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Graduation 2020
Mendota High School is very excited to announce the graduation ceremony plans for the Class of 2020. As the state of Illinois has progressed to Phase 4, schools are allowed to reopen. MHS has collaborated with the LaSalle County Health Department and agreed to work within the capacity limits outlined below for the health, safety, and well-being of all attendees. These guidelines meet the requirements set forth in Governor Pritzker’s Phase 4 Restore Illinois and ISBE’s Part 3 Transition Guidance for Schools. The Class of 2020 will graduate in one ceremony as a class outside in the Mendota Trojan Athletic Stadium. The ceremony is Saturday, July 18th at 7:00 PM with a rain date set for the following evening, same time. Graduates will be socially distanced and seated on the turf field in groups of 50 or fewer with 30 feet between spaced groups. Each graduate will be limited to two (2) guests who will have assigned socially distanced seats in the home bleachers. There will be no additional guests, and the parking lots will be closed to everyone except for the graduates and the two guests per graduate who have a ticket to enter. The ceremony will be live-streamed online for all other family and friends to watch the graduates. We are excited that we can bring together the entire Class of 2020 for a traditional ceremony and celebration. Thank you for your patience! We are extremely fortunate to have waited and had this opportunity for our graduates. Please watch for a mailing with more details about rehearsals, dress code, etc. CONGRATULATIONS! #GoTrojans
Summer Driver's Education Information 2020
Please click on the link provided below for a brief video providing important information regarding Summer Driver's Education.
2020 - 2021 Registration Form
Thank you in advance for completing the 2020-2021 MHS Registration Form. Information on the Registration Form is listed in five sections.
* Section 1 is the form completion, and it will NOT serve as a legal signature this year. Please sign and return the paper copy of the registration form by August 3rd. Signatures may be returned by mail or scanned / PDF file and emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
PLEASE NOTE - We ask that Emergency Contact and demographic information updates or changes are made through Parent Connect. You need to log into your Parent Connect account using the parent ID login. The student ID login ends in the letter "s" for student, and the parent login either has no letter or "N". ONLY the parent login will allow demographic and emergency contact requests. Click on the link under the student schedule in Parent Connect that says, "Request changes to your demographic information." You may make changes to phone numbers, email, and emergency contact information as examples. Once you submit your changes, an office staff member will approve the request. Mrs. Leonard, Guidance Office secretary, may assist you with Parent Connect questions at 815-539-7446, ext. 548.
* Section 2 is a new student survey.
* Section 3 is a residential survey.
* Section 4 include the Health History Form. Mrs. McConville has updated requirements and links available on the School Nurse link at www.mendotahs.org.
* Section 5 provides information on the MHS Technology Agreement and optional Chromebook insurance.
* Section 6 references transportation. Due to the locationa of Mendota High School, every student is eligible to receive free bus transportation to and from school.
* Section 7 will cover the Athletic and extracurricular opportunities at MHS. The updated 2020 - 2021 MHS Student Athletic handbooks and forms will be available online at www.mendotahs.org, Student Activities, and Athletic tab at the end of July.
Please note that in an effort to support our families during the COVID Pandemic, all student registration and participation fees have been waived this year by Mendota High School Board of Education. However, families are expected to pay any preexisting fines / debts that have been incurred and are posted online at Parent Connect under the fees link. In addition, the optional Chromebook insurance must also still be paid if requested. Any online credit card payments for registration fees, athletic participation fees, and lunch accounts may be made at www.ezschoolpay.com prior to the start of the school year.
The online Google Registration links (English and Spanish) are provided below. The MHS Registration Form (Google Form) has a feedback option so you may receive an email confirmation at the end of the form.
Online Registration Form 2020-2021
Back to School Information
The first day of school for students is Friday, August 14. With the Restore Illinois and COVID 19 guidelines, we will annnounce in more detail later the exact back - to - school protocol and schedules. Please be patient with us as we work with the Illinois State Board of Eduction and Illinois Department of Public Health. Incoming Freshmen students will receive information regarding the orientation night and Chromebook distribution once the state of Ilinois provides us with more reopening information and parameters.
HR Imaging will be at Mendota High School on August 12 from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors are encouraged to take pictures anytime. Freshmen are encouraged to have pictures taken prior to the 5:00 new student assembly. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors need only 10 minutes to stop into school on August 12th and have a photo taken. Make up picture day is September 21. Students are not required to purchase pictures, but they are required to have a photo taken for student ID and yearbook purposes. Any senior who does not have their picture taken will not have a photo available in the spring graduation announcements.
Fall Sports 2020
The mandatory Athletic Parent meeting is Wednesday, August 12th at 7:00 PM in the gym. Please contact Mr. Steve Hanson, Athletic Director, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 815-539-7446 with questions regarding athletics. The 2020-2021 updated Athletic Handbook will be available online at www.mendotah.org, Student Activities, and Athletic tab at the end of July. Paper copies of the Athletic Handbook will be available at the Parent Athletic meeting. All sophomores, juniors, and seniors planning on participating in a sport must have an athletic / sport physical prior to participating. Mendota High School's accident insurance policy covers your child for injuries that he or she may sustain while participating in athletics secondary to your personal, primary insurance (The family insurance is billed first before any claims may be submitted to the secondary school insurance.) ** Additional, 24 hour coverage is available for purchase by parents. You may request an insurance brochure or information in the Principal's Office from Mrs. Biers on or after July 29th.
Updated CyberGuidance
In addition to working on e-learning activities during the school closure time, students are also encouraged to use this time to explore colleges and careers. Please use the link provided below to access the new "MHS School Counselors' CyberGuidance" page. The page regularly updates and has resources related to wellness, safety, e-learning success, family supports, colleges, and careers.