McHenry Community High School

Warrior Families: As a reminder, Friday (Sept. 4) is a Teacher In-Service Day, and there will be no attendance for students. Enjoy the weekend!

School Counselors Patrice Frederick and Curtis Menke met with seniors over Zoom Monday and Tuesday to go over postsecondary planning options and timing. They hosted two presentations on Monday and two on Tuesday to reach as many students as possible. #ILSchoolsStepUp

Engineering Teacher Russell Micklinghoff designed and built a device for MCHS teachers to use to help with live demonstrations online. Graphics Teacher Matt Connor said it allows him to use two devices at once, and move around his classroom. #ILSchoolsStepUp #DigitalWarriors156

Spanish Teacher Otto Corzo has been out dropping off school supplies to his digital-learning students. He's about halfway through around 95 deliveries. Enjoy his recent video: https://twitter.com/Sr_Corzo/status/1299104645579669505?s=20 #digitalwarriors156 #ILSchoolsStepUp

Congratulations to English Teacher Dane Erbach for having a literary agent sign on to help him publish his young adult book. With a working title of "I Am Not A Meme," the book is about a high school graduate whose friend turns him into a popular meme.

On Friday, MCHS Teachers Rachel Hanson, left, and Madison Karr tested out some new science equipment they'll be using for their adjusted learning classes. They hope to make recordings of experiments until students are back in the buildings. #digitalwarriors156 #ILSchoolsStepUp

Please click on the link below to see a new message from Dr. McTague that also includes an update on summer construction projects. https://www.smore.com/fswgj

Here are some more images from virtual Parent Mini-Schedule Thursday evening.

Thursday evening was a busy one for the first-ever virtual Parent Mini-Schedule Night. Using Zoom, families were able to go through student schedules to meet teachers and learn more about digital learning. Thank you to all!

Tonight's the night for the first-ever virtual Parent Mini-Schedule event for families to meet MCHS teachers and staff. Here's the link to the special mini-schedule website: https://sites.google.com/dist156.org/virtualminischedule/home

English Teacher Cara Vandermyde started using a green screen for online class sessions Wednesday as a creative way to engage students in digital learning. During English 3 discussions on the Puritans, students were able to see a Puritan village in the background.

Warrior families: Don't forget about the first-ever virtual Parent Mini-Schedule on Thursday. MCHS is partnering with the McHenry Downtown Theater to offer discount refreshment packages that evening. Read more here: https://www.dist156.org/article/291093?org=mchs

Warrior Families: Please remember that if your student is not attending a virtual class, a parent or guardian must call to report the absence to the campus. Thank you!

SAT for seniors: MCHS will administer the SAT with essay test to seniors on Sept. 23, along with an optional practice test on Sept. 4. Watch for letters to come home, and visit the district's website for details. https://www.dist156.org/article/294138?org=mchs

We are aware that students are being kicked off of Schoology. Schoology is experiencing overwhelming user volume. As a result, it may not work. Please be patient and try to login again in a few minutes.

Warrior families are cordially invited to the first-ever virtual Parent Mini-Schedule on Aug. 27. MCHS is partnering with the McHenry Downtown Theater to offer discount refreshment packages that evening. Read more here: https://www.dist156.org/article/291093?org=mchs

Here are some images from MCHS #FirstDay156. Thank you for sharing your photos! We hope everyone had a good day! Rest up and get ready for "B" day on Thursday. As a reminder, the "B" day order is periods 5, 7, 8 and 6.

Use this link if you are having issues getting an "enrollment error" when attempting to log into your Chromebook https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YVHFb0PwDm3rz3i0fmybJh36B3h1aWrAEvGt-ikF_d4/edit?usp=sharing

Please click on the link below to see a welcome message from Dr. McTague, along with other back-to-school reminders. https://www.dist156.org/article/289729?org=mchs

McHenry East 2020 graduate Kenzie Scheu recently departed to Fort Leonard Wood to complete Army Basic Combat training and then get trained as a Military Police Officer. Congratulations and thank you!