Illini Central CUSD 189

Paper forms for the ICMS Middle School Yearbook are now available and are due no later than March 7, 2023. Forms are available from your WIN teacher or pick one up at the table outside the office. The price for a Middle School yearbook is $12.00. We are partnering with HRImaging to directly order through their website: https://book.hrimaging.com/ Click on the blue “Order Now!” banner, type “Illini Central Middle School”, then enter the student’s first and last name to ADD TO CART. The yearbooks will be delivered before the end of this school year. #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

Congratulations to our own Mr. Kelly Damann, ICHS/ICMS Band & Chorus Teacher for being honored by the ISBE. The award is for Meritorious Service in the Early Career Educator category. We are blessed by the difference you are making in our students' lives. #WeAreIC

Freshmen Parents/Guardians, Your student has a field trip to Lincoln Land TOMORROW, Tuesday, February 28th. We will be going to Pizza Ranch for lunch. The cost for lunch is $10. Please have your student bring money for lunch or let Mrs. Baugher know if this is a concern. Thank you!

The 2023-2024 School Calendar has been approved by the Regional Office of Education and is now official. The calendar can be found here: https://5il.co/1ptu6

Freshmen Parents/Guardians, Your student has a field trip to Lincoln Land on Tuesday, February 28th. We will be going to Pizza Ranch for lunch. The cost for lunch is $10. Please have your student bring money for lunch or let Mrs. Baugher know if this is a concern. Thank you!

Illini Central Schools will dismiss on Wednesday, 2/22/23, at 11:30 for a school improvement planning day. There will be no Pre-K tomorrow.

Freshmen Parents/Guardians, Your student has a field trip to Lincoln Land on Tuesday, February 28th. We will be going to Pizza Ranch for lunch. The cost for lunch is $10. Please have your student bring money for lunch or let Mrs. Baugher know if this is a concern. Thank you!

Alliance Community Bank of Mason City and Illini Central High School are pleased to present Cora Wolford with the January Student of the Month Award. For demonstrating outstanding character, Cora receives an Amazon gift card from Alliance Community Bank and an Amazon gift card from the Illini Central High School faculty. Cora is the daughter of Luke and Shannon Wolford. Her classes this year include Transitional Math, Geography, Chorus, Government and Civics, Independent Study Art, Literature and Film, and Fitness.. Cora is a member of the Math National Honor Society, the National Honor Society, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and the Interact Club. In her junior year, she received the Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance in the school play. Outside of school, Cora is involved in the youth group at the First Baptist Church of Mason City. After graduation, Cora plans to attend Western Illinois University and work on campus. While at WIU, she plans to pursue a degree in Art Studio. Congratulations, Cora & thank you for all of your contributions to Illini Central during your time with us! #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

The IC Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 7:00 pm at the Mason City Public Library. The Google Meet address is https://meet.google.com/qku-wdod-tmh?hs=122&authuser=0

ICHS requires all our students to participate in mock interviews before graduation. Recent graduates told us they wished we would have done it earlier in their high school careers. We are listening to their feedback and moving this to sophomore year, but we want to ensure that all of our juniors and seniors also get this experience. To make this happen, we need your help! If you are interested in participating in interviews during the month of March, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/CHBS9SkZBdkduqqu7. We will be in touch with more details once we have our interviewers. Thanks in advance!

Order your 2022-2023 Illini Central High School yearbook now! #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

The IC Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 at 5pm in the District Office, 222 North West Avenue, Mason City. The Google Meet link is meet.google.com/ofy-awdq-djx

Just a reminder that all juniors will be taking a field trip to Illinois State University on Wednesday, February 1. We will leave around 9:15am and return tentatively around 2:45pm. Students will need money for lunch. If there are any issues with students not having money for lunch, please contact one of the counselors. We look forward to a fun trip!

Bus 5 has experienced a mechanical issue. We are redirecting another bus that will pick up these students. Students will arrive home later than normal. Students were not at risk, and all are safe. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Here are the Illini Central High School students who earned honors in the 1st semester & the Middle School students who did so for the 2nd quarter. View a PDF of these lists at the following links: HS: https://5il.co/1nt2m MS: https://5il.co/1nt2o Congratulations to all of these students for their hard work! #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

Illini Central Schools will dismiss on Wednesday, 1/25/23 at 11:30 for a school improvement planning day. There will be no Pre-K tomorrow. The district will only run the activity shuttle at 5 pm departing from the Easton Gym.

The Illini Central Board of Education will hold its regular meeting tonight at 7pm at the Mason City Public Library. The meeting link is https://meet.google.com/ssv-ohcd-mph?hs=122&authuser=0

Reminder: Tomorrow is the Sophomore Class Nelson's meal fundraiser. Meals will be served from the cafeteria starting at 4:30 and ending at 7:00. You can pick up your order or dine in and enjoy the basketball game. If you pick up your meal, you can park in the back parking lot and enter through the cafeteria doors. Any meals not claimed by 7:00 will be resold. Thank you for your continued support of ICHS!

Before Christmas Break...Mr. Tobolaski's Algebra II students were challenged to share their tips & tricks for studying by creating either a poster or a multimedia presentation. Here are the results of that challenge. Some of the students created posters...while others put together videos or rap songs. Here are the links to the multi-media projects: Math Rap by Kaleb Flores, Hunter Snyder & Avery Higdon https://youtu.be/DYeVFgTQ__U Math Skit by Zoey Thomas & Vivian Atwood https://youtu.be/xBSNwY5XJoo Math Skit by Bailie Krause & Lilly Anderson https://youtu.be/iG_QQx-5J3g Math Song by Lily Utsinger, Shelby Heyen & Vincente Custodio https://youtu.be/WaXd21GC2RE The students who created posters were Caden Doyle, Kaiden Bowersock, Avery Baskett, Peyton Hellman, Lucas Power, Trenton Dietrich, Miranda Walters, Corey Douglas, Taylor Keihn, Lannah Shaffer, Lacy Utsinger, Lauren Harms, Macy McLaughlin & Lilli Szawlosky. Take a second to check out all of the great work completed by Mr. Tobolaski’s students. #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

Here's The Class Part II's next 15 Questions with... In the spotlight for this one...Senior Caden Stanberry. Check it out! https://youtu.be/bZ4Kn_eVHnA #WeAreIC #BeJimmy