McHenry Community High School

Congratulations to our freshmen students of the month! #StartWithSuccess156 #WarriorReady156 Not pictured: Richard Alatorre and Ayden Slupsk

Graduation will be livestreamed on the Warrior Weekly YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/@thewarriorweekly7311/streams (Instagram: link in bio.)

Option A is the winner for our mural design contest! Thank you to all who voted! The murals were designed by Graphics students Sophie Zieba, Lidia Urquizo, Bryan Panfil, and Audrey Gerlach in Mr. Connor's classes. Our students will print it on vinyl materials donated by Jessup Manufacturing and it will be installed by Vindictive Vinyl on the side of the building at 3413 W. Elm St., Route 120. Stay tuned for updates!

MCHS is starting a new adult summer running program to cultivate a joy of running throughout the community. Also, MCHS is adding a middle school track summer camp to the lineup of summer camps for students. Read more: https://www.dist156.org/article/2216126 (IG: Link in bio.)

Congratulations to our McHenry Baseball team for clinching a share of the Fox Valley Conference championship Wednesday, marking the first FVC title since 2011. They'll play for the sole FVC championship at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Upper Campus. ⚾️ #WarriorReady156

Freshmen had their end of the school year picnic during lunches on Thursday! #StartWithSuccess156 #WarriorReady156

On Wednesday, freshmen volunteered to help prepare McCracken field for Saturday's graduation ceremony! #WarriorReady156 #StartWithSuccess156

Vote here: https://tinyurl.com/mchenrydesign Only votes in the Google Form will be counted. A vote by commenting on a post will not count. McHenry Community High School students (pictured in this post) are working on an exciting project with Think McHenry, McHenry’s Economic Development team to create and install a large mural on the side of the building at 3413 W. Elm St., Route 120. We need YOUR help! Mr. Connor’s amazing Graphics students Sophie Zieba, Lidia Urquizo, Bryan Panfil, and Audrey Gerlach developed several designs and we now have four finalists. Please help us pick a winner. Open the link to a Google Form (https://tinyurl.com/mchenrydesign) and vote for your favorite design. After a design is selected, our students will print it on vinyl materials donated by Jessup Manufacturing and it will be installed by Vindictive Vinyl Please vote, and stay tuned to watch this project unfold!

Last week, 10 MCHS students traveled with advisers to Orlando, Florida to compete in the Business Professionals of America (BPA) national conference, and three finished in the top 20. Read more: https://www.dist156.org/article/2211540 (IG: Link in bio.)

National Art Honor Society students raised money for the MCHS food pantry, Food for Thought, by selling crafts during the school day and at their district art show! Thank you, NAHS! Check out the district art show winners: https://tinyurl.com/districtart156

Watch the last Warrior Weekly of the school year! 🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuJl0ZxFO5I ☀️ Weather 🎤 Pops Concert ⛰ Leadership Summit 🎨 District 156 Art Show 🍎 Mr. Ellison Feature #WarriorReady156

Enjoy a full photo album from Friday's grad walk at elementary schools! https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCdUdf

This past weekend, four MCHS staff members were honored at the McHenry County Educator of the Year banquet. 📚 Congratulations to: Ryan Cabildo - Early Career Teacher Erin Sanders - High School Teacher Carl Vallianatos - Administrator Dave Wilson (not pictured) - Support Personnel We're happy to share that Carl Vallianatos was named Educator of the Year in the Administrator category. Great job, all! 🧡🖤 #WarriorReady156

Congratulations to the Upper Campus 4th Quarter Outstanding PE students! They were selected for having a positive attitude, demonstrating a great work ethic and more. Winners receive a t-shirt and their photos will be on display near the south entrance for one year.

Congratulations to the Key Club for volunteering more than 5,900 hours this year! During a recent celebration, more than 100 club members were recognized for donating at least 20 hours. Also, more than 50 medals were handed out to seniors. The Class of 2025 volunteered 6,169 hours throughout high school. 🧡🖤

On Saturday May 10, Special Olympics competed in track and field at Prospect High School. Their rankings are at the link below. Great job, Warriors! https://www.dist156.org/article/2207366 (IG: link in bio.)

Thank you, Heady Cup Coffee, for serving us this week for Teacher and Staff Appreciation!

Check out our next steps map to see where the Class of 2025 is heading! https://tinyurl.com/mchs25nextsteps (IG: link in bio.)

"Only you get to determine what success means," MCHS alum Dr. Gabrielle Schweitzer said to this year's 194 Distinguished Warriors at their banquet last weekend. Read more about Schweitzer and the banquet on the district website. https://www.dist156.org/article/2197228

Some staff and students crocheted plastic bags to create mats for the homeless! The plastic bags were donated in students' AIM classes. What a great way to repurpose plastic bags!