Midwest Central High School - Home of the Raiders

High School Senior Highlight - We are excited to introduce our Raider, Hailey! She has big plans for her future and will be attending Illinois Central College (ICC) to major in Social Work. Way to go, Hailey … we are so proud of you and can’t wait to see all the great things you’ll do!

On Tuesday, students from 18 different clubs and classes banded together to celebrate local veterans at the annual Veterans Day Breakfast and Assembly! The schedule included food, music, poetry, a video from the MCPS Kindergarten classes, a speech by Marine Corps veteran Brady Askins, and much more! Thank you to all who attended!

On Friday night, the Raiders basketball team traveled to Jacksonville to watch Illinois College play in their home opener. The boys enjoyed dinner at Los Charros in Havana and were able to spend the evening together as a team seeing Division III basketball. Thank you to all the supporters of our program for making all of this possible at no cost to the players. Be sure to come out Friday to Meet the Raiders as the team kicks off their season.

Thank you for showing up, even when no one was watching.

Art Club attended the First Friday Event in Peoria this past weekend. Members had the opportunity to visit local art galleries and exhibitions. Stops included the Studios on Sheridan and the Contemporary Art Center. Here, members were able to view all kinds of artwork, talk to the artists about their creative processes, see demonstrations and even learn some salsa dancing!

Mr. Welch had the opportunity to visit Mr. Franklin's band class today. The students performed a song that was written by fellow student Ashe Miles. Ashe actually wrote the song in Mr. Franklin's elective class, Electronic Music, and then made adjustments to sheet music so his fellow band classmates could join him in performing the song. After performing as a group, Ashe then took Mr. Franklin's spot and led in conducting his peers. It was great to see the passion for music come alive in the classroom. 

Last night, MCHS cheerleaders showed up to cheer on the MCMS teams. This year, each high school cheerleader has a middle school cheerleader as their little sister. They made adorable signs for their little sisters! We plan on doing some camps together & some team bonding. The middle school girls are so excited & grateful to have the support of their big sister!!

Lexi Wood, a senior at Midwest Central High School, has been selected by faculty and staff as the Student of the Month in Science. Lexi is the daughter of Dan and Jayne Wood of Green Valley and Kandace and JJ Passmore of Manito.

Throughout high school, Lexi has been involved in Student Council, National Honor Society, Interact Club, FCCLA, Softball, and Volleyball.

After graduating, Lexi plans to attend Blackburn College as a student-athlete and study Exercise Science, with the long-term goal of becoming a pediatric physical therapist.

Lexi would like to personally thank Mrs. Desutter and the faculty of Midwest Central High School for this opportunity.

📣 The Manito Community American Red Cross Blood Drive is on Thursday, November 6, at the Forman Center! 🍁 Save lives AND support the MCHS National Honor Society! ❤️ Appointments are still available & walk-ins are welcome!

Midwest Central High School recently celebrated Red Ribbon Week with the goal of increasing awareness of the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. This year the Careers Club sponsored a Bags Tournament as one of our student activities for Red Ribbon Week. Thank you to the following students and staff who participated: Ayla Charlton, Amanda Proehl, Johnny McFarland, Jake Hunter, Grant Rasmussen, Mr. Snider, Jaxon Tumility, Brayden Nelson, Brayson Purdy, Joe Proehl, Calvin Young, Malachi Carroll, Josh Dawe, Logan Schweigert, Jaxon Palmer, Collin Price, and Dalton Johnson.

The final four teams were Johnny and Jake, Jaxon and Brayden, Logan and Jaxon, and Dalton and Collin. The championship was a best two out of three games with Jaxon and Brayden taking the first game. Dalton and Collin came back with a win in the second game. Jaxon and Brayden then came away with a third win to take the championship. There were some great matchups, and we hope to have even more teams participate next year!

MC Food Service staff hope you have a BOO-tiful Halloween!

Your MC Transportation Department wishes you a very HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Check out this list of local food resources for any Raider family who may be in need.

In Mr. Servis’ Physical Science classes, the students have been building paper egg catchers to slow down the acceleration of a falling egg to keep them from breaking. To make things more interesting, the students were tasked to build their devices with only tape and paper, then needed to drop an egg from various heights, with the last height being from the top of the high school gym. This engineering investigation is part of the Laws of Motion unit.

Wishing all of Raider Nation a frightfully fun and safe Halloween weekend!

The Winter Sports Parent Meeting will be held tonight in the HS gym starting at 6:00. The coaches meetings will follow. If you attended the Fall Sports Meeting with Mr. Norris, you only need to attend the coaches meeting.


In order to start practice, you need a current sports physical and register online at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vQYLKGpmBf94pfuoMBzWzL_amA6IJNYwbX2DRdZggJs/preview

The Lady Raiders ended their season tonight @ the Regional Quarterfinals losing to #5 seeded Dee-Mack in 3 sets. First set Raiders came out with explosive energy knocking out the first set 25-22. Next two sets they played consistent but fell 17-25 and 21-25. The Lady Raiders were led in kills by Eliza Kerley with 10, Amelia Meeker and Kayleigh Herrman with 7 each. Defensively, Addison Friedrich, Lexi Wood & Joslyn Dawe kept us alive with 16 digs combined. Mia Warner contributed 27 assists & sister Ava Warner added 2 solo blocks along with Hayden Hasty’s 1 block. Tonight was one of the toughest matches of the season and they played with fire and a lot of heart. Thank you for an incredible season!

Strength and Conditioning classes at MCHS recently checked their 9-week progress of their squat max. Below are the top five overall and the top five most improved for both boy and girl athletes! 59 of the 61 athletes showed growth and 34 of the 61 showed a growth of over 20 pounds. Way to work Radiers!

Lady Raiders HS Volleyball
📅 Tuesday, October 28, 2025
🏐 @ DeeMack vs DeeMack
🎴 IHSA Regionals
🚌 5:00 p.m.
⏰ 7:00 p.m.
📌 401 E 5th St, Mackinaw, IL 61755