MCHS Final Exams are this week! The final exam exemption list will be posted tomorrow, Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at MCHS. Students will need to check the lists as they enter the building. Below is the schedule for those students who have to take finals. This schedule can also be located on the school website. >>https://5il.co/33d10<<
Students in Mrs. Witsman's Illustrator class had a gingerbread house competition. The staff voted on the best digital design. Dylan and Brook were the big winners!
Due to low numbers in the Richland County Basketball Program, the F/S Boys Basketball games that were scheduled for Thursday, December 19th at Olney and Thursday, January 9th at Mt. Carmel have both been CANCELLED.
Taco Tierra will be awarding 2 $500 scholarships toward the Nursing program at WVC. Applications are available in the guidance office. The deadline is March 20, 2025.
The Jason Ile Memorial Scholarship is now available in the Guidance Office.
The deadline is April 25, 2025.
The Brian Wright Memorial Scholarship is now available in the Guidance Office
The deadline is April 25, 2025.
Wayne K. Morris Memorial Scholarship
Wayne’s wishes are being honored by providing a $2,000 scholarship to Mt. Carmel High School graduates who plan on attending Wabash Valley Junior College or the University of Illinois.
Guidelines:
2.5 GPA or better
Must plan to attend WVC or University of Illinois in the fall.
Applications are available in the Guidance office. The deadline to apply is April 30, 2025.
The Stu Grant Gavel Scholarship is now available in the Guidance Office. To be considered for this scholarship you must have been a member of at least one of these organizations to apply.
CEO
4-H
FFA
The deadline to apply is April 10, 2025
The Olney Central College Foundation has posted the 2024-2025 scholarship application. This is a single application for all of the foundation's scholarships.
Five scholarships are available to high school seniors who plan to attend OCC in the fall of 2025.
Applications are available in the Guidance Office. The deadline is March 1, 2025.
The JV Boys Basketball Game schedule for Tuesday, December 10th at Evansville Day School has been CANCELLED. The Varsity game will now be played at 6:00pm at Evansville Day School.
Mrs. Witsman's Computer Apps classes visited MCES today. They read their digital children's stories that were written and illustrated by the students. It was a fun morning!
FBLA Presents: MCHS Christmas Dress Up Days
For all District #348 Athletic Events: All students younger than high school age must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or responsible adult at all times. This policy is designed to maintain a safe and enjoyable environment for all attendees. Thank you, and GO ACES!
Our annual science fair judging was held December 4th after school. A big shout out to our community members who helped with the judging process and to all of the students who chose to have their project judged. The students that will be going on to the district science fair at SIU in Carbondale are Josie James, Dani Arano, Luis Bohorquez, Grayson Roberts, and Lucy Hall.
Enjoy Christmas jazz performances at the Mount Carmel UPTOWN CHRISTMAS this Friday, December 6th, with the MCJH and MCHS JAZZ BANDS. The MCJHS Jazz Band will perform at 4:30 p.m., and the MCHS Jazz Band will follow at 5:30 p.m. The performances will be held inside the River Church Building at 315 N. Market Street.
FBLA spent a little time Tuesday afternoon raking leaves as community service. Happy Thanksgiving!
Mrs. Witsman's Illustrator class has been working on an Oreo Project this week. The students started with learning about how an Oreo is created, played a game guessing real vs. fake flavors, and taste tested Oreos. The students then had to create a new Oreo flavor and design the package as well as create a social media post for it using Adobe Illustrator. It was a fun week!
MCHS would like to congratulate our 2025 Illinois State Scholars! This year, nine seniors from MCHS were selected as Illinois State Scholars. Those students are (pictured from left to right): Ayden Oliver, Mark Vaupel, Brayden Rayborn, Gabrielle Peach, Emily Gottman, Elizabeth Hefner, Megan Hagerty, Hallie Courter, and Madison Stevens.
The State Scholar Program recognizes students attending approved high schools for outstanding academic achievement based upon standardized test scores and performance-based academic data. State scholar designation provides honorary recognition with no monetary award. Congratulations again to our scholars, and keep up the good work!
Thursday, November 14th – Sophomore Class Meeting – Rings and Letter Jackets – 1st part of 7th period
Thursday, November 14 – Senior Class Meeting – Graduation announcements, caps and gowns, senior items – 2nd part of 7th period
Thursday, November 21st – Set up in the Library
Senior Orders – Caps and gowns, graduation announcements, senior gear
Sophomores – Class Rings/Letter Jackets
MCHS Marching Aces had a fantastic 2024 competition season! Congrats Aces!
