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

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.

Parents, we need your feedback. The 2026 5 Essential survey has opened. Please complete this short survey to let your voice be heard and help us improve our school.
http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/

Pekin High Student Council members visited local grade schools to read to the younger students in celebration of Read Across America Day.

Apply here: https://www.pekinhigh.net/page/job-opportunities-home

Intro to culinary students are Food Handler Certified. Congrats!

Congrats to, Mr. Horowitz, our Ag teacher and FFA sponsor, for being named the Section 5 Golden Owl Winner! Your dedication to our students, PCHS's FFA chapter, and passion for ag education makes a lasting impact every day. We’re so proud to have you leading the way! #ilcte #ffa

Teacher redesigned stools are still being delivered. We just have a few left.

Dragon Cafe is kicking off March with lasagna, fresh roasted green beans, a breadstick, and tiramisu for dessert.
Serving on Tuesday and Thursday this week
For reservations: email dragoncafe@pekinhigh.net
or call 309-347-4101 Ext. 6316
Walk-ins and carry out welcome
Meal Cost: $10
Open 12:00-1:15

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.

Even though Tessa and Ava fell short of the podium today, they both gave great effort and battled tough! We are so proud of our 3 state qualifiers for representing Pekin High School in a great way at the State tournament! Amazing inaugural season for the entire Lady Dragons wrestling team!

The dragon wagon is on its way to Bloomington so Tessa and Ava can continue to make a statement on the 2nd day of girls wrestling state finals.

Best Buddies at the Rivermen game tonight!

We have Tessa Donaldson and Ava Mayer moving on to day 2 of the Girls Wrestling State Finals. Great job to all three State Qualifiers, who all won at least one match! Currently, the girls are in 7th out of 146 teams. #FireUp

"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 "

The girls have arrived at the wrestling state finals and ready to go!!