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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.

Hear ye, hear ye! Far Far Away is coming here! 👑💚 Our students have been rehearsing, dancing, and belting their hearts out to bring Shrek the Musical to life — and trust us, it’s going to be ogre-the-top fun! 🧅 Bring your family, your friends, and your fairy-tale spirit to support these incredible kids. You’ll laugh, you’ll cheer, and you’ll leave believing that “beautiful ain’t always pretty!” 🎭

Today is the end of our 1st 9 weeks!

Dinner Theater Tickets

Midwest Central High School will present “Shrek the Musical” on October 23, 24, and 25, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the Forman Center in Manito. Tickets will be sold at the door. The show is directed by Susan Frank and Heather Burks.
There are also a free remaining dinner theater tickets for Saturday's show on October 25 at 5:30 p.m. The dinner theater is available by advance ticket sale only. Please reserve your tickets through the Midwest Central High School office. Call 309-968-6766 for more information.

Pictured is the cast of “Shrek the Musical” at a recent dance rehearsal.
Front Row, L to R: Sabrina Martin, Hayden Garman, Ashe Miles, Jackson Smith, Kamden Garman
Middle Row, L to R: Liam Frank, Addison Burks, Jovie Page, Maci Coile, Avery Herrin, Cooper Garlisch, Eliza Junkin, Brooklyn Edenburn, Bryar Huff, Harper Gough, Kennedy Prather, Saije Peters, Avery Koontz, Paisley Schmitgall, Charli Byrd
Back Row, L to R: Addi Coffey, Abby Strong, Jodan Kraft, Lilla Simer, Eliya Sansom, Cozette Marte', Dylan Streitmatter, Lillian Danner, Ennea Witt, Trenity Oertle, Leyla Danner, Jaden Flores, Leelinn Danner.
Also in the cast, but not pictured: Madison Hony, Maya Reynolds, Khloe Provence

Happy Columbus Day, Raiders!

History was made today for the Midwest Central Middle School cross country program at the IESA Sectionals in Rushville.  Midwest Central will be sending their first girl and boy runners to the IESA State Meet next Saturday at Maxwell Park in Bloomington. Jaina Butler and Reid Sidders will both be competing for the Raiders. Both Jaina and Reid placed well enough at Sectionals today to advance them to the state meet. All our runners today ran respectfully and did what they needed to do today. Many times today our runners were seen passing other runners while they were going up inclines. This showed their drive and determination to place higher. Many of our runners set personal times today for the year. As a team, our boys team placed 8th out of 11 teams. Below are the times and places of our runners. It was a great day to be a Raider!!!!

Jaina Butler - 18th - 14:17.3
Iris McKenzie - 65th - 17:48.1
Kennedy Prather - 66th - 18:01.9

Reid Sidders - 18th - 13:05.2
Carson Campbell - 37th - 13:55.6
Nolan Bartolazzi - 52nd - 14:45.4
Liam Frank - 55th - 15:00.1
Remington Hollis - 63rd - 15:33.2
Tyler Vanderwulp - 78th - 16:58.5

There will be no school for MC students on Monday, October 13th in observance of Columbus Day!

CONGRATS to our September Raider Raffle drawing winners!

We have enjoyed having Mrs. Leroy back in the classroom this week! Mr. Waibel's class stopped by to welcome her back during her morning class on Monday.

The MS cross country wrapped up their regular season today in Delavan. They did not disappoint their fans today. The best way to gauge success in cross country is to compare times on two different dates on the same course. This is the best way to show growth and improvement. Every runner that ran the first meet of the season in Delavan and todays meet, dropped their times. This shows the work that they have put in this season and their efforts. Below are their places and times today. Next Saturday they will compete at the Rushville Sectionals. Good work Raiders!!!


Name Place Time

Jaina Butler 58th 13:58.9

Taylen McLaughlin 129th 17:53.7

Iris McKenzie 132nd 18:05.3

Kennedy Prather 136th 19:15.3



Reid Sidders 83rd 13:32.7

Carson Campbell 101st 14:05.5

Nolan Bartolazzi 116th 15:05.0

Remington Hollis 127th 15:32.1

Tyler Vanderwulp 136th 17:11.9

The Raiders MS cross country team competed at Limestone Walters today at Alpha Park.  It was our second meet of three for the week.  Saturday they compete in Delavan for their last regular meet of the season.  Most all the runners bettered their times from last year. Below are their results for today:



Jaina Butler             - 43rd - 15:16.03

Taylen McLaughlin  - 104th - 18:34.48

Iris McKenzie          - 114th - 20:14.44

Kennedy Prather     - 116th - 24:37.31



Reid Sidders           - 71st - 13:42.82

Carson Campbell    - 104th - 14:46.88

Nolan Bartolazzi      - 110th - 15:28.45

Noa Stage               - 124th - 17:31.31

Remington Hollis     - 125th - 17:33.04

Tyler Vanderwulp     - 126th - 17:41.07

If you see one of these hard-working individuals today, make sure to thank them!

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Another great day to be a Running Raider! It was our last home meet of the season and the Middle School runners did not disappoint our home crowd. Almost every runner beat their previous best they had run on our home course. Jaina Butler ran her last home race of her middle school career and she did it literally running away. Her previous course record was 14:53.9. Today Jaina ran away from the rest of the field and ran a fast 14:04.56 to set a new course record. Reid Sidders was our 1st runner for us to cross the finish line. Look for Reid to set a new record for the boys next season. Our boys team tied with Greenview for 1st, but since we had 6 runners to their 5, we were awarded 1st place. Below are our results for our runners:



Jaina Butler - 1st - 14:04.56

Taylen McLaughlin - 8th - 18:01

Iris McKenzie - 9th - 19:49

Kennedy Prather - 11th - 20:03


Reid Sidders - 3rd - 13:44

Carson Campbell - 6th - 14:44

Nolan Bartolazzi - 13th - 16:23

Noa Stage - 14th - 16:43

Remington Hollis - 15th - 16:46

Tyler Vanderwulp - 25th - 20:01

Boys Team Scores

1 Green Valley Midwest Central 51

2 Greenview 51

3 Lewistown 54

4 Mason City Illini Central 82

5 Peoria Christian 111

Tonight is the last home cross country meet of the season. Tonight we will be recognizing our only 8th grade runner, Jaina Butler, at 3:45. The girls race starts at 4:00, with the boys race following.

October Menus

What a night to be a Raider! The MS cross country team competed today at IC. The girls team was led by Jaina Butler’s 3rd place finish. The boys race started fast and continued the fast pace till the end. Reid Sidders was the overall race winner for today’s meet. The Midwest Central Raiders boys team won the team title today. Below are the times and places of all our runners. Jaina Butler - 3rd - 14:06 Taylen McLaughlin - 16th - 18:00 Iris McKenzie - 17th - 18:28 Kennedy Prather - 21st - 19:57 Reid Sidders. - 1st - 13:27 Carson Campbell - 6th - 14:31 Nolan Bartolazzi - 13th - 15:41 Liam Frank - 16th - 15:52 Tyler Vanderwulp - 19th - 16:03 Remington Hollis - 20th - 16:07 Noa Stage - 26th - 18:08

On Monday, Clayton visited Ms. Nieuwkoop's class to read a book. He read the story Do Not Open This Book! by Andy Lee. He spent his Raider tickets on a pass to come down and read. Clayton was a part of Ms. Nieuwkoop's first 1st grade class! Great job!

The MS cross country team competed at Donovan Park today. It was the largest meet they have ran all year. The course was 2.03 miles in length and was a rolling hill type of course. There was very little flat area that they ran on. Below are their results: Jaina Butler - 43rd - 15:37.40 Taylen McLaughlin - 140th - 20:19.59 Iris McKenzie - 143rd - 20:50.47 Kennedy Prather. - 159th - 22:43.73 Carson Campbell. - 84th - 15:14.28 Reid Sidders. - 86th - 15:17.18 Nolan Bartolazzi - 106th - 16:02.55 Liam Frank - 119th - 16:29.43 Remington Hollis - 146th - 18:21.14 Tyler Vanderwulp - 160th - 19:54.11 Noa Stage - 164th - 20:07.07