The Lady Raiders travel to Pekin today to play softball. V game starts at 4:30, with JV following. Good Luck Ladies!
Mrs. DeSutter's Physics students performed their Egg Drop lab practical today! Students were given a set amount of material to build a contraption that kept their egg safe from a fall of 1.75 meters. The twist was, not only did the egg need to go unscathed, BUT they had to determine the kinetic energy and potential energy, gravitational force and velocity of their egg contraption. Their faces say it all!!
Due to field conditions, the HS softball game scheduled with Morton for today has been cancelled. There will also be no practice.
The HS softball game scheduled for today against Delavan has been cancelled due to unsafe playing conditions. The continued drizzle has made the infield unsafe to play on.
The Raiders baseball team swung some hot bats on a cold, windy day for an opening day defeat of El Paso/Gridley 17-9!
Trailing 7-1 heading into the top of the 6th, the Raiders batted around TWICE for a 15 run inning! TJ Pfeiffer, Cade Muhich, and Austin Kammeyer all had multiple hits and Cade Muhich, TJ Pfeiffer, Logan Justus and Collin Parkin had multiple RBIs for the victors. Braden Johnson also had a big RBI double for the Raiders to get the 15 run rally started.
Logan Justus got the opening day nod for the Raiders on the bump, whiffing 8 and allowing only one earned run in his four innings of work. Eli Woodley picked up the win and TJ Pfeiffer came in the final two innings to slam the door on the Titans!
The Raiders move to 1-0 on the young season with a non-conference matchup with Eureka on Thursday.
Check this out for 2023-24 Preschool for All screening information!
Ms. Schleder and Mrs. Kerley took five students to the 2nd Annual Career Summit at Illinois Central College on Thursday, March 16. Students started the day with a panel of professionals based on whether they are headed "straight to work" or to "college/training/trade school" after high school. After the opening class, students attended two workshops, ate lunch, and then were able to participate in some hands-on activities such as practice interviews, the application process, and building a resume. They also met with a variety of employees from local businesses during the Career Fair. It was a great experience for our students, and we look forward to attending this every year!
MCHS Cheer tryouts are this week! What a great turnout for the first night! Our next workshop is tonight from 6:00-7:30 PM at the PS gym!
Join our team!
Reminder - Tomorrow is a 1/2 day for students and there are no Preschool classes.
The Lady Raiders asserted their will over Astoria/VIT on their way to an easy 8-1 victory for their season and home opener.
Lexi got things started in the first inning when she hit a solo homer.
Faith led the team with three hits in four at bats.
Izzy pitched the Raiders to victory. She surrendered one run on two hits over seven innings, striking out 17 and walking one.
Students - It’s time for 2023-24 Student Council Elections!!
Applications for the following Executive Board offices are available on the bulletin board in the horseshoe:
President
First Vice President Community Service
First Vice President Teacher Appreciation
Second Vice President Student Activities
Secretary
Treasurer
If interested in being the Homecoming Second Vice President or the Honor Council Assistant, see Miss Sauder. These are appointed positions, not elected ones. All applications must be turned in to Miss Sauder by Friday, March 24. Speeches will be given on Friday, March 31. Student Council elections will take place on Friday, March 31.
Midwest Central is lucky to have an AMAZING Social Worker on staff. Ms. Ranallo, you ROCK!
The Lady Raiders travel to Knoxville today. V game first pitch is scheduled for 4:30, JV to follow. Good Luck Ladies!
The Raider Café Crew took on a new project this past week, the Snack Pack Initiative. The initiative was purposed to the Forest City-Manito Rotary Club, and they were excited to financially support the idea. We are so grateful the Rotary Club supported our vision to provide additional support to our students. Not only did we provide healthy snack packs to some of our students, our Raider Café crew was provided another opportunity to learn more job related skills. We are a part of a supportive community, and we wanted to extend our gratitude to the Forest City-Manito Rotary Club was seeing our vision and allowing it to come to life. Raider Nation!!!!
Juniors - You will be taking the SAT on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. You will need two No. 2 pencils and a calculator. If you need to borrow a calculator from the Math Department, you will need to fill out the google form sent to your email. We will start testing promptly at 7:55 AM. We will not admit late students. There is a make up SAT testing date in April. See below for the SAT schedule:
8:00-9:05 Reading
9:06-9:16 BREAK
9:17-9:52 Writing & Language
9:53-10:18 Math (No Calculator)
10:19-10:24 BREAK
10:25-11:20 Math (Calculator)
11:21-11:23 BREAK
11:24-12:04 Essay
12:05-12:15 Collection
Since this is a half day for all other students, there will be no transportation available for juniors after testing. In addition to the calculator google form, there is a google form to indicate if you want a sack lunch once testing concludes. Please see Mrs. Harbourn for questions!
The Lady Raiders host South Fulton today. The V game is set to start at 4:30, followed by the JV. Good Luck Ladies!
The Raiders travel to El Paso today for a V game. First pitch is scheduled for 4:30. Good Luck Raiders!
The JV baseball game today at IVC and the softball games scheduled for tomorrow at IVC have all been cancelled due to the expected weather. Makeup dates have not been established at this time.
Raiders - May your troubles be less, your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
