October 25, 2024

Dear MHS Families,

Today students and staff cheered on the MHS Supported Learning team during the Annual Adaptive PE Slam Jam Basketball Game against Warren Township High School Blue Devils. Check out our Facebook page for more pictures. Way to go team!

Congratulations to our recently announced State Scholars! These 63 students students are among the top academic performers in Illinois. Their hard work and dedication shows in everything they do. Scroll down to the Shout Out portion of this blog post for more information.

We are sad to report that, due to a number of factors, we will not be hosting a Veterans Day celebration this school year. We will still have a proud display of American flags on the property and our Teaching & Learning Team will provide materials that classes can utilize to celebrate our Veterans within the classroom on this special day.

Last but not least, tonight is the home football game against Lake Forest. We hope to see you there! Purchase your tickets at GoFan.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Go Mustangs!

Mike Souza

Interim Principal and Associate Principal of Operations

Mundelein High School

847-949-2200

www.d120.org

msouza@d120.org

Guardians: Please assist us in ensuring your student’s attendance is accurate when they are ill at school. Please do not make arrangements with your student to pick them up prior to speaking with a member of the nursing team.

A reminder of what students should do when feeling sick during the school day:

• Students should go to the nursing office with a pass from the class they will be missing
• The student’s health complaint will be assessed
• Rest may be offered
• The nurse will contact the guardian if arrangements are needed for the student to go home
• If a guardian gets a text or a call from their student regarding a health concern, please redirect them to the school nurse for a health assessment. One of the nurses will contact you if necessary. Guardians may always contact the nurse at extension 1395. The student will not be permitted an excused dismissal without following this process.

Stevee Libert

Assistant Principal of Student Life

Mundelein High School

847-949-2200

www.d120.org

slibert@d120.org

Oct 25 - Home Football Game

Oct 27 - Occupational Therapists Day

Oct 28-31 - Red Ribbon Week

Oct 28 - College Visits - CCRC

Oct 29 - College Visits - CCRC

Oct 29 - HallowSTEAM

Oct 29 - Halloween Softball Camp

Oct 30 - College Visits - CCRC

Oct 30 - Parent Book Club

Nov 1 - Due date for AP Exam Purchase

Nov 5 - Election Day - No School

Nov 9 - Robotics Tournament

Nov 15 - Late Start

Nov 19 - Fall Jazz Concert

Nov 21 - Building Tour

Nov 22 - Substitute Teacher Day

Nov 27-29 - Thanksgiving Break

Today students and staff cheered excitedly for our team during the Annual Adaptive PE Slam Jam Basketball Game against Warren Township High School.

Click below to see the final seconds of the game!

Visit our Facebook page for more Slam Jam game pictures.

Mundelein High School proudly recognizes 63 of its seniors who have been named Illinois State Scholars for the current academic year. This prestigious award, granted by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), identifies graduating high school seniors who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and exceptional potential for success in higher education.

The Illinois State Scholar Program honors students based on a combination of exemplary ACT or SAT scores, class rank, and Grade Point Average (GPA) from their sixth semester of high school. These students are among the top academic performers across nearly every high school in Illinois, standing out for their hard work and dedication.

Being named a State Scholar is a significant accomplishment that marks a high point in the academic careers of these students.

Mundelein High School is proud of its 63 scholars and celebrates their achievements as they prepare for their next steps in education and beyond.

Isaiah Alaban, Abigail Altergott, Kayla Bard, Alexander Bazan, Eric Beauchamp, Dylan Buisson, Kiersten Campise, Keshav Chandramouli, Sara Choi, Sarah Choi, Carson Cooper, Michael Cory, Daniel Desrosiers, Alberto Diaz, Parker Dumalski, Norah Emso, Jack Finerty, Arlo Fingerhut, Charles Fisher, Erick Fletcher, Matthew Gaughan, John Gorsica, Emily Grandt, Gracie Greenfield, Lucy Heikes, Diana Hernandez, Aedan Hogan, Samantha Jaffe, Mason Jerome, Lily Jones, Delaney Jung, Allison Kampa, Sreya Kannappan, Leah Kim, Addison Klein, Adam Kocian, Lia Koski, Nishita Kumar, Chloe Langford, Trevor Madden, Kevin Mann, Brandon Marano, Kanon Martinez, Shawn Mastandrea, Shruthi Menon, Stella Moon, Michaela Nelsen, Graham Ney, Mihika Odak, Sydney Olorvida, Averie Parkins, Maisy Price, Sean Sanderson, Danielle Saweh, Holly Scaramella, Karina Schwalbach, Molly Stedman, Nicholas Szalony, Adriana Trotz, Mariana Van Eycke, Trevor Wiersema, Rian Xu, Saule Ziemelis.

From Laura Morgan, Outreach Specialist at Illinois Section American Water Works Association

Oh, my goodness, what a special event! Let me count the ways...

Major props to you, Alexander [Kapatos], for creating an event that truly felt different from other career fairs I have attended. It was personal. Your positive vibes and enthusiasm had a major impact on the experience as a whole. You obviously went to great lengths to meet and greet all the business partners, talk with them, remember their names, bake them extraordinary cookies; all this made them feel welcome and valued. You had so many students involved in event planning, from the MCs to the photographers, I haven't seen that level of student engagement in the career fair planning process! What an awesome way for students to take ownership and I believe this added to the excitement I felt from many of the students we interacted with.

A big shout out to all of the staff. From the lady at the front checking IDs, to the hall monitors, teachers, and counselors, all were extremely friendly, interested in the event, and welcoming. As a former teacher, you can tell which buildings are really great. Mundelein will stand out in my mind as one of the best- for students, staff, and the community!

Click here to see our full scrapbook of moments from the event!

18 students from Band and Choir earned acceptance into District VII ILMEA Honors Ensembles this past month! The personal honor of being accepted into one of the honors ensembles stands as one of a high school student’s highest personal achievements. Congratulations to our 18 students who earned entry into these prestigious ensembles!

Above: Students in Band, Choir, and Orchestra perform on November 9th at Glenbrook South High School. Students in Jazz Band perform on November 16th at Niles North High School.

The Annual 8th Grade Rockstars concert happened this past Monday and was a tremendous success! 8th Graders from Fremont, West Oak, & Carl Sandburg descended upon MHS for an afternoon and evening of singing and culture building. The night was finished with a performance featuring all of our Choral Groups and a mixed 8th grade/full MHS choir performance! Bravo!

We’re excited to have our 8th graders join us next year as our class of 2029!

Click here to view our 8th GRad Rockstar Scrapbook

Click here to Spread Kind Vibes!

Early Bird pricing until November 1 - $60 each.

Beginning November 2, yearbooks will be - $70 each.

Join us for our 5th home football game of the season! The theme is Pink Out to promote breast cancer awareness.

Contest

Mundelein Mustangs versus Lake Forest Foresters

Theme

Pink Out

Start Time

7:00pm

Tickets

Current MHS Students with ID - Free

Child (ages 3-10)/Seniors (65+) - $3

General Admission $6

Purchase Tickets at GoFan

Gates open 60 minutes before kickoff for single varsity games. On nights when we have a lower level game prior to varsity, gates will open 30 minutes prior to kickoff of the lower level game and remain open through the varsity game.

Disallowed Items

Alcohol, tobacco, vaping products, backpacks, large bags, noisemakers, outside food or drink. All bags subject to search.

Thank you to our occupational therapists! Occupational therapists provide treatment to injured or disabled patients. They also work with children who have special needs or need help in acquiring certain skills. Occupational therapists make recommendations on types of equipment and home modifications necessary for seniors or those with disabilities.

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Next week we kick off our 2024 red ribbon week which includes dress up themes and lunch-time activites. Get into the action! Stay drug free!

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Mundelein High School's softball program is excited to announce we will be hosting a Halloween Softball Camp for students in Kindergarten through 4th Grade next week Tuesday, October 29th from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Come and develop softball skills from some of the top players in the area! Wear your Halloween costume! Trick or treating with the team after!

Hope to see you there!

Here is the LINK to sign up

Wear your costume and join us for a free night of Halloween STEAM fun.

Tuesday, October 29th

6:00pm - 8:00pm

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Our school district is committed to fostering a healthy learning environment for all students. To align with this goal, new cell phone expectations are being implemented this year. MHS teachers invite MHS parents to join our book club discussion of "The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haid to learn more about how you can support this change and explore the reasoning behind this endeavor.

Part 4 has been changed to a Zoom Meeting

Oct 30th - 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Meeting ID: 883 7087 9122

Passcode: 490408

Join Zoom Meeting

Click here to learn more.

Happy Halloween!

Wear your costumes. Costumes must be school appropriate. No masks.

Due date for Advanced Placement Exams to be purchased in Total Registration and College Board. Please follow the instructions on the AP Exam Letter. Testing information is also posted on the D120 Website>>Academics>>Testing Information.

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VEX V5 Robotics Competition, Mundelein, IL Tournament with In-Person Judging and Skills is open to High School and Middle School V5RC teams. Click here to register.

This event is a Qualifier for the State Championship! Please check the Awards tab for information on which awards will qualify teams for the State Championship.

It is sure to be fast-paced and exciting. All teams should come prepared for competition. Here are a few steps that every team should take to ensure that they are prepared.

Classes begin at 9:40am.

Buses will run one hour later than usual.

Click here for late start schedule.

More info coming soon.

Take the tour! 🙂

NO SCHOOL - MHS will be closed for Thanskgiving Break from Wednesday, November 27th through Friday, November 29th.

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

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.

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.

Courses in psychology are some of the most popular classes here at MHS, but while many student love studying the subject, they are unfamiliar with the multitude of career options available to them. I mean, if you’re studying psychology, you want to be a psychologist, correct?

That mindset shifted on Friday, October 18th when Professor Martha J. Lally, Ph. D., informed a CCRC packed with students about the world of careers that are open to students who study psychology! Of course, students can become psychologists, but what about game developers, market research analysts, sales executives, and political campaign managers? If you love love love psychology, there’s an world of exciting careers available to you!

Check out the photo below or click on this link to access the graphic: https://bit.ly/CareersInPsychology

Exciting news! If you loved the Career Expo held at MHS on October 17th, you’re going to be wowed by the Navig8 Lake Career Expo held at the Lake County Fairgrounds on October 8th!

Representatives from all seven career pathways will be present to offer students a series of hands-on, interactive experiences in the professional field! Click on the flyer below for more information. If you’d like to attend, stop by Mr. Kapotas office in the CCRC for a field trip form. Make sure you’re in good standing with regards to attendance and academics--you’ll be missing a portion of 6th period, all of 7th, and most of 8th.

Email Mr. Kapotas at akapotas@d120.org for more information! Space is limited, and field trip forms are due Tuesday morning by 8:30 am!

Do you LOVE LOVE LOVE psychology and want to know more about the career paths available through its study? Join Martha J. Lally, Ph. D. for a discussion on the many directions psychology students can take in their careers, such as social work, forensic psychology, research, counseling, therapy, and so on.

Martha, a licensed clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at the College of Lake County, is looking forward to sharing her expertise with you! If people ask you what you want to do with your life and your reply is, "something in psychology", this is one event you don't want to miss! See Mr. Kapotas in the CCRC or email at akapotas@d120.org.

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!

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.

Athletics events week of 10/28/24

Fall Athletic Department Newsletter

Submitted by Carsyn Rodriguez

Last Saturday at Conference, there were an impressive 15 lifetime PRs + 2 course bests! In the F/S race, they took 5th overall with Katelyn Tomas leading the way and medaling in 14th place & PRing by over 2 minutes! In the JV race, Tania Escobar medaled at 18th & another 45 second PR! Our Varsity competed hard to finish in an impressive 3rd place, our best Conference finish since 2018! Precious Oyebanji, Hannah Roberts, & Brooklyn D'Ambrosio led the way placing 6th, 9th & 14th overall and earning All-Conference honors! Precious, Hannah & Chloe Engelbrecht also ran huge lifetime PRs! So proud of this group!

We also got to celebrate our Conference Sportsmanship award winner, Brooklyn D’Ambrosio! Brooklyn is caring, supportive & encouraging to all. She is selfless, inclusive & always thinking of others & helping them improve. Thank you, Brooklyn, for helping form our team’s culture & character!

Submitted by Coach Willis

Thank you to all for your support of our Cancer Awareness Night! Whether you promoted the event on social media, bought a t-shirt, or put together a basket for the raffle, it has been wonderful to see our MHS community come together to support the Lynn Sage Foundation. We are truly grateful to be part of such a caring community!

We would also like to congratulate senior outside hitter Sarah Choi for being selected as the 2024 NSC Girls Volleyball Sportsmanship winner at the Lake Forest match on Wednesday!

This week was the last week of regular season play for the Varsity volleyball team and the last week of the season for all under levels. Freshman A will play at the Waukegan Quad and JV will travel to the Grant Quad on Saturday, October 26.

Varsity will play their first Regional match against Waukegan at Warren High School on Tuesday, October 29 at 7:00pm. Come out and support our Mustangs!

Submitted by Coach Rutz

It's A Great Day To Be A Mustang!

What do you get when you have an already fast course, perfect conditions, and a hungry team? You get some fantastic performances, and that's what we had Saturday at the NSC Conference meet at Lake Forest.

Our varsity squad took a strong 3rd place behind 2 really great State Ranked teams- Lake Zurich and Libertyville. We were led by Elijah Mendoza once again. Elijah ran a blazing 14:41, finishing only 5 seconds out of first. Izic Miller took 10th, and Aidan Sweet achieved Honorary All-Conference honors with his 20th place finish. Erick Cordova took 26th, with Andrew Weaver and Brandon Newell taking 32nd and 33rd.

The places were great, but the times were even better. It's rare that you have big PRs this late in the season, but to have this many drop so much time is unheard of. Our top 7 in the Varsity race dropped an average of over 30 seconds each from their previous best efforts. That's getting it done. The Varsity weren't the only ones dropping big times. Nearly every runner who participated had a PR, and most of them by a considerable amount. A great team performance overall, and a great way for a lot of our guys to finish their seasons.

On Tuesday our freshmen and sophomores competed in the Buffalo Grove Race Car Rally, a fun and competitive meet. For awards the top finishers receive Hot Wheels/Matchbox cars. It's unique and the athletes love it.

Our freshmen stole the show by winning the team race over a dozen teams, several among the best programs in the state. We placed 4 in the top 13 runners. We were led by Erick Cordova and Brandon Newell in 4th and 5th. Aidan Sweet took 8th, with Advik Sharma in 13th all taking home race cars. Henry Molozaiy and Jake Williams took 40th and 42nd, with Chance Winckler taking 88th. Great efforts by all.

In the sophomore race it was all Izic Miller, as he took the lead early on and won by 12 seconds. The team took 7th out of 10 teams overall. Adrian Pacheco Reyes narrowly missed taking home a race car himself, taking 33rd and running his best race of the season. Logan Vale took 63rd, Ceasar Hernandez took 66th, and Caden McDermott took 80th to finish the scoring.

The freshmen received a "Monster Truck" for their team trophy, and well-deserved. A great way for a lot of them to finish their season. Saturday the Varsity will compete in the IHSA Regional meet at Warren HS, looking to advance to the Sectional meet at Busse Woods next week. Hope you can all come out to support us.

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

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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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