
March 11, 2024
The Second Annual Mark Bills Middle School Science and Engineering Fair was held this past week, and 140 students presented 70 projects that they had been researching and conducti...

March 11, 2024
Woodruff Culinary students won their eighth championship in a row at the Illinois Pro-State Invitational put on by the National Restaurant Association. They won the competition wi...

March 11, 2024
Congratulations to the Richwoods High School basketball team for winning the 3rd place trophy in Class 3A of the IHSA boys' basketball tournament! This is the first time they have...


March 11, 2024
Peoria Public Schools hosted a gala at the Gateway Building to welcome our newest teachers and administrators! Dr. Kherat gave an inspiring speech, while a video highlighting our ...

March 8, 2024
Peoria Public School's primary schools held their first mini-conference, the "Parade of PD," on SIP Day. PreK and Kindergarten teachers collaborated at Valeska Hinton, 1st and 2nd...


March 1, 2024
Students were recognized this past week at the Board Meeting for being Young Author Winners. Each year, students in grades K-8 are encouraged to write an original manuscript (a f...

March 1, 2024
The Future Teachers Club Scholars wanted to give back to the community by putting together an event to teach the community about Black History. The Golden event is to support and ...

February 28, 2024
Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary and Whittier Primary were visited by Dr. Tristen Brenae' Johnson, a Richwoods Alum and the author of "Black History Explorer: My Name, Our Power!" Dr. John...

February 28, 2024
We are so proud of the graduates from KCSS who graduated at the Woodruff Career Technical Center on Friday, December 8th! We know you have a remarkable future ahead of you!

February 28, 2024
Peoria High School Alum, Melodi Green, was the keynote speaker at the 20th Annual Peoria County Bar Association Diversity Luncheon. Her inspiring journey from Peoria High to being...


February 28, 2024
PPS's new teachers and their teacher mentors learned some remarkable strategies from the nationally recognized educator Kim Bearden yesterday!


February 26, 2024
On Monday, February 26th, the rich legacy of beloved Manual High School teacher and Coach Larry Hendricks was celebrated. Mr. Hendricks was an art teacher, coach, and mentor, who ...

February 23, 2024
On February 23rd, a special Black History Month assembly happened at Peoria High School for juniors and seniors. The event was organized by the Shaun and Reggie Livingston Found...


February 16, 2024
The scholars at Mark Bills Middle School made ice cream with Mrs. Lune’s Life Skills classroom for Black History Month to celebrate Augustus Jackson, who was a famous African Ameri...

February 16, 2024
Jamieson’s Desktop Daisies project was a success! There were lots of jobs and tasks involved in this project that each student had the opportunity to participate in – developing an...
