Illini Central Grade School

ICGS Principal Mrs. Carey will be sharing newsletters throughout the school year. You can find the full 1st edition of her ICGS Cougar Chat for this year at this link: https://5il.co/2x0vr Also find the newsletter on the ICGS page of the Illini Central website in the menu bar or in the IC app under ICGS then Documents.

Illini Central & the Mason County Health Department will be having a School Flu Shot Clinic on Thursday, October 3rd. The consent & parent registration forms can be found at the links below. These documents are also available at the grade school front desk & outside of the high/middle school office. These forms need to be returned to the school by September 26th. In addition to the Flu Shot Clinic, the Health Department will also have available school-required vaccines for all grade levels. This is a great opportunity to get everything done at the same time. Here is the link to the informational letter: https://5il.co/2wnzp Here is the link to the Adult Vaccine Request form: https://5il.co/2wnzq Here is the link to the Pediatric Vaccine Request form: https://5il.co/2wnzr Here is the link to the Patient Registration & Consent form: https://5il.co/2wnzs

Students and staff are encouraged to wear red, white, and blue to celebrate Patriot's Day tomorrow, Sept. 11th. School will dismiss at 2:00 p.m. for teacher professional development. Morning PreK will run normally scheduled hours, but afternoon PreK will dismiss one hour early.

Tomorrow, Illini Central would like to see all students & staff wearing Red, White & Blue as we remember the events of September 11th, 2001. #WeAreIC

Just a Wednesday update on the building addition...

It is that time of year again! Get signed up for The Jimmy Newell 5K Memorial Run/Walk! We can't think of a better way to remember one of the greatest coaches ever than participating in the run/walk Jimmy created. All of the information you need is in this flyer. We would love to see a huge turnout to honor the best. #BeJimmy

It looks more like a gym every day! Current projected completion is late November.

Day #2 of the mini August heat wave... Volleyball match in Pawnee is cancelled, so the girls will practice from 3 to 5:30. ICMS CC is cancelled & there will not be practice. ICMS Baseball is cancelled & there will not practice. The golf & softball teams will not practice. The Athens/IC soccer match at Mt. Zion has been moved to 7:00 p.m. #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

Due to today's high temperatures...all outdoor activities are cancelled. This includes games, matches, meets & practices. #WeAreIC #BeJimmy

What a difference a year makes! Just a few more months until til we are inside!

Illini Central/Greenview Middle School Girls' Basketball practice will be starting soon with a tentative start date of September 2nd. The coaches would like to have contact information together for all of the girls planning on playing this season as soon as possible. Due to expected numbers...we will have girls on the teams from grades 8th to 5th. Please fill out the form below if you have a girl interested in playing this season. https://forms.gle/epLQ2ev9NRbNGBUM7 If you have any questions...please reach out to Coach Wherley's email twherley@illinicentral.org

Illini Central Schools will dismiss on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. for staff professional development. Afternoon PreK will still meet, but it will also dismiss at 2:00 p.m.

Please see the attached video of the 2024-25 ICMS/ICHS activities rules presentation. This video was created in place of the annual sports meeting that was held in the fall. Any student that plans on participating in an extracurricular activity is expected to view the presentation, along with a parent/guardian. All 6-12 students will also have access to this video in their school email. Students and parents will need to sign off that they viewed this video, along with the other requirements. That paperwork can be found on the table in front of the HS office. Here is the link: https://youtu.be/s6ifxaA10yc The presentation can be found on the Illini Central website on the top of the Activities page. If you have any questions, please reach out to Athletic Director Ryan Burks at rburks@illinicentral.org

We are so excited to have students back in the building today! Just as a reminder, school dismisses at 2:00 today. Please make sure you follow the guidelines regarding pick-up procedures for this afternoon. We hope your students have a great first day!

With school starting tomorrow, I wanted to remind everyone of the information about traffic patterns that was shared previously. Additionally, parking/stalling is no longer allowed on N. West Avenue in front of the school or on the block of Pine St. between N. West and Irving. Please use the east parking lot to drop off students and the west parking lot to pick up students after school. In case you missed it, here's the "Back to School" information shared last week: https://5il.co/2spyd. Please take note of the new procedures for visitors.

School starts in a week and with the construction on Chestnut/Rt.10 still underway, we wanted to communicate the traffic flow during school hours. We are trying to prevent traffic through the construction area of Chestnut/Rt.10 as well as trying to avoid traffic backing up on N. West Ave and Chestnut/Rt.10. With the added traffic on N. West and Pine St., it is very important for student safety that parents do not drop off or pick up their children on these streets. Please follow the guidelines below. For car drop off in the morning, cars should enter from the north into the main parking lot following the same procedures as last year. Doors will not be unlocked until 7:35am. After school, parents picking up students will need to enter from the west on Chestnut/Rt.10 and turn left into the back parking lot. We will follow the same procedures as we have in the past—cars will form two lines, and students will be sent to the appropriate car. Leaving the parking lot, drivers will need to follow the signs as far as allowed turns. The back (west) parking lot and the new exit on to Chestnut/Rt10 will be right turn only (turning west on Chestnut/Rt.10). The south exit of the high school parking lot will be left turn only for drivers to exit either going north or east on Pine. Please refer to the graphic for more details. Once the construction has been completed on Chestnut/Rt.10, we will update you on changes. Thank you for your patience as we navigate through the is together. #WeAreIC

It’s officially August, and school starts in less than two weeks! We compiled some helpful information all in one location to hopefully answer some of the most common questions. You can find the link here: https://5il.co/2spyd. This document is also linked on the website under “District Information” and “For Parents” for future reference.

Remember...tomorrow Thursday, August 1st is New Student/In-Person Registration for this upcoming school year starting at 2 p.m. Enter the building through Door A (the main high school entrance) and someone will be able to direct families where to go next.

Students entering 5th through 8th grade this fall are invited to participate in the upcoming ICMS cross country season. Practice will begin on Monday, August 5th. All practices before students return to the classroom will be held from 8:00 am - 9:00 am. We will meet by the track shed (between the softball field and track). Once school is in session, practices will be after school from 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm. Our first meet will take place on Saturday, August 24th. Please make sure all physicals are complete and athletic fees are paid. If you have any questions over anything cross country related, please email Coach Darcy Toland (dtoland@illinicentral.org). Look forward to getting the season started.

Just a reminder that Illini Central's In Person/New Student Registration will be one week from today on Thursday, August 1st starting at 2 p.m.