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Breckin G and Johnny M were treated to homemade cookies on Thursday for each being selected as the IESA Sportsmanship Pin recipients during the recent 7th grade basketball tournaments. We're so proud of them both!
Scholastic Bowl traveled to Dee-Mack last night. Damian led the team with 6 toss ups answered with Leelinn, Jaden, and Brooklyn supporting. The match was heated but Dee-Mack won a close one in the end.
The B match had Emmah, Cozy, and Emily all answering questions, but Dee Mack pulled out the win.
Mr. Bernhardt is hopeful for the rest of the year with the new team as the they travel to Havana on the 22nd for their next match.
The Lady Raiders Volleyball team will be participating in a benefit game tonight to support a South Pekin player that was recently diagnosed with cancer. All proceeds will go directly to her family to support them during this difficult time. The 7th grade game will start at 5:00; followed by the 8th grade team; followed by a “B” game at 7:00.
Gooooooooo Raiders!
The 6th grade boys played two games against Havana last night. The Raiders ability to push the ball and play aggressively on defense had them scoring in bunches. Jaxton Bolen contributed 15 points and made some clutch free throws at the end to put the Raiders on top! The Raiders continued in their effort for the second game as everyone was able to get on the scoreboard and give the Raiders another win! The boys look to keep up their momentum as they go against The Lab here at the Middle School next Thursday.
Our Lady Raiders will travel to North Fulton for their games tonight. There will be a “B” game at 5:30; 7th grade will be at 6:00 followed by the 8th grade team.
Let’s go Lady Raiders!!!
Our 6th grade Boys Basketball team will travel to Havana for their game tonight. Game time starts at 6:00.
Gooooo Raiders!!
6th grade Science enjoyed the Starburst Lab studying the Rock Cycle!
The Scholastic Bowl will travel to DeeMack tonight for a meet that starts at 4:00.
Good luck to them!
The girls volleyball program had a complete sweep of the Farmers last night!
The 7th graders dropped the first set but came back strong to win the next two.
The 8th graders decided that was a "good" idea and dropped their first set as well. BUT they also stormed back in the next 2 sets to get the W!!
The B matches were also a success as both teams won their respective matches!
Way to go Raiders!
The Lady Raiders Volleyball team will travel to Farmington tonight. There will be a “B” game starting at 5:00; followed by the 7th grade starting at 6:00. Good luck!
The boys played a tough game against Hartem last night. Hartem came in firing, and it took all the effort from the boys to claw their way back. Unfortunately, they weren't able to come out on top, but they look forward to improving and bouncing back against Havana tomorrow night.
The Beta Club food drive collected over 1,000 items to help out our community! Way to go Raiders!!!
A BIG thank you to Student Council!! When injuries keep students out of PE, we now have an alternative to keep them active! Thank you STUCO!
Ms. Tyson chose the top 6 students who made outstanding STAR test gains this past month. Johnathan Adkinson gained 113 points, Andelynn Barnett gained 92 points, Vaughn Zimmerman gained 81 points, Aden Bell gained 75 points, Kate Rollo gained 73 points, and Jazmyn Ware-Jackson gained 64 points. GREAT JOB Raiders! Students were rewarded with a goody bag of treats and supplies Go Raiders!
Midwest Central Beta Club had the honor of serving a meal to the families staying at the Ronald McDonald House Peoria. These students worked hard to prepare a meal of salad, spaghetti, garlic bread, and brownies. Seeing the smiles on the families faces definitely made an impact on each of us!
The volleyball team decided to make it a marathon night last night versus Rankin, taking the Rebels to 3 sets in both Matches. The 7th grade came out on top and defeated Rankin in 3 sets. The 8th grade played their best volleyball of the season, but unfortunately dropped the 3rd set. All levels played incredibly hard and continue to improve. Way to go Raiders...keep up the hard work! It's paying off!!
Forman center 6th grade volleyball team defeated Tremont in their first game of the season!
The 7th grade boys basketball team fought with great effort in their Elite 8 state series game but ultimately fell short to Effingham St. Anthony. The boys finished their season with a 23 - 2 record and the coaches were overwhelmed by the support of the community as Midwest Central had by FAR the biggest crowd of the eight teams competing! Thank you for a memorable season!
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HAPPY NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK!!!
Midwest Central is lucky to have 2 amazing ladies in this district who go above and beyond for our students!!
Scholastic Bowl had their first match of the year this past Thursday. In a close one, Edison barely beat out the A team 125 to 100. Damian made his debut by getting 3 questions correct with support from Jaden, Cozy, and Brooklynn.
The B team, however, rallied back to win 105 to 60! Emily started the year strong with 3 questions correct with Cozy, Aydenn, and Brooklynn supporting as well.
The team looks to improve this week with their next match on Thursday at Dee-Mack.
