Midwest Central High School - Home of the Raiders

🎃Trunk-or-Treat is almost here! Join us for a frightfully fun night on Friday, October 31, at Midwest Central High School! Trick out your costumes and stroll through a row of decorated cars!🥸

📣COMMUNITY MEMBERS - We invite you to join us! Decorate your trunk and yourself (if you wish), park in front of the high school by 4:45 p.m., hand out individually wrapped store-bought candy to all the trunk-or-treaters! 🍬

Inside, there will be games and devilishly delicious treats. Celebrate with us on Halloween night! 👻🕷️

Midwest Central was blessed to have a visit from a former graduate, Cole.

Cole just finished Boot Camp... He is officially a MARINE. We are so proud of you, and grateful for your visit during your short time home.

Best of luck on your new adventures!

November Menus

The Midwest Central Cross Country season came to an end today at the regional championships at Porta High School. Junior Dakota Piro led the way with a new personal best time of 18:21.4 over the 3 mile course. This was also a 1 minute and 41 second improvement over the same course from September 13th of this season. Senior CJ Ballard also ran a great race with a personal best time of 18:53.1. CJ’s time was 2 min and 41 seconds faster than his time there from earlier this season.

Students in the ICC Biology 140 class, taught by Mrs. DeSutter, were dissection sheep brains and playing with clay to learn the parts of neurons in the central and peripheral nervous system last week! This dual credit class is offered at Midwest Central and allows student to receive college credit before graduating from high school!

Now that a quarter of the school year is behind us, the MCHS Strength and Conditioning classes are measuring student growth. First up, is the 40-yard dash. 67 out of 68 students improved their 40-yard dash times. These students have committed to themselves and the program and their growth is outstanding. Listed here are the top five overall times for boys and girls, as well as the top 5 most improved times. Way to go Raiders!! 

Reminder - Today is a 1 hour early dismissal and there is no school tomorrow for Parent/Teacher Conferences.

OPENING NIGHT!
7:00 p.m. Forman Center

Midwest Central will present "Shrek the Musical" on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, October 23-25 at 7 p.m., at the Forman Center in Manito. Shrek and his pal Donkey are on a quest to rescue Princess Fiona when all sorts of challenges arise. This story is suitable for adults as well as children. Tickets are sold at the door each night.

Pictured are Kamden Garman, Ashe Miles and Sabrina Martin, portraying Shrek, Donkey and Princess Fiona

History League had a private tour of the Pettengill-Morron Mansion Museum in Peoria this weekend for their fall field trip! Students got to hear the history of the house, as well as firsthand accounts from the staff of spooky happenings in the mansion! They loved getting to see the attic (usually closed to visitors), the gift shop of vintage items, and the servants' quarters.

Raiders - Next week, October 27th-31st is Red Ribbon Week. We will have the following dress up days along with activities during the lunch periods. Be sure to participate and show your support for our Drug and Alcohol Abuse Awareness campaign.

Lady Raiders HS Volleyball
📅 Tuesday, October 21, 2025
🏐 vs Lewistown
🎴 Senior Night
⏰ 6:00 p.m.
📌 Midwest Central High School 910 S Washington St, Manito, IL 61546
🎥 JV - https://tinyurl.com/94uddta2
🎥 V - https://tinyurl.com/nbyj6zus

The JV volleyball Lady Raiders brought a home win on the road tonight. They dominated the Elmwood Trojans by a score of 25-17 & 25-13. Our team’s offense took control with the team’s 38 kills. Katie Parkin led with 12 kills, McKenzie Gale had 8 kills and Ava Warner & Alyssa Gauwitz each had 7 kills. Alyssa Gauwitz & Julia Rasmussen both added 5 service points to the scoreboard. Grace Meeks helped our defense with 11 digs. What exciting games tonight! Come watch our last season game tomorrow night at home.

We hope to see you there!

Lady Raiders HS Volleyball
📅 Monday, October 20, 2025
🏐 @ Elmwood
🎴 Regular Season Match
🚌 3:00 p.m.
⏰ 5:00 p.m. C match; JV @ 6:00; V to follow
📌 301 W. Butternut St., Elmwood

The Running Raiders cross country team competed at the Peoria Heights Invitational at Detweiler Park today. Junior Dakota Piro set a new 3 mile personal best time of 18:44.5 for 165th place. Also running a new personal best time was CJ Ballard with a time of 19:28.0 for 190th place. The boys will compete at the IHSA Regional meet hosted Porta High School next Saturday.

Jaina Butler and Reid Sidders represented Midwest Central today at the IESA State Cross Country Meet. Both runners are the first Midwest Central Middle School runners to compete at that level. Jaina and Reid ran respectively and competed with the best in the state. Jaina placed 152nd with a time of 14:37.5. Reid placed 190th with a time of 13:25.2. Congratulations to both on their accomplishments.

Raiders HS Cross Country
📅 Saturday, October 18, 2025
🏃‍♂️ @ Detweiller Park
🎴 Peoria Heights Invitational
🚌 10:30 a.m.
⏰ 1:00 p.m.
📌 Detweiller Park 8327 N Galena Rd, Peoria, IL 61615

Today is the end of our 1st 9 weeks!

The JV volleyball Lady Raiders had a tough loss tonight against Peoria Christian,14-25 and 12-25. Katie Parkin led the team with kills and service points. She had 12 kills and 6 service points. McKenzie Gale had 5 kills. Neveah Cunningham led the team with 6 digs, close behind was Emma Markle had 3 digs. We are on the road Monday heading to Elmwood.

📣 Midwest Central was blessed with a day full of opportunities for our students!

The University of Illinois admissions counselor visited during the school day to meet with some of our juniors and seniors, sharing valuable information about the admissions process and life at U of I.

Later that evening, our ISAC representative hosted a FAFSA workshop to help a few of our seniors and families take the next step toward college financial aid.

We’re so thankful for these partnerships that help our students plan for their futures!