Hello Raiders,
I'd like to start by thanking you all for your patience and understanding as we continue to develop our fall plans to return to school. I know you have questions and concerns on many levels. The Board of Education and Administration have been discussing the situation all summer and we continue to be focused on returning 5 days a week to in person instruction. We have the safety of all our students and employees in mind as we look at various options. Naturally, in person learning will look different than it has in the past. We will have to navigate social distancing, face masks, and illness.
I learned this morning that the State Board of Education and the Illinois Department of Public Health will be holding a meeting this Friday to discuss the return of students to in person learning. We expect further guidance to come from that meeting next week. Our intention is to provide families a plan towards the end of next week. I realize many area districts are already announcing their plans; however, I feel many of these are premature and will ultimately need to be altered.
I appreciate all those that completed our survey and we're using that information to develop our plans. Please look for our plan to be published towards the end of next week. It will be emailed to all parents and posted on our website www.midwestcentral.org
Thank you again for your support of our district.
Very Best Regards,
Todd Hellrigel, Ed.D.
The Midwest Central High School Cheerleaders are doing a face mask fundraiser to raise money for cheerleading camp and cheer gear.
Masks are $15 for 1 or 3 for $39! Any mask pictured is available in adult or kid size.
Please place an order with any high school cheerleader or contact Coach Hamblin at hamblin@midwestcentral.org to order.
Make checks payable to MCHS Cheerleading and we will pick it up. You can also pay using debit or credit cards by texting “ABC “ to 44944. Make sure to select our state/group and name your cheerleader in the online checkout. If you pay online, please let us know your mask choices.
Let Coach Hamblin know if you have any questions. Thank you!!
HS Open Gyms have started for Midwest Central High School for the sports of Volleyball, Wrestling and Boys Basketball. If you are interested in attending please contact the coaches for that sport.
Volleyball – Brittany Richmond coachwithbritt@gmail.com
Wrestling – Cole Stanley stanley@midwestcentral.org
Boys Basketball - Kane Mastin mastin@midwestcentral.org
Wishing all of our Raider families and community a very happy and safe holiday weekend!
The Illinois School Code and ISBE Rule require that public-school students take the state’s final accountability assessment, currently SAT with Essay, in order to receive a regular high school diploma, unless exempt. Because the incoming senior class did not have the opportunity to take the SAT this past spring they will need to take the SAT this fall. ISBE has set the test date for October 14, 2020. Incoming senior students may want to begin reviewing for this test. Resources for test review can be found at https://www.khanacademy.org/sat
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June 30, 2020
Hello Raider Parents,
As my previous email stated we do plan to start school in person this fall. This is the time of year that we would normally inform you of school registration details. To that end, we’d like to provide you with registration information so you can mark dates on your calendars.
This year we’re transitioning to an online registration format. Midwest Central will roll out the online registration format on August 3rd in the afternoon. For those individuals that have poor internet access or have other technical issues we will hold an in person registration on August 11th at Midwest Central Primary School. During the August 11th registration we will have you use one of the school computers to complete the online registration for your student. We will have onsite help available from 7am to 7pm that day. If you are able to complete the online registration in advance of the 11th you will not need to attend the in person registration. If you choose to attend the in person registration, we ask that only one person per household attend in order to limit the number of people. Please do not bring your children to the in person registration.
Although registration is being completed online we will still need to have physical copies of your student’s health documents. Attached to the email is a list of the documents that are needed for individual grade levels. You can drop off necessary documents at any school in the district for your student and they will be routed to the appropriate building. Health records may be dropped off between 8am and 3pm August 3rd through August 11th. Also, if you prefer paying for registration by cash or check, you will be able to drop a check or cash by any building to pay for registration costs.
Finally, in order to prepare for the online registration format I have attached a couple guidance documents with some helpful tips of items that can be done in advance of registration. Please take a moment and review the documents attached. We will send out additional registration instructions August 3rd.
Thank you for your continued patience and support as we navigate the ever changing state mandates. Our goal is to give you and your students the best possible experience we can this fall.
Sincerely,
Todd Hellrigel, Ed.D.
June 30, 2020
Dear Raiders,
Last week the Illinois State Board of Education released guidance for schools on the 2020-21 school year.
This 63-page document has been much anticipated and will go a long way toward answering critical questions all of us share about what the 2020-21 school year will look like in terms of in-person learning, scheduling, transportation, wearing masks, social distancing and other measures intended to keep everyone safe and healthy, while also re-engaging students in the learning process.
Several area schools have already released statements about what the 2020-21 school year will look like; however, we believe this may be premature and anticipate changes between now and the time school starts. Right now we don’t have all the answers to provide you, but we’d like to communicate to you what we know now.
We plan to return to school this fall for in person instruction 5 days a week following our current published calendar. There will be a couple of calendar changes coming out later this month and we’ll be sure to communicate those changes. Naturally, our instruction days may look different and we’ll most likely have several safety guidelines in place for students, faculty, and staff.
Midwest Central is aware of the urgent need to communicate to families about what to expect next school year and anticipate sharing a more detailed plan later this summer. We plan to release our full transition plan the week of July 27th. We will be releasing a survey later this week to collect some information to help us plan for this coming year. It will be short and sweet, and we would appreciate your participation.
I’m confident our district can put forth a plan that prioritizes the health and safety of our students while maintaining a dynamic learning environment.
Sincerely,
Todd Hellrigel, Ed.D.
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Members of the Midwest Central High School Cheerleading squad assisted with the Family Food Box Giveaway held at Midwest Central Primary School today. They helped distribute 6 pallets of frozen food, dairy, and produce to our community. Watch News 25 at 6 to see more!! It’s a great day to be a Raider!
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Midwest Central High School 2020 Graduation
Click the link to view the graduates!
Congratulations to you all!!!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVcd2jvLiKXnbUvNuOzY2u_AsobTok2Vx
Important information about HS Volleyball.
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The kitchen renovation at the High School continues! Concrete floor pour happening today!
Even in times of social distancing, the yearbook signing tradition lives on. Today, Jostens has launched Yearbook Digital Signing Pages, a one-of-a-kind web experience that provides students with a fun and interactive experience that results in a printable permanent keepsake. It's available and free for all students whether they purchased a yearbook or not. Check it out at https://yearbooksigning.jostens.com/home
Once again we encourage everyone in our school district to please complete your 2020 Census. The future of our district funding and programs depends on you taking the time to fill this out. Thank you for your help!
MCHS is looking for the 2020-2021 Cheer Team! Coach Hamblin will be conducting informational zoom meetings to talk about the process. If interested, email coach hamblin at (hamblin@midwestcentral.org) to obtain zoom meeting link information for meetings on May 22nd at 4 PM or May 26th at 12 PM.
As a reference, here is the schedule of our graduating seniors. So far, we are on schedule, if not a few minutes ahead: https://5il.co/g1yp
We're just started our high school graduation ceremony! Feel free to watch live here: https://youtu.be/wbO3bsgvFSM