Middle school STEM Saturdays starts September 7

DAPCEP - a free Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program for Peoria Public School 5th - 8th grade students will run Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., September 7 through October 5. This is the third year the Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP) has brought its STEM program to Bradley University, the only DACPCEP program offered outside Michigan.

Principal Daniels named Those Who Excel Administrator of the Year

Fabian Daniels, principal, Harrison Community Learning Center, was named 2019 Those Who Excel Administrator of the Year, one of seven Those Who Excel winners announced by Superintendent Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat at an all-staff video presentation Monday morning.

International Family Night

Harrison top readers recognized at school board meeting

Alexander Martinez, Maydeline Simon and Jama Wolford earned Harrison Community Learning Center's top three Read Across America Accelerate Reader (AR) scores this month. Peoria Public Schools observed Read Across America the weeks of February 25 and March 4. Seventy percent of PPS kindergarten through eighth-grade students participated by reading and taking Accelerated Reader (AR) tests. The top three winners from each school were honored at the March 11 Board of Education meeting. Congratulations!

Harrison Community Learning Center hosts Career Day

Harrison Community Learning Center 5th and 6th grade students met a Peoria professionals from a wide range of career pathways including engineering, healthcare, hospitality and recreation, entertainment, media and law at this week career fair.

ANYWHERE AND ANYTIME LEARNING

Party Like It's 2019

DAPCEP AT BRADLEY

5th Graders Read to Kindergartners.

Board games keep inside recess lively

Cold-weather, indoor recess is no problem at Harrison Community Learning Center. Principal Fabian Daniels thought ahead and stocked up on a variety of popular board games for students and staff to play.