Congratulations to senior Emma Schiffbauer who is nominated as a top 12 Best Performer in an Actress role! She was selected from over 315 student applicants from 85 participating schools in Illinois. She will participate in the Awards Program at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place on May 12th. Learn more about her honor here: https://bit.ly/3GhuSKp
Minooka Community High School District 111 would like to formally thank our outgoing Board of Education member for his volunteerism and dedication to our district. Matt Shepard joined the Board in 2021 and was part of a strong board over the last four years helping to advance and continuously improve District 111. We are incredibly grateful to him for his years of service to MCHS and our community. Thank you!
Please join us in congratulating Coach Jeff Petrovic on his 500th career win as Head Baseball Coach at Minooka High School!
We appreciate our bus drivers and aides for all that they do. They get our students to school safely each day. Happy National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day!
As a friendly reminder, all are invited to attend our Groundbreaking Ceremonies on Saturday, April 26 to celebrate our construction of the fieldhouse and career and technical education (CTE) additions. RSVP here: https://forms.gle/msn5TbA1HjunGg399
Pre-order a beautiful graduation bouquet or commemorative graduation class T-shirt featuring every graduate's name! Don't miss out on this keepsake for your graduate. Take the stress out of planning and order online today for pickup at the ceremony.
The Central counseling staff invited Joliet Junior College admissions, testing services, registration and scholarship professionals to help our seniors attending JJC this fall finalize their plans. It was a great opportunity for our students planning to attend!
We are excited to feature MCHS alumna Rachel (Herzberger) Johnson '13 who is a high school biology teacher at Samuel Clemens High School in Texas. While at MCHS, she played golf, soccer, basketball, and was an athletic training student aide. She obtained her bachelor's degree in athletic training from North Central College and worked as an EMT and EMT instructor for five years, where she discovered her passion for teaching. She credits the great teachers she had at MCHS for inspiring her to become a teacher. She then pursued her master's degree in education from Grand Canyon University. #mchsproud 🧡🖤
Congratulations to eight MCHS students who are taking classes at Grundy Area Vocational Center (GAVC) and were recently presented with Director Awards for their outstanding performance in class for the month of April. We are so proud of them! #mchsproud 🧡🖤
Tonight is the night! NHS is hosting a Wheelchair Basketball fundraiser game tonight from 6-8pm in the Central Campus main gym to support the Lincoln-Way Special Recreation Association. MCHS students and staff will play in wheelchairs against the award-winning LWSRA team. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased on GoFan. https://gofan.co/app/school/IL15586
We are currently hiring a Career & Technical Education (CTE) Teacher. Are you currently in the trades and want to transition into teaching? And, do you want to teach in a brand new state-of-the-art facility? Apply today! Questions on how to transition, the position, or program? Contact Mr. Jon Calder at jcalder@mchs.net. https://bit.ly/4bQcoMc
Our strength and conditioning program hosted several days of youth camps. We are grateful for a strong community of supporters and all the kids who participated!
ASL students from Minooka traveled to Illinois State University for a "DHH Teacher Day" learning about their Deaf Education program, hearing about what a DHH Teacher does, and observing in the lab school classrooms with Deaf students. It was an amazing opportunity for our ASL students to learn how to use their ASL skills as a career!
Congratulations to our Esports team who competed at Plainfield East this weekend and took home 1st place and are the conference champions! We also had individual awards for the following games:
EA FC 25: 1st Felipe Rodriguez and 2nd Annabelle Smith
Madden 25: 1st Chuck Puracchio and 3rd Jake Simpson
SSBU Solos: 3rd Joseph Beitler
SSBU Crew Battle: 1st (Ethan Conquest, Noah Malone, Ronan Monson, Tyler Johnson, Jaxson Termanas)
Rocket League: 2nd (Xander Karwat, Rory Worrall, Caleb Thompson)
Mario Kart: 2nd (Amani Elateeq, Lukas Kwiatkowski, Lucas Seabolt, Matthew Nix)
Congratulations to all! #mchsproud
We cordially invite you to attend our Groundbreaking Ceremonies on Saturday, April 26 to celebrate our construction of the fieldhouse and career and technical education (CTE) additions. RSVP here: https://forms.gle/msn5TbA1HjunGg399
We are excited to feature MCHS alumnus Edward Doyle '19 who is a police officer for Bourbonnais PD. While at MCHS, he played football and was a student scholar athlete and on the honor roll throughout both high school and college. He obtained his bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in criminal justice from Aurora University. He graduated from the Macon County Police Academy and loves serving and protecting his community. #mchsproud 🧡🖤
Attend Monday's athletic booster meeting April 14 at 6 p.m. in the Central Campus ARC. The athletic boosters are seeking new members to help work with fellow athlete families to plan events, buy/sell spirit wear, and raise money for student scholarships, athletic equipment and more!
Join the Boys Volleyball Team for the Inaugural Alumni Night on Thursday, May 8th! Attend the games and stay for the reception and visit with previous coaches. Refreshments will be served. We hope to see you there!
On the morning of the Pre-ACT/ACT test, nearly 90 students attended our ACT-ivate Your Body & Mind event. Exercise improves brain function and it was a great way to start the day! #mchsproud
Mr. Tanaka's Calculus 3 class went to Loyola University Chicago for a field trip where they were able to attend a lecture, talk with professors and see the campus. It was a great student experience!
