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Mundelein STAND-UP sets dates for student and Task Force meetings

Mundelein STAND-UP has set meetings for the coming year for both students and the Task Force.

Love Letters

Love Letters by A.R. Gurney One Night Only Benefit Performance for Mundelein Theatre December 28, 2019, at 7:30 pm Love Letters explores a life-long relationship between Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Melissa Gardner, carried on primarily through the letters they write to each other. They carry on their loving friendship across 50 years of letters written to each other in Christmas cards, at camp, boarding school, college, travel and career, as well as through several relationships and the

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MHS launches job board/career event web page

Mundelein High School has just launched its MHS Career Discovery, a job board and career event web page. The purpose of the website is to connect interested students with part-time employment, seasonal and internship opportunities as well as career discovery opportunities. Those include career fairs, employer open houses and various industry-specific promotional events. “We have included a resource page with contacts so that students may reach out to MHS staff members for help when needed for j

Robotics Team takes first; heading for national competition

Mundelein High School’s Robotics Team scored another big win at the VEX Robotics Competition held in Huntley, IL Dec. 14. The winning robot finished with a 5-2 record (sixth seed, eighth overall) against 30 other teams from 14 schools. The championship qualifies another robot to compete in the state championship in March. Because of the accomplishments of the team this season, MHS Robotics also received an invitation to compete in a nation-wide invitational at the Smithsonian National Air and S

Love Letters performance to benefit Mundelein Theatre

Love Letters, a play by A.R. Gurney, will be performed for one night only at Mundelein High School on Saturday, December 28 at 7:30 p.m. The performance is a benefit for Mundelein Theatre, which was recently selected to perform their production of The Elephant Man at the Illinois High School Theatre Festival. Proceeds from the benefit will help cover the expenses of remounting the production for the festival. Admission for the event is a donation to Mundelein Theatre. There will be a reception a

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Orchesis to present Winter Show

Mundelein High School’s Orchesis Group will present its Winter Show Monday, Dec. 16 beginning at 7 p.m. in the MHS Auditorium. Tickets are $4 for adults and $3 for students with ID. The Winter Show will include a variety of different forms of dance. It will include ballet, Jazz, hip hop, belly dancing, bachata and Mexican folk dancing. The show will also feature children from the community who have learned a dance created by one of the Orchesis members. Anna Grig is the Orchesis Club advisor.

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Ben Brust to be inducted into Boys Basketball Hall of Fame

Mundelein High School’s Athletic Department will induct 2010 graduate and University of Wisconsin basketball standout Ben Brust into the MHS Boys Basketball Hall of Fame at halftime of the Mundelein vs. Waukegan home basketball game Friday, Dec. 13. The game will begin at 7 p.m. He will also do his ESPN Radio Show live at MHS from 3 to 5 p.m. Brust attended John Hersey High School his freshman year in 2006-2007 before transferring to MHS for his remaining three years. As a senior, he averaged 2

Puertas Latino Culture Club to host Dias Festivos Dec. 14

Mundelein High School’s Puertas Latino Culture Club will host a free, new event called Dias Festivos on Saturday, Dec. 14 from 5 to 8 p.m. This bilingual open house style event is aimed at bringing area Spanish-speaking families into the school to celebrate the spirit of the season with their children and to take part in family-friendly activities that highlight some of the holiday and seasonal traditions of Latinos and Latin Americans. “Due to the heavy Catholicism of the region, the Christmas

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Mundelein Theatre chosen to perform at State Festival

When the 45th Annual Illinois High School Theatre Festival kicks off at Illinois State University in January, students from Mundelein Theatre will be front and center. Their fall production, The Elephant Man, was selected to perform at the festival. Additionally, two students, Colin Nacion and Becca Panos, were selected as part of the company of the All-State production of the musical Aida. The Illinois High School Theatre Festival is the largest and oldest non-competitive high school theatre f

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Bands, choirs combine for Holiday Collage Concert

Mundelein High School’s bands and choirs will present a free Holiday Collage Concert Friday, Dec. 13 in the MHS Auditorium beginning at 7 p.m. The many music groups at MHS will present an evening of holiday music to be performed by a variety of different ensembles. The vocal and instrumental groups will also perform together for some of the numbers. Band groups will include Wind Ensemble, Honors Symphonic Winds, Honors Jazz Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble. Vocal groups will feature the Chorale