Students at Valeska Hinton ECEC are celebrating Black History Month by spotlighting some remarkable Black American figures with hallway art!
💄Annie Malone founded Poro College in St. Louis, a cosmetology school for black women! 💄
⭐️Mayor Ali's first elected position was freshman class president at Manual! ⭐
January 10th was the Chinese Lunar New Year and Jamieson School celebrated this past Friday!
Congratulations to the 5th-8th graders who competed in math competitions at Bradley and ICC this past weekend! Here are some pictures of the Reservoir Gifted Academy team!
🏈In 1986, Peoria High alum, Darryl Ashmore was named the Peoria Journal Star's Football Player of the Year!🏈
The 2024 PFT/D150 Chess Championship is on Feb 17, 2024, and hosted by Lincoln K-8! This is the last tournament of the year, and PPS enrollment is required. This event is sponsored by the Greater Peoria Chess Foundation, and renewed memberships will be given to all participants! To register, visit https://www.pftd150chess.com
Congratulations to the six 6th-8th grade PPS scholars who competed at the 2024 Mardi Gras Speech and Debate competition in Santa Ana, California!
🏀On February 6, 2020, the corner of Madison Park Terrace and Proctor Street in Peoria, where Nathan grew up, was named "Howard Nathan Jr. Court!" 🏀
Angel H. at Liberty Leadership was the first to receive a tablet for completing the Superintendent Challenge! Find out how your K-8 student can earn a Superintendent prize at https://www.peoriapublicschools.org/page/superintendents-challenge
Happy National School Counseling Week! 📢Give your school counselor a shoutout in the comments! 📢
🏈Richwoods graduate Sherrick McManis will be inducted into the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame on March 23, 2024!🏈
⭐Franklin Primary 3rd and 4th grade students jumped at the opportunity to join Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Norfleet's Double Dutch Club! ⭐
🔥Peoria High School graduate A.J Guyton was inducted into the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame on April 12, 2014! 🔥
🧢During Goodwin's senior year in 1971, he hit an epic home run, capturing the eye of 20 big league scouts! ⚾
🏀Before becoming one of Peoria High's greatest basketball players, Livingston played at Richwoods for two years!🏀
🍽️ The 5th opening of the Warrior Way Cafe was a remarkable success! 🍽️
🏀As a Manual High School senior, Williams was named Illinois Mr. Basketball in 1998! 🏀
✊🏿In February, Peoria Public Schools will be highlighting remarkable black alumni in sports and history, and classes offered on the black experience! ✊🏿
⭐56 Woodruff students started their remarkable futures today at their Intern Send-Off event! ⭐
