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All High School students in Tazewell County are invited to attend the “Teens Unlimited” Teen Conference.
The purpose of the Conference is to
1) present information on topics relevant to teen issues
2) encourage self-awareness
3) provide a basis for leadership
If you are interested in attending the conference on January 13th, pick up a registration sheet from Mrs. Harbourn. They are due by December 10th.
Kayla Julius, a senior at Midwest Central High School, has been selected by the faculty and staff as Student of the Month in Math. Kayla is the daughter of Cheri Julius of Manito.
Throughout high school, Kayla has been involved in Student Council, National Honor Society, Interact Club, Science Club, and History League. She is also the President of Student Council.
After graduation, Kayla plans on finishing her training in the Army National Guard and furthering her education at an undecided college.
Kayla personally thanks Midwest Central School District for selecting her for this program.
Students with perfect attendance for October were entered into this month’s raffle to encourage & reward great attendance! Roughly 85 students had perfect attendance in October & these students received a gift card, snack & drink! Thanks to our Platinum sponsors, TN&W and Country General for supporting student performance!
It’s time for National Honor Society’s Holiday Gift Card Raffle! Tickets are being sold until Friday, November 18. Come out and support “Meet the Raiders” on Friday, November 11, and purchase your raffle tickets. YOU could be our big winner! Thank you in advance for your support!
Please join us for a blood drive at the Forman Center, co-sponsored by Midwest Central High School’s National Honor Society, on Thursday, November 10, 2022, from 1:00-5:30 PM Visit RedCrossBlood.org to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins are welcome! By donating at this blood drive, you are helping one or more graduating seniors earn a scholarship. You can save up to 15 minutes when you donate blood by using RapidPass! Visit RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass for more information.
MCHS Cheerleaders participated in a stunt and tumbling clinic with Aerial Athletics on Saturday 10/29.
3 hours of stunting makes cheerleaders hungry! Team feed at Denny’s!!
Meet the Raiders will be held on Friday, November 11th in the HS gym. The pep band will begin playing at 5:30. At 6:00 the introduction and performances of the members of the pep band, cheerleading, girls basketball, and boys basketball will commence.
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Mrs DeSutter's ICC BIOL 140 class would like to thank their guest speakers today for bringing the equipment and pig hearts and especially for helping with the dissection. Their knowledge and enthusiasm about anatomy was awesome! We appreciate their time in help us learn about human anatomy in a hands-on situation!
Hello Fellow Raiders,
I have just a few quick updates for you:
1. With the publication of the updated Mason County Crisis Resources I received some information for those in Tazewell County. Thank you to those who shared the information. The 800 number below can be used for anyone in IL experiencing a crisis situation. There is also a local 24/7 crisis service serviced by UnityPlace in Pekin.
• 1.800.345.9049 Statewide Crisis line
• https://www2.illinois.gov/hfs/MedicalProviders/behavioral/sass/Pages/sasshome.aspx
• 309.347.1148 Tazewell County UnityPlace Crisis line
• https://www.unitypoint.org/peoria/contact-unityplace.aspx
2. The District and School report cards have been published and the link can be found on our website at midwestcentral.org. For those wishing a paper copy please call 309.968.6868 to request a paper copy.
3. With the holidays approaching I wanted to provide some upcoming event dates.
Primary School
Donuts with Dudes November 10 @ 7:00-7:45 AM
K-2 Winter Concert December 13 @ 6:30 PM
District Band/Chorus Concert at the High School December 11 @ 2:00 PM (5th Grade Band)
Middle School
Matilda Musical November 12 @ 10:00 AM
Band/Chorus Winter Concert December 6 @ 7:00 PM
District Band/Chorus Concert at the High School December 11 @ 2:00 PM (MS Band)
High School
Veteran’s Day Breakfast November 11 @ 9:00 AM Veteran only event RSVP required
Meet the Raider Night November 11 @ 6:00 PM
District Band/Chorus Concert December 11 @ 2:00 PM
Sincerely,
Dr. Todd Hellrigel
Noah Enderby, a Midwest Central High School senior, has been selected as Student of the Month in Spanish. Noah is the son of Eric and Tracey Enderby.
Throughout his high school career, Noah has been involved in Student Council, National Honor Society, FFA, Spanish Club, Scholastic Bowl, and Science Club. Noah is the Science Club president and the 2023 Class Representative.
After Graduation, Noah plans to major in Nuclear Engineering at UIUC and pursue a career in renewable energy.
Noah personally thanks the Midwest Central School District for selecting him for this program and his family for supporting him through his academic journey.
First Quarter Honor Rolls
HIGH HONORS:
Grade 9: Abrahm Busch, Lilly Danner, Lillian Jones, Lily Justus, Mackenzie Maslana, Faith Meeks, Shylo Monroe, Lilla Simer, Vera Weers, Lexi Wood
Grade 10: Carly DeSutter, Ayden Forbis, Ayla Jockisch, Cameron Jones, Remi Kraft, Brigit McCamy, Keaton McLean, Alaina Pettijohn
Grade 11: Archer Busch, Joseph Farnam, Jenna Land, Courtney Maslana, Lily McKimson, Collin Parkin, Lily Rollyson, Karsyn Skaggs, Logan Tharp, Kaydence Wolfe
Grade 12: Hannah Anderson, Cora DeSutter, Mackenzie Devall, Noah Enderby, Rachael Hayes, Emily Hill, Kayla Julius, Heyvn Lee, Amelia Martin, Reece Nowack, Piper Reynolds, Aiden Schmidt, Ashlynn Sheets, Dawson Stone, Madison Stropes, Anna Vroman
HONOR ROLL:
Grade 9: Mylie Adkison, Christopher Ballard, Luke Charlton, Garrett Colson, Joslyn Dawe, Kamden Garman, Camryn Grashoff, Zachary Highland, Dalton Johnson, Jordan McCain, Chloe Meiner, Timothy Morris, John Payne, Collin Price, Gabriel Provence, Madeleine Roberts, Connor Rutledge, Jack Taylor, Khloe Tribbett, Jenna Tucker, Chance Whisler, Howie Whittles, Edward Witt
Grade 10: Jaylynn Begeman, Mahayla Byrd, Lilian Cleaver, Zarian Cohenour, Gracie Durrette, Hawa Fassa, Greg Faux, Rihanna Fitch, Joshua Flores, Emily Foust, Zackary Graves, Arianna Greiner, Ryan Henry, Baylie Holeman, Riley Kinney, Ethan Land, Marissa Pimentel, Dylan Prather, Mylie Runyon, Owen Schmidt, Johnathon Schnoor, Madeleine Sidwell, Gracie Stahl
Grade 11: Alaina Askins, Taylor Baughman, Ayanna Bishop, Noah Calhoun, Kerri Canada, Trace Davis, Hollie Ford, Ella Glover, Eryn Lamberson, Justin Lawson, Liliana Leon, Khloee Morris, Makayla Morris, Rylan Nowack, Jaymian Parker, Isabella Passmore, Timothy Pfeiffer, Myla Simon, Tyler Stevens, Makayla Tarpley, Kailyn Thomas, Paige Westerfield
Grade 12: Brayden Bishop, Kiera Butler, Hunter Cleaver, Allie Coriell, Melissa Gale, Keegan Helfers, Alexis Highland, Ella James, Logan Justus, Emily Larsen, Austin Miller, Ava Rademacker, Bryce Roberts, Kindall Shanklin, Colton Sharp, London Thomas, Eli Woodley
Edit to add 11/1/22 - Due to an error in grade calculations, the following students were inadvertently left off of the first HONOR ROLL list:
Grade 11 – Georgia DeCanter, Aiden Kolves, Hunter VanOrman
Grade 12 – Austin Kammeyer, Abbeygail Watson
Wishing all of Raider Nation a safe and very HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
MCHS Student Council Members dressed up and went Trick or Treating for Canned goods for Emmanuel’s Warehouse. Students had a great time and were pleased with the amount of goods we collected to donate. Thanks to everyone who donated!
Students are enjoying the black light dance sponsored by the Spanish Club in honor of Day of the Dead.
Dear Raider Parents and Guardians,
The safety and security of our students has been, and continues to be, a top priority at Midwest Central CUSD #191. We have worked diligently over the past few years to improve our protocols and procedures, harden facilities, increase communications with stakeholders and strengthen our partnership with law enforcement.
In order for our safety efforts to be truly successful, we need your help. Please talk to your child about the importance of alerting law enforcement or district administration immediately about any threats of violence or safety concerns at school.
One easy way to report safety concerns is through the state’s new confidential reporting platform, Safe2Help Illinois, which is staffed 24/7 by trained help line professionals. When someone reports an urgent threat through this platform, phone calls are immediately made to a District level team who then notify specific school officials and develop a plan of action. A Safe2Help button is located on the front page of our website, www.MidwestCentral.org, and will direct you to a site providing you several options for making reports.
Over the past month, there have been instances of rumors and misinformation spreading amongst students or on social media before it was reported to school officials or authorities. In these instances information was reported days or weeks after the triggering incident. What transpired as a result was damaging information being shared publicly and doubts being cast that the district is not addressing the situation.
I assure you Midwest Central CUSD #191 will always take any threat or safety concern seriously. For instance, each situation that has occurred over the past month has been investigated and determined to not be credible. If a threat ever is credible, I promise you would hear directly about the incident from us.
To close, we have wonderful students, caring staff and supportive families in our communities. Let’s all work together and keep the lines of communication open.
Thank you for your patience and support,
Dr. Todd Hellrigel
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Don't have time to shop? We have elves that will do the shopping for you. All you have to do is drop off your cash or check (made payable to Midwest Central with "Snow Buddies" in the memo line) to any of the school offices.
Would you like to shop for your own Raider family? We will be ready to hand out information on 11/14/22. All presents need to be turned in by 12/12/22 to the Primary School .
