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

Student/Parent Access will not be accessible on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 starting at 3:00 pm and will be turned back on at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Students can log in to check final grades at this time. Student/Parent Access will not be available from Friday, December 25, 2020 thru Tuesday, January 5, 2021 for routine end-of-semester maintenance.

Great news, PCHS has advanced to the #EliteEight in the Pekin Insurance "Virtual" Holiday Tournament and will face Moline. Please go to: https://www.facebook.com/HolidayTournament and like/share our image. Let's advance to the #FinalFour. #DragonPride #WeNeedYourVote

Band Christmas Concert is now live for your viewing pleasure! Click the link below for some Christmas cheer! https://youtu.be/hFXI9pIk80k

When the snow doesn't stick the next best thing is an INDOOR snowball fight! They found the CTE department chair Mr. Steger! #GetHim #ECERocks #LittleDragons #SayYestoFCS

Ms Chick’s Zoology students finished the semester by creating a Plastic Waste Awareness Campaign. The animals were made from “trash” the collected. See if you can spot a manatee,jellyfish,albatross,and a dolphin?

Don't forget to visit https://www.facebook.com/HolidayTournament and "like" or "share" our image for the 2020 Pekin Insurance "Virtual" Holiday Tournament. We are currently winning our matchup, but let's not take it for granted. #WereInItToWinIt #DragonPride #HolidayTournament

Final exams are December 17-22nd! A couple of reminders: Students are required to enter through the canopy entrance. Once students leave, they cannot reenter for the day. Breakfast will be served. No lunch on final exam days. Students do not have to take exams if: They have a 70% in the course No out of school suspensions or skipped Saturday schools

PCHS Artists prepared holiday ornaments for delivery to residents and staff at local assisted living facility as their way to spread holiday cheer. #dragonpride

Student Council would like to thank all classrooms who participated in the Winter Spirit Week Holiday Door Decorating Contest and all of the students and faculty members who voted for their favorite! The 2020 winners are..... 1st place: Mrs. Delaere's Class Participation Winners: Mrs. Gresham's Class, Ms. Tucker's Class, and Mrs. Holeton's Class Here is a great collage of everyone who participated!

Student/Parent Access will not be accessible on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 starting at 3:00 pm and will be turned back on at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Students can log in to check final grades at this time. Student/Parent Access will not be available from Friday, December 25, 2020 thru Tuesday, January 5, 2021 for routine end of semester maintenance. Parent/Student Access will not be accessible from Friday, December 25, 2020 thru Tuesday, January 5, 2021 for routine end of semester maintenance. Your student's second semester schedule will be accessible starting at 4 pm on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. It is important that your student prints his or her schedule and brings it to school on Thursday, January 7, 2021 (WHITE) and Friday, January 8, 2021 (RED) as paper copies of students' schedules will not be distributed. Students may request a schedule change until the end of the day on Tuesday, January 12, 2021.

Drawing students are rocking their last project, which is their choice of media and subject matter!

Don't forget to nominate a PCHS alum! - https://5il.co/moc1 Pekin Community High School is very proud of its past and would like the chance to celebrate those who have come before and recognize the great alumni who have gone on to make significant contributions to the world after their time spent at PCHS. We believe these people serve as role models to inspire current and future generations of students. In this spirit, we are reaching out to you hoping that some of you would have the desire to nominate a fellow classmate or PCHS alum who you know who has gone on to do wonderful/extraordinary things. The nomination needs to be filled out and returned to Dr. Danielle Owens by January 8, 2021 to be considered for this year's selection process. 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 our Homecoming Festivities typically held during the first week of October. We recognized our first class of Distinguished Alumni in the fall of 2019, and the class of 2020 Distinguished Alumni will be recognized, hopefully, in the spring of 2021 as we had to postpone this due to the current pandemic. 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.

Athletes - Please stop down to the Athletic Office this week to fill out a holiday card. These cards will be distributed to area senior living centers and hospitals. Let's spread the cheer of the holiday season. #DragonPride #GivingBack #ToGiveIsBetterThanToReceive

The 2020 Pekin Insurance "Virtual" Holiday Tournament begins today. Our first round matchup is against Hersey. Please go to: https://www.facebook.com/HolidayTournament and "like" or "share" our image. Let's advance to the elite eight. #DragonPride #HolidayTournament

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We are thrilled to announce that the PCHS fall play, It’s a Wonderful Life, is available on Spotify for this weekend only! The show is divided into four acts that are each roughly thirty minutes long, so feel free to listen to it in parts if you don’t have two consecutive hours to spare! Our cast and crew has worked incredibly hard putting this whole thing together, and we would be honored if you took some time this weekend to support our students! Streaming Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/2McOCl7zmJQdrAMQXUwi26?si=n5tXBIqrS6iI2dXQ3WZyxw

Zoology kids using plastic they collected to create animals to show Awareness for plastic waste in our oceans.

Mrs. Lenne's Child Development class is wrapping up the semester creating Sensory/Texture Books as part of the intellectual development unit.

This morning, we will be updating our website. This may result in some downtime. All of the same content will be there, it's just a new look. Once launched, there are links at the top for the staff directory, calendars and schedules, daily announcements and Dragon History!

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