Illini Central Middle School

The Illini Central Board of Education will resume the suspended meeting tonight at 7:00 pm at the Mason City Public Library. The meeting will not be broadcast.

Tonight, during the school board meeting which was available to the public through Google Meets, an individual joined the meeting stream and made multiple threats of violence against the school. The boys high school basketball game being played at the same time was suspended and the building was evacuated. Law enforcement officials are on the scene. In order to allow the investigation to proceed, IC schools will be closed on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. Students who attend Schramm, High Roads, Menta, and Hammitt schools will attend and transportation will be provided as usual. Final exams that were scheduled for tomorrow will be given on Thursday, January 4, 2024. The second semester will begin on January 5. We will provide additional information tomorrow.

The Google Meet link to the IC Board of Education meeting is meet.google.com/wxt-sscf-mfk

At dismissal, the grade school received a call indicating that the caller had a gun and wanted to inflict harm. He indicated to staff that he was on campus, but not in the building. We placed the entire school on lockdown and secured students inside the building. The police and Mr. Ward searched the premises and indicated that the threat was not present. The police are investigating the call, and they will have a presence on campus tomorrow during the school day. We will resume school tomorrow.

We have lifted the lockdown order and are dismissing students. We will release more information shortly.

All IC schools will dismiss at 2pm on Tuesday, December 19 and Wednesday, December 20, 2023. School will resume on January 4, 2024.

Remember...tonight is the ICGS Christmas Concert starting at 6 p.m. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

If you don't have your phone set for automatic app updates, make sure to update the Illini Central app! Don't have an account for your student's information? Contact the school for help getting started!

The custom IC cups are still available through December 10th for delivery in time for Christmas. $10 from each cup supports the ICMS DC/NYC trip this spring! https://www.stachecups.com/pages/illini-central-2023

Good morning, We apologize for the delay in posting this, but here are the 1st Quarter Honor Roll students in the middle school. Here is the link to the list on our website: https://5il.co/2a42y Congratulations to these hard working students! Have a great week! #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

Over the last few days, we know there has been a lot of discussion regarding the Illini Central High School volleyball program. The Board of Education does not plan to make any changes to the volleyball coaching staff. The board looks forward to working with all coaches in order to provide quality programs for our students. The board welcomes community input and encourages the community to contact either the school administration or the school board with any concerns.

IC schools will dismiss at 2 pm on Wednesday, November 22, 2023. On behalf of the staff and Board of Education, I want to wish you all a happy and safe Thanksgiving.

The middle school DC/NYC trip is doing a fundraiser for their spring trip. Custom IC Cups! https://www.stachecups.com/pages/illini-central-2023

The IC Board of Education Google Meets link is: meet.google.com/wxt-sscf-mfk

Our picture re-take schedule is as follows: ICGS will be tomorrow November 8th. ICMS/ICHS will be Tuesday, November 14th. #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

Just posted the Illini Central Breakfast & Lunch Menus to the website for November. They can be found at the following links or on the Illini Central app under Dining: Breakfast: https://5il.co/283wp Lunch: https://5il.co/283x3 #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

Good afternoon, Tomorrow, October 31st, Illini Central Schools will dismiss at 11:30 a.m. for school improvement meetings. Pre-K will have their Halloween Half Day tomorrow from 8 a.m.-10:30 a.m. There will be no bussing for Pre-K students; they must be dropped off and picked up from school. As tomorrow is Halloween, preK and grade school students may wear their costumes to school for the spirit day as long as they do not include masks, weapons, or gore. Middle and high school students wishing to wear their costumes may do so if they pay $1 outside the office in the morning. Money collected will go towards the community projects of the Interact Club. All costumes must be school-appropriate and follow the guidelines of no masks, weapons, or gore. We hope everyone has a warm and safe Halloween! Jennifer Durbin, Ed. D. Assistant Superintendent

Last call for anyone looking to purchase Cougar Gear from The Illini Central Athletic Boosters' Winter Apparel Store. Use the following link to place your order today! https://illinicentral2023.itemorder.com/shop/home/ Thank you in advance for your support of Illini Central Sports & our boosters! #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

ICMS will have a school dance Friday, October 27th from 6-8pm in the cafeteria. $6 to get in. Concessions will be available for purchase as well. We will also be selling glow in the dark items. Students are allowed to wear school appropriate costumes, but it is not required. It is not a costume dance. #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

Good afternoon, Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 4th, and Thursday, October 5th, Illini Central schools will dismiss at 2:00 p.m. for parent-teacher conferences. On Wednesday, the PreK afternoon classes will dismiss at 2:00 p.m., and there are no afternoon classes for students in PreK on Thursday. Parent-teacher conferences allow families to connect with teachers to discuss their students' progress. If you still need to sign up for conferences, contact your child’s teacher or the building secretary to schedule a time. This Friday, October 6th, and Monday, October 9th, students will not be in attendance at Illini Central. School will resume the regular schedule on Tuesday.