🎉 PTO Raffle Winners Announcement! 🎉
The excitement continues with our Midwest Central PTO Fundraiser Drawing — and we’re thrilled to congratulate our recent winners!
🏆 March 24, 2026 Winner: Terrah Snyder
🏆 March 25, 2026 Winner: Sarah Fuller
Congratulations to each of you! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who has purchased tickets and supported our PTO fundraiser. Your generosity helps support our students, classrooms, and school programs in so many meaningful ways.
Stay tuned… more winners to come!
The excitement continues with our Midwest Central PTO Fundraiser Drawing — and we’re thrilled to congratulate our recent winners!
🏆 March 24, 2026 Winner: Terrah Snyder
🏆 March 25, 2026 Winner: Sarah Fuller
Congratulations to each of you! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who has purchased tickets and supported our PTO fundraiser. Your generosity helps support our students, classrooms, and school programs in so many meaningful ways.
Stay tuned… more winners to come!
K–2 Spring Concert – A Musical Storytime!
Our K–2 students are bringing a beloved story to life with this year’s spring concert: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Each class will perform a song inspired by the colorful characters from the classic Eric Carle book, and we’ll even have students reading parts of the story throughout the program! It’s going to be a sweet evening of music, storytelling, and smiles.
Join us on Tuesday, April 28 at 5:30 PM in the Primary School Gym. We can’t wait to see our young performers shine — and we hope to see you there!
Our K–2 students are bringing a beloved story to life with this year’s spring concert: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Each class will perform a song inspired by the colorful characters from the classic Eric Carle book, and we’ll even have students reading parts of the story throughout the program! It’s going to be a sweet evening of music, storytelling, and smiles.
Join us on Tuesday, April 28 at 5:30 PM in the Primary School Gym. We can’t wait to see our young performers shine — and we hope to see you there!
Join our team!
🎉 PTO Raffle Winners Announcement! 🎉
The excitement continues with our Midwest Central PTO Fundraiser Drawing — and we’re thrilled to congratulate our recent winners!
🏆 March 18, 2026 Winner: Ruth Powell
🏆 March 19, 2026 Winner: Angie Knight
🏆 March 20, 2026 Winner: Gary Molid
🏆 March 23, 2026 Winner: Caitlin Frank
Congratulations to each of you! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who has purchased tickets and supported our PTO fundraiser. Your generosity helps support our students, classrooms, and school programs in so many meaningful ways.
Stay tuned… more winners to come!
The excitement continues with our Midwest Central PTO Fundraiser Drawing — and we’re thrilled to congratulate our recent winners!
🏆 March 18, 2026 Winner: Ruth Powell
🏆 March 19, 2026 Winner: Angie Knight
🏆 March 20, 2026 Winner: Gary Molid
🏆 March 23, 2026 Winner: Caitlin Frank
Congratulations to each of you! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who has purchased tickets and supported our PTO fundraiser. Your generosity helps support our students, classrooms, and school programs in so many meaningful ways.
Stay tuned… more winners to come!
Kindergarten Screening Time!
Midwest Central Kindergarten Screenings are coming up! If you have a child entering kindergarten, be sure to sign up for a screening appointment.
We can’t wait to meet our newest Raiders!
Midwest Central Kindergarten Screenings are coming up! If you have a child entering kindergarten, be sure to sign up for a screening appointment.
We can’t wait to meet our newest Raiders!
Spring Picture Day is coming up on April 9!
Please note: Only students with a completed order form (and payment) will be photographed, as online ordering is not available for spring pictures.
Order forms will be sent home soon — be sure to watch for them in your student’s backpack!
Photos will be taken by Precision Photo Imaging.
Please note: Only students with a completed order form (and payment) will be photographed, as online ordering is not available for spring pictures.
Order forms will be sent home soon — be sure to watch for them in your student’s backpack!
Photos will be taken by Precision Photo Imaging.
Updated Last Day of School
After using an emergency day on March 16, the current last day of school schedule (pending no additional emergency days need to be used) is:
• May 29 – Full Day
• June 1 – Half Day (morning only)
We’ve had some questions about why we can’t simply make the last day a full day to make up for the half day we missed earlier. This comes down to state attendance requirements.
To count as a full attendance day, schools must provide at least 5 hours of instruction. Any time beyond that can be “banked,” which allows planned half days to still count as full days. Our last day is scheduled as a half day, but it counts as a full attendance day because we apply that banked time.
However, two half days cannot be combined into one full day under state rules. In addition, students are required to attend 176 days of school, so when we use an emergency day, we must add another full day to the calendar.
Thank you for your understanding and flexibility!
After using an emergency day on March 16, the current last day of school schedule (pending no additional emergency days need to be used) is:
• May 29 – Full Day
• June 1 – Half Day (morning only)
We’ve had some questions about why we can’t simply make the last day a full day to make up for the half day we missed earlier. This comes down to state attendance requirements.
To count as a full attendance day, schools must provide at least 5 hours of instruction. Any time beyond that can be “banked,” which allows planned half days to still count as full days. Our last day is scheduled as a half day, but it counts as a full attendance day because we apply that banked time.
However, two half days cannot be combined into one full day under state rules. In addition, students are required to attend 176 days of school, so when we use an emergency day, we must add another full day to the calendar.
Thank you for your understanding and flexibility!
Now Hiring @ MC — Come Be a Raider!
🍀 Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Midwest Central! 🌈💚
Wishing our students, staff, and families a lucky day full of smiles, fun, and a little bit of magic!
Wishing our students, staff, and families a lucky day full of smiles, fun, and a little bit of magic!
⚠️ School Cancellation Notice ⚠️
Due to weather/road conditions, Midwest Central Schools will be closed today.
The safety of our students, staff, and families is always our top priority. Thank you for your understanding, and please stay safe.
Today is the end of our 3rd 9 weeks!
Preschool Screenings – New Date Announced
We have rescheduled our Midwest Central Preschool Screenings to help give more families the opportunity to sign up.
If you have a preschool-aged child, we encourage you to schedule a screening. This is an important first step in connecting families with our preschool program and helping us get to know our future students.
Feel free to share this with other families in the community who may be interested.
We look forward to meeting our future Raiders.
We have rescheduled our Midwest Central Preschool Screenings to help give more families the opportunity to sign up.
If you have a preschool-aged child, we encourage you to schedule a screening. This is an important first step in connecting families with our preschool program and helping us get to know our future students.
Feel free to share this with other families in the community who may be interested.
We look forward to meeting our future Raiders.
School Cancellation Reminder – Wednesday 3/11
Due to a power outage at the Middle School, Midwest Central schools are closed today. An automated call was sent earlier this morning, but we wanted to share this as a reminder for our families.
Because of today’s cancellation, the last day of school will now be Friday, May 29 (pending no additional emergency days needed).
We hope everyone in Raider Nation is safe and that your families experienced minimal to no damage from last night’s storms. Please take care, and thank you for your understanding.
Due to a power outage at the Middle School, Midwest Central schools are closed today. An automated call was sent earlier this morning, but we wanted to share this as a reminder for our families.
Because of today’s cancellation, the last day of school will now be Friday, May 29 (pending no additional emergency days needed).
We hope everyone in Raider Nation is safe and that your families experienced minimal to no damage from last night’s storms. Please take care, and thank you for your understanding.
Reminder - Today is a 1/2 day for students! Buildings will dismiss as follows: PS - 11:40, MS - 11:20, HS - 11:30
Join our team!
Menu Changes:
Tomorrow, 3/5 will now be Mini Maple Waffles and a Sausage Link
Friday, 3/6, will now be Biscuits and Gravy
We’ve made a small change to the March lunch schedule so everyone can enjoy a special meal together!
Wednesday, March 25 will now feature our Easter Dinner: Ham, Au Gratin Potatoes, Dinner Roll, and Vanilla Pudding with Oreo Crumbles
On Friday, March 27, we will serve our regular Friday menu options instead.
Here are the updated options for Friday, March 27:
Pre-K
• Chicken Patty
Primary School (PS)
• Chicken Patty
• Rectangle Cheese Pizza
• Sunbutter & Jelly Sandwich
Middle School & High School (MS & HS)
• Chicken Patty or Spicy Patty
• Big Daddy’s Cheese Pizza
• Stuffed Crust Pepperoni Pizza
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out. Thank you for your flexibility — we’re excited for everyone to enjoy the ham dinner together!
Wednesday, March 25 will now feature our Easter Dinner: Ham, Au Gratin Potatoes, Dinner Roll, and Vanilla Pudding with Oreo Crumbles
On Friday, March 27, we will serve our regular Friday menu options instead.
Here are the updated options for Friday, March 27:
Pre-K
• Chicken Patty
Primary School (PS)
• Chicken Patty
• Rectangle Cheese Pizza
• Sunbutter & Jelly Sandwich
Middle School & High School (MS & HS)
• Chicken Patty or Spicy Patty
• Big Daddy’s Cheese Pizza
• Stuffed Crust Pepperoni Pizza
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out. Thank you for your flexibility — we’re excited for everyone to enjoy the ham dinner together!
Looking for an exciting summer opportunity? Check out Curiosity Lab: A Summer Discovery Camp at ICC!
Open to students entering Grades 4–9, this hands-on camp is designed to spark creativity, exploration, and BIG ideas — all starting with curiosity!
📅 Register by March 31 to save 10%.
See the flyer for details and scan the QR code to explore camp options.
Congrats to our February Raider Cart winners!!!
Young Researchers on the Move! Miss Nieuwkoop’s class spent last week proudly sharing their animal research projects with faculty and classes throughout the school!
During second quarter, they collaborated to create a class animal research book, but this quarter each student had the opportunity to research an animal of their choice.
They did an amazing job not only reading their books aloud, but also teaching others fun and fascinating facts about their animals. The excitement and pride they showed in sharing their learning was incredible to see!
Way to go, Miss Nieuwkoop’s class — future scientists and authors in the making!
During second quarter, they collaborated to create a class animal research book, but this quarter each student had the opportunity to research an animal of their choice.
They did an amazing job not only reading their books aloud, but also teaching others fun and fascinating facts about their animals. The excitement and pride they showed in sharing their learning was incredible to see!
Way to go, Miss Nieuwkoop’s class — future scientists and authors in the making!
