Illini Central High School

A special meeting for the purpose of reorganizing the IC Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 6:00 pm at the Mason City Public Library. The Google Meet link is meet.google.com/rvw-ppfv-jpk

Want to win a $25 gift card for just a quarter? The Literacy & Leadership class will be hosting a Quarter Auction Fundraiser on April 30th at The Hub in Mason City (110 E. Chestnut St) beginning at 2:00 p.m. Doors will open and paddle sales will begin at 1:00 p.m. There are over 40 items up for auction including gift cards to restaurants, stores, etc. as well as 4 ticket vouchers for the winner's choice of Peoria Chiefs' game, two 1-night stays at the Comfort Inn in Lincoln, IL, Illini Central gear, a Limited Edition photo with laser signatures from the Chicago Bears, Scentsy, Tupperware, Thirty-one and much more! Paddles are $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00. A limited number of quarters rolls will be available prior to the start of the auction. Illini Central High School's National Honor Society will be selling concessions. All proceeds from the Quarter Auction will benefit the Dolly Parton Imagination Library that the Literacy and Leadership class has been working to bring to Illini Central School District. Through May 31st, all donations and funds raised will be doubled through a generous grant from The Woods Foundation.

The April Cougar Chat is available here: https://5il.co/1sp1f

Students who signed up to go on a field trip to tour the FS Sunrise Ag Facilities in Mason City, Easton, and Havana will be doing this on Wednesday, April 19. Students will be leave a little before 10am and return to school around 2pm. FS will be providing lunch for students. Please let Mrs. Arms or Mr. Kloba know if you have any questions or concerns.

Earlier this week, we posted that Senior Mahlea Lusher had been named Student of the Month. Today...The Class wanted to share The Cougar Connection Podcast that Junior Kamber Arthalony recorded with Mahlea on Tuesday. The girls discussed Mahlea's plans for the future, her favorite Illini Central teacher, go-to Dari Belle order, biggest pet peeve & much, much more. Here's the link: https://youtu.be/1-0LBqzzPwg Thank you for sitting down with us, Mahlea! #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

Tomorrow (4/12), freshmen and sophomores will take the PSAT, and juniors will take the SAT. Seniors will have time to work on their Reverse Career fair at the Mason Community Chapel. Students must be on time for school to avoid missing the test. Students will need a calculator and #2 pencils for the test. More information on how you can help your student can be found in March's Cougar Chat: https://5il.co/1qyny

Just a friendly reminder that our high school students will be taking their state testing tomorrow. Freshmen and sophomores will be taking the PSAT and juniors will be taking the SAT. Please remind students to get a good sleep the night before and eat breakfast. Testing will begin at 8am so please encourage your students to be on time to school.

Alliance Community Bank of Mason City and Illini Central High School are pleased to present Mahlea Lusher with the March Student of the Month Award. For demonstrating outstanding character, Mahlea receives an Amazon gift card from Alliance Community Bank and an Amazon gift card from the Illini Central High School faculty. Mahlea is the daughter of Rod and Tina Lusher. Her classes this year include Transitional Math, Fitness PE, Chemistry, Independent Art, Advanced Spanish IV, Ag Orientation, and Dual Credit English. Mahlea serves as the secretary for the Student Council, Secretary for the Spanish National Honor Society. She is also a member of the National Honor Society and President of the Spanish Club. After graduation, Mahlea plans to attend Illinois Central College for her general education courses to prepare her for flight school. She wants to major in Aviation and plans to rely on Real Estate as a possible backup career. Congratulations, Mahlea & thank you for all of your contributions to Illini Central through the years! #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

Starting tomorrow, we will begin State testing in the GS & MS. The testing will be done on the student Chromebooks. We ask that all students & families try their best to make sure devices are charged each night and brought to school each day. Thank you in advance for helping make this hectic week go as smoothly as possible. Have a great week! #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

For Teacher Appreciation Week (May 8-12), Dr. Durbin and Mr. Kloba want to show the staff how much they are appreciated! We will play Lucky Duck 🦆… all staff will get a duck. The duck has a number. All throughout the week, we will draw numbers. If a staff member wins, they will get to choose from the stash. We will do this until all prizes are gone! If you would like to donate gifts (products, gift cards, food, candy, fun office supplies, etc.) or want to support the staff at ICMS and ICHS, we are accepting ALL things to show our all-star teachers how much they are appreciated! If you want to make monetary donations, we will use them to purchase prizes. W want to make it a fun week for our staff, so please help us show them how much they are appreciated! Prizes can be dropped off at the school or to Dr. Durbin.

The Literacy & Leadership class at Illini Central High School has been working to raise funds to bring the Dolly Parton Imagination Library to District 189. Early literacy exposure has lifelong positive effects. The students in Literacy & Leadership are pleased to share some of their research with you. We appreciate your support! #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

Due to the impending weather...tonight's performance of The Trail to Oregon has been postponed to Sunday, April 2nd. Show time on Sunday will be 2 p.m. with the doors opening at 1:30 p.m. All pre-ordered tickets for tonight (Friday) are valid for any remaining performance.

Today’s weather forecast calls for potentially dangerous storms forming in the mid afternoon. As a result, Illini Central schools will dismiss classes today at 1:15 pm. There will be no afternoon Pre-K program. Tonight’s activities are also canceled.

Tonight is opening night! The Illini Central Music Department presents The Trail to Oregon! The information regarding the 3 night run of performances can be found on this flyer. Come out & enjoy these shows and support our talented students! #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

The April breakfast & lunch menus have been posted on the district page of the website under the Quick Links tab. You can also find the Daily menus on the Illini Central app. #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

Mrs. VanTine's Intro to Art students have made some amazing scratch art animals! I love walking through the hall and see these guys looking back at me. We have some very talented students at ICHS!

Just a reminder that any sophomores or juniors taking the accuplacer test tomorrow will need their chromebooks. Testing with begin at 8am in room 71 (middle school).

Illini Central Schools will dismiss on Wednesday, 3/29/23, at 11:30 for a school improvement planning day. The Pre-K will not hold classes, but will host a Transportation Fair for Pre-K students 8-10:30.. Attendance is optional for Pre-K students.

Illini Central Schools will dismiss on Wednesday, 3/29/23, at 11:30 for a school improvement planning day. The Pre-K will not hold classes, but will host a Transportation Fair for Pre-K students and parents 8-10:30 am. Attendance is optional.

The Literacy & Leadership Class is excited to announce that through May 31, 2023, all funds raised by the Literacy & Leadership Class at Illini Central High School to bring the Dolly Parton Imagination Library to District 189 will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to a maximum of $8,000. The matching funds pledge has been made possible through the generosity of Robert J. Woods and Joan Jarrett Woods, creators of The Woods Foundation. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library improves early literacy, school readiness and success by providing age-appropriate books to children ages birth through 5. The annual cost of these books is $25 per child which is covered by generous donors. Donate today to support double the number of young readers! Donations can be sent to: Illini Central High School Attn: Spring Hyde 208 Northwest Ave Mason City, IL 62664 To donate online, please visit the Library Donation page: illinicentral.revtrak.net