Mundelein High School District 120 notes
Information Night: Mundelein High School will be hosting the Class of 2012 Curriculum Information Night for its incoming freshman class and their parents on two evenings this month. Parents and students with student last name A-L will meet on Tuesday while those with student last name M-Z will meet Jan. 29. Both meetings will be held at 7 p.m. in the MHS auditorium, and presentations will be provided in Spanish for both evenings.
The program will include an overview of the MHS academic programs, an explanation of the schedule and an orientation to the student course selection process. Parents will also receive placement recommendations for some of their children's core classes for 2008-09, along with the dates and times of their children's course selection appointments. Administrators, counselors and department chairs will be on hand to answer questions after the formal program which will conclude by 9 p.m.
Cultural evening offered: Mundelein High School's art and theater departments will provide cultural experiences for area residents beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 31. This will also be one of several dates set aside for senior citizens to have a 6 p.m. dinner and enjoy the evening free of charge. Reservations are required.
Following the senior dinner, the Advanced Placement art students will display their works in the cafeteria. This will include paintings, drawings, sculpture and ceramics under the direction of AP Art Instructor Deb Fitzsimmons. At 7 p.m., "An Evening with John Patrick Shanley" will begin in the auditorium.
"An Evening with John Patrick Shanley" is a compilation of three one-act plays, two of which will be staged each of the three evenings of the show: Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 and 2, all beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets for the show are $5 for all seats. On Jan. 31, the two shows will include "Sailor's Song," a romantic seaside story, with dancing, about a cynical man and a true believer who battle over beautiful women and the power of love. The second show will be "Where's My Money," a comedy about revenge, retribution and the emotional and physical scars of modern relationships, exploring the way men and women work out humiliations and frustrations from their past on their current partners.
On Feb. 1, "Where's My Money" will be staged first, followed by "Savage in Limbo," a play that moves from comedy to near tragedy as it explores the hopes and dreams of a group of rootless young "losers" who congregate in an anonymous Bronx bar.
The winter play will conclude on Feb. 2 with performances of "Savage in Limbo" and "Sailor's Song."
Senior citizens who wish to attend the 6 p.m. dinner, AP Art Show and the opening of the winter play should make reservations no later than one week before the event. Reservations may be made by calling the high school at (847) 949-2200, ext. 1399.