The Lady Raiders open their softball season at home with PORTA. The game starts at 4:30. Good Luck Ladies!
The Raiders will be playing Havana at home on 4/27/21. The V game starts at 4:30. There will be JV innings after the V game. Good Luck Raiders!
The Raiders have a home track meet on 4/26/21. Meet starts at 4:00. Good Luck Raiders!
The JV Raiders will be traveling to Eureka to play baseball on 4/26/21. Game starts at 4:30. Good Luck Raiders!
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Last night the volleyball team said farewell to its seniors at senior night. The coaching staff is so grateful to have known them and coach them these last few years and can’t wait to see what amazing things they do after high school! Good luck Grace, Cheyenne, Emma and Jacy!
The Lady Raiders finish their season at Athens on 4/24/21. JV match starts at 11:00, V to follow. Good Luck Ladies! To view the event : https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/athens-high-school-athens-il. This is a subscription paid event to view the game through the NFHS.
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Today is Administrative Professionals Day!
Make sure to thank all of the hard-working Administrative Professionals in your life.
Hello Raiders,
As I mentioned last week, I want to provide you some information on some of the bills being run through Springfield. Below are two bills I'm concerned about. As a parent, I personally wouldn't want a teacher talking to my children about sex education and providing their viewpoint on the topic. As a school leader, I don't think it's the job of the district to educate students on this topic to this extent. Naturally we touch on sex education in our health classes; however, these bills will put us in positions to provide much more intense education on the topic. I would encourage you all to reach out to your senator and representative to explain your displeasure with these bills. If you're unsure who to reach here is a link to search for both your senator and representative.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/maps/
HB 1736 Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-Northlake)
HB 3071 Rep. Camille Lilly (D-Chicago)
We grouped these bills together because both focus on sex education curriculum.
HB 1736 mandates that a comprehensive, standards-based sex education course be taught in Preschool through 12th grade, including school disclosure, parental requests and notice of program. The bill allows school districts to collaborate with public health departments to identify a point of contact for inquiries and comments about course instruction and materials.
HB 3071 provides that school districts providing sex education are required to deliver a standards-based evidence-informed curriculum.
Best,
Dr. Todd Hellrigel
V and JV Raiders travel to IVC to play on 4/22/21. Games start at 4:30. Good Luck Raiders!
The Lady Raiders travel to S. Fulton on 4/22/21. JV match starts at 6:00. followed by the V. Good Luck Ladies! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/vit-high-school-astoriatable-grove-coop-table-grove-il. This is a subscription paid event to view the game through the NFHS.
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Hello Raiders,
Midwest Central stands to receive over two million dollars in stimulus money. The use of the money is for addressing learning loss, addressing social emotional health, and improving indoor air quality. We plan to use the money to hire some additional personnel next school year to help meet the needs of our students as well as improving indoor air quality. We were fortunate to have a project lined up for this summer at our primary school, and a portion of the money will be used for that. We also will be hiring some additional aides and/or teachers to help individual students, and we also hope to hire an additional counselor to help with emotional issues that many students currently face.
Our villages and counties also will be receiving large amounts of stimulus money. Here are the approximate amounts:
Village of Manito $183,000,
Village of Forest City $27,000
Village of Green Valley $79,000
Village of Topeka $8,000
Mason County $2.6 million
Tazewell County $25.5 million
If you'd like to look at other states or areas, here is a link to an easy to use option.
https://wirepoints.org/how-much-is-your-community-getting-under-the-american-recovery-plan-searchable-database-for-the-nation-is-here-wirepoints/
Best,
Dr. Todd Hellrigel
Senior Sydney Wilbur was selected by Midwest Central High School Administration to receive the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution, Pierre Menard Chapter) Good Citizenship Award. She was selected to represent Midwest Central based on her demonstration and commitment to the following criteria: Dependability, Service, Leadership and Patriotism.
Recipients were honored with a certificate, DAR pin and a monetary scholarship.
The Lady Raiders host Mt. Pulaski on 4/21/21 for Senior Night. JV match starts at 6:00, V to follow. Good Luck Ladies! The matches can be viewed at https://youtu.be/hX1zvhHJq64.
JV Raiders play Olympia at home on 4/20/21 at 4:30. Good Luck Raiders!
The Raiders track teams open their season at home on 4/20/21. Meet starts at 4:00. Good Luck Raiders!
The Lady Raiders play Havana on 4/19/21. JV match starts at 6:00, V to follow. Good Luck Ladies! To view the event, go to https://youtu.be/PB8g99H33Sk.
