Midwest Central Middle School - Home of the Raiders

We will be having an Easter Meal the Thursday before break. On Thursday, March 25th, we will be having the following, please disregard the lunch options on the menu this day. Primary & Middle Schools: Ham Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy Green Beans Pudding High School will have sandwich options along with: Ham Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy Green Beans Pudding

This Friday is “Dress in Blue Day” to raise awareness for Colon/Colorectal Cancer. Students that participate by wearing blue that day will be rewarded with yummy candy! :-)

Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office arranged for the Middle School Students and Staff to receive disposable masks from Ford Motor Company! Thank you to Sheriff’s Deputies Shallenberger and Hastings for your surprise delivery today!

Congratulations to our 8th grade boys basketball team for their win against Bartonville GS last night!!! Just a reminder…there is no practice tonight!

We know many of our Raider families like to plan ahead when possible, so attached you'll find our calendar for next school year. Please bear in mind that at some point we'll need to add in a few more half days next spring. We often plan one of them around the SAT test date. At this point the state has not released the test date or what test our students will be taking.

We will be hosting the boys basketball game tonight against Bartonville Grade School. There is only an 8th grade game tonight. Game time is 6:00 PM. Good luck Raiders!!! If you would like to join us by watching along in the live feed, you can find it here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1735706536598096/

The boys basketball team will have practice tomorrow morning (2/27) from 8:00 – 10:00 AM.

The Volleyball team will host Greenview tonight. Game time is 4:00 PM. Good luck Lady Raiders! If you would like to join us by watching along in the live feed, you can find it here: https://www.facebook.com/events/888470158655890/

Students were hard at work with writing this week and last week. They read an article where athletes faced their fears, identified the central idea, and cited evidence to support their responses. They incorporated Point, Evidence, Explanation, and Elaboration well in their writing. Well done 6C!

The Volleyball team is traveling to take on Edison today. Game time is 4:00 PM. Good luck Lady Raiders! If you would like to join us by watching along in the live feed, you can find it here: Go to www.pekin.net - Find Edison under the Schools tab at the top - Under quick links the live stream link will be available at approximately 3:45 PM.

It’s time to order yearbooks! Order forms will be passed out to students today. Orders are due back by Thursday, March 11.

Thanks to a generous donation from Operation Warm, Midwest Central is able to offer FREE coats to our students and community. We have the coats available at the Primary School in child sizes 7/8, 10/12, and 14/16. If you or someone you know needs a coat, please call the office at 309.968.6464 and reserve one today (while supplies last).

March Menus

The Student Council will be hosting a coloring contest starting on February 24. It’s due March 19. Students first and last name must be on the back. Because it is in March, you have to use green as one of your colors, and you must use 6 colors total. Pick up the coloring sheet from Ms. Dean or Ms. Kober on the 24th, 25th, or 26th.

The Volleyball team will host Tremont tonight. Game time is 6:00 PM. Good luck to our Lady Raiders! If you would like to join us by watching along in the live feed, you can find it here: https://www.facebook.com/events/452600035948075/

We apologize to the basketball parents for the last minute inconvenience of not being able to watch on person. We are having problems with our bleachers. We will still be broadcasting live on FB.

For most of the year we’ve been trying to run a second 3:00 PM shuttle to allow students to stay after the 2:00 PM dismissal time and receive extra help. Beginning March 1 we will be ending that practice for a variety of reasons, but the biggest reason is student safety. Because different students stay each day it creates a lack of consistency for bus routes thereby opening the chance for errors. We currently receive over 80 transportation changes daily, and with those there is an increased chance for a mistake to be made. Therefore, beginning March 1st we will revert to our prior policy of one student/one stop. We will only allow one pick up location and one drop off for each student. Please contact the bus barn if you’re unsure of your child’s stop. We will no longer accept transportation changes for students unless the change is permanent or you plan to pick your student up on a particular day. If you plan to pick a student up we must receive the call before noon that day. Please determine where you’d like your student picked up and dropped off each day and contact the bus barn to make them aware at 309.968.3020. Students will still be welcome to stay from 2:00-3:00 PM each day as long as they can arrange transportation home. We apologize for the change because we pride ourselves on good customer service. However, for the safety of our students it’s important that we revert back to our regular bus routes for the remainder of the year. This change will not affect the middle school students taking Algebra I, middle school first semester Educere students, or primary school band students. Those students that are in the last three groups will be contacted individually regarding transportation. Very Best, Dr. Todd Hellrigel

All of the entries for the V-Day Box Competition were amazing! Lets give an extra high five to our top placing students: First Place - Josh and Joslyn Dawe (toilet) Second Place - Khloe Provence (llama) Third Place - Faith Meeks (cow)

Results for Coin Wars is in... The total amount raised was $741.70 for the Leukemia nad Lymphoma Society! The winners of the pizza party this Friday is 7B! Thank you to everyone that contributed!!

The 2021 track season is almost here! The sign-up sheet is available on the bulletin board next to Dr. Bowden’s room. Yes, if you are playing another sport, you can still participate in track! An athlete & parent meeting will be scheduled shortly, so stay tuned.