Thank you to everyone who joined us today for our 4th Annual Community Leaders Breakfast & Fieldhouse Tour. Thank you for giving us the opportunity for Rylan McFadden, senior student, to share his student experience, and Dr. Robert Schiffbauer, superintendent, to share the state of the school address. We appreciate your partnership and continued support and are grateful to be a part of this amazing community.
There is still time for MCHS parents/teachers to complete the Illinois 5Essentials Survey. Please take a moment and share your voice to make MCHS even better. The parent survey takes only about 5 minutes to complete. Be sure to select "Grundy" County. The survey closes March 13. https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/
There is no school on Friday, February 27 due to a planned Teacher Institute Day. View the academic calendar here: https://bit.ly/43QvAVn
Congratulations to Austin B. who received a positive referral! Nominated by Ms. Tutt, Austin helped a fellow student pick up his materials that fell out of his desk at the end of class. Way to lend a helping hand and show kindness, Austin! #mchsproud
Did you attend Minooka Community High School and are you now a successful alum? We want you to share your story! Not only may we feature you on social media, but it helps us share with our students what is possible after graduation. Complete the Alumni Success Story form here: https://forms.gle/7bjRRLvAfMqSukGNA
Congratulations to the Minooka Journalism Team who finished fifth out of 12 schools at the SPC Championship on Feb. 21 hosted by Plainfield North! Minooka had 10 all-conference entries. The team is made up of students from the newspaper and yearbook staffs. They are coached by Mr. Matt Thomas and Mr. Ron Maruszak. #mchsproud
Andrew Aspan: News Writing (2nd), Feature Writing (3rd)
Sophia Strong: Yearbook Caption Writing (2nd), Yearbook Copy Writing (5th)
Bella Mireles: Yearbook Copy Writing (1st)
Alena Costabile: Yearbook Caption Writing (5th)
Brooklyn Lehner: Review Writing (6th)
Brook McAleer: Newspaper Design (5th)
Matthew Persha: Newspaper Design (3rd)
Maddie Sweis & Chelsea Carino: Yearbook Theme Development (3rd)
Congratulations to Minooka Indoor Percussion on a fantastic performance this past Saturday at WGI Chicago! The group made finals and finished in second place. All are welcome to come support Indoor Percussion during our home show on March 7th with a performance time of 1:30 in the MCHS South Campus main gym.
There is an early release school day tomorrow, Wednesday, February 25! Please be sure to follow the early release bell schedule. View the schedule here: https://bit.ly/43QvAVn
Mrs. Bell's ASL 1 class participated in a hands on Edible Ear project that reinforces the anatomy of the ear and teaches them what causes hearing loss. Students enjoyed this fun and tasty project, which was was generously funded with a grant by the Foundation for Educational Excellence. www.mchs.net/page/foundation
We are looking forward to our Career Exploration Fair on March 12! Students will get to meet with a variety of businesses, schools, and trades. We are currently seeking items for our vendor bags, student raffle, and attendee raffle. If you or your business would like to donate, please contact our South Campus counselors at southcounselors@mchs.net. Thanks in advance!
Save the date for Cheer tryouts , open gyms, and the parent meeting. We look forward to building our team!
Our Interact Club sponsored an Impact conference for students focused on leadership and service. Several Channahon-Minooka Rotary Club members joined us to speak with our students. We appreciate their time and partnership. It was an engaging event and we are grateful to all who participated!
We are currently accepting Athletic Hall of Fame nominations for our 4th induction class of 2026! Nominate an individual athlete, team, coach, and special merit individual. Questions? Email AthleticHallofFame@mchs.net. Nominate today! www.mchs.net/page/athletics
Minooka Community High School is thankful for the following athletic sponsors for their generosity for the 2025-26 school year. We appreciate your support!
MCHS parents, please consider taking the Illinois 5Essentials Survey and share your voice! It takes only minutes to complete and is completely anonymous. The survey closes March 13. Be sure to select "Grundy" County. https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/
Join us TOMORROW for the Spring Craft Fair & Raffle at South Campus from 9a-3p. We hope to see you there! Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/share/186NBjfUnt/
At last night's Board of Education meeting, sophomore Jakob Koppers and his parents presented MCHS and Dr. Schiffbauer, superintendent, with his High School Racing Association (HRSA) 4th place plaque. Jakob raced on behalf of MCHS and we are proud of all of his success! #mchsproud
We did a parade State send off throughout Central Campus with the drumline for our Girls Bowling Team and Boys Wrestling students. Best of luck to all as they compete at State! #mchsproud
Congratulations to the Wind Symphony for an outstanding performance this past weekend at the Batavia Band Festival. They performed works by Heed, Swearingen and Biedenbender. We are proud of your hard work! #mchsproud
The Girls' Swim Team, along with our superintendent Dr. Schiffbauer, got to tour the future home of the swim team at the new YMCA in Shorewood! We are excited for it to open and appreciate the partnership with the YMCA!
