Join the MCHS volleyball team tonight as they face off against Plainfield East! Grab your tickets on GoFan: https://gofan.co/event/1108853?schoolId=IL15586
Due to last week's extreme heat, marching band practice was moved to Friday morning for a "sunrise rehearsal." These students started their day on the athletic field and were greeted with a stunning sunrise!
Congratulations to junior bowler Gianna Brandolino who is part of the Junior Team USA and brought home a gold in the team event from the PANAM Bowling Youth Championship 2023 earlier this month. #mchsproud
Save the date for our MCHS Career Exploration Fair on October 17! Freshmen and sophomore students will be able to visit with 75+ industry professionals from the surrounding communities as they learn more about their college and/or career paths. Interested in hosting a table or sponsoring the fair? Contact southcounselors@mchs.net.
Congratulations to Mr. Josh Bell and Mrs. Ellie Bell who received a grant from the District #111 Foundation for the Esports Team at MCHS. The grant will fund headsets, mice, mouse pads, and more in the Esports Lab to ensure all student participants have accessibility to required technology to compete in this activity. A huge thank you to our Foundation! https://www.mchs.net/page/foundation
There is an early release school day tomorrow, Wednesday, August 30! Please be sure to follow the early release bell schedule. View the schedule here: https://bit.ly/43QvAVn
Minooka Community High School is proud to announce that we achieved status as a U.S. News & World Report Best High School. #mchsproud
Alumnus Joshua Lustro, master cosplay craftsman, credits Mrs. Ziel's sewing class for his costume-making ability. He is pictured here winning the Anime Midwest 2023 Master's Best Prop and he plans to compete at the Anime Midwest 2024 World Crown next year. It's great to see our students put the skills they learn in class at MCHS to use after graduation!
We hosted our Open House last night and invited families to both campuses to meet the teachers and staff as well as walk the buildings. We enjoyed meeting parents and appreciate their dedication to MCHS. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped make it a success!
Please give a warm welcome to Mrs. Rebecca Carmack! She is directing JV Madrigals/Jazz Transit and teaches voice lessons. She lives in Coal City with her husband and obtained her Bachelor of Music from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Music Theory and Composition and her Master of Arts in Choral and Orchestral Conducting from Eastern Illinois University. She is currently working on a second Master of Arts in Music and Liturgy at Alverno College. She looks forward to working with and making music with the students as well as working with Mr. Benware and participating in her first Madrigal Dinner! #MinookaMonday
On September 19-20 and 26-27, freshmen will complete a social emotional screener and take part in classroom discussions about suicide and prevention during PE and Health classes. Learn more at https://elyssasmission.org.
Families are invited to drop in our Open House on tonight anytime between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. to meet your children's teachers. There will be an activity fair at South Campus. We hope to see you there! Contact the Main Office with any questions https://bit.ly/43X28gW
The MCHS community showed up on Friday! Thanks to everyone who supported our students at the football game. We had a great time and hope you did, too! #mchsproud
Minooka Community High School would like to thank the following sponsors for their generosity to the athletics program for the 2023-24 school year:
At the Black Level with a minimum of $500:
Cement Masons Local 11
Dollinger Family Farm
Edward Jones Financial Advisors - Michelle Denoyer, Paul Kalafut, and Adam Underhill
Remax Ultimate Professionals - Liz Stephenson
At the Orange Level with a minimum of $1000:
AmCoat Industrial
Chasing T’s Inkooperated
Clemens & Associates Inc.
Von Holten Eyecare
West Flooring Company Inc.
At the Gold Level with a minimum of $2500:
Comfort First Heating & Cooling
D’Arcy Buick GMC
Proven I.T.
At the Platinum Level with a minimum of $7500:
City Wide Mattress
Thank you for supporting our students. Interested in a sponsorship? Visit www.mchs.net/o/mchs/page/athletics to learn more.
Join us at an upcoming football game and show your school spirit by participating in the weekly theme! We hope to see you tonight as we take on Rock Island High School.
The 2018-19 boys varsity bowling team had the highest place at state ever for the program. They won the SPC conference and then placed 2nd at regionals, 1st at sectionals, and placed 2nd at state. The team also set two IHSA state records for single high game and 3-game series. #TBT #ThrowbackThursday https://bit.ly/3EavM72
We are hiring a Special Education Teacher for a temporary leave position (December - February). Interested in joining our team? Apply today at https://bit.ly/3XOcVHU.
Athletics events have already started and we want to continue to share that we have cashless ticket sales for all home events. Cash will NOT be accepted. Buy your tickets online only at GoFan, which is also available in the App Store. https://gofan.co/app/school/IL15586
Are you ready for it? Friday night lights begin tomorrow night at MCHS with our first home game of the season vs. Rock Island High School. Be sure to buy your tickets online at GoFan. Let's go! #HoldtheRope https://gofan.co/app/school/IL15586
Are you enjoying our Throwback Thursday photos? Want to look back at an old MCHS team? For the last 5 years, students in Sports Media classes have researched more than 400 Minooka varsity teams. The Athletics Archives is a work in progress, but these students did a tremendous job! See it at https://bit.ly/3EavM72.
