Illini Central Middle School

The #1 seeded ICMS Scholastic Bowl team heads to Greenview this afternoon for the IESA Regional. Our kids compete at 4 & 6 p.m. The Regional Championship match will begin at 7 p.m. Wishing our students well this evening! #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

Reminder: IC schools will dismiss Wednesday, April 26 at 11:30 am for school improvement planning activities.

On Tuesday, April 25th, all 8th graders and juniors will complete the Illinois Science Assessment. This will take place first thing in the morning, so it is essential that students bring their Chromebooks to school fully-charged.

ICMS Spring Dance

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

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

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

Beginning tomorrow (4/12-4/19), ICMS students will begin the Illinois Assessment of Readiness testing. Because the test is online, students must bring their Chromebooks charged each day. Students need to be on time for school each day, as this test is required of all students. More information on how you can help your student can be found in March's Cougar Chat: https://5il.co/1qyny

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

Here is the list of our Illini Central Middle School Honor students for the 3rd quarter of the 2022-2023 school year. The list can also be found at the following link on the IC website: https://5il.co/1s17i Congratulations & keep up the great work! #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

The Friday before Spring Break...Mr. Burks & our 8th graders presented their annual Wax Museum. This event was open to the public and had a terrific turn out. Last year, The Class created a specific place on the ICMS portion of the IC website to post photos of these students. Our plan is to make this page an archive of the Wax Museums. You can see all of the photos from this year by visiting the Illini Central website & mousing over the Mr. Burks Wax Museum tab. #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.

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

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 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