Enjoy your 3 day weekend!
Hello Raiders,
The first snow or winter weather event always seems to stir up the excitement that school may be cancelled. We pride ourselves on student safety; however, that has to be balanced with the fact that we live in central Illinois, and it does snow and get cold in the winter months.
As I’ve mentioned in the past, I try make decisions on weather events based upon whether I’d want my own children driving or attending school on those days. I also personally drive roads in our district to make my decisions. With our district residing in two different counties, it’s important to understand that one county may plow roads in time for school while another may choose to wait. All these factors go into making the best decision possible for students and staff. Granted it’s never perfect.
In general, if I can’t drive a small call on the roads we’re going to cancel. It’s important to remember that snow is much easier to deal with than ice. Our buses cannot operate safely on ice, but they do fine in minimal snow. The other factor to consider is how cold it is outside.
Finally, if we do need to cancel school, I will send out a call/text message. If you’ve not been getting our messages, please make sure your phone number is correct in TeacherEase or call our offices to confirm. We’ll post on our Facebook pages and do our best to contact local television stations as well. Because our buses start early, we will always aspire to cancel before 5:30 AM.
Thank you for your understanding and patience as we work to navigate the Illinois winter weather. As the saying goes…if you don’t like the weather today…wait until tomorrow.
Sincerely,
Todd Hellrigel
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Raiders.... HAPPY NEW YEAR! May this new year be full of adventure and growth.
Merry Christmas Raiders!
Reminder - The Green Valley Fire Department is hosting a community blood drive at MCMS on Wednesday, December 27th at 6:00 PM.
You can schedule an appointment by calling Angela at 309.210.4560 or Chief Scott at 309.840.0195 or visit www.RedCorssBlood.org (Enter Sponsor Code: GreenValley).
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Raiders - Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break!
Your Snow Buddies family is waiting for you! Don't forget to grab a family to shop for in time for all the amazing holiday sales happening right now!
You can also still drop off monetary donations!! If you don't have time to shop, we've got you covered! 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) donation to any of the school offices.
All gently used items and new presents for your "adopted" Snow Buddies need to be turned in before December 12th.
It's time!!!!! You can now "adopt" a Snow Buddy family to shop for!!!!
You can also still drop off monetary donations!! If you don't have time to shop, we've got you covered! 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) donation to any of the school offices.
All gently used items and new presents for your "adopted" Snow Buddies need to be turned in before December 12th.
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Reminder - Tomorrow is a 1/2 day for students and NO Preschool classes!
Buildings will dismiss as follows: PS - 11:40 MS - 11:20 HS - 11:30
It's time for Preschool screenings for the second semester of the 2023-24 school year. Reserve your time now!
It's almost time to "adopt" your Snow Buddies! Beginning 11/15, you can request a Snow Buddy family to shop for!!!!
Right now, you can drop off monetary donations!! If you don't have time to shop, we've got you covered! 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) donation to any of the school offices.
Dates for dropping off gently used items and new presents for your "adopted" Snow Buddies will be released soon… so stay tuned!
The Snow Buddy Program accepted another check from Illinois Masonic Charities Fund for $1,000.00. We can not express how grateful we are to this organization. Thank you!!!!
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Raiders - It's time for Parent/Teacher Conferences!
Reminder - Tomorrow is a 1/2 day for students and NO Preschool classes!
Buildings will dismiss as follows: PS - 11:40 MS - 11:20 HS - 11:30
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) donation to any of the school offices.
You can drop off monetary donations now!! Dates for “adopting” a Raider family to shop for, dropping off presents for your "adopted" Raider family, and gently used present donation drop off will be released soon… so stay tuned!
