January 24, 2025

Hello Mustangs!

Brrr...this week has been a cold one, but it certainly hasn't stopped our students from keeping up the good work!

This past weekend MHS hosted a huge VEX Robotics Tournament. Thanks to Manny Aldana, it is the largest robotics tournament in the state! Thinking about joinging the Robotics Club? Scroll down to see a fun video of this event.

Then, on Wednesday, the Film Club braved the chilly weather to attend the Silent Film Festival in Downers Grove this week. Congratulations on winning second place! Keep scrolling to see pictures...and I understand the actual movie will be available for general viewing very soon!

Coming up on January 30th, MHS Theatre will proudly present William Shakespeare's "Macbeth"! Tickets sell out fast so click here to get your tickets today!

Have a great weekend!

Go Mustangs!

Dr. Alexandria Taylor

Principal

Mundelein High School

847-949-2200

www.d120.org

ataylor@d120.org

Jan 28 - High School Study Abroad Presentation

Jan 30-Feb 1 - Winter Play

Feb 3-7 - College Presentation Week for Juniors

Feb 4 - College Planning Night for Juniors

Feb 8 - Winter Kids Dance Clinic

Feb 13 - Honors Band Concert

Feb 14 - Teacher Institute Day

Feb 17 - Federal Holiday - NO SCHOOL

Feb 20 - Building Tour

Feb 22 - Winter Dance

Feb 27-Mar 2 - CSMS Musical

On Wednesday night, film club members went to the Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove where a piece they created was entered into a silent film festival. It was fun for them to see their work on a full size screen in such a historic theatre (2nd "talking" theatre in all of America opened in 1928).

Their short film "Charged" came in second place as an audience favorite and their silent film was scored and performed live by a professional musician as the film played.

We want to thank the many staff members who volunteered their time to appear in the student's video. It meant a lot to the students and helped them create a piece worth putting up on a big screen.

Below are some pictures. The final video, as it appeared last night for the live audience, will be shared soon.

The MHS Fine Arts Team traveled to all 3 of our middle school sender districts for the Annual Fine Arts Tour. Every Class of 2029 student had the pleasure of hearing band, choir, media, theatre, and visual arts presentations. We are excited to welcome our new Mustangs!

Click here to see the FA Tour scrapbook.

Congratulations to Andy Rick, Mundelein High School Class of 2002, on his recent promotion to Lake Forest Fire Chief! Veteran staff members will remember Andy as a remarkable young man of fine character, strength, and empathy, and it looks like those traits have carried him to an impressive career height!

The website “Lake Forest Love” recently featured Chief Rick in an article by David A.F. Sweet. Click here this link to read more about Andy’s career journey and his goals as fire chief!

Photo credit: LakeForestLove.com

MHS hosted a VEX Robotics Tournament Sunday featuring 56 teams from 14 schools. Five Mundelein teams competed in the state-qualifying tourney.

Click the picture below to view the video.

Benefits for youth:

• Increased high school graduation rates
• Lower high school dropout rates
• Healthier relationships and lifestyle choices
• Better attitude about school
• Higher college enrollment rates and higher educational aspirations
• Enhanced self-esteem and self-confidence
• Improved behavior, both at home and at school
• Stronger relationships with parents, teachers, and peers
• Improved interpersonal skills
• Decreased likelihood of initiating drug and alcohol use (MENTOR, 2009; Cavell, DuBois, Karcher, Keller, & Rhodes, 2009)

Learn more at Youth.gov

The course selection process for the 2025-2026 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: December 2nd - Completed
• Sophomores: January 13 - Completed
• Freshmen: January 27

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.

Classes begin at 9:40am.

Buses will run one hour later than usual.

Click here for late start schedule.

All greade levels may attend this presentation.

Tursday, January 28th

4th Period

CCRC - B105

Register in SchooLinks

by William Shakespeare
Directed by Jonathan Meier

January 30, 31, February 1 at 7:30 p.m.
January 31 at 3:45 p.m.
February 1 at 2 p.m.

Performed with the audience sitting onstage in a thrust configuration, this production will feature original music composed and played live at each performance by Holden Meier, as well as fight choreography by Dan Haller (MHS ’18).

Adults - $10

Seniors/Students - $5

Limited seating. Early purchase is recommended.

Click here to purchase tickets.

Online sales stop 2 hours prior to each performance.

Walk-up sales start 30 minutes prior to each performance (cash or check only).

House opens 20 minutes prior to each performance.

Located in the College and Career Resource Center (CCRC)

Sign up via SchooLinks

This is a virtual event!

Click here to register for College Planning Night

Join us on February 8th for our MHS Winter Kids Clinic!

Dancers in grades K-8th are invited to learn from our very own Mundelein High School Dance Team. The clinic will be on Saturday, February 8th, 2025 from 10:30-12:00pm in the MHS Cafeteria. All dancers will learn their halftime performance as well as dance technique during the clinic. Following the clinic, all dancers will get picked up by a parent and brought back for the performance later that afternoon. All dancers will arrive back in the Cafeteria, on 2/8, with their clinic shirt and bow on at 3:30pm for the halftime performance at the Boys Varsity Basketball Game.

To view the halftime performance, you must purchase a ticket to the game via GoFan.

The performance will approximately be around 4:15pm and following the performance, all dancers are welcome back to the Cafeteria for cookies and water to celebrate their performance as well as to get picked up by their parent. Dancers can wear jazz shoes or gym shoes and bring a water bottle.

The total cost of the clinic is $40.

Click Here to Register

Save the date. More info coming soon.

Click here to learn more about the history and tradions of Valentine's Day.

NO SCHOOL!

Is it Washinton's Birthday or Presidents Day? If you would like to learn some history on the subject, click here to see what the National Archive has to say about this day.

We are 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 throughout the school year.

Therefore, to secure a visitation time, please select from the following options so we are able to provide the necessary information and personnel during your visit.

Our next tour is on February 20th at 4:30pm. Click here to register.

Save the date. More info coming soon.

Save the date. More infocoming soon.

To learn everything you need to know about graduation and download a handy checklist to keep you on track, please click here.

Senior yard signs are now available for $15 each! Each sign comes with yard stakes. All proceeds to benefit the MHS Student Support Fund!

The CCRC offers assistance with all aspects of the college application process:

• Narrowing down college choices
• Working through applications
• Checking essays
• Discussing financial concerns and scholarships
• Talking about standardized tests
• Working with potential college athletes
• Discussing military options
• Helping students connect with people at university

Click here to learn more.

Many scholarship opportunities for Mundelein High School Seniors are now open! Ms. Bogseth sends out weekly emails with a list of scholarships but all of the MHS specific scholarships as well as community scholarships are posted in SchooLinks.

Seniors- in your SchooLinks account, click on “Finances” and then “Scholarship Match”. Scholarships posted by Ms. Bogseth will be under the “District-Posted” tab.

www.studentaid.gov

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’re interested in learning more about our Dual Credit Student Internship course or any of our Experiential Education programs, contact Alexander Kapotas at akapotas@d120.org or at (847) 949-2200 x1092.

Check out this promo video that captures the spirit of the experiential education program here at Mundelein High School. Your epic future awaits, Mustangs!

Athletics events week of 1/27/2025

Winter Athletic Department Newsletter

Submitted by Coach Billitier

Submitted by Coach Strauss

On Monday, Mundelein’s Varsity Gymnastics team again set a new season high team score, scoring 136.85, at the Lake County Invite! Junior Lexie Ede took home her third invite all-around title with a 38.15, topping her previous career-high score.

Both our JV and Varsity gymnasts have continued to improve all season long and we are excited to finish out our regular season on Thursday January 30th with our conference meet at Lake Forest!

Submitted by Coach Dart

Submitted by Coaches Sweno

Mundelein Boys Bowling to second at Regionals and will advance to the sectional this Saturday.

Submitted by Coach Rosales

Both teams competed this past weekend and continue to succeed while pushing through any challenges set before them. The coaching staff is proud of the perseverance, strength, and courage that these athletes have shown in the face of adversities.

JV and Varsity will be competing at their conference invite Thursday then Fremd and Huntley this weekend. This will conclude the season for JV while Varsity will continue to prepare for sectionals the following week.

Submitted by Coach Badgley

Submitted by Coach Stocker

PreVenture is a mental health program that screens students for personality related risk factors that may indicate increased risk for future participation in high-risk behaviors, including using drugs and alcohol. This does not evaluate for current high-risk behaviors, rather this is a preventative program to support the development of coping skills and self regulation strategies.

Omni utilizes the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS) to screen students for eligibility. To learn more about PreVenture, click below.

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Quest is proud to be your dining partner and we are committed to providing the best experience possible to every student, including nutritious food, a wide variety of choices, and a seamless dining experience. We wanted to share a few important reminders about the dining program and we welcome your questions and feedback. Click here for more information.

New Year, New Look! Elevate Your Mustang Pride! Exciting news! We've expanded our spirit wear lineup with premium brands Under Armour and Champion at Mymustangnation.com.

Customize your gear with official school logos using our state-of-the-art DigiSoft printing for a smoother feel. Shop online 24/7 or see our printed merch at Mundelein High School. Visit us at mymustangnation.com or linked through the d120.org website.

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

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We are excited to announce that our parent calendar has gone electronic. The MHS 2nd Semester calendar is now online in both Flipbook and PDF downloadable format.

A big thank you to Kameal Myrie, Class of 2025, who designed this semester's calendar! Very nice job! You can see more of Kameal's work at www.artisticallymira.com.

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, leave early or arrive late, please submit the attendance via the monitor application within Power School in lieu of calling the attendance line and leaving a voicemail.

Please log on to the Power School parent portal at the MHS website https://www.d120.org/ to record your student’s attendance.

Attached you will find instructions on how to submit your students attendance.

Power School Attendance Instructions

Guardians will be receiving an email with your parent Power School log in instructions if needed.

If you need further support please call 847-949-2200.

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 Bus Bulletin (Find Mundelein Area Schools when prompted for a district) *Note - This is managed by Lakeside Bus Company and not MHS.

Although we take great pride in a dress code that encourages self-expression, we do want to remind students of our student dress code policy as found in our student handbook.

• Clothing must cover all undergarments (waistbands and straps excluded).

• Fabric covering all private parts must not be seen through.

• Clothing that depicts, advertises or advocates the use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana or other controlled substances is prohibited.

• Clothing that depicts pornography, nudity or sexual acts is prohibited.

With the increased enrollment in recent years, we have been unable to provide a locker for every student at MHS. Since many students do not use a locker, we are assigning lockers to students upon request. Click below to request your locker!

Sign up for a Guardian SchooLinks Account! Be a part of your student’s college and career exploration. Understand more about the benefits of a Guardian Account with this video. If you need assistance creating your Guardian Account, email akroll@d120.org with your student’s name and ID number. A claim code and directions will be provided in response.

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Location: 1359 West Hawley Street, Mundelein, IL, USA

Phone: 847-949-2200