Sophomores had their annual Poetry Slam on Thursday. Congrats to our winners and props to everyone who bravely read their poems in the auditorium! #WritersWeek2023 #WarriorReady156
almost 3 years ago, Carly Byer
Students holding their Poetry Slam awards
Students holding their poetry slam awards
Alum Mackenzie O'Brien and Battle of the Band 2022 winners, Standalone, shared their songwriting techniques and performed a few songs during AIM. Come see Standalone and other great bands Friday night at Battle of the Bands! Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/mchsbattle
almost 3 years ago, Carly Byer
Mackenzie performing on stage wither her guitar and with Mr. Galvicius
Standalone band performing on stage
Thank you to Vanessa and Cooper from Warrior Student Media for interviewing author Erika Sánchez on Tuesday. They both did a great job! #WarriorReady156 #WritersWeek2023
almost 3 years ago, Carly Byer
Vanessa interviewing Erika on stage
Cooper interviewing Erika on stage
Please see the link for our current job postings, including recently added assistant boys lacrosse coach, bilingual instructor, speech and language pathologist, and special education instructor positions. bit.ly/2W2wnSh (IG: Link in bio) #WarriorReady156
almost 3 years ago, Amy Maciaszek
We are hiring in District 156
This year's prom theme is "A Tale as Old as Time." Juniors and seniors, get #WarriorReady156 for an amazing prom! Check back to this link as more prom information becomes available : https://www.dist156.org/page/prom-2023 Instagram- link in bio.
almost 3 years ago, Carly Byer
A Tale as Old As Time McHenry Junior and Senior Prom 2023 Friday April 28 Renaissance Convention Center Dinner and dancing to follow.
The MCHS Foundation Committee is accepting nominations until March 1 for the Distinguished Graduate program to recognize MCHS alumni who have gone above and beyond, such as 2022 Distinguished Graduate Betty Thompson. Read more here: https://www.dist156.org/article/991944
almost 3 years ago, Amy Maciaszek
Distinguished Graduate Betty Heard Thompson
Congratulations to the MCHS Chess Club for qualifying for the @IHSA_IL state tournament for the second year in a row. 🎉 To see them in action, check out the link below for a Warrior Weekly broadcast package from November. 🎥 https://youtu.be/HTP3ioX1e-g #WarriorReady156
almost 3 years ago, Amy Maciaszek
McHenry's Chess Club qualifies for the state tournament for the second year in a row
Friday, Feb 10, MCHS Student Council will host the Battle of the Bands at Freshman Campus! Great live music and acts, food trucks, photo booth! Buy tickets here: https://www.vancoevents.com/BPHZ
almost 3 years ago, Stefanie Lukas
Battle of the Bands Poster
Students in the pilot B.L.A.C.K club hung posters to celebrate different people in honor of Black History Month. Anyone is welcome to join the B.L.A.C.K club and can contact bacigaluponicole@dist156.org if they are interested! #BlackHistoryMonth2023
almost 3 years ago, Carly Byer
Students holding their Black History Month posters
Students hanging Black History month posters on a bulletin board
A student hanging a Black History Month poster on a bulletin board
Black History Month posters
This week's Warrior Weekly student #broadcast covers: 🎳Girls bowling ☀️Groundhog Day ✏Writers Week 🍎MCHS's first Wellness Fair Check it out here: 🎥 https://youtu.be/9-L_hgsJWHA #WarriorReady156
almost 3 years ago, Amy Maciaszek
Warrior Weekly covers Groundhog Day
Warrior Weekly covers Writers Week
Warrior Weekly covers the Wellness Fair
Warrior Weekly covers Girls Bowling
Erika Sánchez spoke to students about her book "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" on Tuesday of MCHS Writers Week. She told students her book was not only based on her personal experiences, but others' personal experiences as well.
almost 3 years ago, Carly Byer
Erika Sanchez speaking on stage next to a student interviewer
An auditorium full of a student audience with Erika Sanchez on stage and a student interviewer
Erika Sanchez speaking on stage next to a student interviewer
Warriors, this week is an early release Wednesday! #WarriorReady156
almost 3 years ago, Carly Byer
Don't forget Early Release Wednesday, February 8 Freshman Release: 1:04 p.m. Upper Release: 1:14 p.m.
Today is the start of National School Counseling Week. 🎉 Thank you to JR Bocian, Stephanie Zarinana, Gary Myers, Carla Flores, Sarah Sadler, Nicole Bacigalupo, Kate Schak, David Figueroa, and Curtis Menke for helping our students dream big. ☀️ #WarriorReady156 #NSCW23
almost 3 years ago, Amy Maciaszek
Feb. 6-10 is National School Counseling Week
The wrestling team took third in the IHSA regionals at Grant HS. Great season! Eight wrestlers qualified for sectionals at Barrington HS. Good luck to Ryan Hanson, Jimmy Norris, Lucas Van Diepen, Pedro Jimenez, Ruben Melgarejo, Aiden Fischler, Chris Moore, and Jesse Saavedra.
almost 3 years ago, Amy Maciaszek
2022-23 MCHS Wrestling Team
Writers Week has begun! Students played the word game "Bananagrams" and wrote down their imperfections in anticipation of Erika Sanchez, author of “I’m Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter," visiting tomorrow. Brave students also read their own work during a Celebration of Words!
almost 3 years ago, Carly Byer
Collage of students speaking at the podium and "Celebration of Words' written on the graphic with a feather writing utensil
Two students playing bananagrams
Students writing down their imperfections at lunch
Students writing down their imperfections at lunch
We want your feedback! The Illinois 5Essentials Survey is available now through March 31, 2023. Teachers, students, and parents can take the survey to provide important insight. Please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ (IG: Link in bio.)
almost 3 years ago, Amy Maciaszek
Image depicting 5Essentials survey
We held our first Wellness Fair Thursday evening for the public and Friday during the day for physical education students! The booths pictured here are Northwestern Medicine, Evolve Chiropractic and the US Marines. #WarriorReady156 #WarriorWellness156
almost 3 years ago, Carly Byer
A woman taking a student's blood pressure
A chiropractor rep stretching out a student's leg while he lies on a mat
A student with VR equipment in the Marine tent
The gym filled with vendors and students
As a reminder, students who speak another language in addition to English will take ACCESS testing to measure language abilities starting Monday at Upper Campus. Freshman Campus testing will be the following week. #WarriorReady156
almost 3 years ago, Amy Maciaszek
ACCESS testing reminder for Feb. 6
ACCESS testing flyers for Feb. 6
Writers Week begins on Monday! Get #WarriorReady156 for a fun week ahead!
almost 3 years ago, Carly Byer
Upper Campus MCHS Writers Week February 6-10 Monday Celebration of Words during AIM in the auditorium. Sign up to read something that is meaningful to you or come to listen! Profess an imperfection during lunches in the common.s Tuesday Q&A with Erika Sanchez, author of I'm not your perfect Mexican daughter. Word games during lunches in the commons. Wednesday Blackout poetry during lunches in the commons. Thursday, performances and Q&A from MCHS alum Makenzie O'Brien and '22 Battle of the Band Champs. Sophomore Poetry Slam during 1-3 and 6-8 Friday Celebration of Words during AIM in the auditorium including performances by past and present poetry slam champs
Freshman Campus MCHS Writers Week February 6-10 Participate in Writers Week activities all week during AIM in the theater. Monday Relieve yourself of the pressure of others' expectations by professing an imperfection. Play some word games with friends and staff. Tuesday: Blackout poetry-Turn a page of prose into a poem with the help of a Sharpie. Thursday- writing exercises create something all your own. Friday Celebration of Words- share a piece of writing that is meaningful to you. Send your questions to Mrs. Nomikoudis
February is National Cancer Prevention month. Student in Honors Medical Interventions made posters on different types of cancer and how to reduce the risk. Visit cancer.org fore more info on cancer and cancer prevention. #wecanican
almost 3 years ago, Carly Byer
Posters about breast cancer and liver cancer
Posters in the hallway about cancer and cancer prevention
Poster hung in the hallway about cancer and cancer prevention