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Showing Italian pride: At the Italy booth, Gianna Horcher, senior, does face paint on students of the Italian flag to show pride in their country while Junior Lisa Marie Stanciu talks about Italian culture. Said Horcher, “For me, my family is mostly just American with no special tradition or pieces of our heritage. Ive always known what nationality I was, but I never felt really connected to it. Being able to research and find different facts about Italy made me feel like I was finding out more about where my family came from. I definitely have more pride for my culture as a result, and genuinely enjoy learning more and more about it.”

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Sharing cultural celebrations: Senior Faith Cho at the Korea booth teaching MHS students how to play Korean drums. Hundreds of years ago, Korean farmers would play these drums to celebrate and give thanks for a good harvest. Cho had been learning how to play these drums for seven years, and wanted to share the music with others. “My culture is super important to me,” said Cho. “It makes me who I am. I used to reject it but I realized that I like myself better when I embrace it. I am no longer ashamed of it, but proud to be who I am.”

[Photo] Students share their culture, Common Ground at MHS

The Mustang Staff
March 9, 2023
Farewells and Fresh Starts: Annie Sullivan (played by Junior Juliana Myrant), says goodbye to the schoolgirls she taught before moving to Boston to live with the Kellers. “Annie got a job working for the Kellers at 20 years old to help teach Helen language and what the world is,” said Myrant. “The show is the story of first realizing that Helen needed a teacher and goes over the process of teaching Helen to get her to understand.”

[Photo] A miraculous production: MHS puts on The Miracle Worker

Kayla Baltazar, News-Features/Opinion Editor
March 8, 2023
Focal Point performing at the National Honor Society induction ceremony on October 11th.

[Photo] Focusing on Focal Point: a look at Mundelein’s new band

Kayla Baltazar, News-Features/Opinion Editor
November 7, 2022
From left to right: Senior Erica Montegrande, president; Junior Ryan Bugaring, member; Junior Jaxson Wasseluk, secretary; give Asian Culture Club a presentation on Filipino American History Month, as well as the history and culture of the Philippines.

[Photo] Students celebrate Filipino American History Month, discuss heritage and culture

Kayla Baltazar, News-Features/Opinion Editor
November 7, 2022
Hello world of coding: Senior Jill Kennicott (left) encourages Sophomores Enayda Bustos and Sarai Herrera to sign up for the club Girls Who Code. Despite expressing hesitancy at first, Bustos and Herrera eventually opened up the idea of trying something new. “[Kennicott] was like: ‘oh no, you don’t need any experience’,” said Bustos. “She got us more confident in ourselves.”

[Photo] Activities, sports and clubs, Oh My!

Kayla Baltazar, News-Features/Opinion Editor
September 21, 2022
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[Photo] Meet the new staff at MHS

Lia Koski, Hannah Roberts, and Kayla Baltazar
September 20, 2022
Dancing to a new chapter: The first ever choreography day for Reverb. Being taught by choreographer Ben Schrank (right), Reverb learns some moves for their show that they will compete later in the year. “Through just starting and doing choreography and listening, I think we sound and dance really well,” said Senior Erin Prinzing. “And we’re remembering pretty well as well.”

[Photo] Starting a new verse: The rise of new show choir group, Reverb

Kayla Baltazar, Sports/Entertainment Editor
September 20, 2022
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