Pekin Community High School District #303 - The Fire is Within

Homecoming Dance Tickets to Tangled Up in HoCo can be purchased for $10 (+$1 service fee)
https://gofan.co/event/6924793?schoolId=IL21468
Your Student ID Number (Lunch Number) is your access code on the first screen
You may also purchase tickets for $11 cash at the Dragon Store, and then you will be given a separate code to use for checkout on GoFan to receive your digital ticket.
TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY 1 PM on Friday, October 9th

Seniors and senior families, it is a State of Illinois graduation requirement for all 2027 senior students to complete the 2027-2028 FAFSA or the 2027 FAFSA Nonparticipation portal. All students, regardless of attending a 4-yr, 2-yr, or vocational school will need to complete the FAFSA. The FAFSA and the FAFSA Nonparticipation portal both opened October 1st for the 2027-2028 cycle. The FAFSA will be completed using your 2025 tax documents. Become familiar with Federal Student Aid by visiting https://studentaid.gov/.

Mr. Huskisson and Mr. Thomas spent the day touring Komatsu and ICC with some students during the manufacturing expo.

🔥MATCH DAY - ...weather permitting 🌧️

We SHOULD be on the road today headed to Olympia High School to take on the Spartans. But with all the forecasted rain, we'll have to see how things shake out this afternoon.

⚽Varsity Kickoff @ 4:30p
📍Olympia High School, 7832 N 100 East Rd, Stanford, IL 61774

As always, any updates will be posted as soon as possible.

#DragonPride

Good luck to the JV Cross Country crew at Normal West today!

Last week, Pekin FFA freshman members attended the Section 5 Leadership Training School (LTS) to build their leadership skills! We also welcomed Illinois FFA State Officer Levi German for a chapter visit, where members participated in activities focused on building a strong foundation for success in FFA and beyond! #PekinFFA #IllinoisFFA #Section5FFA

Best Buddies had their match party last night. They also got to meet and hear from Tim Jackson. Tim graduated from Pekin in 2006 and was part of the Best Buddies program when it first started at PCHS. He is now a Global Ambassador.

Dream about traveling the world? Come to our informational meeting on October 19, 2026 at 6:00 pm to learn more about "Empowering Youth in The Dominican Republic" student trip in Summer 2028. Your family can RSVP to the meeting here: https://bit.ly/4h84BxX

Boys Golf finished 4th at the IHSA 3A Regional today. Colin, Kellan, Jon, and Will all advanced to the Sectional next Monday.

🔥MATCH DAY - JV Only🔥

The JV Dragons are hitting the road solo today! They'll be taking on the Peoria Christian Chargers at the Eastside Centre.

⚽Kickoff @ 5:00p

#DragonPride

Good luck to our Boys' Golf team as they head to the IHSA Regional at Ironwood Golf Club in Normal today! #FireUp

Greats wins tonight by Lainey Gardner and Mallory Roepenack and Makinley Harms and Trysten Roedell against Dunlap! Both teams fought back with final scores of 8-1.

Happy Tuesday, spend your evening watching the girls tennis team face Dunlap! https://swing.vision/teams/dunlap/stream

Girls' Golf is in action as we speak for the Regional Competition in Galesburg! #FireUp

Join our Career Fair as part of our first Future Focus Day for 26-27! Questions? Suggestions? Email jsteger@pekinhigh.net or janderson@pekinhigh.net for more information. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHmdnegLoz1pEnvyTQ872Lk-b64cfqkxRZZDOiZuMQhcMmFg/viewform?usp=dialog

It's the week you've been waiting for! The Dragon Cafe is open Thursday! This is PCHS's student-run restaurant. It's located in the Holman Center - across from the stadium. All meals are $10, payable by card or cash. The hours are 12:15- 1:00 PM. Reservations should be made for groups larger than 6, email dragoncafe@pekinhigh.net. Check out the menu here: https://aptg.co/Fg6m9q

✨🎨 Let down your hair… it’s time for HOCO! 🎨✨ Drawing students are getting tangled up in creativity as they begin designing their window painting for this year’s Homecoming! 💜💛 We can’t wait to see these designs come to life and help our school shine for HOCO! 🌸✨🎨

The Booster Club presented to the Board as to the tremendous impact they have had to our athletic programs! Their support has helped to buy equipment, team meals, and various other team needs while also providing over $226,000 in scholarships to our athletes! Kudos to them and the work they do!

Vote for Dylan Anderson - PJStar Boys Athlete of the Week
https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/high-school/athlete-of-the-week/2026/09/28/ihsa-sports-vote-for-journal-star-boys-athlete-of-the-week-for-sept-21-26/91934582007/