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Job Fair to target summer employment and beyond

Mundelein High School will host a job fair for all students ages 15-18 on Wednesday, March 11, in the commons. The event will last from 10:35 a.m. to 2 p.m. While many organizations will be pitching summer employment opportunities, the event will also highlight summer internships, post-high school career opportunities and career talks with employers about post-college graduation possibilities as well. The current list of participants, which is continuing to grow, includes: • Great America •

Leslie with her parents and counselors Jimmy Ku and Aracely Lawrence

Senior earns full tuition scholarship to Trinity Christian College

Mundelein High School Senior, Leslie Osorio, has earned a full tuition scholarship to Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, IL. Known as a “first gen” student, Osorio is the first person in her family to attend college. The award was presented on Friday, Feb. 28, with her parents, counselors and several of her teachers on hand. Osorio plans to major in nursing and minor in Spanish. During her years at MHS she has been a member of National Honor Society, Link Crew, Fellowship of Christian

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MHS to host Civics Fair March 5

For the third year, Mundelein High School will hold a Civics Fair featuring Advanced Placement (AP) US and Comparative Government students. The event will take place Thursday, March 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the high school’s commons area. Among the scheduled guests for the Fair will be Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz and representatives from the offices of Melinda Bush and Daniel Didech and possibly others. The goal is for students to present in Science-Fair style, proposals to reform the US

Sound, the mixed show choir, compete on stage

Show choirs place in competition; prep for upcoming concert

Mundelein High School’s three show choirs were on the road again Feb. 15 as they competed at the Naperville North’s Clash of the Sequins event. Lights, the all-female group, was first runner-up in the single gender division and Sound, the mixed choir, made the finals, finishing the day in fifth runner-up position. The MHS Noise Band was named Best Band at the event. “The competition drew the best show choirs from around the state of Illinois as well as schools from Wisconsin and Iowa,” said C

Mayor's Cup STEM Challenge

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First Gen grad featured in U of I History magazine

First generation college student, Carmen Gutierrez, Class of 2017, has taken all opportunities available to her at the University of Illinois, including studying abroad. She and three other students were recently featured in the History Department magazine. Some of Carmen's thoughts are included here. I chose to study abroad in Pavia, Italy with LAS, and it ended up being about the same price as staying on campus for a semester.It certainly took a lot of preparation on my end but, I couldn’t be

MHS alum appointed by Michigan governor

Zaneta Stinson Adams, a 1995 graduate of Mundelein High School, was recently appointed to the position of Director of the State of Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency. She was honored in 2017 as a recipient of the MHS Distinguished Alumni Award. Zaneta is an army veteran and also founded the Women Injured In Combat (WIIC) organization.

Photo of Natalia in the hallway of the Tech Campus wearing a CTE t-shirt

MHS senior featured in "Faces of CTE" at Tech Campus

Natalia is a Senior at Mundelein High School and is one of the first students to experience Biomedical Science, a new program at Tech Campus. For #CTEMonth, she shared her thoughts on the new program and plans for her future career in the medical field. “I chose Tech Campus because it was a new experience, and it ended up being a really good choice,” Natalia said. “Now I love coming here every day, and it’s what I look forward to.” In Biomedical, students are exposed to more than 30 different

Two juniors earn awards in writing

Two Mundelein High School juniors received The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2020 from the Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University of Iowa. “According to their website, ‘The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Program is the nation’s longest-running, largest and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens,’” said Laura Garcia, English 3 teacher who has the two teens in her class. During the past 95 years, the Awards have recognized and encou

Group picture of the 14 contestants and 2 emcees

Annual Mr. Mustang contest set for Feb. 28

Fourteen seniors will compete for the title of Mr. Mustang during an evening of entertainment at Mundelein High School Friday, Feb. 28 beginning at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Cost for admission is $5 for all seats. The “Who Dunnit” theme for the night is “The Mystery of the Missing Crown.” Earlier this year, the senior girls voted for their favorites to be contestants. The evening’s events will include a dance act involving the entire group, talent, the co