• Thank you to everyone that attended the Halloween Dance at Carl Sandburg Middle School last week! Our students had a great time!

• Thank you to everyone who attended Mundelein High School's HallowSTEAM event yesterday!

• We had a great turnout of students that plan to participate in cheerleading and boys basketball this season!

• P/T Conferences: Staff will be sending out invites for families to sign up for parent/teacher conferences next Monday, November 3rd. Families new to West Oak Middle School, please make sure you sign up to meet with each of your child's teachers as some of them have up to eight teachers. If you request a virtual conference, or need translation, please indicate this when you sign up with individual teachers. The deadline to sign up is November 19th. Here is a letter for additional information. We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

• 1st Trimester Grades: Our 1st Trimester will be ending next Friday, November 7th and families will be receiving grades via email on November 14th. Please contact the office if you have any questions. 

• Illinois Report Card: The 2025 Illinois Report Card for Diamond Lake District 76 is being released today.  This summer Illinois adjusted student proficiency levels on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test taken in the spring of 2025 by students in grades 3-8 to reflect college and career readiness.  According to the Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois has had the toughest benchmarks in the country for math and English language arts which meaning, many students who were doing well in school were somehow not “proficient” on state assessments. In science, the bar was too low, so many students looked “proficient” on paper, even if they hadn’t fully mastered the material.  With this adjustment now in place, the reading and math proficiency levels of nearly all districts has risen and science slightly lowered.  Additionally, the levels of student proficiency were moved from 5 levels to 4 levels to match the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) and the ACT.  For more information on the changes, please click here.  

We are pleased to report that all District 76 schools have been given ‘Commendable’ status for 2025!  Highlights include very strong growth in reading and math.  We will use this data to further evaluate the effectiveness of our District and school improvement plans to ensure we Embrace, Empower, Excel Each Child Each Day.  Further information about the District 76 Illinois Report Card results will be shared at the November Board of Education meeting.

• Boys Basketball: Our boys basketball season has started this week. Please review this letter for more additional information. 

• APPL Testing: All of our dual language students grades 6-8 will be taking the AAPPL exams the week of November 10th. These exams will assess each student's level of Spanish language acquisition in the areas of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Here is a letter for more information. 

• Erin's Law: In accordance with Erin’s Law, all Illinois public schools are required to provide age-appropriate lessons each year to help students recognize unsafe situations, understand personal body safety, and know how to seek help from trusted adults. We will be presenting the lesson during the weeks of November 10th through November 21st. These lessons are designed to empower students with knowledge and skills to protect themselves. They focus on:

• Understanding the difference between safe and unsafe touches

• Identifying trusted adults at home and school

• Learning how to say “no” and get help when feeling unsafe

• Recognizing personal boundaries and respect for others

The lessons are presented in a sensitive, age-appropriate manner by our trained staff and/or approved curriculum resources. Our goal is to ensure students feel safe, supported, and informed. If you have questions about the content of these lessons, wish to review the materials before they are presented, or do not want your student to participate in this lesson please contact your school social worker by Friday, November 7, 2025:

• Diamond Lake School: Deborah Wargaski 847-566-6601

• West Oak Intermediate School: Lisa Brickert 847-970-3544

• West Oak Middle School: Lindsay Harmon 847-566-9220

Thank you for your partnership in helping us keep all students safe and informed.

• SHS Dance: Incoming Freshmen! Please join us for a Dance 1 Level Class on Saturday, November 22nd from 10-11:45am. Bring a water bottle and comfortable dance clothes. No dance shoes needed! Sign up here and review this flyer with more details.

• Attendance Matters: For the last three years, we have been holding trimester challenges for our students in order to encourage them to make improvements and excel in various areas of school. Our 1st Trimester Challenge will focus on students getting to their classes on time. This challenge will be 2 weeks long, starting on October 27th, and they will be allowed only one tardy during this time. Students who achieve this, will get to watch a movie and will be served snacks on November 14th. Please continue to get your students to school on time each day and encourage them to get to all of their classes on time. 

• MHS Feeder Basketball: The feeder basketball registrations are now live on the Mundelein Park District website. Here are the Form and links for each grade level:

• 6th Grade: Register Here

• 7th Grade: Register Here

• 8th Grade: Register Here

• Community Wellness: Join us for a special visit with author and psychologist Doug Bolton at the Community Wellness Fair at 7:00pm on November 6th! He’ll share insights from his new book and lead a conversation on how a student’s community—families, schools, and local partners—can foster wellness and drive academic success. Come learn practical strategies to strengthen belonging, build resilience, and create the supportive networks every learner needs to thrive. Here is a flyer for more information. 

• Diamond Awards: New to this year, we ask families to complete this nomination Form if they would like to recognize a staff member they feel are going above and beyond with what they do in the classroom, school, or district. Please consider spreading the positivity bys highlighting the great work that staff our doing in our district. 

• MHS Tutoring: Mundelein High School students are offering a Peer Tutor Club at no charge on certain evenings at the Fremont Library for ages K-8th grade. These tutors are amazing students who enjoy working with students to help them find success. Here are the flyers in English/Spanish for more information. 

• MHS Monthly Tours: Mundelein High School is offering building tours throughout the school year to help acclimate their incoming students for next year. Please view this page for upcoming tours!