 Martinez 6-1, 152 D. Hernandez 6-0,170 Kofman 1-4, and 220 Freshman Cabrera, who may soon see the varsity mat, who is now 7-0 of the season. Keep the ball rolling this week against Zion.
Finally, Coach Sanchez traveled to Niles West with our girls wrestling team and racked up some W's. Winners were: Alvarado, Guadarrama, Heerdeggen, Victoria, Warzecha, and Estrada.
Girls Gymnastics gets ready for their first meet @ Lake Forest
Varsity team below with Izzie Erickson
Previous Reminders
Attendance
Regular school attendance is required and necessary to develop the academic and intrapersonal skills needed for success. Students are expected to attend each class and be on time. Students who attend school regularly have been shown to achieve at higher levels than students who do not have regular attendance. If your student is going to be absent from school, please call the Attendance Line 847-949-2200 ext. 1998 (Spanish) ext. 1999 (English) by 10:00 am.
What is Good Attendance?
Our MHS Attendance Committee felt it was important to create a simple and clear visual that students and families can reference to understand our expectations surrounding what good attendance looks like. See below for more information.
Bus Notifications
Would you like to know when your student’s bus is going to be late? For Mundelein bus routes, Lakeside Transportation is using the Bus Bulletin notification system to notify parents and students when there are bus delays and schedule changes. For more information, or to sign-up and start receiving notifications, please visit:
www.busbulletin.com/parents (Find Mundelein Area Schools when prompted for a district) *Note - This is managed by Lakeside Bus Company and not MHS.
Technology Use
Students will utilize technology to support their learning in class. Students are reminded to use their Chromebooks and cell phones appropriately at all times. For further information about technology use, please refer to the student handbook located on the District web page - 2022-2023 Student/Parent Handbook
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