Illini Central CUSD 189

Because of the projected snow forecast, The Class would like to promote a snowman building competition! We ask that you send pictures of your created snowman, whether big or small to: theclass@illinicentral.org We will showcase the best snowmen on the website. Have fun and stay safe!

Yesterday, some of the ICGS Kindergarten students celebrated the 100th day of the school year by dressing up for the occasion. We saw some cute little "100 year olds" at school on Monday! #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

Here are the Illini Central's High & Middle School students who earned Honors for the 1st Semester in the HS & the 2nd Quarter in the MS. ICHS 1st Semester Honors: https://5il.co/14zax ICMS 2nd Quarter Honors: https://5il.co/14zbn #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

As a reminder, tonight is the Nelson's chicken or lasagna dinner. If you plan to eat in the cafeteria, you can come in through the front of the building. If you are picking up meals to go, please pull around to the cafeteria doors at the back of the building. All meals must be picked up by the start of the varsity game. If meals are not picked up, they will be resold for half price.

The Illini Central Board of Education will. hold a special meeting tonight at 5:30 pm at the MC Public Library to interview architectural firms and to take action on a resolution to abate the Bond & Interest property tax levy. The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88054190635?pwd=a2dYM2N2SVRuL2VyOTNmamxFcldTdz09

Tired of arguing with your teen? Wondering how to deal with homework? How can you help your child with self-esteem? Well, Paris Unit School District 95 is offering FREE Positive Parenting Workshops the second Wednesday of each month starting in February. To learn more, follow this link: https://tinyurl.com/positiveparent2022

The Illini Central Board of Education is meeting tonight at 7:00 pm at the Mason City Public Library. The zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83322164188?pwd=UzJWSzZQeURia0xObVFVNVFFU29JZz09

The MS Volleyball game for tonight has been postponed. This game will be made up on Thursday, February 3 at Hartem. There will not be any practice tonight. #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

Illini Central will have a 3rd grade teaching position open beginning February 2nd, 2022 through the reminder of the year with probable employment for the 2022-2023. Please contact Superintendent Mike Ward for more information at mward@illinicentral.org or 217-482-5180.

Just a reminder that the Class of 2024 is hosting a Chicken or Lasagna Dinner on January 28th beginning at 5:00 PM. This meal is provided by Nelson's Catering, and you can order tickets online here: https://nelsonscatering.com/illini-central-high-school The deadline to order tickets is January 21, at NOON. After you eat, stick around to watch the Cougars take on the Havana Ducks in the Cougar Den. Meals are available to-go as well. Thank you for your support! #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

The IDPH and ISBE have released new guidelines for returning to school for students and staff who have had COVID or were deemed close contacts. Go to the "News" section of the website for further details.

The Class of 2024 is having a fundraiser on Friday, January 28 before the HS Boys Basketball Game. Nelson's Catering will be providing the following meal options: -Grilled 1/2 chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy and southern style green beans. Comes with roll, butter and all utensils. -Meatless lasagna and vegetarian southern style green beans. Comes with garlic breadstick and all utensils. This is a pickup or dine-in event, and meals will be available from 5:00-7:00 PM that night. The cost of each meal is $12. You can find a member of the sophomore class to purchase tickets, or online ordering is available at the link below: https://nelsonscatering.com/illini-central-high-school Thank you for supporting the Class of 2024! #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

Biddy Ball Update We are getting back to action this Saturday! We will plan on having Biddy Ball every Saturday from now through February, assuming we are able to navigate through COVID-19. The times for this Saturday are: Kindergarten-1st Grade: 9-10 2nd Grade 10-11 A full schedule will be handed out on Saturday, and also posted on Facebook next week as well. The T-Shirts were ordered in early December, but they are still on backorder. We hope to get those in next week. I am still looking for more people to help “coach” beginning next weekend. Please let me know if you are able to help out in anyway. Especially looking for some help for the 2nd Grade age group. Feel free to email me at rburks@illinicentral.org if you can help us out or with any questions. Thank you and see you Saturday.

Good afternoon, Illini Central students & families! We hope you enjoyed your Christmas break. Just a reminder to make sure to charge your Chromebooks today. We want to be ready for the start of our 2nd semester tomorrow morning. #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

On December 31, we we notified by the Illinois State Board of Education that the new CDC/IDPH 5-day COVID guidelines do not apply to school districts. These are guidelines for the general public onlly. As a result, there are no changes to the number of days that a person with COVID or a close contact to a positive COVID individual will be excluded from school.

Graduates from Illini Central may apply to help fund their college or technical school tuition by utilizing the Illini Central Student Loan Fund. The money made available to graduates from Illini Central High School through the Student Loan Fund is a loan. As such, the committee expects the applicant to make repayment of the money borrowed as soon after leaving school as is feasible. The prompt repayment of this loan will assure future students of Illini Central the same privilege to take advantage of this fund. There is a limit of $500.00 per semester with the total amount granted not to exceed $3000.00. The Student Loan Fund committee will be meeting to approve student loans for the Spring 2022 semester. Students that are interested in acquiring a loan need to submit an application by January 3, 2022. Applications may be picked up in the high school office or on the school website at www.illinicentral.org under “For Students” on the main page or the high school page. Students must also submit a copy of their class schedule as proof of enrollment in college course. Please contact Jennifer Durbin at Illini Central High School at (217) 482-5180 or jdurbin@illinicentral.org with questions.

Merry Christmas to our students, staff & their families...past, present & in the future. May you all have a blessed holiday season! #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

Good morning, Illini Central! A couple of weeks ago…Mrs. Wrigley, ICGS’s Music teacher was able to record her students performing the Christmas songs they had been practicing. Videos were put together of those performances. Here is a link to our page where you can find all of the videos: https://www.illinicentral.org/o/grade-school/page/2021-christmas-musical-performances Or here are direct links to each grade level’s video: Kindergarten: https://youtu.be/xFL4bQoguRM 1st Grade: https://youtu.be/0bM0XuX9T9k 2nd Grade: https://youtu.be/7g2g4iANU18 3rd Grade: https://youtu.be/5RUSPaeGWmM 4th Grade: https://youtu.be/z-jauW6_CoI 5th Grade: https://youtu.be/vc3Aq761X6M In the Description area of each video is a timestamp that will take you directly to each teacher’s class video. Have a great week! #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

We would like to invite current sophomores and juniors at IC to explore the classes in the LTEC Program for the next school year (2022-2023). Registration will begin after break. Advanced Metals/Welding* Automotive Technology Building Trades* CEO Entrepreneurship* Computer Science Cosmetology Criminal Justice Culinary Arts Health Occupations* (CNA/Pre-Nursing) Workplace Experience * Classes that are Dual Credit with Heartland Community College. Due to the high demand from local employers, Advanced Metals will be offered next year. If you would like to explore any of these classes and see what they are like, take a look at us on Instagram, Facebook, and our LTEC Website. If you would like more information, feel free to go to the Counseling Office or contact Mr. Puckett (mpuckett@lchsrailers.org). If you are interested in one of our LTEC classes, please fill out the application at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jqAE5mGXmwZSlgPK9YY8k22KPnAQVu_O/edit and submit it to one of the School Counselors, Andrea Arms or Annie Baugher. Printed copies of the application will also be outside of the counseling offices. Robert M. Puckett Director of Lincolnland Technical Education Center

This is a reminder that IC schools will dismiss at 2:00 pm on Thursday, December 16 and Friday, December 17. After school tutoring on 12/16 will dismiss at 3:00 pm.