The National Honor Society of Midwest Central High School sponsored their annual Sock Drive to benefit the Snow Buddies program in our community. MCHS classes competed from November 23 – December 4 to earn the coveted Sock Monkey Traveling Trophy. The Class of 2021 won the competition with a donation of 538 pairs of socks. Juniors collected 234 pairs of socks, Sophomores collected 218 pairs and Freshmen collected 56 pairs. A total of 1,046 pairs of socks were donated by MCHS students!
Thank you, MCHS students, for supporting your community and making this event a HUGE success! You rocked the socks!!!
Congratulations to Chris Fisher for being selected to the IBCA Hall of Fame as a Friend of Basketball! #IBCAHoF2021 #LadyRaidersHoops #RaidersHoops
Even though times are uncertain, Prom 2021 planning has begun! In past years, parents of Juniors and Seniors have planned the After Prom event as this is not a school sponsored event. If you are interested in coordinating or helping with After Prom, please email Mrs. Kerley, the 2021 Prom Coordinator, at kerley@midwestcentral.org.
Good news... the phones are back up! Thank you for your patience.
Dear Raider students and families,
While this school year has not been what anyone would wish for, I hope each of you can find gratitude and something you are thankful for this holiday season. My mom had a Thanksgiving tradition that may be especially important this year. Before we could eat our Thanksgiving meal she asked everyone to go around and say one thing they were thankful for. You may consider trying that this year with your family.
I know I am personally thankful for the support of my family, our teachers and support staff, who have adapted to incredibly difficult circumstances, our bus drivers, who have gone the extra mile for our students, our parents, who have altered their work schedules, our custodial staff, who have kept our buildings clean and sanitized, our cafeteria workers who have prepared meals, and our principals who have provided their leadership. Mostly, I have gratitude for our students who have demonstrated tremendous patience and understanding as they navigate new learning models through this pandemic.
At the end of the day, each of us are trying to do the best we can under incredibly difficult circumstances. It hasn’t always gone smoothly, but I believe we have learned a lot since the first day of school that will make us more prepared and stronger for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year and beyond.
Our Thanksgiving break will begin today and students will return Monday, November 30th to in-person learning. We will continue to be vigilant in monitoring all student and staff health. Our current plan is to only close grade levels or buildings as necessary. As of today, our plan does not include a district-wide shut down. I hope to continue to be able to say that after Thanksgiving break.
It’s been a challenging year, but we will continue to get through this together. Please be safe this holiday season and have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Sincerely,
Dr. Todd Hellrigel
Students - It’s SOCK DRIVE time! National Honor Society is collecting socks for Snow Buddies! Purchase NEW socks, any size, bring them to school, turn them in during lunch and earn HOCO points! The challenge is on!!!
Happy Thanksgiving Raiders
Our main office phone lines are currently down. If you need to contact anyone in the District, please call 309.968.7916.
Raider Nation Proud! Alum, Taggart VanEtten recently made national news for an amazing accomplishment. Check out this article:
"Morton runner doesn't waste much time making quick name for himself in 100-mile race."
https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/2020/11/21/taggart-vanetten-runs-second-fastest-time-american-history-tunnel-hill-100/6353110002/
Do you enjoy evenings, weekends, holidays & summers off with your family? Midwest Central Transportation has just the job for you! We are now accepting applications for School Bus Drivers.
Hello Parents,
If your in-person or remote learning student(s) need additional teacher support, please keep in mind that our teachers are available every weekday from 2:00 - 3:00 PM for all students. Your student(s) are welcome to stay after school and get in-person learning support. This is especially helpful if they’ve been absent from a quarantine. Please take advantage of this time by having you or your student arrange with a teacher or teachers to stay after school. We’re also running courtesy bus routes at 3:00 PM to take these students home.
Dr. Hellrigel
Reminder - Friday, November 20th is a half day!
Would you like to order a senior ad for the yearbook?
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The informational meeting for Ms. Brodbeck's trips to Spain is tonight via Zoom at 6:00 PM.
Join Zoom Meeting at: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77362837330?pwd=MDZwOFBYb3Z1SGgzeGJINjF4T0xaQT09
Meeting ID: 773 6283 7330
Passcode: P3qC9M
Check out our Monday Read Around Your Home with Ms. Crawford!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QrE0kahxCbjgjzizB1YRvn2sy67J4Xwy/view?usp=sharing
Parents - A little food for thought.
Congratulations to Kenyon Jodlowski for being awarded a PNC grant for $985. The grant will be used for a new laptop computer for our CNC wood router as well as some other accessories for the router, such as noise suppressant earmuffs and clamps. Great work Mr. Jodlowski!
AND... A big congratulations to Alex Frank for receiving a PNC grant for $508 to purchase social thinking curriculum! Way to go Mrs. Frank!!
The Food Pantry Network-HOI compiled a listing of local meals and food boxes available to families in Central Illinois for the holidays.
Ms. Shaffer is on a ROLL!!! She just found out she received ANOTHER grant! We are going to be getting $4,900 from the Back to Books grant to purchase non-fiction books for our library!
High five, Ms. Shaffer!!!!
Congratulations to Amanda Shaffer who just received a Digital Network Access grant from the state for $10,000!!!! We will use these funds to expand our internet access by installing open wifi access in our parking lots for the community to use. Great work Ms. Shaffer!
