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Congrats to the Top 20 Finalists for Homecoming Court

20 Semifinalists vying for the titles of Homecoming King and Queen

Alum receives Circle of Excellence Award from Medline

Cole Emory, MHS Class of 2010 alumnus, was one of several Medline employees honored with a Circle of Excellence Award for his work in the mailroom. Emory was a special education student at Mechanic's Grove, Carl Sandburg and Mundelein High School. He is autistic and was a special education student with a one-on-one aide for most of his school years. The Circle of Excellence Award from Medline, his employer for the last 6 1/2 years, is presented to employees who excel in their areas and usuall

Alum provides funds for summer STEM, Arts scholarships

Alum provides funds for summer STEM, Arts scholarships Lawrence Maligaya, a 2005 Mundelein High School graduate, decided to “give back” to the high school by donating funds to cover STEM and Arts scholarships for current MHS students. “MHS provided me with opportunities to be able to attend MIT and pursue a fulfilling career in engineering and technology,” Maligaya said. He lives in the San Francisco Bay area and works for a global automotive supplier for next-gen electric and autonomous veh

O'Connor named National Merit Semifinalist

Officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) have announced the names of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 65th annual National Merit Scholarhip Program. These high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $31 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the co

Caeleb Dressel smiling while holding his gold medal

MHS to host Olympic swimmer and medal winner, Caeleb Dressel

Mundelein High School’s swim team feeder program and the Mundelein Mustang Swim Club will host Olympic swimmer Caeleb Dressel from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at MHS on Sunday, Sept. 15. He is set to run three different swim clinic sessions and then speak with athletes and parents from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Dressel is fresh off his 2019 World Championship performance where he won eight world medals including six gold and two silver. At that meet he also surpassed Michael Phelps and set a new World Recor

Group pic including Manny Aldana; Andy Searle, chief school business official; Anthony Kroll, MHS Principal; Larry Calhoun, fine and applied arts department chair; John McInerney and Cheryl Nesterowicz of the Dart Foundation

Dart Foundation makes $5K donation to Robotics program

Representatives of the Dart Foundation recently presented a gift of $5,000 to Manny Aldana, physics teacher and robotics advisor, for additional enhancements and financial support for the robotics program. Last year, the Robotics Team took first place in the VEX Robotics Competition to qualify directly for state competition. The team also traveled to Google Headquarters in February to compete in a nationwide, invitation-only event. The team at that time was made up solely of freshmen. The fun

HC_Marching_Band — Members of the marching band performing at a previous game

Homecoming 2019 - Dancing Through The Decades

Mundelein High School will celebrate Homecoming Week beginning Monday, Sept. 16 and culminating with the Sept. 20 Football game against Waukegan High School and the Homecoming Dance Sept. 21. A number of activities will take place throughout the week. The week-long celebration will include dress-up days: Monday, Dress Your Best; Tuesday, Dancing Through the Decades (each class will have a different decade); Wednesday, Sports Day; Thursday, PJ Day and Friday, Mustang Spirit Day. Other acti

Fall Cookout set for Sept. 12

Enjoy meeting new freshmen, new parents and supporting Mundelein High School!

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Financial Aid Night set for Sept. 12

Mundelein High School will hold a Financial Aid Night presentation Thursday, Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. in Spanish and at 7:30 p.m. in English. All aspects of the financial aid process will be discussed including scholarships and Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). A separate FAFSA completion workshop will be held in October. “This one time annual event is for students and parents,” said Andrea Rusk, College Counselor at MHS. “We strongly encourage all seniors to attend.”

Street sign that says "College Just Ahead"

College Planning Nights Sept. 4,5 at MHS

Mundelein High School’s Guidance Department will host College Planning Nights in English, Wednesday, Sept. 4 and in Spanish, Thursday, Sept. 5 each beginning at 7 p.m. While the event targets seniors, students and families of all grade levels are welcome to attend the free presentation. MHS College Counselor Andrea Rusk will provide information about the college planning resources available at the high school for students and their families. Following that, Angie Cooksy, director of undergradua