Midwest Central High School - Home of the Raiders

MC Food Service staff hope you have a BOO-tiful Halloween!

Your MC Transportation Department wishes you a very HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Check out this list of local food resources for any Raider family who may be in need.

In Mr. Servis’ Physical Science classes, the students have been building paper egg catchers to slow down the acceleration of a falling egg to keep them from breaking. To make things more interesting, the students were tasked to build their devices with only tape and paper, then needed to drop an egg from various heights, with the last height being from the top of the high school gym. This engineering investigation is part of the Laws of Motion unit.

Wishing all of Raider Nation a frightfully fun and safe Halloween weekend!

The Winter Sports Parent Meeting will be held tonight in the HS gym starting at 6:00. The coaches meetings will follow. If you attended the Fall Sports Meeting with Mr. Norris, you only need to attend the coaches meeting.


In order to start practice, you need a current sports physical and register online at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vQYLKGpmBf94pfuoMBzWzL_amA6IJNYwbX2DRdZggJs/preview

The Lady Raiders ended their season tonight @ the Regional Quarterfinals losing to #5 seeded Dee-Mack in 3 sets. First set Raiders came out with explosive energy knocking out the first set 25-22. Next two sets they played consistent but fell 17-25 and 21-25. The Lady Raiders were led in kills by Eliza Kerley with 10, Amelia Meeker and Kayleigh Herrman with 7 each. Defensively, Addison Friedrich, Lexi Wood & Joslyn Dawe kept us alive with 16 digs combined. Mia Warner contributed 27 assists & sister Ava Warner added 2 solo blocks along with Hayden Hasty’s 1 block. Tonight was one of the toughest matches of the season and they played with fire and a lot of heart. Thank you for an incredible season!

Strength and Conditioning classes at MCHS recently checked their 9-week progress of their squat max. Below are the top five overall and the top five most improved for both boy and girl athletes! 59 of the 61 athletes showed growth and 34 of the 61 showed a growth of over 20 pounds. Way to work Radiers!

Lady Raiders HS Volleyball
📅 Tuesday, October 28, 2025
🏐 @ DeeMack vs DeeMack
🎴 IHSA Regionals
🚌 5:00 p.m.
⏰ 7:00 p.m.
📌 401 E 5th St, Mackinaw, IL 61755

🎃Trunk-or-Treat is almost here! Join us for a frightfully fun night on Friday, October 31, at Midwest Central High School! Trick out your costumes and stroll through a row of decorated cars!🥸

📣COMMUNITY MEMBERS - We invite you to join us! Decorate your trunk and yourself (if you wish), park in front of the high school by 4:45 p.m., hand out individually wrapped store-bought candy to all the trunk-or-treaters! 🍬

Inside, there will be games and devilishly delicious treats. Celebrate with us on Halloween night! 👻🕷️

Midwest Central was blessed to have a visit from a former graduate, Cole.

Cole just finished Boot Camp... He is officially a MARINE. We are so proud of you, and grateful for your visit during your short time home.

Best of luck on your new adventures!

November Menus

The Midwest Central Cross Country season came to an end today at the regional championships at Porta High School. Junior Dakota Piro led the way with a new personal best time of 18:21.4 over the 3 mile course. This was also a 1 minute and 41 second improvement over the same course from September 13th of this season. Senior CJ Ballard also ran a great race with a personal best time of 18:53.1. CJ’s time was 2 min and 41 seconds faster than his time there from earlier this season.

Students in the ICC Biology 140 class, taught by Mrs. DeSutter, were dissection sheep brains and playing with clay to learn the parts of neurons in the central and peripheral nervous system last week! This dual credit class is offered at Midwest Central and allows student to receive college credit before graduating from high school!

Now that a quarter of the school year is behind us, the MCHS Strength and Conditioning classes are measuring student growth. First up, is the 40-yard dash. 67 out of 68 students improved their 40-yard dash times. These students have committed to themselves and the program and their growth is outstanding. Listed here are the top five overall times for boys and girls, as well as the top 5 most improved times. Way to go Raiders!! 

Reminder - Today is a 1 hour early dismissal and there is no school tomorrow for Parent/Teacher Conferences.

OPENING NIGHT!
7:00 p.m. Forman Center

Midwest Central will present "Shrek the Musical" on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, October 23-25 at 7 p.m., at the Forman Center in Manito. Shrek and his pal Donkey are on a quest to rescue Princess Fiona when all sorts of challenges arise. This story is suitable for adults as well as children. Tickets are sold at the door each night.

Pictured are Kamden Garman, Ashe Miles and Sabrina Martin, portraying Shrek, Donkey and Princess Fiona

History League had a private tour of the Pettengill-Morron Mansion Museum in Peoria this weekend for their fall field trip! Students got to hear the history of the house, as well as firsthand accounts from the staff of spooky happenings in the mansion! They loved getting to see the attic (usually closed to visitors), the gift shop of vintage items, and the servants' quarters.

Raiders - Next week, October 27th-31st is Red Ribbon Week. We will have the following dress up days along with activities during the lunch periods. Be sure to participate and show your support for our Drug and Alcohol Abuse Awareness campaign.

Lady Raiders HS Volleyball
📅 Tuesday, October 21, 2025
🏐 vs Lewistown
🎴 Senior Night
⏰ 6:00 p.m.
📌 Midwest Central High School 910 S Washington St, Manito, IL 61546
🎥 JV - https://tinyurl.com/94uddta2
🎥 V - https://tinyurl.com/nbyj6zus