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.
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
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/
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
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
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
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
Congratulations to Nick DeLuca who placed 6th in the 100 Free at the IHSA Lincoln Way Central Sectional! #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
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/
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!
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
Happy Valentine’s Day! We love our students, staff, and families and are grateful for a good school year!
We would LOVE for you to BE OUR GUEST! Community members ages 55 and over are invited to join us for a Welcome Reception and Musical Matinee, “Beauty and the Beast”, on Wednesday, March 13, at Central Campus. Light refreshments will be served at the reception at 1 p.m. and the production at 1:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Parking is limited and carpooling is encouraged. Limited tickets are available; Reservations required. Please contact Anne Seidel at (815) 521-4108 or aseidel@mchs.net to make a reservation. We look forward to welcoming you!
There is an early release school day tomorrow, Wednesday, February 14! Please be sure to follow the early release bell schedule. View the schedule here: https://bit.ly/43QvAVn
Congratulations to MCHS senior Melissa Marquez for being selected as the 2024 Channahon-Minooka Rotary Club February Student of the Month! Each month, the Rotary Club honors one senior student with exemplary leadership and service mindedness. #mchsproud
