Congratulations to Taydin Murphy who completed his season at the IHSA State Swimming and Diving Championships this weekend! #mchsproud
The Guided Paint Night by Happy Daisy Art Studio, that was supposed to be this evening, has been postponed to Wednesday night at 6:30 at Central Campus. Additionally, the Dodge Ball Tournament on Wednesday has been canceled. Questions? Contact the Student Activities Office at hholden@mchs.net. Thank you for your understanding.
On #MinookaMonday, we'd like to feature Ms. Kristen North, CTE teacher and TSA advisor. She's been at MCHS since 1998 and received her bachelor's degree from Illinois State University, master's degree from Olivet Nazarene, master's degree from Walden, and is a National Board Certified Teacher. She enjoys seeing the students progress through high school and beyond and keeps in touch with many former students. She trains and shows three dogs and has 7 Persian cats. She enjoys photography, camping, and traveling in her spare time.
Congratulations to sophomore Addison Cailteux who took 4th place at the Girls Wrestling State Tournament in the 130lb weight class this weekend. We are so incredibly proud of her! #mchsproud
We are massively proud of senior Noelle Klima who has been named a National Merit Scholar Finalist! This is one of the most prestigious academic awards in the nation representing less than 1% of high school seniors. Congratulations, Noelle! #mchsproud
Mrs. Ellie Bell's ASL 1 class learned about the structure of the ear with a neat program called Edible Ear. The MCHS District 111 Foundation funded the project to give students a hands on experience, which made learning this material even more fun.
On this #ThrowbackThursday, during the 2011-2012 school year, Jim Nesci from Cold Blooded Creatures came to MCHS for a student assembly. Here, students hold a huge albino python. It was definitely an experience to remember! #TBT
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 survey takes only about 5 minutes to complete. Be sure to select "Grundy" County. The survey closes March 29. https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/
Congratulations to the Journalism Team who finished 3rd at the SPC Championship this weekend! A special congrats to Conference Champions Jillian Alsip in both Yearbook Caption Writing and Yearbook Layout, Chelisse Parrilla in Radio News, and Cole Pearson in News Writing. Others winning All-Conference were: Bella Mireles in Yearbook Caption Writing (3rd) and Yearbook Copy Writing (4th), Mark Rodeghero in Newspaper Design (3rd) and Feature Writing (4th), Cole Pearson in Sports Writing (3rd), Alex Loucks in Review Writing (4th), Rafael San Pedro & Hannah Sachtleben in Yearbook Theme Development (4th), Mark Meszaros in Newspaper Design (5th), and Savanna Kopstain in Yearbook Copy Writing (6th). #mchsproud
Congratulations to Nick DeLuca who placed 6th in the 100 Free at the IHSA Lincoln Way Central Sectional! #mchsproud
Congratulations to Indoor Percussion who took first place at the Regional Championship at WGI Chicago Regional at Plainfield Central this weekend! They achieved first place both in prelims and finals and are officially "A Class Regional Champions". #mchsproud
A big congratulations to diver Taydin Murphy who placed 3rd in Diving this weekend with a score of 432.60, breaking his own school record! #mchsproud
On #MinookaMonday, we'd like to feature Mrs. Monica Hannigan, physics and dynamic earth teacher. She's been at MCHS since 2009 and received her bachelor's degree from Olivet Nazarene and master's degree at Mississippi State. She enjoys sharing her passion of geology with others while making connections with students. She lives with her husband, three kids (Abby, Kevin, and Carolyn), and dog (Ruby) in Manhattan and loves to bake!
In celebration of Presidents’ Day, there will be no school on Monday, February 19. Learn more about the history of this Federal holiday at www.history.com/topics/holidays/presidents-day.
A HUGE congratulations goes out to Coach Yudzentis, Coach Resner, and the Girls Bowling team for their 2nd place finish in the IHSA Girls Bowling State Championship! We are so incredibly proud of them! #mchsproud
All are invited to join us on Sunday, April 21 for the Special Olympics Run 4 Respect to help Spread the Word of Inclusion! All proceeds directly benefit the Special Olympics of Illinois and MCHS. Participate in the 5K walk/run (or 1-mile) in-person at Central Campus or virtually on your own. All registrants will receive a t-shirt and finishers medal and 5K awards will be presented. Learn more or register today: https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Minooka/RunForRespect
Thank you to our School Resource Officers (SRO) for their dedication to keeping our campuses safe. We appreciate you!
Pre-order a bouquet of flowers or customized class shirt to be picked up on site at the graduation ceremony! Plan ahead and place your order today. To retrieve your order, please stop by the booth located conveniently at the entrance to the graduation before the ceremony begins. https://www.thecommencementgroup.com/minooka/
Students in Ms. Ann Rapsky's True Crime class combined with Ms. Amy Kelly's Forensic Science class to learn how to analyze a crime and work together during the investigation. It was a neat collaboration for both classes.
On Throwback Thursday, 20 years ago in 2004, the musical cast of "Crazy for You" performed the song "I got rhythm, I got music!" on stage. Don't miss out on this year's musical tickets: https://gofan.co/app/school/IL15586?activity=Performing%20Arts #ThrowbackThursday #TBT
