West Prairie Jr./Sr. High School

WP Junior High Track is at Rushville-Industry this evening. WP Track and Field: Attached are the live results! We're doing pretty well so far! rmd.me/hE.kUQXZrv0

🚨 You’re Invited! 🚨

Join us for the CEO McDonough County Trade Show 2026 and support our incredible local student entrepreneurs!

🗓 May 5, 2026
⏰ 5:00 – 7:00 PM
📍 Spoon River Community Outreach Center (Macomb)

Come check out a variety of student-run businesses featuring everything from homemade treats and baked goods to handcrafted items, soaps, candles, and more! 🛍️✨

This is a great opportunity to:
✔️ Support young entrepreneurs
✔️ Shop local and unique products
✔️ See the creativity and hard work of our students firsthand

Bring your friends and family and stop by anytime between 5–7 PM—we’d love to see you there!

#SupportLocal #StudentEntrepreneurs #MacombIL #TradeShow2026

Cyclone Track update from Coach Kerns: Macomb Invite: It was a great day to be a cyclone, but a bad day to be a track! A title wave of Personal Bests and Season Bests for almost every athlete. Highlighting our top 3 finishes: Michael Lynn placing 2nd in High Jump Alyvia Barkley and Mason Sorrells both placing 2nd in the 400 Ezra Bithos taking 3rd in the Mile. Madelynn Sullivan taking 3rd in the 800. Brynlee Finch taking 3rd in 110 hurdles and 1st in 300m hurdles. A great night our young team, who’s only getting stronger and better every night! #CycloneNation #WestPrairieProud

🎨🎶 Fine Arts Night & Spring Music Concert 🎶🎨

Join us on Thursday, May 7th for a great evening celebrating the talents of our students!

🖌 Fine Arts Night
🕡 6:30 PM – Junior/Senior High School Cafeteria
Come walk through and enjoy student artwork on display! This open-house style setup gives you time to browse and appreciate all the creativity before the concert begins.

🎼 Spring Music Concert
🕖 7:00 PM
Sit back and enjoy a fantastic performance from our student musicians as they showcase all their hard work this spring.

It’s a full evening of art and music—you won’t want to miss it! 🎉

#WPProud #CycloneNation

🖤🌪️ Meet the Cyclones – Spring Sports Night! 🌪️🩶

Join us for an exciting evening celebrating our spring athletes in true Cyclone style!

📅 Friday, April 24
📍 Friendway Park (will move to the Jr/Sr High if weather doesn’t cooperate)

🍽️ 5:30 PM – Meal hosted by the Freshman Class
🎉 6:30 PM – Introductions & Showcase begin

What to expect:
✨ Special Recognition Ceremony
🏆 Winter Sports Honors
🎯 Trap Team Demo
⚾ Spring Sports Introductions
🙌 Skills Showcase & Fan Participation
💥 Home Run Derby Finale
📸 Cyclone Nation Photo Op

🖤🩶 Bring your family, show your Cyclone pride, and help us kick off the spring sports season in a big way!🌪️

Cyclones High School Track showed up big today at BPC! As reported by Coach Kerns: Great day for a meet! Our young team continues to grow and shine. Mr. Lommel and I couldn’t be happier, walking away from today with a strong showcase of WP grit and determination, despite being the smallest team at the meet... and grabbing a couple of medals! Big highlights: Boys 4x1 & 4x2 took third tonight. The Mile Relay also took 3rd. Micheal Lynn also PR’d in high Jump. And Collin Cerven threw a PR in Shot Put. #CycloneNation #WestPrairiePrpud

Congrats to our Junior High Track team on a great day Saturday at the Bobby Dunlap Relays at United! This is always a fun meet, and our Cyclones showed up—finishing 3rd overall! Great work by all! Check out the full results here: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/653653/results #CycloneNation #WestPrairieProud

West Prairie/Southeastern varsity baseball fell to Havana 10–5 on Monday. Matthew Whitman led the Cyclones with two home runs and 2 RBIs. Ivan Beck added an RBI single, and the team turned two double plays. #WestPrairieProud #CycloneNation

Huge congratulations to our students representing West Prairie at today’s Prairieland Conference Art Show! Marlee Teel earned 4th place in Charcoal. Gauge Caho earned 5th place in Small Sculpture Great work by both students, and a big shoutout to Ms. DeGraaf for her continued support and guidance. Proud of the creativity and talent on display! #CycloneNation #WestPrairieProud

Due to impending inclement weather, all games and practices this afternoon have been cancelled.

Cyclones walk it off! On Wednesday, West Prairie/Southeastern Varsity defeated Seymour Payson 2–1 in 8 innings, capped by a game-winning RBI single from Mason Whitman. Strong pitching from Riebling and DeCounter - along with aggressive base running - sealed the win. #CycloneNation #WestPrairieProud

Cyclone Track was in action at South Fulton today, and it turned into one of those unforgettable meets. Gabe said it best: “This might be the best day of my life.” Coach Kerns quickly added, “I think it’s important that I note that’s after running an open 400 and the 4x400.” To wrap things up, our entire team—girls and boys—lined up and raced each other in the 4x4. Competitive, loud, and full of energy… exactly what high school athletics does best. Yes, it was a chaotic meet—but moments like this are what matter most. Coach Kerns reminds us all what’s truly important: joy, connection, effort, and creating experiences our kids will remember for a lifetime. Proud of this group and grateful for coaches who make a difference every day! #CycloneNation #WestPrairieProud

🖤🩶 HEY YOU! 🩶🖤

Do you love saving money AND supporting our students? 🙌

The West Prairie Class of 2029 is selling Cyclone Discount Cards for local merchants!

💲 Only $10 gets you access to great deals around the community while supporting the Class of 2029!

👉 Talk to a West Prairie freshman to get yours today!

📅 Cards are valid through May 2027

Thank you for your support! 🖤🩶 #CycloneNation #WestPrairieProud

Happy birthday to our Science teacher, Mark Benson! West Prairie is so lucky to have you!

Cyclone Nation showed up strong today on the track! Meet Highlights • Ayden placed 1st in the 200 and 2nd in the 800 • Ezra finished 2nd in the mile and 4th in the 800 • West took 2nd in the 400 • Madelynn brought home 1st in the Triple Jump • Alyvia earned 3rd in High Jump • Brynlee placed 3rd in Long Jump A huge highlight of the day was the girls’ relay teams—competing with grit and determination in both the 4x200 (3rd place) and 4x400 (2nd place)! Proud of the effort, competitiveness, and teamwork from our Cyclones. Keep building! #CycloneNation #WestPrairieProud

🏋️‍♂️ Summer Strength & Conditioning Opportunity! 🏃‍♀️

WP Athletic Boosters are exploring a summer program for Jr. High & High School athletes focused on:
✔️ Strength
✔️ Speed & Agility
✔️ Stamina
✔️ Injury Prevention

💥 Interested?
Sign up in the office this week!

📧 Parents can also email: fenteml@wp103.org

More details coming soon if there’s enough interest—don’t miss out!

Game Location Change – Cyclones Softball The new scoreboard at Friendway is still in the installation process and isn’t quite ready for all the runs we plan to put up. As a result, tonight’s Cyclones softball game has been moved to the Southeastern High School field in Bowen. Start Time: 4:30 PM Come on out and get loud in support of our student-athletes as we bring Cyclone power into our matchup with Carthage! #CycloneNation #WestPrairieProud

Cyclone Nation — this is something to celebrate!

Mr. Kerns and a group of West Prairie students recently had the incredible opportunity to attend Youth Day with MTC and McDonough Power. We had four students represent West Prairie—Timothy and Meg (sponsored by McDonough Power) and West and Lilly (sponsored by MTC).

Throughout the day, students explored how cooperatives operate, visited the Illinois State Capitol, met with Senator Neil Anderson on the Senate floor, heard from State Treasurer Mike Frerichs, and toured the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

Out of 20 students in attendance, all four of our West Prairie students were selected by the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperative committee as top applicants and invited to interview for the Youth Tour to Washington, D.C.

We are proud to share that Timothy and Meg were selected by McDonough Power, and Lilly was selected by MTC to participate in the Youth Tour.

This is an outstanding accomplishment and a reflection of the leadership, character, and effort our students demonstrate every day!

#WestPrairieProud #CycloneNation

Big congratulations to Abbie Starbuck on signing to continue her volleyball career at Spoon River College! Your hard work, dedication, and commitment to the game have truly paid off. We’re proud of you and can’t wait to see all you accomplish at the next level. #WestPrairieProud #CycloneNation