CTE teachers spent this weekend learning about a new software program to bring into the classroom. They also had a Dragon Cafe!
What an amazing opening night of "Up The Down Staircase"! Terrific performance by the cast, crew, and directors! You can still see the show Sat @ 7 pm and Sun @ 2:30. #Dragonpride
Bruning's 3rd hour Foods 1 class made some yummy apple pie. Interior Design 1 classes are designing color scheme client boards. Survey of FACS students practiced knife skills by creating veggie trays and dip.
Mrs. Litherland's classes showed their knowledge of evaluating functions at vertical spaces on this Friday!
Miss Faille's classes combined their knowledge of factoring and their basketball skills in a game of Trashketball to end the week! 🏀➕➖➗✖️
Congrats to the winners of the WIU High School Art Exhibition!
3D: 1st-Abigail Hayden, 2nd-Jaden Kinsman, 3rd-Jazmin Purdy
Photo: 1st-Sofia Gianessi, 2nd-Dana Snyder, 3rd-Myra Strickler
Honorable Mentions include: Keira Henneise, Ashton Harren, Caden Anderson, and Dana Snyder
Sculpture, Glassworks, Photo, and Drawing students had a fabulous day trying out new art techniques with the professors at Western Illinois University!
AP Calculus students equated the chain rule for differentiation to the layers in M&Ms in class today 🎃
U.S.A.F. Chaplin Benjamin Brown, with the 182nd Airlift Wing and husband of Board Member, Manda Brown, presents a flag flown over Iraq on September 11, 2023 during a combat mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve to the PCHS School Board. Thank you for your service
Mr. Lang's class is using money to multiply groups of 10!
Tomorrow is the day! Bundle up the kids (12 and under) and come over for our Track and Treat!
Heading to the play over the next three days? Ticket sales for the Fall Play are on sale online and IN PERSON. Follow the links - Friday, 10/27 at 7 PM https://gofan.co/event/1165456?schoolId=IL21468 Saturday, 10/28 at 7 PM https://gofan.co/event/1165481?schoolId=IL21468 Sunday, 10/29 at 2:30 PM https://gofan.co/event/1165495?schoolId=IL21468 All seats are reserved seating and tickets ARE available at the door. The doors will open an hour before with seating taking place 30 minutes prior to the performance.
Absences can add up quickly which can lead to students:
1. Falling behind in their assignments
2. Lower grades
3. Being referred to truancy
4. Being placed on social probation (new to this school year)
Ways to help students attendance:
1. If your student has a medical provider appointment, make sure that the provider's note is turned in to the nurse's office following the appointment
2. Check Skyward to monitor student attendance
3. Report absences either through the online attendance link on the PCHS website, www.pekinhigh.net, or call the attendance line 24/7 at (309) 477-4232
5th hour Creative Fashions students finished pillows!
#CTE
Mrs. MacEwan's students creating their own functions.
Mrs. Ronna's algebra students identifying the relationships between tables, key features, equations, and graphs.
Good job Dray on completing your course!
A huge thank you to the Tazewell County Health Department and Coroner Charlie Hanley for sponsoring Morgan Hannaleck for this mornings all school assembly. Students learned how to take control of their mental health and other coping strategies for the challenges they face. #redribbonweek #dragonpride
Mrs. Ronna's geometry 📐 students LOVE using expo markers and discovering the properties of congruent triangles.
Advanced animal science students were doing a little bit of everything today at Blazin’ A Stables… Cleaning hooves, brushing out the horses, and cleaning stalls!
#PekinFFA #TeachAg
