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

First match of the year! Good luck to our Girls' Tennis Team as they compete in their first match of the season today at Rock Island HS at 10 am! #Fireup

3-2-1 Blast off! The Girls' Golf team heads to Rock Island today for the Alleman "Blast Off" golf tournament at Saukie Golf Course. Good luck Lady Dragons!

Your first preview of Dragons Varsity football 2025! #Fireup

Week 0 Underclass Edition is underway at Richwoods! #Fireup

Early Childhood Ed students particpated in simulations of various ECE roles- diaper changing, book reading, snack prep, arts, and behavioral guidance. #ECEmatters #GrowingTheFuture

Football kicks off their season with a Week 0 scrimmage versus Richwoods today. Come out and check out the 2025 Dragons!
Location: Endres Field at Richwoods Stadium
Hydration Game: Fans are encouraged to bring a Gatorade donation to support hydration for our teams this season
Peoria Public Schools attendance policy will be in effect and spectators should be prepared for random wanding and bag searches.
Make a night of it; Food and drink available for purchase from "That Bald Guy BBQ" and "All Shook Up Lemonade"
#Fireup

Mrs. Ronna’s Algebra 3 students put polynomials to the test! 🎲 Each picked one at random, then flipped a coin 🪙to decide: ➕ or ➖. Math + chance = engagement! 🙌 #PolynomialChallenge #MathInAction

This is for you Dragons Fans! Our goal is to keep the Dragon Fan Base in the loop while highlighting achievements of our teams here at PCHS. We will be bringing in both coaches and Dragon Athletes to learn more about them and their teams!

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Sparks are starting to fly in Mr. Huskissons welding class. We have over 200 students going through the welding and manufacturing programs this year.

The Varsity Boys' Golf team kicks off their competitive season today at the East Peoria Raider Cup at Quail Meadows! Good luck today Dragons! #Fireup

Good luck to the Lady Dragons in today's match at Lake Bracken! #Fireup

Recent graduates ( and all PCHS grads) join our alumni directory today! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdylWhxyzFnZCbJqBobziA35qWvxdCOsUAlpK7wYSVLNJjccg/viewform

Mr. Everett's Accelerated Math 3 students are reviewing factoring and applying it to higher degree polynomials!

For the time being, Dragon's Closet is no longer accepting clothing donations. We will notify the community when we are accepting them in the future!

Support your Pekin Girl's tennis team by buying some awesome gear! Team store will close fast! https://ladydragonstennis.bigcartel.com

When looking ahead to the 2025-2026 school year, please use these recommendations to plan for appointments and family vacations.
We value our instruction and our students benefit from consistent attendance!

What does it mean to be successful? Mrs. Clark's science classes talked about what success meant to them and created their own class rubric to measure their success! They then challenged their communication skills by working in teams to build cup towers!

Geometry 1A students practiced their math vocab and communication skills today by matching task cards!

Tomorrow is our first late start Wednesday. Buses will run two hours later. Early bird starts at 9;27. School starts at 10 AM for regular schedule students.

The smell of learning is in the air! Mrs. Goldens AP Statistics classes kicked off their learning today by simulating a popular experiment about Joy Milne and her ability to smell Parkinson’s Disease. We think we found enough convincing evidence to believe her claim to be able to sniff out Parkinson’s Disease is the real deal!