🧡🖤Today we honor and recognize our school board members who donate their time and talents toward the success of the MCHS District 156 school community.
On this School Board Members Day, please join us in thanking our school board members for their work.
#ThankABoardMember
Please consider donating canned goods to our Food for Thought pantry on November 26. Receive a free pie after donating! Be sure to fill out this form if you plan on donating: https://tinyurl.com/fftpie
Our AVID (Advanced Via Individual Determination) program would like to congratulate 13 AVID sophomores for their local finalist speech entries to the AVID National Speaking Contest. They will represent MCHS and the state of Illinois at the contest. Great work! #WarriorReady156
It's #ThankfulThursday ! Freshman Campus staff is thankful for these amazing staff members! (Not pictured: Shannon Mahlebashian and Anna Centella)
🌲 MCHS Garden Club members assisted the McHenry Garden Club with their annual Holiday Floral Show at Upper Campus Wednesday evening.
The show features local florists creating arrangements, raffles, bake sales and more.
Great job, MCHS Garden Club!
#WarriorReady156
🚣 Mrs. Beattie's aquatic fitness class hosted a cardboard regatta! Students made boats out of cardboard and raced them. Mrs. Cabalquinto's class watched and voted on best design/theme and timed the boats. #WarriorReady156
Tonight: Freshmen students, parents and guardians: You're invited to attend the Freshman Future Planning Presentation to learn about MCHS courses, next steps and more. Attend in-person at the Freshman Campus Theater or watch virtually: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTdVCosMmg8
🧡🖤 This week, we're celebrating National School Psychology Week.
Thank you to our psychologists for supporting our students and school community!
#SchoolPsychWeek
#WarriorReady156
💝 Happy #WorldKindnessDay!
Today, let's celebrate the power of kindness. We can make the world a better place. 🌎
For some ideas, visit https://www.randomactsofkindness.org.
#SpreadKindness
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🎼 This past weekend, two MCHS Band students performed in a regional band festival and then with bandmates at a U.S. Marine Corps. birthday event.
On Sunday, jazz musicians performed at an event in Palatine.
Read more: https://www.dist156.org/article/1870851
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🎥 Tune in to this week's Warrior Weekly to see features on new
ACT testing, the holiday menu at Starbucks, substitute teachers, and Dr. Prickett!
WATCH: https://youtu.be/DsgNIk32mfo?si=Ut1wSJwGO92HbRPx
#WarriorReady156
Freshman Campus Introduction to Business students started the week with a tower-building activity to learn about the differences between a hierarchy organizational structure and the less-structured holacracy.
What a fun way to start the week. 📊
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For #VeteransDay2024, local veterans, including a World War II veteran, spent the day with MCHS students at both campuses to share their stories and answer questions.
Coordinated by social science teachers, the annual event brings history to life while honoring veterans. 🇺🇸
We are looking forward to recognizing #VeteransDay2024 by hearing the stories of many local veterans who will be speaking to our students today.
On this day and throughout the year, we are grateful for the service of all veterans.
https://www.dist156.org/article/1866040
Please consider donating canned goods to our Food for Thought pantry on November 26. Receive a free pie after donating! Be sure to fill out this form if you plan on donating: https://tinyurl.com/fftpie
🪴 The members of the garden club have assembled a mobile plant container, in which flowers and herbs will be sown every year, and then in spring they will plant them in the school garden! #WarriorReady156
🧪 🖥️ 🛠️ 🎨 ➗Today is National STEAM Day! We're celebrating the importance of science, technology, engineering, arts and math in our school. Thank you to our teachers who help students grow in these areas! #STEAMEducation #WarriorReady156
Juniors, take the ACT early on February 8!
For a complete list of step-by-step instructions: https://www.dist156.org/o/curriculum-and-instruction/page/act
TheTheatre Department is staging “The Secret in the Wings” by Mary Zimmerman that takes a humorous look at some lesser-known and dark Grimm fairy tales. See it tonight or over the weekend at Freshman Campus theater! (7 p.m. TH-Sat.)
Tickets: https://gofan.co/app/school/IL15583
MCHS alum Brandon Schwab, CEO of Shepherd Premier Senior Living, visited INCubatoredu class this week to talk about start-up businesses.
Students also met MCHS graduate Nolan Shannon, who is director of strategic partnerships and marketing at Shepherd Premier.
Thank you! 🧡🖤