Ceramics students carve and draw in to their clay to make animal wind chimes. They will fire and paint them later this semester, so they are ready for spring breezes. Take 3D ART next year if you want to try making things in clay!
A quick read to start your Thursday off on a positive #Dragon note: https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2021/01/28/ihsa-basketball-spotlight-pekin-basketballs-taylor-goss/4282150001/ #DragonPride #InSearchOf1000
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2D ART students learn how to make their art work look like it’s popping off the page using perspective. They will finish the drawings by adding monsters this week.
2D ART students learn how to make their art work look like it’s popping off the page using perspective. They will finish the drawings by adding monsters this week.
2D ART students learn how to make their art work look like it’s popping off the page using perspective. They will finish the drawings by adding monsters this week.
I am very excited to announce this week's winners of the "Flying the P" award! This week we will be honoring our speech team members who placed individually or as a duet at the recent virtual Mid-Illini Conference Speech Tournament where PCHS took 2nd place in Team Sweeps! Please help me in congratulating all of these students!
Dramatic Duet
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS- Taylor Cady & Caroline Manning
3rd place - Emma Zimmerman & Abby Hartzler
Dramatic Interpretation
2nd place - Kaeli Harkleroad
Extemporaneous Speaking
5th place - Bailey Newhouse
Humorous Duet Acting
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS - Christian Redding & Korey Young (not pictured)
Humorous Interpretation
6th place - Sage Smith
Informative Speaking
CONFERENCE CHAMPION - Norah Springborn
4th place - Anna Soupos
Oratorical Declamation
2nd place - Madison Hieser
Original Comedy
4th place - Christian Redding
Original Oratory
CONFERENCE CHAMPION- Elisabeth Sandoval
Poetry Reading
CONFERENCE CHAMPION - Taylor Cady
6th place - Jaxon Turner (not pictured)
Prose Reading
CONFERENCE CHAMPION - Jaxon Turner (not pictured)
3rd place - Elisabeth Sandoval
Radio Speaking
5th place - Andrew Lambe
Special Occasion Speaking
2nd place - Norah Springborn
Post 2 of 3: Start dates for "spring sports": Boys Soccer 3/1; Football 3/3; Volleyball 3/8. The following sports all begin on 4/5: Baseball; Softball; Girls Soccer; Boys Tennis; Boys/Girls Track. Wrestling will start on 4/19. #DragonPride #GetInvolved
Post 3 of 3: Make sure you have registered at www.planeths.com before the start date of your sport. All athletes also need a current physical on file. Questions?? Call or email the Athletic Dept. We're here to help. #DragonPride #PlayBall
Post 1 of 3: Sports are officially back!!! Here are the starting dates (practices/tryouts) for each sport, starting with the winter season: Boys Swim, Cheer, Dance already underway. Basketball (boys and girls) start tomorrow 1/28. #DragonPride #NoMoreCheetos
We made Monkey Bread Minis fir our first lab in Bruning’s Foods 2 and Red day Intro to Culinary Arts classes!
WATERCOLOR Bookmarks are part of this weeks' lessons in Painting Class. Sign up for Art and join the fun while earning credits for graduation and your future college plans!
Art student have fun making tie dye masks and T-shirts this year!
PCHS Art Classes learn Color mixing skills through Tie Dye mask and T-shirt creation. Register for ART and join the fun!!!!! #dragonpride
Sophomore students are registering for their 2021-22 courses this week! Course registration forms will be due Monday, February 1st at 3:00pm. “The Opportunity is Here. The Fire is Within.” #Dragonpride
Don't forget about Senior ads and to order your yearbook!
The S'Pekin Dragons competed at the Downers Grove South Speech Tournament. This is by far the biggest tournament we compete at all year, and at the end of a long day of competition, PCHS finished with 6 quarter-finalists and TWO FINALISTS!!! Here are the individual results:
Quarter-Finalists
Dramatic Interpretation
Kaeli Harkleroad (senior) - top 36 out of 82 entries
Humorous Duet Acting
Christian Redding (soph) & Korey Young (soph) - top 39 out of 66 entries
Informative Speaking
Norah Springborn (soph) - top 39 out of 85 entries
Original Comedy
Christian Redding (soph) - top 39 out of 72 entries)
Poetry Reading
Taylor Cady (senior) - top 37 out of 90 entries
Radio Speaking
Andrew Lambe (senior) - top 40 out of 84 entries
FINALISTS!!!
Dramatic Duet Acting
4th place - Taylor Cady (senior) & Caroline Manning (junior) - out of 54 entries
Prose Reading
2nd place - Elisabeth Sandoval (senior) - out of 100 entries!!!!!
The State Series starts two weeks from today, so we still have a lot of speech left. But, I'd say this is a great way to end the regular season!
Congratulate these students on a job well done and wish them luck over the next few weeks!
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Over the past week we have received lots of positive news regarding Athletics. We are hoping to receive updated start/end dates for all seasons from the IHSA on Wed. And once we move to Phase 4 (we are sooooo close), ALL sports will be able to play games. #StayTuned #DragonPride
