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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

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Concert Bands to present free December Concert

Mundelein High School bands will host a free concert Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. in the MHS Auditorium. The event will feature the four concert bands including the Honors Wind Ensemble, Honors Symphonic Winds, Symphonic Band and Concert Band. Andy Sturgeon and Jerald Shelato direct the band program at MHS. Selections will include Simple Gifts by Frank Ticheli, Ecstatic Fanfare by Steven Bryant, Sheltering Sky by John Mackey, Midway March by John Williams, Hounds of Spring by Alfred Reed, The Pro

Sixty-nine MHS students named Illinois State Scholars

Mundelein High School Principal Anthony Kroll has announced that 69 students from the MHS graduating class of 2020 have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission [ISAC], the state agency committed to helping to make college accessible and affordable for Illinois families, confers this recognition to top Illinois high school students annually. This year, more than 17,500 honorees join the other top students who have been honored for their academic ach

Volunteer to work with Breakfast With Santa event

VOLUNTEER AT BREAKFAST WITH SANTA! Looking to volunteer? Help with the Breakfast with Santa event at the Foglia YMCA in Lake Zurich on Sunday, Dec. 8. Would like to have five volunteers from each area school. The event is from 8 am to 1 pm and also need help with setup, tear down, helping Santa, busing tables, crafts, selfie station, etc. If interested, please contact Marysue Edidin at medidin@ymcachicago.org.

Show Choirs to host Spotlight Event

The Mundelein High School show choirs will perform as part of their Spotlight Event to take place Friday, Dec. 6 beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the MHS Cafeteria. Dinner will be provided by Olive Garden Restaurant. The Concert, featuring the MHS show choirs Sound, Lights and SoundFX, will begin in the auditorium at 7:30 p.m. This is the largest fundraiser for the music groups each year. Cory Thompson and Stevee Bellas direct the program. Tickets for the events include $10 for dinner and $15 for t