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

Elisabeth has been selected for a statewide student advisory committee helping to shape policy, deepen knowledge on educational issues, and understand how policy and practice shape the landscape across Illinois. She will be one of a few students advising Advance Illinois, EdSystems (NIU), and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission- three important entities of the Illinois Edication and Career Success Network- 🎉 Congratulations!

Student Council officers enjoyed their first day at the State Convention.

It's a Beautiful Day for fishing! The Pekin Bass Fishing Team is ready to take to the water for the Mid Illini Bass Fishing Tournament!

🌟 𝑨 𝑯𝒖𝒈𝒆 𝑻𝑯𝑨𝑵𝑲 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝒕𝒐 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔! 🌟 We are incredibly grateful to our amazing community partners who support our School-to-Work program. Your dedication and collaboration have opened doors for our students—giving them real-world experience, valuable skills, and the confidence they need to succeed beyond the classroom. Because of your partnership, our students are better prepared for graduation and the bright futures that lie ahead. Together, we are building a stronger, more empowered generation. 💼🎓 #SchoolToWork #CommunitySupport #StudentSuccess #FutureReady #ThankYou

Art students worked hard today on their murals and their commitment has really paid off! All 4 of the rooms are coming together and will be completed tomorrow before the end of the school day.

Happy Principal's Day to our great leader Mrs. Shayla Ewing. She has led the school fearlessly, strong her first year in this position. We here at PCHS would like Mrs. Ewing to know that she is supported and doing a great job.

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The painting has begun! Photography, Painting, and Ceramic students are all enjoying a morning adding some beauty to the walls around Pekin. Stay tuned to see the murals continue to take shape.

Art students have been working hard all morning to draw out murals in the Carle Health Pekin East Campus.

Interior Design 2 students are working on their green design projects.

The AAUW Pekin branch honored 4.0 graduates and the scholarship winners tonight. Congratulations! Keep up the amazing work.

This event is tomorrow night at Washington High School. Take advantage of all of the great local resources for individuals with disabilities!

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Congrats to Pekin Boys Tennis team for their double team wins against Limestone! So many good matches for F/S and varsity!

What an incredible way to wrap up the year with our final Future Focus Day! A huge thank you to all the amazing trades professionals, college and service recruiters, and employers who made our Pathways Fair and Job Fair such a success. Our students also had meaningful experiences visiting local businesses, giving back through community service, and participating in real-world learning opportunities. We’re so proud of our students, staff, and community partners for making this day unforgettable. #dragonpride #ilcte #efe320 #FutureFocusDay

Our SkillsUSA team brought home the Gold, well 7 of them to be exact in Advertising Design, Creative Photography Display, Digital Cinema Production, Photography, Pin Design, and T-Shirt Design! Along with six silvers and two bronze medals! Please congratulate the following students on their top ten placements in the state of Illinois SkillsUSA Championship Competitions. 7 🥇First Place 6 🥈Second Place 2 🥉Third Place Advertising Design 1st Jennah Vickers 3rd Michael Cate 5th Carter Owens Baking and Pastry Arts 7th Sarah Pruitt Carpentry 4th Garrett Frampton 6th Hunter Lamberson 8th Kaiden Kirgan Commercial sUAS Drone 2nd Gabe Schwermin and Logan Skocaj Computer Programming 7th Logan Sidell Creative Photography Display 1st Maximus Helmig 10th Sophia Haynes Digital Cinema Production 1st Xander Homes and Landon Gaudet Graphic Imaging Sublimation Printing 2nd Michael Cate 3rd Jennah Vickers Graphic Communications 2nd Michael Cate Information Technology Services 4th Andrew Kempf Internetworking 6th Carson LaDage Photography 1st Maximus Helmig 2nd Sophia Haynes Teaching and Learning Portfolio 7th Abigail Holly 8th Paige Rudd Tshirt Design 1st Carter Owens 7th Jennah Vickers Pin Design 1st Carter Owens 2nd Jennah Vickers Prepared Speech 6th Vann Zander

This morning, Student Council attended the Mid-Illini Student Council meeting at Spoon River College. Seniors Elizabeth Austin, Riley Cady and Riley Jones presented the accomplishments of this years council.

Lots to celebrate at last night's Board Mtg. We celebrated our 2025 Girls' Basketball Team. We swore in new members of our School Board; Manda Brown, Clarice Chick, Scott Ewing, and Steve Huey. And, we said goodbye to two Board Members; Quinn Barra(10 yrs) and Eric Hill(16 yrs)