Congratulations to Carl Vallianatos, assistant superintendent for learning and innovation, who was honored as nonprofit Employer of the Year by the Division of Student Affairs at Illinois State University.
The award recognizes Carl's efforts to develop future teachers at MCHS! 📚
Leadership in Action students held a Leadership Summit for social science classes on Wednesday. They shared the leadership skills they've learned throughout the year and did activities to help demonstrate the concepts. #WarriorReady156
Thursday, we will have Senior Decision Day! The celebration will begin at around 9:20 a.m. and will be livestreamed for families to watch on our Warrior Weekly YouTube page. It will also be recorded.
https://www.youtube.com/@thewarriorweekly7311
Please see the link below for our current job opportunities, including the recently added special education coordinator position.
https://bit.ly/2W2wnSh
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Alum Maddie Spencer wrote an article about why McHenry County College is a great option for graduates:
https://mcctartan.com/2495/news/mcc-is-strong-option-area-for-high-school-students/
Great job, Maddie!
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Freshmen Introduction to Business students completed station rotations to learn about branding: trademarks, copyrights and patents. Activities included reading, writing and problem solving to learn more about the topics. #WarriorReady156
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxc1-EN62xU (IG: link in bio.)
The Warrior Weekly covers:
⚾️ Sports Highlights
💪 Powerlifting
🎭 Mr. Hillier Feature
📰 Mr. Erbach Feature
🎓 Seniors' Next Steps
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Today is Fentanyl Awareness Day and a good time to remind our community to be aware of fake prescription medications. Protect yourself and your loved ones by learning more at
fentanylawareness.org. #NoRandomPills
The MCHS National Honor Society is hosting a glow run to raise money for CASA of McHenry County. Please join us THIS FRIDAY at Upper Campus. The run starts at 7:45 p.m.
Visit the link to sign up! You can also sign up at the event.
https://bit.ly/4jQ6IpA
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Yearly Enrollment opens on May 1 for the 2025-2026 school year. Enrollment must be completed in PowerSchool for every student who is attending MCHS in the fall.
For more information: https://tinyurl.com/enrollment156
Please note, choosing classes is not the same as enrollment.
BRIDGES transition program had a fun time cooking this past week!
Congratulations to our prom royalty!
King and Queen: Logan and Gaby
Prince and Princess: Ariel and Jackie
We hope everyone enjoyed our Tangled, "At Last We've Seen the Light" prom! Rapunzel and Flynn Rider even made an appearance! ☀️
MCHS Garden Club members helped with McHenry Garden Club's Spring Container Gala on Thursday evening. The fundraiser supports club projects and scholarships.
Beautiful job! 💐
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Congratulations to our newly selected Distinguished Graduates.
Dr. Michael Roberts is a former MCHS teacher, principal and superintendent.
Michael Christensen owns a construction business and also started a nonprofit, Freedom for Heroes, to support fellow military veterans.
On Friday, we celebrated our retirees, Freshman Campus Associate Principal Terry Fitzgibbons, Food Service Professional Beth Kratzke and Industrial Technology Instructor Steven Thompson. Thank you for all your hard work through the years!
Freshmen previewed Upper Campus on Friday. Senior leaders led them on tours and answered their questions. Freshmen ended their time at Upper Campus with games including a dodgeball tournament. #WarriorReady156
Students in our AVID10 class toured Northern Illinois University to explore postsecondary options on Wednesday. Then on Thursday, they hosted a World Cafe with MCHS leaders to work collaboratively to improve MCHS in the future.
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Freshmen have been working hard in Intro to Strength! 💪#WarriorReady156 #StartWithSuccess156
Congratulations to the 29 senior student-athletes MCHS athletics celebrated Wednesday for their commitments to play at colleges and universities across the country.
Read more: https://www.dist156.org/article/2167914
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