On this #MinookaMonday, help us welcome Alison Kelly. She's in her first year at MCHS teaching Health, Fitness Fusion, & Sophomore P.E. She lives in the community with her husband two-year old daughter and is also an alumna! She graduated from NIU with a degree in Kinesiology, Physical Education and a minor in Health and is currently in school to obtain her Master's Degree in Educational Leadership. She joined us from Minooka Junior High and is most excited to continue working with the great students at families at MCHS!
Happy Labor Day! There is no school and the buildings are closed. This holiday honors the contributions & achievements of American workers since 1894. Learn more here: https://www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history
Did you see our new business banners on the south side of our athletic stadium? These are our generous sponsors of the MCHS athletics program for the 2023-24 school year. Interested in a sponsorship and seeing your sign here? Visit www.mchs.net/o/mchs/page/athletics to learn more.
Get ready for Friday Night Lights as the football team takes on Neuqua Valley tonight in Naperville! Grab your tickets on GoFan at https://gofan.co/app/school/IL15601.
Today, and every Friday in the fall, our Varsity Football, Volleyball, and Cheer teams go to both Minooka & Channahon Junior Highs to welcome and cheer on the students into school! #juniorhighspiritfridays #mchsproud 🧡🖤
The 2007-08 varsity cheer squad had four competitions throughout the season. They finished 6th our of 20 teams at the Andrew ICCA Regional. They went down to Redbird Arena for the IHSA sectional competition, where they finished 12th. #TBT #ThrowbackThursday https://bit.ly/3EavM72
Congratulations to our South Campus Student Services Office who received a grant from the District #111 Foundation for their innovative Career Exploration Fair, which will be hosted in October. The grant will support the event in which all freshmen and sophomore students meet with professionals to learn more about their college/career path options after high school. A huge thank you to our Foundation! https://www.mchs.net/page/foundation
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
