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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

Mr. Meier with Anthony Kroll, Larry Calhoun and Kevin Myers

Theatre Director presented with highest honor

Jonathan Meier, director of Mundelein Theatre at Mundelein High School, was recently presented with the Illinois Theatre Association’s (ITA) 2019 Award of Honor. The organization’s highest honor, the award was presented as part of the Illinois Theatre Association’s Annual Red Carpet Gala, held at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook. “I don’t know if I was more honored or shocked when I received the notification. The Illinois Theatre Asso

MHS hosts retirees for tours, meetings and breakfast

Mundelein High School welcomed a number of retirees back to MHS on August 22 to spend time together and share experiences. Hosted by Social Studies Teacher Jesse Piland and coordinated by English Teacher Mike Dayton, the event was overwhelmingly supported by the staff.

Artwork advertising the event in English and Spanish

Congressman Schneider to host 2020 Census Forum

Please join Congressman Brad Schneider for a community briefing about the 2020 Census. Monday, August 26, 6 pm at Washington Elementary School, Mundelein Attendees will learn about best practices for ensuring everyone is counted so that all communities receive fair representation. This event is free and open to the public. Due to limited space, we ask that guests register in advance. Questions? Contact Rep. Schneider's office at (847) 383-4870. For registration, follow this link: https:/

Mundelein Theatre announces 2019-2020 season

In their continuing effort to bring interesting and diverse literature to the students of Mundelein High School and the Mundelein community, Mundelein Theatre has announced their theatre offerings for the 2019-20 school year. As always, the season will start with the An Evening of Student Directed One Acts. This year ten different MHS seniors will have the opportunity to direct their own short plays. The plays will be performed on September 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m. The New Faces production will