Mundelein High School
{{Short description|Public school in Illinois, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Mundelein High School
| logo = Mundelein High School logo.png
| motto = The Door to Every Student's Future
| established = 1961
| principal = Alexandria Rios Taylor
| type = Public high school
| grades = 9–12
| address = 1350 W. Hawley Street
| city = Mundelein
| state = Illinois
| zipcode = 60060
| district = Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120
| country = USA
| coordinates = {{Coord|42.27112|-88.02235|type:edu_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Illinois#USA
| teaching_staff = 139.60 {{FTE}}
| athletics_conference = North Suburban Conference
| mascot = Maverick The Mustang
| colors = {{color box|#FF2400}} Scarlet
{{color box|#CCCCCC}} Gray
| newspaper = The Mustang
| yearbook = Obelisk
| website = {{URL|d120.org}}
| image = Mundelein_High_School.jpg
| image_size = 300px
}}Mundelein High School (MHS) is a public four-year high school located in Mundelein, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. The school serves the Village of Mundelein and parts of surrounding villages, include Vernon Hills, Grayslake, Hawthorn Woods, Round Lake, Wauconda and Libertyville. Its feeder schools include Carl Sandburg Middle School, Fremont Middle School, West Oak Middle School portions of Hawthorn Middle School North and Hawthorn Middle School South.
History
The school was contracted in 1960 and commenced classes in 1961.{{cite web |last1=Kambic |first1=Rick |title=Longtime teacher reflects on Mundelein High School's expansion |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/mundelein/ct-mun-hornby-stem-lab-tl-0924-20150921-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |accessdate=October 29, 2020 |date=September 21, 2015}} The school was expanded in 1973, 1977, 1987 (including a new pool), 1997, and 2016 (including a new STEM wing). A 2023 referendum for a renovation of the school failed to pass that would have costed over $225 million, $175 million of which would have been funded by a raise in property taxes.{{Cite web |last=Zawislak |first=Mick |date=2023-04-04 |title=$175 million Mundelein High School tax hike rejected by voters |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/20230404/news/175-million-mundelein-high-school-tax-hike-rejected-by-voters/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Daily Herald |language=en-US}} A 2024 referendum to improve the MHS facilities passed. Key elements of these improvements will be updating aging infrastructure, solving overcrowding issues, making health, safety, and security improvements, upgrading instructional spaces, and enhancing career & technical education areas. The total cost of the project is estimated at $199.5 million.{{cite web |title=Focused on a Strong Future |url=https://www.d120.org/2024-building-plan/ |website=Mundelein High School |accessdate=January 17, 2025}}
Academics
At one time, the school was home to an "Aviation Technology" class from 1980 until the early 2000s in which students constructed an airplane from a kit for private sponsors. The class prepared future aviation technicians. It was one of the few aviation technology programs in a high school. It was removed from the curriculum due to lack of sponsors and a lack of accredited teachers, as the school required teachers to not only hold an Illinois teaching certificate but also either a pilot's license or an airframe-and-powerplant mechanic certificate from the FAA.{{cite web|url=http://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/shop-class.html?c=y&page=1 |title=Shop Class Was Never Like This |accessdate=2009-07-01 |last=Fleischman |first=John |date=2002-05-01 |work=Air & Space Magazine |publisher=Smithsonian Institution }}
During the 1992-93 school year, Mundelein High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)]
Athletics
The Mundelein Mustangs compete in the North Suburban Conference.{{cite web |title=IHSA North Suburban |url=https://www.ihsa.org/data/fb/conf47.htm |website=Illinois High School Association |accessdate=October 29, 2020}} The boys' gymnastics team won state championships in 1989, 1990, 1993, 1998, 1999, and 2000.{{cite web |last1=O'Brien |first1=Ken |title=Mundelein Makes It 3 Straight |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-05-13-0005130153-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |accessdate=October 29, 2020 |date=May 13, 2000}}
According to the Chicago Tribune, the school has "one of Lake County’s most successful high school baseball programs", being the runner-up in the 2016 and 2022 for the IHSA Class 4A baseball tournament.{{Cite web |last=Good |first=Gavin |date=2023-04-11 |title=Mundelein High cancels 3 baseball games as misconduct allegations investigated |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2023/04/11/mundelein-high-cancels-3-baseball-games-as-misconduct-allegations-investigated/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}} The program had to postpone several games in 2023 due to allegations of hazing and violations from several students of the school's athletic code of conduct.{{Cite web |last=Borcia |first=Sam |date=2023-04-13 |title=Student athletes suspended from team after investigation into Mundelein High School baseball team |url=https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2023/04/13/student-athletes-suspended-from-games-after-investigation-into-mundelein-high-school-baseball-team/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Lake and McHenry County Scanner |language=en-US}}
Demographics
According to the 2023{{Endash}}2024 Mundelein High School fact sheet, 47.6% of students for that year were Hispanic, 39.4% were White, 6.0% were Two or More races, 4.8% were Asian, and 2.1% were Black.{{Cite web |title=Mundelein High School Fact Sheet |url=https://www.mundeleinschools.org/assets/14/6/mhs_profile_23-24.pdf |access-date=June 15, 2024 |website=Mundelein Schools}}
Performing arts
MHS fields two competitive show choirs: the varsity/open division "Sound" and the JV/prep division “Reverb”.{{cite web |title=SCC: Viewing School - Mundelein High School |url=https://www.showchoir.com/choirs/school.php?id=197 |website=Show Choir Community |accessdate=October 29, 2020}} The program formerly hosted an annual competition.{{cite web |last1=Erickson |first1=Randy |title=Show choir season winds down this weekend |url=https://lacrossetribune.com/courierlifenews/lifestyles/show-choir-season-winds-down-this-weekend/article_aa7c5073-970c-5494-a101-189274916c06.html |website=La Crosse Tribune |accessdate=October 29, 2020 |date=March 13, 2014}}
Mundelein also has a competitive dance team, which hosts an annual invitational.{{cite web |title=Mundelein High School Dance Team takes first place |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20151124/submitted/151129407/ |url-access=subscription |website=Daily Herald |date=24 November 2015 |accessdate=October 29, 2020}}
Mundelein has a band program. In 2020 and 2021, the Jazz Ensemble performed at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} Its Jazz Ensemble also won first at the Purdue Jazz Festivals in 2019, 2020, and 2022.{{cite web |title=MHS Jazz Ensemble takes first place at Purdue Jazz Festival |url=https://www.d120.org/-mhs-jazz-ensemble-takes-first-place-at-purdue-jazz-festival/ |website=MHS |access-date=29 June 2023}}{{citation needed|reason=source covers one unspecified year, not three|date=June 2023}}
Notable alumni
- Ryan Borucki, professional Major League Baseball player for the Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners and Pittsburgh Pirates{{cite web |title=Ryan Borucki |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/borucry01.shtml |website=Baseball Reference |accessdate=June 13, 2020}}
- Sean McNanie, professional football player for the Buffalo Bills, Phoenix Cardinals, and Indianapolis Colts{{cite web |title=Sean McNanie |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McNaSe20.htm|website=Pro Football Reference |accessdate=June 13, 2020}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.d120.org/ Official Website]
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Category:Public high schools in Illinois
Category:Schools in Lake County, Illinois