Reminder: Illini Central schools will have an 11:30 dismissal on Monday, October 31st. All Pre-K students will attend the program from 8:00-10:30. Pre-K parents are responsible for transportation to and from school on Monday.
Just a quick reminder that tomorrow...Monday October 24th is the beginning of Red Ribbon Week at Illini Central.
Here is a graphic for the dress-up days for tomorrow through Friday.
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Want to get involved at ICMS or ICHS? Want to help support the learning and staff? We want your help! We have a PTO meeting tonight (10/18) at 7pm in room 27. We hope to see you there! Sign up for our Remind by texting @39bgh46 to 81010 to stay in the know on all things PTO.
Illini Central High School students will experience a crash reenactment at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 6, at the high school. ThinkFirst, an injury prevention
program offered by Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, will assist in planning and presenting the event.
The reenactment will focus on what can happen when young drivers drink and drive or ride with distracted or impaired drivers. On the day of the event, sights and sounds associated with an emergency response are to be expected. At the event, emergency personnel normally summoned after a car crash will simulate their tasks. Those involved in planning and implementing the event include the Mason County Coroner, Hurley Funeral Home, Mason County Sheriff’s Office, Mason City Police and Fire Departments, Mason County Ambulance, Thurber Towing, Audio Techni Services in Springfield, Arch Air in Litchfield, Illini Central High School faculty, administration, students, Illinois Chiefs of Police and SIU School of Medicine’s ThinkFirst program.
Guest speakers for the event are Mason County Coroner Michael Hurley, Michelle Watson, bereaved mother and Danny Hicks, ThinkFirst victim speaker.
“The purpose of the crash reenactment program is to show the real-life consequences of risk-taking behaviors,” says Megan Eairheart, Director of ThinkFirst. “This event illustrates what can happen when a bad decision is made. We want students to be informed and make intelligent decisions, particularly
behind the wheel of a car.”
Each year 1.7 million traumatic brain injuries and 12,000 to 20,000 new spinal cord injuries occur in the United States; one-third happen to people between the ages of 15 and 24. “The tragedy is most of these injuries are preventable,” says Eairheart.
The SIU School of Medicine ThinkFirst program is a chapter of the ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation and presents events as a public service at no cost to schools. An Illinois Department of Transportation grant supports the program. Those interested in learning more are invited to contact Eairheart at SIU School of Medicine, P.O. Box 19679, Springfield, IL 62794-9604, 217-545-9112 or e-mail thinkfirst@siumed.edu.
First quarter ends in just two weeks! This is a reminder to log on to Skyward and check your student's progress. It's not too late to sign up for parent-teacher conferences this Wednesday and Thursday. You can sign up on Skyward or call the office. Have a great week!
Reminder: Illini Central schools will have an 11:30 dismissal on Wednesday, September 28, 2022.
All Pre-K students will attend school tomorrow from 8:00-10:30. Pre-K parents are responsible for transportation to and from school tomorrow.
Reminder: Illini Central schools will have an 11:30 dismissal on Wednesday, September 28, 2022.
All Pre-K students will attend school tomorrow from 8:00-10:30. Pre-K parents are responsible for transportation to and from school tomorrow.
The high school halls have been transformed into a magical place! IHCS Homecoming… Where Dreams Come True.
2022 Homecoming Week starts tomorrow!
Here is the information for this week's events.
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In The Class II's latest Cougar Connection Podcast...Juniors Kylie Green & Kamber Arthalony sat down with new ICHS Health & Fitness P.E. teacher Mr. Tony Thomas to discuss his new position at Illini Central.
You can listen to this episode on Spotify or directly with this link at Anchor.fm: https://anchor.fm/illini-central/episodes/New-Teacher-Spotlight---Mr--Tony-Thomas-Health--Fitness-P-E--Teacher-e1o7keo
Or just visit The Illini Central YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/3Tt0yf1-n10
We are glad to have Coach Thomas as a part of our Illini Central family!
Have a great weekend!
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The IC Board of Education will hold a hearing meeting and regular meeting on Thursday, 9/22/22 at 7 pm at the MC Public Library. The meeting will be broadcast on Google Meet at meet.google.com/asx-pasu-rkk
LTEC STUDENTS AND FAMILIES: On Monday evening a threat of school violence was found written on an Lincoln Community High School restroom wall. The LCHS Behavioral Threat Assessment Team has been investigating the incident. At this time, they do not believe this is a credible threat; however, any and all threats are taken seriously. The Lincoln Police Department has been notified and will be providing more of a police presence. LCHS will continue to investigate this issue. Families wishing to keep their students home are to inform the school of their absence, absences will be considered excused.
There is no threat to Illini Central High School. At any time, anyone may report a potential threat or concern using the Say Something report on the Illini Central website under "Quick Links."
At ICHS, we require all of our students to participate in mock interviews prior to graduation. In years past, we have conducted these interviews in the students' senior year; however, recent graduates wished we would have done it earlier in their high school career. We are listening to their feedback and we are working on moving this opportunity to sophomore year, but we want to make sure that all of our juniors and seniors also get this experience.
To make this happen, we need your help! If you are interested in particpating in interviews, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/UZ7syvd3tLvs4LBM7
We will be in touch with more details once we have our interviewers. Thanks in advance!
Senior Zach Entwistle & Junior Bailie Krause are responsible of the Illini Central High & Middle School announcements.
These great kids do a terrific job every single day.
Today...a lot of hard work by members of The Class & The Class 201 came together as we were able to stream the announcements LIVE to the Illini Central Cougars You Tube Channel.
Here is that link: https://youtu.be/W_Q-GNDayHU
Juniors Lucas Power, Kaleb Flores, Madison Hughes & Sophia Schneider put in a lot of time to make this 1:32 clip look as great as it does.
Mr. Wherley...on the other hand...needs to fix the beginning & end...
We are excited to see where we can go from here.
Tune in tomorrow LIVE at 11 a.m. or click the link whenever you get the chance.
https://youtu.be/JPFwZjvJABE
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The Illini Central Homecoming Sponsors will be selling Homecoming Shirts this year for the 2022 Homecoming that is themed Disney: Where Dreams Come True!
Students can wear these shirts during Homecoming week instead of doing a dress up day and still get points for their class.
If anyone is interested in ordering they should turn in an order form and money to Ms. Bohannan by 10 a.m. September 6th
Here is the link to the order form: https://5il.co/1h7b8
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Parents! Raise your hand if your students could use help after school hours! ICHS is excited to announce all 9-12 grade teachers and students have FREE access to Paper’s professional tutors, 24/7!
Paper is now available as an app in your student's Clever portal. For more information on how to get free academic support for your student, watch this introduction video: https://youtu.be/25PNV2qUcOE
The Illini Central Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, August 18 at 7 pm in the Mason City Public Library. The meeting will be available online through Google Meets.
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/cbu-ozwr-tfp
Incoming Freshmen: Freshman orientation is tomorrow (Monday, 8/15/22) at 6:00 pm in the HS gym. You'll have an opportunity to check out your locker, walk your schedule, learn about expectations, and possibly win a prize!
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On Tuesday, August 23rd at 4 p.m., Illini Central will be dedicating Jim Newell Track to honor our dearest coach & friend…Jimmy Newell.
Even though we miss him dearly…we know this monument to Coach Jimmy will allow future IC students & athletes from other schools to know about a person who changed so many lives.
Come out & help us celebrate Jimmy in a way that he would love…cheering on the kids as they run Cross Country.
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The school year is rapidly approaching, and we're looking forward to inviting you and your family to our campus in the coming days before school resumes on August 18th, 2022!
Sunday, August 14th, 2022, from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Kindergarten families are welcome to attend our Kindergarten Play Date, sponsored by the ICGS PTO! This event is to help students (and families) meet one another and familiarize themselves with the "big kid" playground. The PTO will also have popsicles! Please park in the west parking lot behind the school. Contact icgspto@illinicentral.org with any questions.
Wednesday, August 17th, 2022 from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm: All ICGS families are welcome to attend the Illini Central Grade School Meet the Teacher Night. Homeroom teachers, Specials teachers, and other staff members will be in their classrooms, ready to meet students and parents alike. Feel free to bring your child's school supplies to school that evening in order to save them a heavier load on their first day on Wednesday.
This same evening we'll have the PTO with us to give you more information on their organization and encourage you to sign up. Families will also be able to sign up at this event for Parent Teacher Conference time slots for later in the Fall. If you have students in other buildings, please note the Pre-Kindergarten Meet the Teacher time is 5:00 pm-7:00 pm this evening and the MS/HS event runs from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
We cannot wait to get this school year started! See you soon!
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