Congratulations to our freshmen students of the month! #StartWithSuccess156 #WarriorReady156
This is a friendly reminder there is no school Friday, April 18.
No hay clases: Viernes, 18 de abril
On Wednesday, we brought the spring carnival to Upper Campus! Students enjoyed games and face paint during lunches.
On Wednesday, Freshman Campus had a mini College and Career Expo. Upper Campus will have their College and Career Expo Thursday during part of the school day. Students are encouraged to explore their options and ask the representatives any questions they have. #WarriorReady156
Key Club's blood drive collected 72 units on Tuesday!
McHenry Community High School is one of two AVID elective programs in Illinois to make the list of 45 sites across the country chosen in honor of AVID’s 45th anniversary.
AVID's Brent Anderson delivered the certificate Tuesday.
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Please see the link for our current job opportunities, including the recently added speech and language pathologist position.
https://bit.ly/2W2wnSh
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A team of 18 student journalists earned fourth place of 14 schools in the IHSA journalism sectionals, and six students qualified for the state competition. 📣
Congratulations to all!
Read more:
https://www.dist156.org/article/2150531
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Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKe79GGaWaI
🎥 The Warrior Weekly covers:
💿 Record Store Day
🌧️ Weather
5️⃣ Five Years of Covid
🎸 Battle of The Bands
⚾ Sports Highlights
😊 Tuesday Triumphs
🪩 Prom Court Pep Rally
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Spring is in the air:
Flowers are blooming from bulbs planted last fall by Garden Club students at Freshman Campus. 💐
Congratulations to our new Tire-less Teacher recipients. This month the award goes to Rachel Hanson and Jessica Cabalquinto! (not pictured)
🎶 Surround Sound competed in the annual Illinois High School Association Choral Competition and earned three first place awards! Two out of the three were perfect scores They performed as a full ensemble and additionally with just the treble voices and just the bass voices.
April is Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month so we are celebrating our students and staff who speak more than one language.
Visit the link to see some of those in our community who are multilingual. What's your superpower?
https://bit.ly/4cua4vd
We had our final pep rally of the school year with a Mardi Gras theme! We had mattress racing and slime trivia! Prom court was also announced! #WarriorReady156
Thursday, Symphonic Band students had a workshop with Chicago-native composer Ty Bloomfield to work on his piece, "Shuffle." MCHS was part of the consortium that in cooperation with grade schools, high schools, and universities around the country led to the piece's creation. In addition to helping them prepare the music, he also spoke to them about his compositional process and his career as a musician. The Symphonic Band will perform this piece as part of the Spring Band Concert on 4/23. #WarriorReady156
#ThrowbackThursday to the Color Run! National Honor Society is now hosting a Glow Run at 7:45 p.m. May 2. at Upper Campus. Register by Friday to get a neon shirt. Let's Glow and support NHS and CASA!
https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Mchenry/MilesforSmilesColorRun
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Our art students' work is being displayed at McHenry County College April 8-20 for the Fox Valley Conference Art show. The art is located in the lower wing of Building A. Reception and awards will be held from 6-8 p.m. on April 17. Great job to our students! 🎨 #WarriorReady156
Lil’ Warriors Preschool at Upper Campus is now accepting enrollment for the 2025-26 school year! The program will run from September to May on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, with both morning and afternoon options available.
If you're interested, please complete the enrollment form on the web page or reach out to Melissa Farris at farrismelissa@dist156.org for more information.
https://www.dist156.org/o/curriculum-and-instruction/page/lil-warriors-preschool
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Congratulations to Band Director Ryan Cabildo on his nomination for McHenry County Educator of the Year. 🏆
The annual award program recognizes McHenry County’s top teachers, administrators and support staff.
Winners are announced at the May 10 Educator of the Year dinner.
April is School Library Month and a time to celebrate the important role of school libraries in supporting student success. 📚
Thank you to our media specialists and assistants for all you do!
#SchoolLibraryMonth #WarriorReady156
