Mustang families,

Wishing everyone a happy holiday. Our first day of student attendance in second semester will be Tuesday, January 9th, 2024. We also look forward to welcoming our Future Mustangs to our Class of 2028 night on Thursday, January 18th, 2024. Click the memo below for more details.

Dr. Alexandria Rios Taylor

Principal, Mundelein High School

847-949-2200 x1257

www.d120.org

ataylor@d120.org

A great time was had by all at the 2023 staff holiday party. We enjoyed a hot cocoa bar, meat raffle and ugly sweater contest along with pictures with our very own jolly Santa!

Dec 25 - Jan 5 Winter Break

Jan 9 - Students Return

Jan 18 - Class of 2028 Night

Jan 25 - Monthly Building Tour

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

No School

Just a reminder that semester 2 schedules are available to view in PowerSchool. Please reach out to your student's counselor with any questions.

1st Day of Semester 2

On Thursday, January 18th, we will be hosting our Class of 2028 Incoming Freshmen Night at Mundelein High School for both families and students.

Join us for a night of information, fun and new beginnings as we celebrate our incoming freshmen.

Click here for more information.

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. Our next tour is on January 25th at 4:30pm. Click here to register.

Parent Letter (English / Español)

The course selection process will continue in the coming weeks. 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 - Completed
• 8th graders: January 18
• Freshman: February 5

Course selection resources:

• 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)

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

If your student has COVID and will be missing school, this is a regular guardian call out. Please report your student’s absence via PowerSchool.

Students cannot have “remote” or “COVID” absence days.

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.

INCubator students spent Tuesday, 12/19 pitching their product ideas and business models to the INCubator board. The board consists of business owners from local entities in both the Mundelein and greater Lake County area. The feedback that students received will springboard them into the coming spring semester as they prepare for their Final Pitch in May!

Each INCubator team presented to the board of directors for INCubator. Teams brought their product ideas and business plans and pitched in a “Shark Tank”-like forum.

Our Sharks on our INCubator board of directors.

The Band and Choir programs gave a wonderful Holiday concert on Thursday, 12/14 to a packed Auditorium! Many attendees had the opportunity to perform with the combined ensembles on their rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus, setting the mood for the upcoming holiday season.

Honors Master Singers serenade the packed house!

Combined choir with audience participation on the Hallelujah Chorus

Drumline/Percussion Ensemble performs in the commons during intermission.

Band students serenade the audience with festive sounds

Band students dress for the occasion.

On Friday, 12/15, Honors Advanced Media students participated in a Team-Based Challenge involving the creation of their own video production companies. They presented to an industry professional, Ryan Vander Plog, from VP Productions and received valuable feedback on their project ideas!

Honors Advanced Media students presented their video

production company to an industry professional.

Ryan Vander Plog gives MHS students valuable feedback on their companies.

Last Friday, December 15th, Puertas Club hosted our annual Dias Festivos event, a posada-type holiday event filled with food, activities, Santa, and fun! This event for the whole community had the best turnout ever, and our Puertas students were phenomenal at leading activities for all the families throughout the night. We are so proud of them!

Congratulations to our French Class competition participants and winners!

Athletics schedule wk of 12/25/23

Athletics schedule wk of 1/1/24

Athletics schedule wk of 1/8/24

Congratulations to Adam Bogenski (Drake - Football) and Brandon Hansen (University of Illinois - Football) on continuing their academic and athletic careers at their chosen schools. All your hard work and dedication has paid off. Mustang nation is very proud of you both.

Submitted by Coach Newsom

Mundelein Varsity Cheerleading continues to shine on the competition mat. They took 5th place out of 18 teams at the Rolling Meadows Mustang Round up December 16th. We can’t wait to watch them continue to grow into the new year.

Submitted by Coach Prorok

Over the weekend, the Varsity Girls bowling team took 2nd place out of 15 teams with individual series winners Samantha Sciortino - 2nd place, Brianna Merner Orlowski - 8th place, and Melissa Orozco - 13th place. The JV Girls bowling team took 2nd place out of 15 teams with individual series winners Cecilia Osorio Rodriguez - 8th place, Charlotte Niziolek - 13th place, and Naomi Routledge - 16th place.

Then on Monday we had our toughest Conference match yet. Heading into the 3rd game by only 15 pins, the Mustangs were able to hold onto the lead staying undefeated thus far.

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.

Mustang Roundup!

College Ambassador alumni visited the CCRC to meet with our students. They shared many words of wisdom about the college experience!

Our Ambassadors represented colleges from across the nation including: Butler University, Nova Southeastern University (FL), Illinois State University, Texas Christian University, Marquette University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Purdue University, Lake Forest College, Carthage College, University of Pittsburgh, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of South Carolina, College of Lake County, and the United States Marine Corps!

Over winter break we expect that the FAFSA will be opening, which will allow students in the class of 2024 to complete their application and start the process toward receiving financial aid award letters from the colleges they have applied to. We encourage you to review the Student Aid website (linked here) and follow their social media sources to stay up to date to allow you to complete the FAFSA once it opens.

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ASPIRE

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

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

Website: www.d120.org
Location: 1359 West Hawley Street, Mundelein, IL, USA
Phone: 847-949-2200
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