McHenry Community High School

MCHS student Annapatricia Cruz won the Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ 2024 Organ/Tissue Donor Program Student Poster Contest! She won in both the overall category, and the 9th-12th grade category. She was able to attend the awards ceremony Thursday with her family. Her poster will be reprinted and distributed to all schools, libraries and driver services facilities in Illinois. Great job, Annapatricia! #WarriorReady156

There is still time to register your preschooler for Lil' Warriors Preschool for the 2024-2025 school year! Fill out the form and learn more about the program here: https://www.dist156.org/o/curriculum-and-instruction/page/lil-warriors-preschool (Instagram: link in bio.)

On Friday Freshman Campus had a Mini College and Career Expo with McHenry County College and Michigan Technological University. Students had a chance to practice speaking with representatives. #WarriorReady156 #StartWithSuccess156

Upper Campus had their College and Career Expo Thursday. Students explored many options including four-year colleges, McHenry County College, transfer and workforce training, military, labor unions, tech/trade schools and local employment. Freshmen will have a min expo on Friday.

Happy #ThankfulThursday ! This week Freshman Campus is thankful for Penny Kice, Heidie Dunn and Angie Welch! (not pictured)

Congratulations to our 24 students honored Monday with a White Coat Ceremony for completing all Biomedical Science pathway courses. Read more on the district's website. https://www.dist156.org/article/1556297 (IG: Link in bio.)

The Key Club Blood Drive collected 64 units of blood on Tuesday. Way to go, Warriors! #WarriorReady156

Congratulations to our freshmen students of the month! (not pictured: Taylor Carpenter) #StartWithSuccess156 #WarriorReady156

Ms. Johnson and Ms. Czaja took adjusted learning students to the park Monday to enjoy the nice weather and camaraderie. #WarriorReady156

Congratulations to our students who won ribbons in the recent Fox Valley Conference Art Show at McHenry County College. 🏅Paige Ackerman, Best of Show 3D Integration 🏅Scott Cole, Honorable Mention 🏅Mia Machado, Honorable Mention Great job by all who displayed art in the show!

🎥 Don't miss this week's jam-packed episode of Warrior Weekly in which student journalists report on last week's eclipse, a favorite math teacher, girls soccer, autos class, metals class, and much more! Find the Warrior Weekly on YouTube, or click ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Q6hJpv

Please see this link for our current job postings, including a recently added Basic Nursing Assistant Training Program (BNATP) clinical instructor. https://bit.ly/2W2wnSh (IG: Link in bio.) #WarriorReady156

Seven students from the McHenry Messenger earned the National Scholastic Press Association‘s Leadership Award in Student Journalism. Congratulations! #WarriorReady156

MCHS drama students helped with Parkland Middle School's successful "The Little Mermaid Jr." production last weekend at Upper Campus. Great job, everyone! #WarriorReady156

Congratulations to our Warriors who competed in the Special Olympics track and field competition on Sunday! They did a great job! See how they placed here: https://www.dist156.org/article/1552055 #WarriorReady156 (Instagram: link in bio.)

Seventeen MCHS students competed in the IHSA Journalism Sectional on April 6. The team tied at third place with two other schools. Great job, Warrior Student Media! #WarriorReady156 See students' rankings here: https://www.dist156.org/article/1551958

On Friday we celebrated the new baseball field with a ribbon cutting ceremony. We are so excited to see our Warriors out on the new field giving it their all. Go Warriors! ⚾#WarriorReady156

We are proud of our 100 physical education students who completed the American Heart Association Heartsaver K-12 CPR/AED course this spring. Since first offering the training 11 years ago, a total of 2,002 MCHS students have been certified! #WarriorReady156

Today (4/12) is the last day to sign up for the 5K to be guaranteed a t-shirt with the Miles for Smiles smiley face logo! If you're not a runner, come and cheer on your family and friends. We will have a card making and coloring station. These cards will go to kids staying at Lurie Children's Hospital. We'll also have Heady Cup in McHenry selling coffee. #WarriorReady156 https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Mchenry/MilesforSmilesColorRun

Please see the link below for our current job postings, including recently added long term substitute - special education instructor and instructional assistant positions, both for 2024-25. https://bit.ly/2W2wnSh