Mrs. Harbourn took 29 MCHS students to the Tazewell Teen Conference at Illinois Central College. This conference is sponsored by the Tazewell County Health Department, Tazewell County Youth Board, Tazewell County Schools, Tazewell Teen Initiative, AAA Chicago, and The Community Foundation of Central Illinois. Over 200 students from 20 surrounding schools attended this conference. Our students were able to attend two professional workshops (according to their interest) and connect with other students in the area. After their workshops and lunch, we were excited to listen to the keynote speaker, Jim Love, talk about the next level of student leadership while being authentically yourself. Jim shared personal stories with high energy, and motivated our students to be authentic, confident, and servant leaders. It was a great day for our Raiders!!
The Lady Raiders travel to IB tonight for a rescheduled game. JV tipoff is scheduled for 6:00, V to follow. Good Luck Ladies! Game location: 212 N. Saylor St. Glasford, IL 61533
The Raiders host Mt. Pulaski tonight for Tomahawk Conference basketball action. JV tipoff is scheduled for 6:00, V to follow. Good Luck Raiders!
MCHS High Honor Roll - Semester 1
Taylor Baughman, Abrahm Busch, Archer Busch, Houston Butler, Luke Charlton, Addison Coffey, Lillian Danner, Trace Davis, Joshua Dawe, Carly DeSutter, Joseph Farnam, Ayden Forbis, Addison Friedrich, Madelynn Goza, Gavin Hardwick, Kayleigh Herrman, Zayne Hill, Lillian Illyes, Lillian Jones, Emma Junkin, Lillian Justus, Eliza Kerley, Remi Kraft, Jennavieve Land, Audrey Lapsley, Justin Lawson, Jacob Markham, Abigail Markle, Sabrina Martin, Mackenzie Maslana, Courtney Maslana, Jordan McCain, Lilly McKimson, Keaton McLean, Amelia Meeker, Ashe Miles, Shylo Monroe, Khloee Morris, Rylan Nowack, Trenity , Oertle, Collin Parkin, Isabella Passmore, John Payne, Alaina Pettijohn, Timothy Pfeiffer, Dakota Piro, JJ Proehl, Grant Rasmussen, Lily Rollyson, Amy Seidell, Rhiannon Sigmon, Lilla Simer, Karsyn Skaggs, Jordyn Stiltz, Makayla Tarpley, Logan Tharp, Hunter Van Orman, Wolfgang Waibel, Ashley Watkins, Johnathan Weers, Vera Weers, Chance Whisler, Edward Witt, Kaydence Wolfe, and Alexcia Wood
MCHS Honor Roll - Semester 1
Mylie Adkison, Alaina Askins, Kylie Bailey, Jackson Baker, Ayanna Bishop, Mahayla Byrd, Drew Canada, Malachi Carroll, Brenden Carton, Lilian Cleaver, Zarian Cohenour, Joslyn Dawe, Blake Depper, Hollie Ford, Reid Fox, Kamden Garman, Ella Glover, Zackary Graves, Shawnee Harris, Ryan Henry, Zachary Highland, Baylie Holeman, Ayla Jockisch, Braden Johnson, Christopher Jolivert, Riley Kinney, Nathaniel Lapsley, Liliana Leon, Brigit McCamy, Chloe Meiner, Rylee Miles, Makayla Morris, Cade Muhich, Solomon Nelsen, Jaxon Palmer, Sophia Pimentel, Marissa Pimentel, Dylan Prather Collin Price, Khloe Provence, Gabriel Provence, Karallyn Richardson, Ryan Roskamp, Mylie Runyon, Addyson Saunders, Logan Schweigert, Lucian Seymour Shurtz, Kelsey Sharp, Madeleine Sidwell, Jackson Smith, Jeremy Spires, Katie Spires, Jace Stapley, Tyler Stevens, Ryan Terrill, Kailyn Thomas, Khloe Tribbett, Jenna Tucker, Rheanna Waddell, James Wynne, and Calvin Young
Taylor Baughman, a senior at Midwest Central High School, has been selected by the faculty and staff as the Student of the Month in CARY (Careers for America's Rural Youth). Taylor is the daughter of Tisha Baughman of Manito and AJ and Kellsie Baughman of Canton.
During high school, Taylor has been involved in Science Club and CARY. She has also worked at Manito Subway for three years.
After graduating, Taylor plans to attend ICC for two years to obtain her RN. She will then transfer to OSF to obtain her Bachelors of Science in Nursing. Eventually Taylor would like to become a travel nurse.
Taylor would like to personally thank the Midwest Central School District staff for this opportunity.
The Varsity Raiders defeated Greenview last night 70-44. Drew led all scorers with 21. John followed with 17. The win was a total team effort.
Raiders Fresh/Soph came away with a win last night over Greenview 36-14.
Jacob Hummel leads the Raiders with 11 points and Malachi Carroll is a close second with 9.
Great team effort!
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
The Raiders travel to Greenview tonight for conference action. JV tipoff is scheduled for 6:00, followed by the V. Good Luck Raiders!
Game address is: 147 Palmer St. Greenview, IL 62642
Join our team!
Midwest Central Community (past, present, and future) - this Saturday, January 13th, the boys’ basketball team is hosting two great events. The alumni game will tip off at 5:00. There will be alumni from the classes of 1996-2022 along with Coach Skipp Reining and Coach Kevin Burks. At 6:00 the JV will take on Olympia followed by Varsity in the first annual Coaches vs. Cancer game. There will be gondolas for sale starting at 5:00, a 50\50 raffle, and the players are asking for pledges. All proceeds will be going to a young girl in the community who’s currently battling cancer. It’s sure to be a great night with many ways to get involved. Can’t make it to the game? Swing by and grab dinner starting at 5:00 or reach out to a player and make a pledge or flat donation.
The Lady Raiders host Peoria Heights tonight. JV game is scheduled for tipoff at 6:00, V to follow. Good Luck Ladies!
The Raiders host PORTA tonight with the JV game starting at 6:00, V to follow. Good Luck Raiders!
Raiders.... HAPPY NEW YEAR! May this new year be full of adventure and growth.
Congratulations to the Midwest Central Raiders Boys Basketball Team on their win today against Grace Christian Academy to finish off the Greenview Holiday Tournament.
Earning all Tournament Honors for the Raiders were Drew Canada (1st Team) and Josh Dawe (2nd Team)
Start the new year off by saving lives! Join us for the Red Cross Blood Drive co-sponsored by Midwest Central's National Honor Society and the Forman Center on Thursday, January 4, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Visit RedCrossBlood.org to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins welcome. With each pint donated, our NHS members have an opportunity to earn scholarship money! Kindness is in your blood…share it!
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).
Mrs. DeSutter's Physics class ended their unit on projectile motion with a lab practical called "Mouse Trap/ Marshmallow Projectiles." Students modified a mouse trap with limited resources (straws, popsicle sticks, tape, etc) to project a marshmallow. Josh won for furthest distance - 6.1 meters.
MCHS Spanish Club members helped organize Snow Buddies items and got to go to La Fiesta for dinner afterward.
¡Gracias Raiders!
