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BSU to host 5K Run/Walk

Mundelein High School’s Black Student Union (BSU) in support of Strides for Peace will host a 5K run/walk on Sunday, October 18 from 9 a.m. to noon. The course for the run will start at the MHS athletic field and proceed through nearby Mundelein neighborhoods similar to the Turkey Trot held on Thanksgiving. Social distancing will be required and masks must be worn except while running/walking in the event. Hand sanitizers will also be available. St

Mundelein Theatre to perform Shakespeare on the athletic field

Live theatre has been hard to come by these past months but the students of Mundelein Theatre decided that it was time to get back on the stage and do what they love to do… create theatre. The administration and the theatre staff at MHS have created a way to have students perform live, in front of an audience, outdoors in the Mundelein High School Stadium. Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare, will be presented on the athletic field at MHS on Friday, October 16 at 7 pm, Saturday Oct

Parent/Teacher Conferences to be held remotely

Mundelein High School will hold Parent-Teacher Conferences on Thursday, Oct. 22 and Friday, Oct. 23 with both daytime and evening hours. The hours for Oct. 22 are from 4 to 8 p.m. and Oct. 23 from 8:30 to 11 a.m. and 12 noon to 2:30 p.m. Each conference will last 10 minutes. Due to the current pandemic situation, the conferences will be held via Zoom. Links will be provided prior to the conference dates. Parents/Guardians will need to sign up for time slots using this link: https://pickatime

MHS to induct 61 members into National Honor Society

Mundelein High School will formally induct 61 students into the National Honor Society (NHS) in a ceremony to be held Monday, Oct. 5 through a remote Webinar slated to begin at 7 p.m. Links to join the webinar are located at the end of this news release. The new inductees were chosen by a faculty selection committee based on the four principles of NHS, namely character, scholarship, leadership and service. Nancy Toland and Jennifer Fallon serve as advisors to NHS. MHS Assistant Principal Micha

Rebecca Plaza and Stacey Klemstein return to MHS after delivering books for students.

Library provides books for students during the pandemic

Although the 2020-2021 school year looks very different from a “normal” school year, the Mundelein High School Media Center staff are offering pick-up locations throughout the Mundelein area to ensure that all students have access to books. Each Thursday, students may now safely and efficiently pick up books from the high school library without entering the building. “The MHS Library Media Center has been working hard to get books to our students,” said Rebecca Plaza, Mundelein High School li

Frank standing in front of a convertible with a Distinguished Alumni before the Homecoming Parade

Congratulations to long time employee, Frank Giannamore

Congrats to long-time MHS staff member, Frank Giannamore! Frank Giannamore, long-time staff member at MHS, has been inducted into the Lake County Sports Hall of Fame. He has previously inducted into the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association and Illinois High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame, both in 2005. After earning his masters degree in education from Northern Illinois University, Giannamore began his teaching career at the former Libertyville-Mundelein High School. When

MHS Restaurant Week

Several student journalists interviewing retirees at a luncheon in their honor

Newspaper staff earns coveted award from Quill and Scroll

The staff of the Mundelein High School student-produced school newspaper, The Mustang, has received an International First Place Award from the 2020 Quill & Scroll News Media Evaluation. Despite ending the year in remote learning and producing two newspaper issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, the staff earned superior ratings in four of the five evaluation categories for general practices, coverage, writing & editing and digital media. The staff received an excellent rating in the fifth catego

Virtual Open House set for Sept. 9

Mundelein High School will host its traditional Open House event in a not-so-traditional way this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Open House will take place online on Wednesday, Sept. 9 from 7 to 8:55 p.m. The evening will include a Parent Canvas presentation from 6:30 to 6:55 p.m. Parents will then follow their students’ Semester 1 schedule between 7 p.m. and 8:55 p.m. They may also visit the MHS Virtual College and Career Resource Center during that same time period. Teachers will hav

MHS Open House Presentation