Happy December Mustang families,

As we progress toward the home stretch, please encourage your child to utilize the student supports available. A full list of those supports is linked below.

Dr. Alexandria Rios Taylor

Principal, Mundelein High School

847-949-2200 x1257

www.d120.org

ataylor@d120.org

Dec 11 - Course Selection - Sophomores

Dec 15 - Dias Festivos

Dec 19 - Special Schedule

Dec 20-21 - Final Exams (special schedule)

Dec 25 - Jan 5 Winter Break

Jan 9 - Students Return

Jan 18 - Class of 2028 Night

Please continue to visit our website for further developments: d120.org/mhs-facilities/

A copy of our recent mailing and fact sheet can be found below. Should you have additional questions, fill out our online form or email at: mhsbuildingplan@d120.org.

We’ll continue to keep you informed along the way.

District Superintendent

Dr. Kevin Myers

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We want to share important news about the Accelerated Placement Act, also known as Public Act 100-0421, which affects your student’s education in Illinois public schools. The goal of this law is to provide all students with an equal chance to access advanced courses during high school This law is designed to make sure that high school students who perform exceptionally well on state standardized tests, including PSAT 9, PSAT 10, and the SAT are given the opportunity to take more challenging and advanced courses. Please click here to read more.

Stacey Gorman

Assistant Superintendent of Teaching & Learning

The MHS Band program experienced a huge success this past week with the Illinois Music Education Association’s announcement of State Qualifying students. The band program will be sending 4 students to the state level to participate in Honor Band experiences! A big congratulations to the following students for their individual accomplishment of placing in the top 1-2% of musicians on their respective instruments:

• Lisa Choi-French Horn
• Chloe Langford-Jazz Trombone
• Martin Palacios-Eb Clarinet
• Mariana Van Eycke-Trombone

Our Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students recently attended the 2023 Fall Leadership Retreat held in Southern Illinois. The annual retreat brings together top FBLA students from across the state for intensive leadership training, career workshops, and networking with business professionals. The student leaders in attendance were Xander Ede, Zach Glazer, Gabriella Goodson, Aidan Hanrahan, Adrian Rosales, Azael Sanchez, Bruce Searle, Benjamin Segura, Elizabeth Sharay, Michael Townsend, Anthony Vynnyk, and Olivia Wallace.

After a fun-filled several days, the Mundelein contingent headed home already looking ahead to FBLA’s next marquee events - the 2024 Area and State Conferences, followed by the National Leadership Conference.

Our Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble had a unique opportunity to receive clinics by the UW Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble and director, Rob Baca this past Tuesday. Students performed for the college ensemble and then participated in the college-run instrumental clinics during their band periods. It was a fantastic experience for all!

Our 2023 Holiday Gift Drive has the potential to positively impact over 100 families and 300 children in the Mundelein Community.

More Information HERE!

Click Here to Sponsor a Family

United Nations has established December 3 as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This international observance was established to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights, and well-being of persons with disabilities. It also aims to foster awareness of the importance of integrating persons with disabilities into every aspect of life.”

Text courtesy of DiversityCentral.com and United Nations Dept of Economic and Social Affairs

Image Courtesy of IDPWD

The course selection process for the 2024-2025 school year will begin in the coming weeks. Please take a moment to read through all of the information and links below to ensure that you are well-informed of this process.

Counselors will be making presentations in developmental guidance lessons to inform students and will begin meeting with individual students on the following dates:

• Juniors: November 27 - Completed
• Sophomores: December 11
• 8th graders: January 18
• Freshman: February 5

If you have any questions about this process you can reach out directly to your school counselor for more information.

We look forward to working closely with you and your student to plan for an exciting and challenging 2024-2025 school year.

• Course Selection Preparation and Process (English / Spanish)

• Mundelein High School Academic Course Guide (English/Spanish)

• Course Request Worksheet (English / Spanish)

• Mundelein High School Career Pathways (English / Spanish)

• Advanced Placement/Honors Recruitment Letter to Parents/Guardians (English / Spanish)

• Accelerated Placement Act Letter to Parents/Guardians (English / Spanish)

As everyone is getting into the holiday spirit, we wanted to invite you to Puertas Club’s annual holiday event, Días Festivos, on Friday, December 15th, from 6:00-8:00 PM in the cafeteria! This bilingual, open-house style event is aimed at bringing families together at the school to celebrate the spirit of the season with their children and take part in family friendly activities that highlight some of the holiday and seasonal traditions of Latin America.

We will have an early release for all students on this day to allow them to head home to prepare and “Study With Purpose” for their Final Exams.

Click here for the Special Schedule

Click here for the final exam schedule.

Wishing you all the best rest, relaxation and fun with family and friends.

Freshman and Sophomore Student Leadership are hosting our first ever "Glam for Good Drive: Supporting Students in Style."

We are hoping to offer affordable formal wear for students to purchase at low or no cost for Turnabout (March 2nd, 2024).

The items we aim to collect include:

• semi-formal and formal dresses
• dress shirts
• dress pants and slacks
• suits
• neckties and bow ties
• shoes (formal or stylish sneakers)
• jewelry
• makeup (must be new and unused)

Put items in individual ziplock bags and take to MHS Main Office by January 12th.

Experiential Education describes all opportunities offered to students to give them a chance to explore the world of careers and professions. These include classes like Dual Credit Student Internship, Business INCubator, and Geometry in Construction as well as career treks and featured guest speakers.

If you know of anyone who needs career direction or are a professional who would like to offer guidance to our students, please contact:

Alexander Kapotas

Career Exploration & Internship Coordinator

847-949-2200 x1092

akapotas@d120.org

Join MHS Staff for another fun month of self-care activities.

Schedule week of 12/4/23

Submitted by Coach Prorok

MHS Girls Bowling took first place in the Antioch tourney over the weekend. Samantha Sciortino, Caitlin Sciortino and Brianna Merner Orlowski took 3 of the top 10 spots. Brianna earned the MHS girls record in 6 game total pin fall of 1209. On Monday night, we had our first conference match again Waukegan. We ended up winning and taking all 9 points for the season. Our next conference match is Monday, December 4 at Lakeside Lanes.

Submitted by Coach Harris

A great first week of competition! Last Wednesday we had all levels wrestle against Lakes for our first meet of the season, and the varsity team came out on top with a 54-18 victory! Our varsity, JV, and girls levels all went out and competed this past weekend, and all levels wrestled great! Huge shoutout to our varsity wrestlers who claimed medals at Lakes high school this past weekend; Pedro Becerra and Mac Rastrelli took 5th place, Kevin Hernandez took 4th place, and Abisai Hernandez (pictured) took 3rd place.

Each week we will feature a student, staff member or department at our school (Or all three at once), to give Mustang Nation a closer look at these wonderful folks! “We are MHS”! To nominate yourself or others for this feature, please email Mr. Gonzalez – hgonzalez@d120.org

The Mundelein Foundation is seeking new members! Do you have one night a month to make a difference? Contact Jennifer for more information on how you can have some fun helping the next generation: 847-987-7955 or brunkow4@sbcglobal.net

ASPIRE

Our MHS Portrait of a Learner tenets affirm student identity through schoolwide values, expectations and practices.

Student Supports

MHS has many supports to offer students. Students can access a quick-reference guide of all supports available on this page. Available is everything from social-emotional support, to financial support. Check it out!

Click here to see all the student support areas we have to offer.

Literacy Center

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Go Mustangs!

Past blogs are available at:

https://www.d120.org/about-mhs/principals-newsletter/

Email: ataylor@d120.org
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