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Mundelein Theatre Presents Lost Girl

Oct 23, 2023

Mundelein Theatre will present the story of Peter Pan character Wendy Darling after she returns from Neverland and has to grow up herself. The fall play, Lost Girl, written by Kimberly Belflower, will be performed on Oct. 26, 27 and 28 at Mundelein High School. The play, written in 2016, answers the question of what became of Wendy Darling. Long after returning from Neverland, she decides that she must find Peter in order to reclaim her kiss and move on with her life.

MHS students earn state awards for music performance

Oct 19, 2023

Nearly two dozen MHS musicians were named to the Illinois Music Education Association District 7 Honors Ensembles in October. These students, representing band, choir, orchestra and jazz band, are considered in the top 5 percent of performers.

MHS Town Hall Meetings introduce new, downsized facility improvement plan

Oct 16, 2023

School District 120 officials will present an updated facility improvement plan and gather public input during a pair of Town Hall Meetings at Mundelein High School on Wednesdays, Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. The Town Hall meetings, which will run from 6:30-8 p.m., will offer a tour of the school and present a funding proposal that has been downsized from April’s failed building bond referendum.

High School Spanish students visit elementary dual language classroom

Oct 04, 2023

A few years ago, when David Martinez Sanchez was a student at Mechanics Grove, he remembers being nervous when high school students visited as part of a Spanish Pen Pal program. On Wednesday, the Mundelein High School sophomore was back at MG, this time to visit his fifth-grade pen pal.

MHS junior saves a life with skill learned at school

Sep 22, 2023

When Avril Ramirez learned how to perform CPR on a mannequin during an adventure education class at MHS last fall, she never expected that she would ever have to use this skill outside the classroom. But in late August, while working at her part-time job, she came to the rescue of a choking man and saved his life by performing CPR.

Teacher's stories from Brussels makes schoolwork relevant

Sep 18, 2023

One of the biggest challenges in most high school classes is to get the students’ interest and hold their attention. But that hasn’t been the case for MHS social studies teacher Neil McCarthy. After spending part of his summer on a foreign policy-themed scholarship program to Brussels, the capital of the European Union, he’s telling students about how he met ambassadors who are trying to negotiate a peace in the continuing war in Ukraine.

Boys State candidate Animesh Bijawat wins $2,000 scholarship

Sep 08, 2023

Mundelein High School senior Animesh Bijawat returned from this year’s American Legion Boys State with a $2,000 scholarship, an honor earned by only four of the 200 program participants. During the week-long mock government program held at Eastern Illinois University, Bijawat was elected City Party Chairman, County Party Chairman, and leader of the Federalist Party.

MHS Theatre season opens with student-directed plays

Sep 07, 2023

Mundelein Theatre will begin its season on Sept. 11 and 12 with An Evening of Student Directed One Acts. “It is an extremely compelling night of theatre, with a wide variety of subject matter and styles within these plays,” said MHS Theatre Director Jonathan Meier.

MHS Jazz Ensemble selected to perform at IL Music Education Conference

Sep 07, 2023

For the third time in nine years, the Mundelein High School Jazz Ensemble will perform at the Illinois Music Education Conference in Peoria. The ensemble will perform for hundreds of music educators and students from across the state at the IMEC conference on Jan. 26.

School Board presents inaugural Award of Excellence in Education

Aug 15, 2023

Citing the success of the Mundelein High School Theatre Department, in particular the production of the spring musical “In The Heights,” the District 120 Board of Education honored MHS Theatre Director Jonathan Meier on Aug. 14 with its inaugural “Award of Excellence in Education.” Board Member Tom Ouimet presented Meier the award during an Opening Day program for the MHS staff in the high school auditorium. Meier accepted the award, but credited his MHS Theatre Department.