Seniors: ALLENDALE RURITAN CLUB
2026 JIM BARGER SCHOLARSHIP
1. This scholarship is a one-time only contribution of $600 to assist with
tuition, room and board, textbooks, or fees.
2. The recipient must be eligible to graduate from Mt. Carmel High School
School AND have been promoted from Allendale Elementary School.
Applications are available in the Guidance Office
The deadline for applications is April 7, 2026
2026 JIM BARGER SCHOLARSHIP
1. This scholarship is a one-time only contribution of $600 to assist with
tuition, room and board, textbooks, or fees.
2. The recipient must be eligible to graduate from Mt. Carmel High School
School AND have been promoted from Allendale Elementary School.
Applications are available in the Guidance Office
The deadline for applications is April 7, 2026
WVC Combined Scholarship Application is now available in the Guidance Office. See Mrs. Pitzer if you’re interested.
Seniors: The following scholarships are available in the Guidance Office
A. Frank Orr Educational Trust
Kate Froman Trust
Enhancement of Life
The deadline for these scholarships is April 15, 2026
A. Frank Orr Educational Trust
Kate Froman Trust
Enhancement of Life
The deadline for these scholarships is April 15, 2026
MCHS ACES YEARBOOK Senior Shout-Outs available now! If interested in securing a spot to give your Senior a Shout-Out, contact: tguard@wabash348.com. https://aptg.co/BZvhpb
Seniors: The full list of scholarship applications can be found at the following link. The list will be updated as more scholarships are available.
https://wabashil.thrillshare.com/cmsv2/pages/191485/details
https://wabashil.thrillshare.com/cmsv2/pages/191485/details
Junior High girls interested in trying out for volleyball:
There will be two open gyms: This Sunday, Jan. 11th from 4:00 PM-5:30 PM and next Sunday, Jan. 18th from 2:00 PM-3:30 PM.
TRY-OUTS will be Monday, Jan. 19th from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Both sessions are required. All events will be held at the Mt. Carmel Grade School.
Seniors: SIU Credit Union Scholarship application can be found at https://siucu.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-Scholarship-Application-Fillable.pdf
The deadline for the application is March 31, 2026.
Cast list - FROZEN. Coming in April!!
Mrs. Witsman’s Illustrator class had a digital gingerbread house competition. The staff voted on the best design, and these three young ladies won gift cards to Scooter’s from Mrs. Witsman!
Mrs. Witsman’s Photoshop class also completed an Oreo Project. The class started the week with a taste test of different Oreo flavors and then designed their new flavor packages and social media post. These were voted as the favorites by their classmates!
All Sophomores and Seniors will be asked to participate in a voluntary survey called the Illinois Youth Survey (IYS). The purpose of this survey is to better understand Illinois youth risk and protective behaviors as they relate to students and their success. Participation will involve completing a survey (with no name or identification numbers) that will be confidential. The survey will be conducted the first week we are back from Holiday Break. If you do not want your child to participate, please complete the form attached and return to the school office.
Local Student Achieves Top ACT Score
Mt. Carmel High School Senior Rhett Andrews, the son of Ryan and Laurie Andrews, has earned the highest possible ACT Composite score of 36 on the ACT test. He has also received the Letter of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Program.
Rhett is the President of the National Honor Society, Secretary of Student Council, and a leader in Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Rhett is also a three sport athlete playing varsity football, basketball, and track.
About one-quarter of 1% of students who take the ACT earn a top score. In the U.S. high school graduating class of 2024, only 3,041 out of 1.37 million students who took the ACT earned a top composite score of 36.
The ACT test consists of section tests in English, mathematics, reading, and science, each scored on a scale of 1–36. A student’s Composite score is the average of the four section test scores. The score for ACT’s optional writing test is reported separately and is not included in the ACT Composite score.
The ACT test is a curriculum-based achievement exam that measures what students should have had the opportunity to learn in school. Students who earn a top Composite score have likely mastered all the skills and knowledge they will need to succeed in first-year college courses in the core subject areas.
ACT test scores are accepted by major four-year colleges and universities across the U.S., and they are one of the many criteria that inform admissions, scholarship award, and course placement decisions.
Congratulations, Rhett, on this outstanding achievement!
Mt. Carmel High School Senior Rhett Andrews, the son of Ryan and Laurie Andrews, has earned the highest possible ACT Composite score of 36 on the ACT test. He has also received the Letter of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Program.
Rhett is the President of the National Honor Society, Secretary of Student Council, and a leader in Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Rhett is also a three sport athlete playing varsity football, basketball, and track.
About one-quarter of 1% of students who take the ACT earn a top score. In the U.S. high school graduating class of 2024, only 3,041 out of 1.37 million students who took the ACT earned a top composite score of 36.
The ACT test consists of section tests in English, mathematics, reading, and science, each scored on a scale of 1–36. A student’s Composite score is the average of the four section test scores. The score for ACT’s optional writing test is reported separately and is not included in the ACT Composite score.
The ACT test is a curriculum-based achievement exam that measures what students should have had the opportunity to learn in school. Students who earn a top Composite score have likely mastered all the skills and knowledge they will need to succeed in first-year college courses in the core subject areas.
ACT test scores are accepted by major four-year colleges and universities across the U.S., and they are one of the many criteria that inform admissions, scholarship award, and course placement decisions.
Congratulations, Rhett, on this outstanding achievement!
Mt. Carmel High School students, Karson Ash, Luis Bohorquez-Atencio, Emma Etheridge, Jackson James, Karly Mandrell, Mackenzie Sloter, & Gage Wright will be participating in the ILMEA District Festival.
FROZEN Mt. Carmel High School Musical auditions for interested K-6th-grade students of Wabash #348 will be on December 16th, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. in the MCHS Band Room. Child roles include young versions of "Elsa" and "Anna". See flyer for more information. https://aptg.co/TzLxF6Script Link - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K-mV3KUIN6Rt4CIDuvEeRdapYwGdGvLk/view?usp=sharing
Mrs. Witsman's Adobe Photoshop class completed group teaching lessons. Student groups taught their classmates a new lesson that was not previously learned in class this semester. The students realized teaching is not as easy as they originally thought!
Come enjoy the jazzy sounds of Christmas tonight, December 5th, at Mt. Carmel Christmas Uptown. JH Jazz Band performs at 6:30 p.m., HS Jazz Band performs at 7:30 p.m. 315 N. Market Street (inside the River Church building) FREE!
Our FBLA officers made a special delivery Tuesday at Wabash County Animal Shelter Buddies. Thank you to everyone that brought donations in order to make this such a success! #GivingTuesday
Mt. Carmel High School is exceptionally proud to celebrate the achievements of high school senior Aiden McBroom. Aiden found out this week that he has been accepted to Harvard College. Not only has he been accepted, but through a national program (QuestBridge) he is a National College Match Scholar, meaning he will receive a full ride scholarship! He plans to study mathematics and philosophy at Harvard and eventually enter the field of quantitative finance. All of the faculty and staff at Wabash District 348 are so proud of this wonderful accomplishment. Go Aiden and Go Aces!
Life Skills class shares Thanksgiving feast.
