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MHS student forming new club, Girls Who Code

The world of computer coding is widely male dominated but that isn’t stopping a Mundelein High School student from wanting to break into that field and have others join her as well. Kajal Patel, an MHS junior, has begun the formal process of having a Girls Who Code club at the high school. It is a process involving many criteria, set rules, a “pilot” year and at least 15 solid members. “I got the idea to start a Girls Who Code chapter after hearing about their summer program,” Patel explained

STEM explorers scholarship available

2021 Mundelein High School STEM Explorers Scholarship Application Founded in 2018, the Mundelein STEM Explorers (MHS STEM-X) Scholarship provides immersive STEM opportunities to promising students who are interested in STEM topics and careers. The scholarship will provide financial assistance for attending accredited summer pre-college and immersion programs. The scholarship is open to all current juniors, sophomores and freshmen but preference will be given to current juniors in the class of

FBLA earns awards; 36 headed to state competition

Mundelein High School’s chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competed at the Illinois Northern Area Conference, held as a virtual event this year, from January 11-17, 2021. This year presented many obstacles, of course; however, students still had the opportunity to put their business and leadership skills to the test by competing in various events for the conference. Students were tested remotely, some

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Yearbook staff earns state awards

For the Illinois Journalism Education Association’s (IJEA) Yearbook Student Media Contest (Division 5), the 2019-2020 MHS yearbook staff received an honorable mention for Overall General Excellence while placing in the top three for three of the eight individual category honors. “Being part of the photojournalism class at MHS is a huge part of why I’m proud to be a Mustang. As an organization, we strive to represent the student body and everything it means to

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Student leader earns praise from former US president

Mundelein High School senior, Trey Baker, was recently honored by former president, Barack Obama, for his school and community volunteer work. Baker has been active as an executive board member of the MHS Black Student Union, and organizer for the Stronger Together movement, supporter of Black Lives Matter and a volunteer in distributing food to Mundelein residents since the pandemic began. Recently he chaired a 5K race, Mundelein

Student chosen for Science Olympiad leadership position

Mundelein High School sophomore, Ciara West, has been selected for the Illinois Science Olympiad Youth Advisory Committee. The committee will help bring youth voice to state efforts, create recommendations for teams throughout the state and develop leadership and professional

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Three band students chosen for state ensembles

Three Mundelein High School band students have been chosen to represent Illinois Music Education Association District 7 (ILMEA) as members of the 2021 ILMEA All State ensembles. The students chosen include Junior Natalie Altenhoff, bassoonist and Sophomore Leila Moon, clarinetist in the All State Concert Band. Senior Isabel Sioson was chosen for the All State Jazz Band. These students submitted audition recordings earlier in the fall and were chosen from among hundreds of applicants to attend