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

Ms. Brunning’s Interior Design class visits Steger’s Furniture to learn about the design industry.

PCHS builds a house every year! Here is what Mr. Ries and his Construction/Building Trades class have accomplished so far this year!

Mrs. Holeton's Art One classes are getting "right to the point" by dotting values on their pointillism. #dragonpride

Mrs. Lenne’s foods class making cheese soup!

Mrs. Robison’s Health Oc 2 presentations on proper handwashing. Glowing fake bacteria shows where the germs hide.

Science students taking the ducks that were hatched from eggs in class for a swim! Doesnt get much cuter than that! #dragonpride

Mr. McCann’s Cyber Patriot competitors preparing for the first night of competition. Students will compete nationally.

Mr. Proehl’s Production Tech class working on their birdhouse project.

First year French students are writing pen pal letters to HS English students in Le Havre, France. They’ll exchange in French & English.

It has come to our attention via social media and other avenues, there is a rumor of a potential school shooting at PCHS. Please know if there was ever any credible threat to student safety we would make parents and students immediately aware and take appropriate actions. School will be in session as usual tomorrow as there is no credible threat. Rest assured, students will be safe at Pekin High.

Sculpture students begin dragon string art mural project with over 8000 nails.....#dragonpride

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Congratulations to our Freshmen Football Team on winning the Mid-Illini Conference! #9-0 #dragonpride

Investigative Physics students studying light and color effect a green screen filming session! #dragonpride #lovephysics Ms. DeLaere

Spanish 7 students share their Lápidas (Tombstones) that commemorate famous Hispanics for the Day of the Dead #dragonpride

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Game-lovers: A belated-Halloween #PCHSGameClub meeting is going down TONIGHT after school. #GAMEON from 3-530 in the PCHS cafeteria - join us! 🎃💀 School-appropriate costumes encouraged! #dragonpride

PCHS Faculty & Staff Engaged in PD to increase creativity, rigor, collaboration, and efficiency in the classroom. Special thanks to Kim Darche, Mike McGowan and our own Cynthia Hinderliter for presenting! #DragonPride

Third and fourth year French students presented two paintings: classic or impressionist...in French!

CTE classes are visited by AIR National Guard to talk about related career paths in the military.