THANK YOU to our amazing food service staff!! We are lucky to have you are here at MC!
We could not have made it through this challenging school year without our amazing nurses! Our school district is thankful to have the best of the best!! A big shout out to Nurse Denise and Nurse Shyla… PLUS our subs, who were such a blessing this year: Nurse Niki, Nurse Brenna, Nurse Amanda, and Nurse Eryn!! Thank you for all you do!
HAPPY NATIONAL NURSE’S DAY!!!
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
There is a Booster meeting this Wednesday, May 5, at 6:00 PM at the Primary School. We would love and greatly appreciate seeing some new faces at our meetings!! So... parents of our Raider athletes, please consider joining Booster and help us support our athletes and athletic programs!! We meet the first Wednesday of each month.
Real heros don't wear capes... they TEACH!
Senator Jil Tracy is asking for your help with showing appreciation for our local police officers!
Even on the weekends, we appreciate our amazing Principals!
Ms. Timm, Ms. Taft, Ms. Fancher, Mr. Blair, and Mr. Norris - Wishing each of you an awesome Principal's Day. We appreciate YOU and all of the hard work you put into our school district every day. We are lucky to have you!
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Happy Earth Day!
What did you do today to celebrate?
Do you know what today is? Here's a hint - Midwest Central is lucky to have some of the best around.
Today is Administrative Professionals Day!
Make sure to thank all of the hard-working Administrative Professionals in your life.
Hello Raiders,
As I mentioned last week, I want to provide you some information on some of the bills being run through Springfield. Below are two bills I'm concerned about. As a parent, I personally wouldn't want a teacher talking to my children about sex education and providing their viewpoint on the topic. As a school leader, I don't think it's the job of the district to educate students on this topic to this extent. Naturally we touch on sex education in our health classes; however, these bills will put us in positions to provide much more intense education on the topic. I would encourage you all to reach out to your senator and representative to explain your displeasure with these bills. If you're unsure who to reach here is a link to search for both your senator and representative.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/maps/
HB 1736 Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-Northlake)
HB 3071 Rep. Camille Lilly (D-Chicago)
We grouped these bills together because both focus on sex education curriculum.
HB 1736 mandates that a comprehensive, standards-based sex education course be taught in Preschool through 12th grade, including school disclosure, parental requests and notice of program. The bill allows school districts to collaborate with public health departments to identify a point of contact for inquiries and comments about course instruction and materials.
HB 3071 provides that school districts providing sex education are required to deliver a standards-based evidence-informed curriculum.
Best,
Dr. Todd Hellrigel
Mr. Guenther won this awesome new computer from the Meemic Foundation teacher’s grants last week!!!
High Five Mr. Guenther!
THANK YOU Meemic Foundation!
It's time for Preschool Screenings!
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Hello Raiders,
Midwest Central stands to receive over two million dollars in stimulus money. The use of the money is for addressing learning loss, addressing social emotional health, and improving indoor air quality. We plan to use the money to hire some additional personnel next school year to help meet the needs of our students as well as improving indoor air quality. We were fortunate to have a project lined up for this summer at our primary school, and a portion of the money will be used for that. We also will be hiring some additional aides and/or teachers to help individual students, and we also hope to hire an additional counselor to help with emotional issues that many students currently face.
Our villages and counties also will be receiving large amounts of stimulus money. Here are the approximate amounts:
Village of Manito $183,000,
Village of Forest City $27,000
Village of Green Valley $79,000
Village of Topeka $8,000
Mason County $2.6 million
Tazewell County $25.5 million
If you'd like to look at other states or areas, here is a link to an easy to use option.
https://wirepoints.org/how-much-is-your-community-getting-under-the-american-recovery-plan-searchable-database-for-the-nation-is-here-wirepoints/
Best,
Dr. Todd Hellrigel
Reminder - Tomorrow will be a 1/2 day for students.
Parents are you looking for an inexpensive, super fun summer activity to do with your kids?
The Peoria Academy of Science and the Peoria Riverfront Museum are proud sponsors of the 31st Annual Science Treasure Hunt. The Treasure Hunt is a combination of family adventure and scavenger hunt focusing on science and technology facilities and resources in the tri-county area for students between 1st grade and 8th grade on April 16, 2021.
For more information, visit the website: https://sciencetreasurehunt.org/
🏆STATE CHAMPION🏆
We are excited to announce that Evan White of the Midwest Central FFA Chapter has been named the State FFA Proficiency Winner in the area of Forage Production!
Illinois FFA recognizes students in fifty different areas based on their work-based learning, also known as Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE). FFA members who demonstrate outstanding agricultural skills and competencies through record keeping, leadership, and scholastic achievement may be considered for this award.
We would like to congratulate Evan for his hard work and dedication towards his SAE over the past four years!
Wishing you nothing but smiles, sunshine, and lots of sweet treats this Easter day.
