Get your 2025 Illini Central Cougars Regional Championship Apparel at the following link: https://justicegraphics.net/collections/illini-central-cougars-regional-champions-2025
Your order needs to be in before 2 p.m. tomorrow...Monday March 3rd.
Remember the boys play in Brimfield on Wednesday v. the Peoria Christian Chargers at 7 p.m.
This past week, the Kindness Club and the grade school held a Random Acts of Kindness Challenge. Each day, they had to complete a random act of kindness. If they completed the task, their name was put into a basket and a winner was chosen for each day.
Our day 1 challenge winner for doing something nice for his family was Carter Cooper.
Our day 2 challenge winner for writing a kind note to someone was Kyelinn Myers.
Our day 3 challenge was to write 5 things we love about ourselves. Day 3's winner was TJ Bagby.
Our day 4 challenge was to do something nice for the environment. Our winner was Sloan Nissen.
Finally, our day 5 challenge was to make something nice for someone in a care home. We created letters, cards, and art projects for residents of the Mason City Nursing Home. Our day winner was Mason Bradshaw.
Thank you to all of the grade school students who participated! It was great to see all of the kids doing random acts of kindness.
On Monday March 10th, the Illini Central Education Association will be hosting a Meet the Candidates evening in The Cougar Center.
The ICEA will introduce the ten candidates for the upcoming election and allow them to share their visions for the district as a potential Illini Central School Board member.
This event will begin at 6 p.m. Please park on the west side of the building and enter through the new ICGS entrance.
Illini Central has hired a new bus driver!!
In an effort to reduce the number of students on our San Jose buses, we are splitting the afternoon routes into 3 routes instead of 2.
This will help us get students home more efficiently.
Monday, March 3rd will be the start date for this change. Check your Skyward for pickup and drop-off times.
Any questions email Mr. Francis at sfrancis@illinicentral.org or call 217-482-5180 EXT 1404
Reminder: tonight, February 26th from 5:00pm - 6:30pm, the counselors will hold a workshop for all Seniors who have not completed their FAFSA application. Full details can be found on the flyer. Make sure to RSVP or contact the counselors with any questions.
Illini Central Schools will dismiss at 11:30 on Wednesday, February 26th.
There will be no Pre-K Wednesday February 26th. Instead Pre-K will be holding free developmental screenings for 3-5 year olds who are not yet enrolled in the program. If you have a 3-5 year old child and would like to get them started in Pre-K please call the Pre-K to get signed up!
The updated 2024-2025 school calendar and the 2025-2026 calendar are available on our website under "District Information."
Due to tonight's forecast (2/15/25), tonight's Parents Night Out fundraiser for the National Honor Society has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience. We want to make sure everyone makes it home safely. Don't forget--no school Monday! Have a great weekend!
In this post...you will find the link to our form to be used in signing your child up for this year's track and field season.
Please complete by Friday, February 28th. The first official day of practice is Monday, March 3rd.
Any questions, please contact Coach Darcy Toland - dtoland@illinicentral.org
Events athletes could participate in are the following:
Track: 100m/110m hurdles, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1600m, 4x100m, 4x200m, 4x400m
Field: Discus, Shot Put, High Jump, Long Jump
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScN9PadpCs8eLLpH42LyZOf_0yn3wxKrW031Q-csWae8VSlVg/viewform?usp=header
Illini Central Schools will dismiss for school improvement meetings at 2:00 tomorrow, February 12th.
The fire alarm was set off by a sensor in the air ducts. The Mason City Fire Department deemed the building safe for students to return. All students are returning from the buses to the building. A special thank you for the Mason City Fire Department and our transportation crew for their quick response. We appreciate the Mason City Public Library for opening the doors for our students as well. Thanks to the staff for keeping students calm and managed.
A fire alarm has been activated at the main building. All students have been evacuated and are being moved to warm locations as the fire department investigates. No apparent smoke or other signs of fire are obvious. An additional update will be posted as soon as we know more.
Cougar Care Drive All Next Week!
Help the Illini Central Student Council by bringing in items to your Advisory starting on Monday.
Reminder K-2 Biddy Ball players and parents.
There is NO Biddy Ball tomorrow, February 8th, since the HS Boys Basketball team has a game.
Our final Biddy Ball weekend will be on February 15th.
Tonight the black/white teams are scrimmaging around 6:20 and on Tuesday, we have Blue/Grey scrimmaging around 5:50.
Due to inclement weather, all practices and activities after school are canceled today February 5, 2025.
Illini Central purchased a golf simulator as part of the building addition to the school, and golf team members have been able to participate in open gyms by scheduling times with Coach Scott Francis. Sophomore Elayna Snyder came in early before school to work on her golf game in January, which would not have been possible before this investment in our students. Coach Francis says, "I'm extremely excited to have this for our golfers. I think it will drive a lot of excitement for the program, and I hope the extra practice pays off this fall!"
Illini Central is exploring the option of offering e-learning days instead of traditional emergency days. E-learning allows students to learn remotely from home or another remote location for five hours of instruction. If Illini Central were to implement an e-learning plan, this could be used instead of snow days that have to be made up at the end of the school year. Please share your thoughts by completing this survey:
https://forms.gle/F3Nxtr4tgNFHenv69
Illini Central is seeking a vendor for school photography services.
Please see the document for details: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I8UT6fqObVMOiWh-T-uq6pqzG8uhdd_gx4zl4Rwmy7A/edit?usp=sharing
To show our support for the PORTA community after the tragedy this weekend, students and staff at Illini Central are encouraged to wear camouflage tomorrow, February 3rd. #WeAreIC #PORTAstrong
Tomorrow, Wednesday, January 29th, Illini Central Schools will dismiss at 11:30. PreK and Grade School students have Sports Day tomorrow, so students are encouraged to wear their favorite team gear.
In the PreK, all students in morning and afternoon classes will come from 8 am to 10:30 am. Parents are responsible for getting students to and from PreK tomorrow, as the PreK bus routes will not run.