Check out these upcoming dates for incoming 8th Grade families to prepare for Freshman Year 2023-24! Welcome Future Dragons! #Dragonpride
Science teachers expanding their geologic knowledge on their way to an Ecology conference.

AP Psych students have created their final products for their collaborative project with students from Jefferson and Wilson. And, new voters have been registered!




What do you do with homemade marshmallows? Drink hot chocolate with friends.



Wonderful homemade "pop tarts" in Culinary Arts. They had flaky crust with assorted fillings. yummy!


Students became 19th century entrepreneurs today in AP European history and had 20 minutes to create an advertisement for their "company" in Derby, England 🇬🇧 #DragonPride #APEURO




𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭
Kalem volunteers his time at HOPE Chest of Pekin through the PCHS School-to-Work Program. He has been learning many valuable lessons through his first work experience! #HandsOn #ExperienceMatters #WorkSkills

👏🏼𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 👏🏼
Nick is in his second year of the PCHS School-To-Work Program which has grown his work skills and allowed him to experience many different opportunities around the area! Thank you to our business partners who have provided Nick with a one of a kind experience! Thank you Parkside Athletics, Asher’s Bar and Grill, and Pekin Library for your support!

🍕 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 🍕
Devyn is thankful for all of the work experience he has learned at Two P’s Pizza and Pub this semester! #ShopLocal #WorkSkills #LearningToWork

𝕊𝕥𝕦𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕊𝕡𝕠𝕥𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥
Jeremiah volunteers at Goodwill and at the PCHS Cafeteria! He is learning valuable skills and creating opportunities for his future 👏🏼 #VolunteeringOpensDoors #WorkSkills

Adam is proud to start working at his favorite, local doughnut shop! 🍩 #NewJob #ShopLocal #SkillsToPayTheBills

PCHS choirs getting a first look and listen to the graduation commission song to be debuted this year!

Mrs Holeton’s 3D ART students learn to cut and fuse glass. If you want to make your own glass necklace, magnet, or keychain, take art next year!

Painting students are learning the basics of watercolor while making thank you notes for staff members in our school


Congratulations to our two outstanding art students, Elizabeth and Olivia, who made it in to the Peoria Art Guild Mentorship apprentice program!

Spanish 2 students get to know a little about each other en espanol!

We received a pleasant Friday surprise from Pekin First Nazarene! Thank you for the unexpected snack delivery for our PCHS staff! It's never expected, but always appreciated. #Dragonpride #Pekinpride

3rd year Spanish students use gimkit’s capture the flag to master future and conditional tenses!


Jaelyn Toms is the Zoology student of the day.She made a spectacular Bald Eagle out of water bottles that she individually cut and sculpted together. Eagles get plastic in their nests and ingest them while hunting.They also can get tangled up in fishing line.


Happy “Half” Birthday to Robert Hooke on Jan. 18!
Learning about the scientist who discovered microorganisms with the microscope he built in the 1660s…

