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FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME TIME CHANGED DUE TO WEATHER

WEATHER CHANGES FOOTBALL GAME SCHEDULE FOR WEEKEND Because of possible extreme bad weather, the varsity football game scheduled at Zion for Friday has been moved up to 4:45 pm. This change also affects the other levels. The JV football game will be played at Zion on Saturday at 9 am while the Frosh game will take place Monday, Sept. 30 at 5 pm on the Zion practice field.

Markus shares a photo moment with members of the Robotics Team

Alum donates to support Robotics program

MHS graduate, Larry Markus, Class of 1967, recently presented a $2,000 donation to the MHS Robotics program. Markus, who represents Sirius Automation of Buffalo Grove, Illinois. He then spent time working with students offering assistance with projects the students are currently working on. “The generosity and support of Sirius Automation will help the Robotics program in preparation not only for our upcoming tournament in October, but also for our students being the next generation of problem

TRAINING FOR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

Help STAND-UP spread the word about Mental Health First Aid trainings happening next week. Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that teaches adults how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. Anyone can take this course because anyone can encounter someone experiencing a mental health crisis. Participants include teachers, coaches, healthcare professionals, veterans, first-responders, parents, grandparents, church youth workers. Train

Group Photo of the top 10 guys and girls

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