The Raiders finally got to run on their home course today. All the runners that have ran the last 2 years for us ran their best time for our course today. We compare their times that they have ran on the same course to determine their growth. The girls team as led by Jaina Butler, who placed 8th with a time of 15:01. Alice Brackney placed 22nd with a time of 20:37. Ruby Wade placed 24th with a time of 22:12. The boys were led today by Reid Sidders, who placed 4th with a time of 15:30. Carson Campbell placed 8th with a time of 16:34. Noa Stage placed 14th with a time of 20:51. Tyler Vanderwulp placed 16th with a time of 20:52. Conlee Ashby, who was running in his first meet this year, placed 16th with a time of 21:07. Liam Tumilty placed 17th with a time of 23:14. The Raiders run next at the PORTA Invitational on Saturday.
Our annual goodies with grandparents was a sweet success today! 50 dozen donuts, 10 gallons of milk, and gallons of coffee were served to Hundreds of smiling faces! Thank you, grandparents, honorary grandparents, volunteers, and staff! You're just one of the reasons MCPS is so great!
The MS cross country team competed today in Canton. The Canton course was probably the hardest course they will face this year. They all ran their best on the challenging 2 mile course today. For the girls division, we had two girls running in their very first cross country meet. Alice Brackney placed 40th with a time of 23:17. Ruby Wade placed 41st with a time of 24:02. For the boys division, Carson Campbell paced the team with a 19th place finish and a time of 16:56. Ashton Campbell placed 27th with a time of 19:57. Noa Stage placed 34th with a time of 23:13. Liam Tumility, who also was running in his very first cross country meet for us, placed 37th with a time of 24:22. Tyler Vanderwulp placed 41st with a time of 25:05. The team next runs at home on September 10th at 4:00.
Please join us for a blood drive at the Forman Center on Thursday, September 5, 2024, from 1:00 to 5:30 PM. Visit RedCrossBlood.org to schedule an appointment!
This event is co-sponsored by the Midwest Central High School National Honor Society and the Forman Park District. With each pint donated, our NHS members can earn scholarship money! Give the gift of life...DONATE BLOOD!
Happy Labor Day! We hope our Raiders weekend was filled with celebration, relaxation, and a shared sense of gratitude for those who hustle hard every day.
Reminder - There is no school on Monday, September 2nd in observance of Labor Day.
Enjoy your 3-day weekend!
The Raiders competed last night at IC for their 2nd cross country meet of the season. Even though the thermometer was hovering around 90 degrees at race time, they put their best efforts out on the course. In the girls race, Jaina Butler ran a time of 14:49 for a 3rd place finish, nearly finishing 2nd with a strong finishing kick. Her time was 55 seconds faster than she ran on that course last year. For the boys race, the team was lead by Reid Siders who ran a time of 16:42, which was good for a 32nd place finish. Carson Campbell finished the race with a time of 16:45, which placed him as 34th. His time was 41 seconds faster than his time last year. Ashton Campbell continues to improve each race. Ashton ran a time of 18:45, good for a 43rd place finish. Noa Stage ran in his first MS cross country race yesterday and finished in 49th place with a time of 20:19. Tyler Vanderwulp ran a time of 23:42, which earned him a 63rd place finish. The boys team placed 6th overall. The team compete next at Canton on September 5th.
In honor of the upcoming Grandparent's Day in September, we would like to invite all grandparents to join their Midwest Central Primary School (PK-5th grades) grandchildren for a donut and coffee before school on Tuesday September 10, 2024. Front doors open at 7:00 AM and we will clear the cafeteria by 7:45 AM.
Grandparents are welcome to walk their grandchildren to their classroom to view the space they occupy for 7 hours of their school days! All visitors must exit the building by 8:00 AM for our school day to begin.
We are looking forward to seeing all grandparents next week!
Our very own Ms. Timm has graciously volunteered to help the Midwest Spirit Softball Organization fundraise this weekend at the Popcorn Festival. She's our first volunteer to be dunked in the dunk tank! Come on out to start the dunking at 4:00 PM on Friday!
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Any 5th - 8th grade Midwest Central students interested in MS Cross Country can still join if they want to. All you need to do is to have a current physical, register for cross country, and sign up for the band app. It's that easy. Practices are held at the HS and normally start at 3:15 and end around 4:30 - 4:45. If you need any other information, please contact Coach Norris via email at norris@midwestcentral.org or call the HS. We are always looking for more runners to join the team.
The Raiders MS Cross Country team ran their first meet of the year today at Delavan. Even though the season is young, a few personal bests were ran today on the 2 mile course. No team scores or placing was done for todays meet. Jaina Butler ran a time of 14:37.92, Reid Siders ran 15:24.46, Carson Campbell ran 15:59.09, Ashton Campbell ran 18:51.66, and Tyler Vanderwulp ran a time of 19:56.69. This was the first meet for a couple of our runners. The Raiders run again next Tuesday at IC.
The sweetest staff at MCPS made Ms. Timm’s 40th birthday the best day ever!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MS. TIMM!!!
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Don’t let student transportation be frustrating for you or your students. Our goal is to provide you the best possible experience with getting your student to and from school.
Here are some helpful hints that will make your students transportation experience more successful.
• Mornings are rough and sometimes things don’t go as planned. If you need to make a change to your students busing in the morning, please call the Bus Barn at 309.968.3020.
• Please do not call, text, or message a driver or monitor as they don’t always look at their phones and may inadvertently miss an important message.
• Need to make an after school transportation change during the day? Changes can be made before 1:00 PM by calling the Bus Barn or school offices.
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Today was the first day back at school for our building staff. We had a meeting and did a little bit of training. The one thing we all agree on is how excited we are to have our students back on Friday! 2024-25 is going to be an AMAZING school year! See you guys soon!
Over the past week, over 30 Midwest Central basketball players have been playing at the Curley "Boo" Johnson Skills for Life Basketball Academy Camp in Dunlap. This camp features over 250 players from Central Illinois and is run by Curley Boo Johnson, who was a former legendary player for the Harlem Globetrotters. For the first time in more than a decade Midwest Central was represented on the coaching staff as Carly DeSutter, Josh Dawe, and J.J. Proehl were selected to be coaches for teams of the younger campers. Of all the schools in the area, Midwest Central had by far the largest representation of athletes in attendance. Congratulations to all the players who worked on their basketball and life skills at the camp and represented our Raider Way!
Hello Raiders,
A quick reminder that school will be starting soon. If you've not registered, please do so soon as it's important for us in scheduling and making bus routes that work. If you have questions about registration, please contact your building office (PS-309.968.6464, MS-309.352.2300, HS-309.968.6766)
With the middle school construction going on that building is closed right now, but any documents can be dropped at the high school or primary school and we will get them to the middle school.
Thank you,
Dr. Todd Hellrigel
