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Two from MHS earn awards from Reflejos Magazine

A student and staff member were honored recently by Reflejos Magazine at their Eighth Annual Reflecting Excellence Awards Nov. 13. Both honorees were nominated for the awards by MHS staff member, Laura Garcia. Stephen Douglas, instructional aide in student services was recognized with a “Diversity Award”, and senior Stephanie Gutierrez was honored with the presentation of a Reflejos Scholarship worth $1000. Both were chosen by the leadership o

Members of the Robotics Team pose with their robots.

Robotics Team takes first place in tournament

MHS Robotics competed this Saturday, November 16, at a VEX Robotics Competition hosted in Chicago. One of MHS Robotics teams was undefeated (8-0-1) and eventually became tournament champions beating other teams from nine different high schools. This qualifies the team to the state-wide VEX Robotics Competition to be held in March. Another team from MHS Robotics became tournament finalist with an (8-1-0) record. This is the third tournament that MHS Robotics competed in after hosting our own

MHS Presents The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance November 21, 22, 23 at 7:30 pm & November 22 at 3:45 pm John Merrick is a horribly deformed young man – victim of rare skin and bone diseases. Seen as a freak by society, his life changes when young physician Frederick Treves agrees to care for him. This show will be performed with the audience seated onstage in a 200 seat thrust configuration. This show is not recommended for children. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and senior

MHS Signing Day 2019

Signing Day for college bound Student athletes.

Two athletes named Heisman High School Scholarship winners

The Heisman Trophy Trust has recently announced High School Scholarship School Winners. From an applicant pool of thousands of high school scholar-athletes graduating with the class of 2020, more than 3,600 have been named School Winners. Mundelein High School has two winners. Brian Horvat has played football for four years at MHS and is an All-Academic honoree this year. He is also a member of the school’s Link Crew. Claire Schoenfield is a four-year athlete in Cross Country and Track, All-Ac

Chicago Bear, with jersey, helping to arrange clothing in the Welcome Center

Chicago Bear assists with collections for new Welcome Center

Kerrith Whyte of the Chicago Bears was at Mundelein High School Tuesday, Nov. 12 to assist with collecting and sorting items for the new Welcome Center that recently opened at the District 120 Office Building. Whyte, along with members of the Helping Heroes of America Club at MHS, collected the items at the high school and moved them to the Welcome Center. There, they sorted the items and stocked the shelves with the newest donations. This was all part of the MHS Booster Club’s hat and gloves dr

Mundelein Theatre to present The Elephant Man

“Sometimes I think my head is so big because it is so full of dreams.” This is the seminal quote from the play The Elephant Man, by Bernard Pomerance. The Tony Award winning play will be presented at Mundelein High School on November 21, 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m., and November 22 at 3:45p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. The matinee performance on Friday is only $1 for MHS students. Since this production will be staged on a 200-seat onstage thrust configuration, online

MHS to host annual Miles for Mustangs Turkey Trot, November 28

Mundelein High School will host a 5K at 9 a.m. and a one-mile Kids and Family Run/Walk beginning at 10 a.m. on the MHS track Thursday, Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Day. Awards will be presented immediately following the mile. The pre-registration fee is $25 with a Nov. 25 deadline and $30 at the track on race day. To preregister, visit the MHS website at www.d120.org and click on the shopping cart in the top right-hand corner. The free one-mi

Senior earns first place at Student Silent Film Festival

Mundelein High School senior, Ander Nutall, earned first place at the annual Student Silent Film Festival held at the historic Sanfilippo Estate in Barrington this past weekend. Students from all of Chicagoland participated in the event. Nuttall earned his award at the event with his short story titled “Skateboard Jungle.” The theme for this year’s video was “Unexpected Hero.” To add to presentations, the Top Three entries also had an additional new soundtrack written and performed live by pro

MHS to host annual Miles for Mustangs Turkey Trot