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MHS to host Civics Fair March 5

For the third year, Mundelein High School will hold a Civics Fair featuring Advanced Placement (AP) US and Comparative Government students. The event will take place Thursday, March 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the high school’s commons area. Among the scheduled guests for the Fair will be Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz and representatives from the offices of Melinda Bush and Daniel Didech and possibly others. The goal is for students to present in Science-Fair style, proposals to reform the US

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Show choirs place in competition; prep for upcoming concert

Mundelein High School’s three show choirs were on the road again Feb. 15 as they competed at the Naperville North’s Clash of the Sequins event. Lights, the all-female group, was first runner-up in the single gender division and Sound, the mixed choir, made the finals, finishing the day in fifth runner-up position. The MHS Noise Band was named Best Band at the event. “The competition drew the best show choirs from around the state of Illinois as well as schools from Wisconsin and Iowa,” said C

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First Gen grad featured in U of I History magazine

First generation college student, Carmen Gutierrez, Class of 2017, has taken all opportunities available to her at the University of Illinois, including studying abroad. She and three other students were recently featured in the History Department magazine. Some of Carmen's thoughts are included here. I chose to study abroad in Pavia, Italy with LAS, and it ended up being about the same price as staying on campus for a semester.It certainly took a lot of preparation on my end but, I couldn’t be

MHS alum appointed by Michigan governor

Zaneta Stinson Adams, a 1995 graduate of Mundelein High School, was recently appointed to the position of Director of the State of Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency. She was honored in 2017 as a recipient of the MHS Distinguished Alumni Award. Zaneta is an army veteran and also founded the Women Injured In Combat (WIIC) organization.

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MHS senior featured in "Faces of CTE" at Tech Campus

Natalia is a Senior at Mundelein High School and is one of the first students to experience Biomedical Science, a new program at Tech Campus. For #CTEMonth, she shared her thoughts on the new program and plans for her future career in the medical field. “I chose Tech Campus because it was a new experience, and it ended up being a really good choice,” Natalia said. “Now I love coming here every day, and it’s what I look forward to.” In Biomedical, students are exposed to more than 30 different

Two juniors earn awards in writing

Two Mundelein High School juniors received The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2020 from the Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University of Iowa. “According to their website, ‘The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Program is the nation’s longest-running, largest and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens,’” said Laura Garcia, English 3 teacher who has the two teens in her class. During the past 95 years, the Awards have recognized and encou

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Annual Mr. Mustang contest set for Feb. 28

Fourteen seniors will compete for the title of Mr. Mustang during an evening of entertainment at Mundelein High School Friday, Feb. 28 beginning at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Cost for admission is $5 for all seats. The “Who Dunnit” theme for the night is “The Mystery of the Missing Crown.” Earlier this year, the senior girls voted for their favorites to be contestants. The evening’s events will include a dance act involving the entire group, talent, the co

MHS seeks nominations for the 2020 Distinguished Alumni award

Mundelein High School is now seeking nominations for alumni to honor for 2020 as Distinguished Alumni. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12 which is also Homecoming Weekend for Mundelein High School. Nominations are being accepted from February 14 through April 26. Nominees must be out of high school for at least 10 years and have distinguished themselves in any number of areas such as career paths, military service, government work, medicine, the arts, etc. and also volunteer work a

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Young adult novel author to meet with MHS students

Author of 17 novels in various genres, Barry Lyga, will speak with interested students Tuesday, Feb. 25 between 7:45 and 10:30 a.m. in the MHS Auditorium. Many of his works are geared toward adolescent audiences. Lyga’s books have been or are set to be published in more than a dozen different languages in North America, Australia, Europe and Asia. He co-authored a novel, The Hive, with Morgan Baden which was recently named the winner of Peop