Leaders Innovating for Tomorrow

LIFT Central Illinois, is gearing up for the Second Annual LIFT Race, scheduled for Saturday, May 24, 2025. This event offers participants a variety of race options, including a 5...

LIFT will host its annual Capstone Student Showcase on Thursday, May 8, 2025, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. This event will feature student-led projects, leadership experiences, and comm...

Mattoon CUSD #2 is pleased to announce that Chris Brown, LIFT facilitator, has been honored with the distinguished Award of Excellence from the Illinois State Board of Education (...

LIFT Central Illinois will open its doors to the community on Thursday, March 6, from 5 :00 to 7:30 p.m. for an open house event at 121 S 17th Street, Mattoon, IL. Visitors will ...

On Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, LIFT Leadership students participated in the 3rd Annual Holley Business Case Competition, hosted by Eastern Illinois University’s School of Business. St...

Mattoon CUSD #2 Schools will dismiss early at the following times on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 due to the forecast. This includes LIFT Central Illinois. Franklin PreK - No...

While we are hopeful for a normal school day tomorrow, Wednesday, February 12, 2025, the weather forecast indicates potential inclement conditions. Our top priority is the safety ...

Due to inclement weather producing slick road conditions, all Mattoon CUSD #2 schools will be closed Tuesday, January 7, 2025 and utilize an emergency day. This includes LIFT Cent...

Due to potential inclement weather on Monday, January 6, 2025, there will be no teacher in-service day for Mattoon CUSD #2 schools. The district will use an emergency day and as a...

LIFT is excited to announce a new course opportunity: EV Technologies Course This course is an exclusive chance to explore Electric Vehicle (EV) systems and build a full-size el...

A new opportunity is available at LIFT: Greenwave Sports Programming Network (GSPN). LIFT is offering an exclusive workplace experience through the Communications pathway - stre...

Mattoon CUSD #2 would like to wish a happy School Board Members Day to our 7 board members: Cheryl, John, Heidi, Ashli, Dale, Jake, and Erika! Our board members spend multiple h...

Students from the Information Technology pathway are raffling off a custom-built gaming PC valued at $2,500. They've put in a lot of hard work to create this machine! Tickets a...

LIFT will host its annual Veterans Day Celebration on Friday, November 8. Event times are 8:45-9:45 a.m. and 1:15-2:15 p.m. Join us in honoring our Country, our Freedom, our Ve...

LIFT Central Illinois was recently designated as the 27th Area Career Center (ACC) in Illinois. The announcement was made by Marci Johnson, the Career and Technical Education Dire...

October 21st-25th is National School Bus Safety Week. This is a great opportunity to impress upon our staff, students, families, and the community the true importance of being saf...

LIFT is hosting an Open House on Thursday, October 17 from 5:00-7:30 PM. This will be during student-led conferences. The public is invited to come and explore our 7 pathways, mee...

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on the evening of October 17th and the morning of October 18th. Parents/guardians are encouraged to sign up for a student-led conference by...

Mattoon CUSD2 is aware of another national school threat circulating on social media. The Mattoon Police Department is aware that the message is being circulated across multiple s...

Students in the Childcare Pathway have earned their First Aid, CPR, and SIDS certifications. They have also completed Mandated Reporter and Shaken Baby trainings, and have undergo...