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

Introducing your 2025 Pekin Insurance Holiday Tournament Champions, Richwoods High School. Congratulations! We also extend a congratulations to tournament MVP Amarion Smith-Holley!

It's day three of the 60th Annual Pekin Insurance Holiday Tournament! Be sure to come out and experience the magic.

If you can't make it, be sure to check out the live stream from our very own, Dragon Media! https://www.youtube.com/@pekincommunityhs/streams

It's day two of the Pekin Insurance Holiday Tournament! 16 games of great basketball! Come out and enjoy the experience!

16 teams. 3 days. 2 gyms. One Champion.

Nothing beats the in-person experience, but if you cannot make it, be sure to tune in to Dragon Media for the live Broadcast of all games!

https://www.youtube.com/@pekincommunityhs/streams

After a hard fought game, Springfield wins 52-41. Pekin plays tomorrow at 2:00 pm in Custer-Stoudt gymnasium! See you there!

It's GAME TIME for the Dragons at the Pekin Insurance Holiday Tournament! Pekin-Springfield starts now! #FireUp

It's here! Come out and watch three great days of basketball at the Pekin Insurance Holiday Tournament!

If you can't make it, our very own Dragon Media will be broadcasting all of the games, courtesy of our talented Dragon Media students and staff.

https://www.youtube.com/@pekincommunityhs/streams

16 teams. 3 days. 2 gyms. One Champion.

It's Match Day! Good luck to Boys' Wrestling at the Floyd Bee Invite at Lincoln High School! #FireUp

The Pekin Insurance Holiday Tournament is almost here! Why not watch it in comfort? Thanks to Steger's Furniture, you can! Enter the Best Seat in the House drawing - and have a chance to watch games in two super-comfy recliners from Steger's! Not only will you have the chance to watch some of the games from the "Best Seat in the House", but you'll also have a chance to WIN THE CHAIRS after the tournament. Best of all? You can feel the magic of the season while you do it, because all proceeds benefit the DRAGON'S CLOSET!

https://gofan.co/app/school/IL21468?activity=Registration

Need a last minute gift for the Holidays? Maybe a stocking stuffer?

Gift an experience, make it a tradition!

The Pekin Insurance Holiday tournament is December 29-31! Tickets are available for single day, or buy a pass and come out and enjoy all three days!

16 teams, 3 days, 2 gyms, 1 champion (but a lot of memorable basketball)!

Buy your tickets on GoFan!
https://gofan.co/app/school/IL21468?activity=Basketball&location=Home&level=Varsity&gender=Boys

Nominations are due January 9th!
Do you know a distinguished alumni?
Anyone nominated must meet the following criteria:
* Graduated from PCHS or attended for at least 2 years.
* Is at least 30 years of age at the time of nomination.
* Is not a current employee or Board Member of PCHS.
* Demonstrates a high level of achievement in his/her field and makes significant contributions to that field.
We hope to recognize our Distinguished Alum(ni) at one of our home football games in the early fall. We are excited to continue celebrating our past graduates as a critical part of continuing to grow the Pekin pride for Pekin Community High School and our community.
Please consider nominating someone you know for this award. Here is a link to the nomination form: https://5il.co/aoy9
Our alumni continue to fuel the flame they first ignited here!

Two days, two wins! Congrats to our Competitive Cheer team on placing first in their Division during the Mt. Vernon Invitational yesterday! #FireUp

Boys' Wrestling hit the mats Saturday! Results: Braxton Shemansky - 4th place, Lincoln Hawkins - 5th place, Bradyn Haynes - 5th place. Great Job, Dragons! #FireUp

Wait, that's not all! Girls' Wrestling came home with some hardware yesterday! Ava Mayer- 1st place Tessa Donaldson- 1st place Alyssa Artman- 4th place The Dragons finished 6th out of 33 teams! #FireUp

How is your break starting off? If you are on a PCHS athletic team, chances are it's off to a great start! Dance placed first in their category at today's competition! Cheer placed first in their Division at Peoria today! Girls' basketball? 2-0 at UTHS today! Great job PCHS athletes! Way to kick off our Holidays right!

Boys' Basketball started the Holiday season with a game at Metamora. Metamora won 73-41. Next stop - Holiday tournament! #FireUp

Happy holidays from PCHS. We hope all of our Dragons have a safe and restful break spending time with friends and family. School resumes for students on January 6th. Schedules will be final on January 5th at 2 PM.

Algebra 3A and Accelerated Math 3 students spent their last full day creating a summary presentation of concepts learned throughout the semester, giving advice for next year's students, and listing life and math skills that they will carry with them beyond the course.

Thank you to Gypsy Rising Yoga in Pekin for their generous support to the PCHS Dragon’s Closet. Their “Warm Hearts Winter Drive” brought in $1575 along with a great assortment of hygiene items and winter clothing gear for our students. We appreciate you!

Merry Jean-mas 🎄from the Career and Technical Education Department. #ilcte

We will be taking applications starting January 5th!