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

THIS SATURDAY!

Give a little, save a lot ❤️🩸
Donating blood doesn’t just help save lives- it also supports our National Honor Society students in earning scholarship opportunities. One small act can make a BIG difference in more ways than one. 💪✨

Use this link to sign up for the March 7th Blood Drive at the Miller Center: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time?zipSponsor=PekinHS&driveType=all "

It has been a busy week for Pekin FFA! Earlier in the week, FFA members traveled to Midland and placed 1st as a team in their section poultry contest. Last evening, Tyler Thomas won his district in his record book area (Ag Repair & Maintenance). Good luck at state to these members! #PekinFFA

Happy School Social Workers Week to these amazing educators! PCHS is lucky to have you!

Student Council attended the Hopewell Spring Convention yesterday. Bellea Hutchison won the Jenny Meeks Award, and Liam Dennison won the Zach Swingle Award!

PCHS had an awards sweep at our Hopewell District Convention in Tremont yesterday! Congrats to Liam Dennison, Bellea Hutchison, and Miss Kahl on your well-deserved awards!

Survey of FACS students finished up the food unit by making charcuterie boards and decorating cakes.

Attention Seniors! Check out today's Scholarship Spotlight! All scholarships can be found on the PCHS Scholarship Database at: https://bit.ly/PCHS-Scholarship-Database
Local Scholarships are due March 18th.

A big congratulations to our 4x400m team for placing FIRST with a time of 4:18 at ISU tonight. Way to represent, ladies! Congrats to McKinlee Williams, Abby Sea, Morgan Coker, and Brooke Rotherham. Go Dragons! 🏆

McKinlee Williams placed 1st in the 800m at the ISU Codgal Invite tonight. Way to go, McKinlee! Congratulations!

Morgan Coker placed 6th in the 400m dash at the ISU meet tonight. Congratulations, Morgan!

Congratulations to Lauren Ladendorf for placing 8th in the 1600m run at the Codgal Invite tonight. Way to go, Lauren!

Congratulations to McKenna Mefford, who placed 5th in shot put at the Codgal Invite! Go Dragons!

Congrats to Zoe Liedtke for placing 1st in long jump at the ISU Codgal Invitational! Way to go, Zoe!

March is Women's History Month and in the G200 hall are posters researched and created by 2022 PCHS graduate Talia Bianchi. The posters feature prominent women of Illinois history including Nance Legins-Costly, Lydia Moss Bradley & Betty Friedan. #DragonPride

Student Council ⭐️and Art Club 🎨are teaming up to paint the windows for Blast Off to Morp 26! Get ready to see our creativity take flight as we transform the cafeteria into an out-of-this-world experience. 💫Morp 26 is going to be stellar! Buy ticket now till March 12th

Mrs. Dralle's Relationships class worked on identifying family functions and how they are expressed within the family structure.

The 46th annual PCHS Instrumental Music flower sale is in full swing! Orders are due this Friday, March 6th in the principal's office. Flowers will be delivered before Mother's Day! Thank you for keeping the arts alive in Pekin!
Questions: kmccann@pekinhigh.net
Use this ordering form: https://aptg.co/0-h_FR

Bruning's Foods 1 classes made some chicken stirfry when honing their knife skills.

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