Illini Central High School

The March Cougar Chat is available here: https://5il.co/1qyny

The IC Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting tonight at 7:00 pm at the Mason City Public Library. The Google Meet link is meet.google.com/woh-mzdx-ugm

Alliance Community Bank of Mason City and Illini Central High School are pleased to present Nick Horn with the February Student of the Month Award. For demonstrating outstanding character, Nick receives an Amazon gift card from Alliance Community Bank and an Amazon gift card from the Illini Central High School faculty. Nick is the son of Joseph and Laurie Horn. His classes this year include Literacy Leadership, Graphic Design, Chorus, American Government and Civics, Band, Percussion, Psychology, Resource Management and Independent Art. Nick is the Tech Director for the high school musical as well as a member of the pep band for basketball games. As part of the Literacy Leadership class, Nick has help fund the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Additionally, Nick participates in Art Club, My Alpha Theta, and the Homecoming Committee. After graduation, Nick plans to attend Lincoln Land Community College for his general education courses and then transfer to a four-year university for a bachelor's degree in music, fine arts, or music education. Congratulations, Nick & thank you for all of your contributions to Illini Central through the years! #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

This year’s yearbook is going to include a Senior Spotlight page where parents/guardians can purchase a spot in the yearbook for $20 (see example below). This will include up to 2 pictures and a congratulatory paragraph of up to 4 sentences. If this is something that interests you, the money, images, and paragraph/sentences need to be turned in to Mrs. Van Tine by March 15, 2023. #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

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

And this morning...we get caught up. The Illini Central Student Council will be honoring a Staff Member of the Month throughout the year. For the month of January, the ICHS students selected Mr. Andrew Crause. The Class's Kamber Arthalony sat down with Mr. Crause to discuss the classes he teaches, the advice that he would give himself in him 1st year of teaching, what inspires him in teaching, what makes him proud to teach at Illini Central & much more. Thank you, Mr. Crause for the difference you have already made in the lives of your students. Here is the link: https://youtu.be/dMOFRfP8gZE #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

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.

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

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

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

Alliance Community Bank of Mason City and Illini Central High School are pleased to present Belle Kelly with the December Student of the Month Award. For demonstrating outstanding character, Belle receives an Amazon gift card from Alliance Community Bank and an Amazon gift card from the Illini Central High School faculty. Belle is the daughter of Sean Kelly and Joanna and Don Mustered. Her classes this year include Transitional Math, Yearbook, Welding, PE, Food Science, Literature and Film, Horticulture, Government and Civics, and Small Engines. Belle serves as the President of the National Honor Society, Vice President of the Student Council, Sentinal for FFA, and a Spanish Club and Art Club member. Belle has also started the Fellowship of Christian Athletes while participating in track, cheerleading, and poms. Outside of school, Belle has been involved with the Mason City Christian Church youth group, where she serves as a member of the youth worship team and volunteers in the nursery. After graduation, Belle plans to attend Greenville University to pursue her dream of running track in college. She plans to study either biology or animal science. Here is Belle's Student of the Month interview on The Cougar Connection Podcast: https://youtu.be/z_vBKNvZ6Kg Belle, thank you for all of your contributions to Illini Central during your years with us. #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

The January Cougar Chat is available at: https://5il.co/1ne4x

Merry Christmas to our students, families, teachers/staff and all IC alumni! Wishing you a blessed day! #WeAreIC #BeJimmy *Thanks to Elijah Stender for the great graphic.