Illini Central CUSD 189

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.

Good Morning, We still have 3 students Students 14, 22, and 28)in need of a sponsor for our giving tree. Please consider sponsoring a student if you are able (See below for the original message). We have several students who are in need this holiday season. If you are interested in sponsoring a student, please use the link below to sign-up. Gifts need to be turned in to the school by Friday, December 8th. Please leave the gifts unwrapped and label them with the student number. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0844AAAD23AAFDCF8-46133086-icmsichs Please contact Annie Baugher with any questions. abaugher@illinicentral.org 217-482-5180 Ext. 1234

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

Good Morning, We have several students who are in need this holiday season. If you are interested in sponsoring a student, please use the link below to sign-up. Gifts need to be turned in to the school by Friday, December 8th. Please leave the gifts unwrapped and label them with the student number. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0844AAAD23AAFDCF8-46133086-icmsichs Please contact Annie Baugher with any questions. abaugher@illinicentral.org 217-482-5180 Ext. 1234

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

The holiday season is just around the corner. We are looking to help out our families in need during this holiday season. If you are a middle school or high school family in need of some assistance, please complete the form linked below. This information and your needs will remain confidential. If you have any questions please reach out to Annie Baugher, Assistant Principal. Forms are due by Friday, November 17th at Noon. Thank you! https://forms.gle/jG9kHAUoZXu7MH2d8

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

Veterans Day Assembly On Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. in the Illini Central High School gym, Illini Central is hosting a Veterans Day Assembly. This assembly is open to all veterans and active-duty military personnel and their families. Lunch will be provided for all veterans attending. We hope to see you there! For more information, please contact Mr. Kloba (kkloba@illinicentral.org) or Ms. Davis (hdavis@illinicentral.org).

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

Alliance Community Bank of Mason City and Illini Central High School are pleased to present Lucia Leamon with the September Student of the Month Award. For demonstrating outstanding character, Lucia receives an Amazon gift card from Alliance Community Bank and an Amazon gift card from the Illini Central High School faculty. Lucia is the daughter of Chet & Liz Leamon. Lucia has shown great resolve and excellence this year while taking Resource Management, Government and Civics, AP Calculus, Advanced Chemistry 2, Dual Credit Composition, Advanced Spanish 4, and Band. Lucia is the Mu Alpha Theta President and Student Council Treasurer. She is also a member of the National Honor Society, Art Club, Spanish Club, Spanish Honor Society, Scholastic Bowl, and Pep Band. Outside of school, Lucia enjoys working with youth as a Park District referee for youth soccer. After graduation, Lucia plans on attending ICC and then transferring to a four-year university and majoring in Geology. Congratulations, Lucia! Thank you for all of your contributions to Illini Central over the years. We are wishing you nothing but the best in the future. #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

Just a reminder that middle school students will participate in our yearly Erin's Law Presentations. Parent letters were sent home with students last week and should have been signed and returned only if parents do NOT want their student(s) to participate. If you did not sign a letter but do not want your child to listen to these presentations, please let Mrs. Arms know ASAP.

High school students who qualified for our PBIS incentive will have ice cream and a movie day on Tuesday, October 31st. We will also be having a door decorating contest to match our PBIS Character Trait of Kindness for the months of November and December. Students who qualified passed all their classes and had no referrals. Students who showed significant improvement in their behaviors received a "turnaround award" and are attending also. We are so proud of our students for all their hard work during the 1st quarter! We hope all students will qualify for the second quarter's incentive!

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

Once again this year, The Class III would like to help recognize students who show what #WeAreIC means. To us, #WeAreIC can be represented by many things. It can represent academic improvement, going above and beyond, positivity, selflessness , responsibility, respect, and many other things. Mr. Crause has recognized Junior Zoey Thomas for portraying what it means to be #WeAreIC.

Middle school students who qualified for our PBIS incentive will have ice cream at the park this afternoon. Students who qualified passed all their classes and had no referrals. Students who showed significant improvement in their behaviors received a "turnaround award" and are attending also. We are so proud of our students for all their hard work during the 1st quarter! We hope all students will qualify for the second quarter's incentive!

The regular board of education meeting will be held at 7:00 pm in the public library. Here is the link to the Google Meet: meet.google.com/mrz-equo-wmb

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

Illini Central Senior Lucas Power was named LTEC Criminal Justice September Student of the Month. Lucas is enrolled in the Criminal Justice program at LTEC this year and is planning to pursue a career with the Illinois State Police following graduation. Lucas's teacher at LTEC is former Illini Central teacher Mr. Donnie Bowman. Congratulations, Lucas...we are proud of you. #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

Correction from previous message: There are no morning or afternoon PreK classes on Thursday.