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FBLA qualifies for national competition in Texas

Students and advisors of the Mundelein High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America [FBLA] traveled to and competed at the State Leadership Conference in Springfield on April 6 and 7. More than 30 members competed, either at the conference or beforehand, in various events that tested their business leadership skills. Of those who competed, several Mundelein FBLA members placed high enough to qualify, as an individual or as a team, to continue on to the National Leadership Conferenc

Poster in red, white, blue advertising the event

Boys Lacrosse to honor military; pair with club to collect donations

Mundelein High School’s Boys Lacrosse team will host a Military Tribute Game Saturday, April 13 at 3 p.m. on the home turf. Fifteen members of the military will be honored before the game and they have also partnered with MHS Club, Helping Heroes of America, to collect items to donate to military troops overseas. Items requested by the military include shampoo, razors, conditioner, sunflower seeds, body wash, bug repellent, sun screen, travel size toiletries, playing cards, non-perishable food

Photo of military accepting boxes of goods

Club preparing Care Packages for military; donations requested

Mundelein High School’s Helping Heroes of America Club is following up on last year’s successful donation drive with a second one this year. The club will accept donations for active duty troops stationed primarily in Afghanistan and Iraq. “Last year the community was amazing and donated tons of items which made it possible to pack 33 boxes,” said club advisor, Nicole Malham. “We’re hoping to pack even more this year.” Donations will be accepted through Thursday, April 25. According to club pr

Class of 2018 in red caps and gowns at Graduation

English/Spanish presentation: Managing College Costs

Mundelein High School will host a “Managing College Costs” presentation Tuesday, April 16 at 6 p.m. for Spanish speakers and 7:30 p.m. for English speakers. Deja Dyas and Ivette Ortiz of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAT) will make the presentations in English and Spanish respectively.

Sound, the mixed show choir, performing in concert

Choir Concert and Show Choir results

MHS Choral Music news Concert April 11 The MHS Honors Master Singers and Honors Concert Choir will perform in a free concert Thursday, April 11 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary of the Annunciation Church. The concert will feature several pieces with the combined choirs including Da Pacem by Caldwell & Ivory that will also feature horn player Ryan Burns. This is the culminating event for these two groups who have been working on the concert pieces since December. The department will host one more free c

Biker with helmet taking part in the race.

Mustang Triathlon May 5; April 27 early registration deadline

The Mundelein High School Triathlon Club will host its annual Mustang Triathlon Sunday, May 5 beginning at 7:30 a.m. There is a 7 a.m. check-in and same-day registration on the outdoor track. Cost is $10 for MHS students and staff, payable at the school bookstore and $15 for community residents payable through RevTrak on the school’s website. Three race options will be available: Race A: 100 yard swim/5 mile bike/1 mile run Race B: 250 yard swim/10 mile bike/2 mile run Race C: 500 yard sw

Student winners with teacher and representatives from the Center on Democracy.

Freshmen earn prizes in writing contest

Two Mundelein High School freshmen earned cash prizes of $250 each as winners in the contest sponsored by the Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy. The essay was an opinion piece, 1,000 words or less about anything that affects public policy. Sam Cartwright won first place with his essay titled “Asymmetrical Polarization: How Something Voters Have Never Heard of Has been Shaping Public Policy for Decades. Freshman Kajal Patel took third place with her essay “Why The Constitution Must Change

Head shots of the two scholarship recipients

Two seniors earn Consumers Cooperative scholarships

Consumers Cooperative Association, sponsor of Consumers Credit Union, announced the winners of 16, $2,000 academic scholarships at the joint annual meeting of the two organizations. The recipients, all high school seniors, are able to use their scholarships at the college or university of their choice. The 16 winners came from 14 different high schools. Consumers Credit Union is member-owned, with offices in Waukegan, Mundelein, Round Lake Beach, Gurnee, North Waukegan, Volo, Kildeer, Palatine,

Golf Outing to support football program; early sign-up discounts

Mundelein High School’s Red Zone Club is sponsoring the Second Annual Mustang Golf Scramble to take place at Steeple Chase Golf Club June 20. This is a fundraising event for the MHS football program and new varsity head coach, Vince DeFrancesco, will be on hand to meet the participants. Individual Golfer/Early Bird cost is $125 which increases to $140 May 1. For foursomes the Early Bird cost is $450 which will increase to $500 on May 1. Non-golfers are welcome to attend the dinner and reception

Band students perform outside the Natchez Steam Boat

Bands perform in New Orleans during Spring Break

From the MHS Band Directors: Thank you to the 138 students and chaperones on a very successful trip to New Orleans, Louisiana! The students were responsible and well-behaved and represented Mundelein High School with great pride. The performances at Jackson Square, the Natchez Steam Boat and clinic at Tulane University were greeted with support and appreciation. It really is a great day to be a Mustang!