Homecoming festivities have officially begun with "Paint the Town," one of MCHS' oldest traditions! The few days before homecoming week, clubs and teams go around and paint windows of the businesses around downtown McHenry! Stay tuned for more photos. #WarriorReady156
Friday morning Freshman Campus had a rally to kick off homecoming week and to give freshmen a taste of what our full school rallies are like. They had fun competing in games and are practicing their loud cheering! Thank you to our senior leaders for helping out! #WarriorReady156
Congratulations to all the 69 new National Honor Society members! They were inducted Wednesday night. Thank you NHS board of students for working hard to welcome the new members! #WarriorReady156
Girls golf finished second place for the FVC tournament with a score of 371! Congrats to Maddy and Jennifer for earning all-conference honors! Maddy shot a 78 and ended up with the most individual conference points for matches/tournaments combined for the second year in a row!
This week is National Security Officer Appreciation Week! Make sure to show your appreciation to the security team!
Warrior Chef students passed their ServSafe Food Handler's Certification exams and are all now certified! Great job! #WarriorReady156
On this Tuesday's Warrior Weekly watch students prepare for the play, "Bus Stop," baseball field construction and the new business club! #WarriorReady156
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_7tcnx569s
Happy National IT Professionals Day! We could not function here without our IT Department!
Parents/Guardians: TONIGHT (Tuesday) is our FREE session with Jacqueline Rhew! To learn more about Jacqueline Rhew: https://centerforemotionalwellnessnorthwest.com/our-team-2/jacqueline-rhew-lcpc-cadc/?fbclid=IwAR0mRoTwVBh0PUH6AK2Dui5qS541rrvbU5tGY_6c7dd5Y4pqqewFyH8wBzs
Staff wore t-shirts to honor Depression Awareness and Suicide Prevention Month. For mental health support in school students may talk to social workers, counselors, psychologists, and go to the Chill Zone or College&Career Center. Crisis and Suicide Lifeline is 988. Call or text.
Happy International Dot Day! Students celebrated with a variety of dot activities outside. Dot Day is meant to boost courage in one's creativity and was inspired by the book "The Dot" by Peter H. Reynolds. This year is the 20th anniversary of the book! #InternationalDotDay
Key Club hosted a blood drive during school on Thursday and collected 77 units of blood. Way to go, Warriors! #WarriorReady156
This week freshmen participated in Pride Camp, an MCHS tradition. They did team-building activities, learning sessions and have officially begun their journey of being a Warrior! #WarriorReady156 #StartWithSuccess156
Homecoming Week Spirit Days are official!
Rhyme without Reason is when two students pair up and represent two rhyming words that do not have anything else to do with each other. "Dairy and fairy," "Wild West and princess," "Barbie and army." #WarriorReady156
On Sept. 14, MCHS is hosting two postsecondary sessions for all students and families.
A college planning session will be held at 6 p.m. in the UC Warrior Room, followed by a workforce training session at 7:30 p.m.
Both will be streamed live the following morning on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/@webmastermchs8080
Alum and special effects supervisor John Milinac spoke to the Music Technology and Production class and the Stagecraft class on Wednesday. He spoke about his profession, fielded questions and gave insight to life after high school. Thank you, John! #WarriorReady156
Lights, camera, ACTION! For all homecoming information visit: https://www.dist156.org/page/homecoming-2023
Parents/Guardians: Next week join us for a FREE in-person session with Jacqueline Rhew: "Fostering Resilient Learners."
Learn more about Jaqueline Rhew: https://centerforemotionalwellnessnorthwest.com/our-team-2/jacqueline-rhew-lcpc-cadc/
The Warrior Weekly is back for the 2023-2024 school year! Watch their coverage of the Veterans Honor Flight, an introduction to the new deans, explore the new culinary lab and experience the first home football game of the season!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LnymZoBpTk
Freshman Intro to Business students had fun working together to build the tallest tower. The activity simulates how economies make decisions about how resources are distributed. #WarriorReady156
