Department of Learning & Innovation

Our final Staff Member of the Month for the 21-22 school year goes to Assistant Principal of Student Life Greg Eiserman! Watch the video to see his surprise at graduation practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL7BLYCXF1M

We'd love to know what you've been learning this summer! Send us a photo or video of your summer learning to our Communications team. communications@dist156.org

Online registration is open through 7/15 for the 22-23 school year. Residency is required for incoming freshmen and juniors. If you have trouble uploading residency online, you can drop it off at the district office. https://www.dist156.org/page/registration (IG: Link in bio)

Yesterday, June 23, marked the 50th Anniversary of Title IX. Watch our Title IX panel from May! Former MCHS staff and students talk extensively about the changes in female athletics. (IG- link in bio) #WarriorReady156 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW6bbVGHHEw

Today marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX. Title IX prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or any other education program that receives funding from the federal government. Watch this video to learn the impact it's had on MCHS athletics! #WarriorReady156 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bwlAm91xsg

Congratulations to our summer school Students of the Week. All students earn a free pizza, courtesy of Buddyz. They are: Grace Hosford Lillian Koscher Kyra Hanneman Miguel Hernandez Patty Stypulkowski #WarriorReady156

MCHS 2012 graduate Dimitri Metropulos and his family are featured in tonight's episode of "House Hunters" on HGTV. Read more in the Northwest Herald. https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/news/2022/06/22/mchenry-west-graduate-wife-set-to-appear-on-house-hunters/

This Thursday, June 23, marks the 50th Anniversary of Title IX. Listen to former PE Instructor and coach from MCHS, Mary Winkel, talk about how sports have changed over the years for females. #WarriorReady156 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxjIQGqTjuU&t

This Thursday, June 23, marks the 50th Anniversary of Title IX. Listen to former PE Instructor and coach from MCHS, Mary Winkel, talk about how sports have changed over the years for females. #WarriorReady156 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxjIQGqTjuU

As a reminder, there are no summer school classes today, and facilities will be closed, in honor of #Juneteenth2022. Also known as Freedom Day, Juneteenth was declared a state and federal holiday last year, but has been celebrated as the end of slavery for more than 150 years.

Congratulations to our Tri-M Music Honor Society on being named the 2021-22 Chapter of the Year for Illinois by the National Association for Music Education and the Music Honor Society Advisory Council. Tri-M members will get a commemorative banner to display. #WarriorReady156

Online registration is open through 7/15 for the 22-23 school year. Residency is required for incoming freshmen and juniors. If you have trouble uploading residency online, you can drop it off at the district office. (M-F, 7:30-4) https://www.dist156.org/page/registration

Congrats to our Students of the Week for week two of summer session! All students earn a free pizza on behalf of Buddyz. Great job! #WarriorReady156 Brody Hodges Chase Miller Charlette Butler Kaitlyn Neville Annabella Pecoraro

The Class of 2022 senior gift has officially been installed by our graphics students! You can find the new design looking up on the third floor or looking down on the fourth floor in the Center for Science, Technology and Industry. #warriorready156

The summer self-awareness and social skills class has enjoyed a variety of activities! #WarriorReady156

Summer Consumer Education played Credit Musical Chairs to help reinforce their learning on the three classifications of credit types: installment loans vs. revolving credit, secured vs. unsecured debt and variable vs. fixed rate. Our winner was Owen Johnson. #WarriorReady156

Listen to our division chair of math, Stefanie Lukas, explain the importance of having a TI-84 calculator in class every day. Make sure to put it on your shopping list for the 22-23 school year! #WarriorReady156 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeT_lYD9NDg

Congrats to our 2016 grad Alex Martens for making the #UKTop50 Kentucky Women's Athletes of the Title IX Era!

Students in summer school Culinary 1 made carrot cake cupcakes as part of their vegetable unit! They previously made two savory recipes, stir fry and twice baked potatoes, and ended the unit with this sweet recipe! #WarriorReady156

Congrats to students who made our academic achievement lists for the Spring 2022 semester! You can check out the lists at the link below. #WarriorReady156 https://www.dist156.org/page/academic-achievement-list