December 20, 2023
The Service Associates of the Illinois Association of School Boards presented an Award of Distinction for the excellence in the design of Educational Environments to Mattoon CUSD#...
December 8, 2023
The Mattoon school board announced Jacob Uphoff will serve as a new board member representing Mattoon CUSD #2.
The vacancy became available on November 8, 2023, after Gary Kepl...
November 20, 2023
Mattoon CUSD #2 recently had four recipients of the Mattoon Foundation for Academic Excellence Family and Community Engagement Grants! Congratulations to:
De Dalby, Mattoon Hi...
November 16, 2023
Mattoon CUSD #2 announced at their November 15th board meeting that they have been certified as a Leader in Me Lighthouse District by FranklinCovey Education. This recogniti...
November 13, 2023
LIFT is excited to partner with The Little Theatre On The Square for our 1st Annual Holiday Fundraiser! On Thursday, December 7th, a dress rehearsal performance of "A Christmas C...
November 8, 2023
LIFT will be hosting a Community Open House on Tuesday, November 14th from 6:00-7:00 PM. The building will be open for you to tour, meet facilitators and students, and learn more ...
November 2, 2023
Cabot Corporation recently donated $6,000 for LIFT scholarships for the 2023-2024 school year. This is the second year they have donated money to help offset tuition expenses for ...
October 23, 2023
LIFT Culinary students recently cooked a meal for our local police and fire departments. The students prepared hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries, salad, and dessert and then deli...
October 19, 2023
On Friday, Oct. 13, LIFT welcomed Author and Autism Spokesperson Dr. Temple Grandin! Dr. Grandin discussed her new book, "Visual Thinking" with LIFT and Mattoon High School studen...
October 16, 2023
MCUSD2 is proud to celebrate National School Bus Safety Week October 16th through the 20th. We are grateful to our Transportation Center and local MPD for everything they do to ke...
October 16, 2023
Parents and Guardians are encouraged to sign up for a Student-Led Conference with their student’s facilitator on October 20th from 8:00 - 11:45 a.m. Please contact your student’s ...
October 10, 2023
A Car Seat Inspection hosted by Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians in the Birth to 3 Program and Little Leaders Childcare Lab took place on September 18, 2023 at LIFT Ce...
September 18, 2023
Green & Gold Day took place this year on Wednesday, September 13th. Students from across the Mattoon CUSD #2 district and the LIFT region participated in community service project...
August 15, 2023
We invite students and guardians to join us on August 15th from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. for orientation. During orientation, you'll learn about pathway and course options, certificatio...
July 12, 2023
Cabot Corporation recently donated $6,000 for LIFT scholarships for the 2023-2024 school year. This is the second year they have donated money to help offset tuition expenses for ...
June 26, 2023
The Land of Lincoln Credit Union generously donated $5,000 to LIFT at the June 13th Board Meeting. This is the second year they have donated money to help offset tuition expenses ...
May 16, 2023
LIFT Information Technology students recently assisted in refurbishing computers for First Mid Bank & Trust to donate. First Mid Bank & Trust also donated desktop PCs and Cisco ne...
May 1, 2023
The Illinois Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association recently donated $5,000 to LIFT. This donation was given working with Commerical Electric to go towards th...
April 26, 2023
Graphic Packaging International of Shelbyville recently donated $8,000 to LIFT. $5,000 will go towards becoming a LIFT Leadership Partner, $1,000 will be used for a scholarship go...