🎶🎤MCHS student musicians are welcoming the holiday season with a variety of shows this month!
Click on the link to the website for details!
https://www.dist156.org/article/1894278
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The multilingual department and college and career counselor Mr. Menke took nearly 50 multilingual juniors and seniors to McHenry County College to explore their programming and supports on Monday. #WarriorReady156
🦃 Happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful for our staff, students and community!
Last week was another great week for MCHS Jazz! Senior Jack Skaathun won a highly selective spot in one of the Illinois Music Education Association District 7 Jazz Bands which performed at a festival on Nov. 16 at Niles North High School.
On Wednesday, both jazz classes participated in the Fox Valley Conference Jazz Festival at Dundee-Crown High School where they received clinics from professional saxophonist Matthew Muñeses and Bradley University's Dr. Todd Kelly.
Happy Substitute Educators Day! Thank you to our buildings substitutes who are pictured here and all our additional substitutes. You help keep the school year going!
On Thursday and Friday American Studies students participated in the annual Chautauqua! They played figures from either history or modern day and discussed multiple perspectives on social issues they researched. #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
This is a friendly reminder there will be no school November 25-29. Parents/guardians, we will look forward to seeing you virtually Monday and Tuesday for conferences!
Parent-Teacher Conference sign-up will end Thursday at noon! Please prioritize the classes that your student may be getting a C or lower.
https://www.dist156.org/page/virtual-parent-conferences-2024
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It's the start of American Education week! We are celebrating everyone who makes learning possible. Thank you, educators, support staff, family and community members! It is your support that helps our students succeed. #AmericanEducationWeek
Counselors are reminding seniors they can create their FSA ID for FAFSA. (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) While FAFSA is not yet open, students can get ready by creating their FSA ID. Contact your counselor for help.
https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch
Parents/guardians of the class of 2028, if you missed the Freshman Future Planning event, you can watch the recording on our YouTube! For any future counselor events, remember to check our YouTube if you missed it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTdVCosMmg8
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Parent-Teacher conference spots are filling up!They're taking place virtually on November 25 and 26. Sign-up closes Tuesday, November 21 at noon. Please prioritize the classes that your student is getting a C or lower.
https://www.dist156.org/page/virtual-parent-conferences-2024
Congratulations to our freshmen students of the month! #WarriorReady156 #StartWithSuccess156
👨🍳 👩🍳Culinary students have been having MCHS staff guest judges rank their dishes! In Ms. Morales' culinary two class, staff tried different chili dishes. It was hard for them to judge since all of them were so good! #WarriorReady156
Students in Mrs. Davis' health class completed activities to simulate being off balance, dizzy, and having visual impairment by wearing impairment goggles. They also tried to open candy while wearing gloves. #WarriorReady156
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
It's #ThankfulThursday ! Freshman Campus staff is thankful for these amazing staff members! (Not pictured: Shannon Mahlebashian and Anna Centella)
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
🚣 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
