Midwest Central High School - Home of the Raiders

What a great way to wrap up the 2025–26 school year!

Today, the staff of Midwest Central gathered for a year-end cookout to celebrate another successful school year. A special thank you to our amazing Food Service team for preparing a delicious meal and to Dr. Hellrigel for taking his turn at the grill!

During the celebration, we also had the opportunity to recognize and honor our retirees, Kelly Schmidgall and Rodney Norris, for their years of dedication and service to Midwest Central. We thank them for the lasting impact they have made on our students, staff, and community.

To all of our staff—thank you for your hard work, commitment, and care throughout the year. Your efforts helped make the 2025–26 school year a tremendous success.

Have a well-deserved, relaxing summer break!

And just like that, the 2025–2026 school year has come to an end!

Today marks the last student attendance day of the school year, and we want to thank our Raiders, families, staff, and community for a wonderful year filled with learning, growth, accomplishments, and memories.

We are incredibly proud of all that our students have achieved and look forward to seeing what the future holds for each of them.

Have a safe, fun, and relaxing summer, Raiders! We can't wait to welcome you back in the fall. #MCRaiderNationProud

Midwest Central would like to sincerely thank the Manito-Forest City Rotary Club for their continued support of the Gas Incentive Program.

Started three years ago by Mrs. Harbourn, the program helps working students and families with fuel assistance during difficult times between paychecks. Since its creation, more than 60 students and families have benefited from the program.

We are incredibly grateful to the Rotary Club for generously refunding the program for the upcoming school year and to Country General for their continued partnership in supporting our students and community.

⚾ Raiders HS Baseball ⚾
📅 Wednesday, May 27, 2026
🛣️ vs Lexington
🎴 IHSA Roanoke Regional Semifinal Game
🚌 2:00 PM; Dismiss athletes @ 1:45 PM
🕒 4:30 PM
📌 Roanoke - Benson High School 208 W High St, Roanoke, IL 61561

We are proud to announce the 2026 Tomahawk Baseball All- Conference selections for Midwest Central.

Dalton Johnson and Ryan Terrill have been selected as 1st team all-conference. Dalton was an unanimous selection by our opposing coaches.

Jaxon Tumilty has been selected as 2nd team all-conference.

Joe Proehl has been selected as Honorable Mention All-Conference.

Congratulations gentlemen on a job well done!

The Midwest Central Raiders are headed to the regional semifinal after a dramatic 4-3 walkoff victory over Streator Woodland on Monday afternoon! Trailing 3-1 entering the bottom of the seventh inning, the Raiders were down to their final outs before the offense came alive when it mattered most. Breckin Guy started the rally with a single, and Evan Schmidt followed with a clutch double to put runners on second and third with no outs. After a strikeout, Zayne Hill came through in the biggest moment of the game, delivering a clutch RBI hit to tie the game at 3-3 and send the Raiders dugout into a frenzy. But Midwest Central wasn’t finished. With two outs and the winning run on base, Jaxon Tumilty stepped to the plate and delivered the game-winning hit, scoring Hill and sealing the Raiders’ incredible walkoff comeback to advance. Tumilty led the way offensively, going 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI. On the mound, Ryan Terrill shut the door for the Raiders, earning the win after tossing three scoreless innings, allowing no hits while striking out three. Dalton Johnson kept Midwest Central within striking distance early, throwing four innings and allowing just one earned run while scattering five hits and striking out two. With the thrilling win, the Raiders now advance to the regional semifinal where they will face Lexington on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at Roanoke-Benson.

Finished up today with both boats outside of the top 10 but what an amazing inaugural season! We have put together a strong program in a short amount of time thanks to Principal Welch, our boat captains, the Board, Booster Club, local businesses, our community, and these amazing young anglers and their families. We really appreciate the support! We’re looking forward to getting more time on the water and coming back strong next year!

Attention Future Lady Raiders!

There will be a High School Girls Basketball Open Gym on Thursday from 5:30–6:30 PM at the high school for all girls interested in playing basketball next season.

Our summer season officially begins in June, and we would love to see everyone there! #MCRaiderNationProud

🏃 Raiders HS Girls Track 🏃
📅 May 21, 2026
🛣️ @ Eastern Illinois University
🎴 IHSA State Meet
🕒 1:42 PM Prelims
📌 600 Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL 61920

⚾ Raiders HS Baseball ⚾
📅 Wednesday, May 20, 2026
🏠 vs DeeMack
🎴 Non-Conference Game
🕒 4:30 PM
📌 910 S Washington St, Manito, IL 61546

🏃‍♂️‍➡️ Raiders HS Boys Track 🏃
📅 Wednesday, May 20, 2026
🛣️ @ El Paso Gridley
🎴 IHSA Sectional Meet
🚌 1:15 PM; Dismiss athletes @ 12:55 PM
🕒 3:30 PM
📌 600 N Elm St, El Paso, IL 61738

🐟 Raiders Bass Fishing 🐟
📅 Thursday, May 21, 2026
🛣️ @ Lake Springfield
🎴 IHSA Sectionals
🕒 7:00 AM
⚖️ 3:00 PM
📌 Lake Springfield

Grace Meeks broke her season base stealing record tonight by stealing her 29th base of the season. Congratulations Grace.

The Lady Raiders lost tonight to Triopia at their IHSA semifinals by a score of 9-3. McKenzie Gale tied the school season record of walks by recording her 23rd of the year. The Lady Raiders finished their season 9-22 under first year head coach Brian Davis.

The Midwest Central High School Band wrapped up its final performance of the school year on May 9 with our Concert in the Park. We were fortunate to have beautiful weather, a supportive audience, and a great turnout from the community. Thank you to everyone who came out to listen and support our students and music program throughout the year.

During the concert, two senior band awards were presented.

Lilly Danner received the Director’s Award in recognition of her dedication, leadership, musicianship, and positive contribution to the band program.

Kamden Garman received the John Philip Sousa Award, the highest honor a high school band student can receive, recognizing outstanding musicianship, leadership, character, and service to the band.

Congratulations to both students on these well deserved honors, and thank you to all of our band students and families for a successful year.

Nurse Denise had the opportunity to work with students in Mr. Heberer’s 4th Hour Health class today using new equipment purchased through the Forman Valley Community Grant.

Students were able to learn and practice important lifesaving skills using the new CPR manikins and AED simulator. These hands-on experiences help prepare students with valuable real-world knowledge and emergency response skills.

Thank you to the Forman Valley Community Grant for supporting opportunities like this for our students! #MCRaiderNationProud

Congratulations to Mrs. Kelly Schmidgall on her retirement!