Peoria Public Schools will be closed in observance of Juneteenth on Wednesday, June 19th!
Look at these cuties! 😎Today we are filming a commercial for the PPS Transportation Department! 😎
🌟Congratulations to Dr. Myskeshia Mitchell of Peoria High 🌟 for winning the 2024 Illinois High School Counselor of the Year Award, standing out among 900 counselors across the state!
✊🏾The NAACP is hosting a Freedom Day Parade celebrating Juneteenth on June 15th at 11 am! ✊🏾
🌞The Summer Learning Session at Glen Oak looks like fun! Students are practicing their math skills and practicing speech and debate! 🌞
🚀 Ready to jumpstart your IT career? 🚀
Peoria high school students can now enroll in FREE technology classes with ISACA! Applications close June 6th so sign-up today and gain the skills you need for the IT workforce!
🌈Happy Pride Month from PPS! 🌈
🏋🏾Planet Fitness offers free memberships for teens aged 14-19 all summer! 🏋🏾
Head Custodian at Hines, Brandt Brooks said, "[I want] to help the kids and teachers have a clean building. I went to Hines as a kid so I enjoy coming here every day."
⭐Meet PPS's 2024 D2 Program graduates! Since 2018, 40 students have earned their high school diploma and an associate's degree! ⭐
Alum Lisa Hainline said, "I wanted to teach in the district that I graduated from and I chose to have both of my children go to PPS as well."
⭐We are celebrating Woodruff alum this week! ⭐
"My time at Woodruff had an enormous impact on my personal, social and academic development that shaped me into the teacher that I have become. The teachers at Woodruff made an indelible impression on me and it was that impression that brought me back to PPS to teach." - Kendrya Thomas
⭐Happy Memorial Day! Schools and offices are closed! ⭐
🚗 Woodruff Career and Technical Center Auto-body students pose with the car that they fixed up this semester! 🚗
🎒 Kellar Primary 2nd grader Adelaide T-K signed a Letter of Intent to become a teacher! Mr. Rohwedder will check in on her in 2034! 🎒
Alum Jamie Jackson said that she wants to, "Make a positive difference in my work environment, provide safe transportation for students who rely on our department, and provide quality trainings for employees in transportation."
"As a PPS student, I knew I wanted to work in the same district in which I learned. I feel the students in this district are some of the most deserving kiddo's and they need someone who loves and cares for them." - Linda Keys
🌞PPS is offering free summer breakfast and lunch for children 18 and under! Kids must be present and eat on-site. Service times may change. 🌞
Liberty Leadership grades 5-7 enjoyed a picnic and a walk to Donovan Park!
"I've never thought of applying anywhere else!" - Cynthia Rochold. She currently works at Lincoln K-8!
