Mt. Carmel High School

Dilara and Moe came to talk to Mr. Kieffer's American Government and Civic classes about the political system in Germany and how it compares to the political system in the United States. They are foreign exchange students from Germany in a program sponsored by the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange. Thank you for coming and spending time with the classes

Students: The General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) of Illinois offers the following contests. Applications are available in the Guidance Office. The deadline is February 1, 2020. Youth Art Talent Contest---Grades 9-12 Poetry and Short Story----Grades 9-12

Seniors: There are several scholarships available through the Illinois Masons, Illinois Grand Lodge and Scottish Rite Masons. Furthermore, there are several Health Career Fields scholarships available to the public not requiring a Masonic relationship. Applications are available in the MCHS Guidance Department. The deadline is March 1, 2020. Health Career Fields: Masonic relationship is not required. The recipient must intend to enter the field of health care. Health care includes (but is not limited to) nursing, physical or occupational therapy, radiology, anesthesiology, etc. Sherwood and Evelyn Kresin: Masonic relationship is not required. This scholarship has an exception for the “undergraduate only” restriction. The recipient may be in an undergraduate or a graduate course of study. There is no restriction regarding the recipient’s course of study.

MCHS Senior, Madi Merritt, is this year's local winner of the Voice of Democracy essay contest. Her entry will now be judged at the district level amongst other chapter winners. Congratulations, Madi!

ANY MCHS GIRL WANTING TO BE A WRESTLING STAT GIRL THIS YEAR NEEDS TO MEET COACH CRUM FOR A SHORT MEETING AT 4 ON WEDNESDAY IN THE WRESTLING ROOM.

Please bring items for the animal shelter to the first home girls basketball game tonight. FBLA will have a table for donations. You can still donate items in Mrs. Witsman's room until Thanksgiving break. This supports their #GivingTuesday campaign for this holiday season!

Kassidy Drone, Senior at Mount Carmel High School, will sign a National Letter of Intent to play volleyball for Wabash Valley College, Mt. Carmel IL. Her signing will take place on Tuesday, November 19 at 5:00 pm in the Main Lobby at Mount Carmel High School. The community is invited to attend the signing.

Mayor Joe Judge visited Mr. Kieffer and Mrs. Destefano's Civic Classes today at MCHS. He discussed the ins and outs of being mayor and what’s to come for the city of Mount Carmel. Thank you Mayor Judge.

Any Junior or Senior interested in going into any military branch should sign up to take the ASVAB test on December 12th.  Please sign up in the Guidance office if interested. 

Mark your calendars! Hilltop Hysteria is set for November 25th at 6 p.m.

Mt. Carmel High School is honored to announce Aden Gill as our 2019 Heisman High School Scholarship School Winner. Congratulations Aden!!!

Private Sebastian Lowe, who graduated with the MCHS class of 2019 visited Mrs. Deisher's English class. He recently graduated from Boot Camp and is a Marine. In one photo Staff Sergeant Handzus is also included.

Seniors: Vincennes University offers the Illinois Scholarship allowing Illinois residents the same tuition rates as Indiana residents. For more information, see Mrs. Paddick or call 800.742.9198.

Reminder --- Seniors: A Representative from SIUE Edwardsville will be here on Tuesday November 12th @ 10:30am. If interested please sign up in the Guidance Office.

Dilara Akpinar, a junior ambassador of Germany visited Mrs. Deisher’s English Class. She is a member of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange program. She is currently enrolled at Wabash Valley College in the Business Administration program.

Anyone wanting to wrestle this year needs to meet in the wrestling room on Monday 11/11 at 3:30 for our first practice.

Are you interested in a career in social work, adoption, or the medical field? Then attend a career presentation by Peyton Farmer in the Auditorium on Thursday, Nov. 14th sponsored by the Interact Club. Peyton is a social worker currently working in Taiwan and will be sharing about her career and the children she works with in the orphanage. To attend, please sign up in the guidance office - the presentation will start at 2:30 and you will be excused from class early.

The following students have been selected to be Lunch Buddies: 5A Kiesha McPherson, Tabitha Cross, Reana Ortez, Yasmine Schrodt, Max Zimmerman, Faith Witsman, Ashton Lane, Malerie Peach, Ashton Stine. 5B Alexandria Archer, Neveah Brock, Lauren Schoon, Madi Merritt, Christian Stuessel , Elliott McCorkle, Madi Powless..

Elks Scholarship: Any Senior that still needs a counselor recommendation form, see Mrs. Paddick in the Guidance Office.

Seniors :The International Union of Operating Engineers is accepting applications for the I.U.O.E. Local No. 841 Apprenticeship and Training Program. Applications can be picked up beginning Thursday, January 2nd, 2020 through Friday, January 31st, 2020 at the following locations: 1. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 841, 6801 South U.S. Hwy 41, Terre Haute, IN 2. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 841, 1602 Main Street , Vincennes, IN 3. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 841, 616 South Oakwood Street Oakwood, IL 4. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 841 Apprenticeship & Training Center, 2034 West 1800 South, Clinton, IN ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE PICKED UP IN PERSON For more information, eligibility criteria, and location hours, please see Mrs. Paddick in the Guidance Office.