• Student Attendance Matters: Establishing Lifelong Routines: Attending school every day helps adolescents build work habits and routines that translate to future professional success.

• 2nd Trimester: Our 2nd trimester grading period will be ending on February 6th. For report cards your child's priority standard grades will be converted to a letter grade and they will be sent home electronically on February 13th. Please reach out to Mr. Pedersen, bpedersen@dist76.org, if you have any questions. 

• 5Essentials: Each year parents, students and teachers across Illinois will have an opportunity to participate in the annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey. This survey is designed to generate a detailed picture of the inner workings of your child’s school. As a parent/guardian, this opportunity will allow you to share your thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness in a survey about your child’s school. Please take a few minutes to complete the Illinois 5 Essentials Survey. Your feedback is greatly important to us and your participation allows us to focus our continued improvement efforts in the following areas:

• Effective Leaders

• Collaborative Teachers

• Involved Families

• Supportive Environments

• Ambitious Instruction

    We need 20% of our families to participate in this survey in order to receive the results. Please scan this QR code, complete the

    survey, and enter the raffle by completing this Form.  The raffle winner will be determined on March 20, 2026, with the winner’s

    dinner being delivered by Mr. Pedersen that evening. This will include pizza for your family, along with a desert. 

• Lunch Menu Update: We are currently experiencing a temporary shortage of SunButter and jelly sandwiches. Whitson’s is working with their supplier to resolve this as soon as possible. In the meantime, students will continue to have other sandwich and vegetarian options available daily.

• SMILE Dentist: The SMILE dentist is coming to West Oak Intermediate School on March 18th. If you are interested in having your child seen by the dentist at school please refer to the link below: West Oak Middle School: https://www.myschooldentist.com/WODLIL_schsrm If you have any questions please contact Julie Marchese at 847-388-2599.

• MHS Summer School: Incoming freshmen have several summer school options at MHS. Students may take Personal Finance during the summer to fulfill the consumer education graduation requirement. This option can free up a class period during the school year for a study hall or an additional elective.

All freshmen are required to complete one full year of P.E., which includes one semester of Health and one semester of P.E. Incoming freshmen may enroll in the online summer Health course. Students who complete Health during summer school must still complete a full year of P.E. during the school year. Some students, particularly athletes, prefer this option so they can enroll in Freshman Strength or another P.E. course for the full year. Students in band or choir who are eligible for a P.E. waiver may take Health in the summer to open an additional class period for an elective or study hall during the school year. All summer school information can be found on our website: MHS Summer School.

• Parent Flu Guide: It's flu season! Please see this flyer from the Lake County Department of Health for some helpful guidance surrounding the flu: English and Spanish.

• 8th Grade Dance: Calling all 8th grade parents, please complete this Form if you would be willing to assist with our 8th grade Dance on May 26th, from 6-8:30pm. 

• 8th Grade Yearbook Tributes: This year the Yearbook staff is continuing a program only for 8th graders and their families. This program allows families to buy an eighth of a page personal ad in the Yearbook to congratulate their 8th grader on their graduation from West Oak Middle School. All parent tributes are to be submitted by Friday, February 27th, to ensure they will be included in the Yearbook. Here is the document to sign up. 

• 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 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!