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Sophomore chosen as one of three essay contest winners

Mundelein High School sophomore Dempsey Young has been chosen as one of three Finalists in a Fatherhood Essay Contest sponsored by the Illinois Fatherhood Initiative (IFI). She was chosen from a field of more than 2,700 entries. She and her soon-to-be stepfather will be honored at an IFI Fatherhood Dinner scheduled for August 12 at the Union League Club of Chicago. “She wrote this essay for class earlier this school year about her relationship with her stepdad,” said Angela McLaughlin, who co-t

English teacher receives Book Love grant

Mundelein High School English teacher, Ryan Buck, has won the support of the Book Love Foundation Board of Directors and has been awarded a grant for $1000 to purchase books for his classroom library. “We believe in you and believe in your work,” said Penny Kittle, Book Love Foundation president. “I will be looking to purchase multi-genres of texts that open up my students’ awareness to the social and ecological issues of the past, present and future,” Buck remarked. “It will be exciting to ge

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MHS to induct seven graduates as Distinguished Alumni

Mundelein High School representatives have chosen seven MHS graduates to honor as Distinguished Alumni for 2020. This will be the fourth year that MHS will recognize alumni for their personal accomplishments and the many ways they give back to their communities. Traditionally, the event to honor the alumni has been on Homecoming Weekend. This year, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the date for the ceremony is yet to be confirmed. It will depend on how things progress in the coming months.

Sophomore named semi-finalist in essay contest; wrote about stepfather

Mundelein High School sophomore, Dempsey Young, has been selected as a semifinalist in a Fatherhood Essay Contest sponsored by the Illinois Fatherhood Initiative (IFI). One hundred and thirty semifinalists were chosen from the more than 2,700 received. Her essay was in the top five percent of entries and she is now in the running to be a finalist. Young was a student this past year in an English 2 course co-taught by Angela McLaughlin and Leah Kolcz. “She wrote this essay for class earlier this