Congratulations to Sara Hayes and Allyson Funk! Sara placed second in 3D art and Allyson Funk placed 2nd in photo at the WIU Art competition today.
Congrats to our staff members who won Staff Flying the P for October!
Art students are enjoying a fun day full of art projects at WIU today. They are learning new art forms from the professors in mini sessions throughout the studios at the college.
Take a listen to Marshal Pruitt's, Illinois FFA Extemporaneous Speaking State Winner, interview with Farm-Week. Congrats Marshal!
https://www.farmweeknow.com/marshal-allen-pruitt-extemporaneous-public-speaking/audio_f60196c2-8a6a-11ef-b6cd-a7788c70bb81.html
#PekinFFA
In just under two weeks, Dracula hits the PCHS stage! The show only runs from November 7th to November 9th, so get your tickets now!
Night One: https://shorturl.at/wraDM
Night Two: https://shorturl.at/idRyV
Night Three: https://shorturl.at/2MNvr
PCHS future education students attend a full day of sessions and presentations at ISU's Future Teacher Conference.
More than half of teens say they feel unprepared to finance their futures. The next Future Focus Day Session Spotlight is our Basics of Finance session. There are so many opportunities for our Dragons to explore during Future Focus Day, happening on October 29, 2024. For more information or if you would like to get involved with a future event, email janderson@pekinhigh.net or jsteger@pekinhigh.net or call PCHS at 309-347-4101. #ILCTE, #FutureFocus, #DragonPride, #CommunityConnect, #AttendanceMatters
Geo students working to create triangles to discover the information needed to prove triangle congruency! #teamworkmakesthedreamwork
Herr Holzwarth's 7th hour German class working hard on a peer writing activity.
We may not be Abbey Road, but Stadium Drive is sporting a new crosswalk.
Subtractive sculpture is underway here in the art room. Students will be cutting away stone to reveal an animal.
We made breakfast in Bruning's Foods 1 class to practice using different utensils and make a complete meal that is ready at the same time.
Stay tuned for later this evening!
The first green design stool was delivered to Mr. Phillips today!
Don't forget to come to tonight's pre-session at 4:30 tonight to learn about Standards Based Grading at PCHS. There will be no school for students tomorrow. If you missed conference sign-ups, please feel free to email your student's teachers for other opportunities for discussion!
Bruning's Foods 1 and Intro to Foods classes made caramel sauce in order to use the candy thermometer.
Congratulations to Ethan Cain for being selected by the faculty as the 2024 PCHS DAR Good Citizen! Ethan was selected for representing the DAR qualities of Leadership, Dependability, Service, and Patriotism at school, home, and community.
Vote for Pekin's Dylan Anderson for the Peoria Area MVP!
https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2024/10/16/vote-for-the-peoria-journal-star-high-school-football-mvp-so-far/75686526007/
Don't forget PCHS Track or Treat. A FREE event on Saturday for children under 12!
The goal of Future Focus Days is to bring as many opportunities as possible to our Dragons in the 4 short years that we have them! That’s 12 chances to network, connect, and research what life after PCHS might look like. Enjoy this Future Focus Day Session Spotlight. There are so many opportunities for our Dragons to explore during Future Focus Day, happening on October 29, 2024. For more information or if you would like to get involved with a future event, email janderson@pekinhigh.net or jsteger@pekinhigh.net or call PCHS at 309-347-4101. #ILCTE, #FutureFocus, #DragonPride, #CommunityConnect, #AttendanceMatters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th1rVqovmNE