Peoria Public Schools

Peoria High School hosted a fundraiser last week called Wigs and Whiskers, during which they raised over $4,000 to contribute towards scholarships honoring two former students, To...

Congratulations to RGA's 6th- 8th grade orchestra students for their remarkable performance last Friday, at the IGSMA Solo and Ensemble contest. Over 50 students from Reservoir G...

Families learned how to assist their children at home in accessing learning platforms such as Lexia, Waterford, and i-Ready. They also discovered apps available through the Peoria...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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!

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

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

Peoria Public Schools celebrated Valentine's Day in a variety of ways! From the Charter Oak Primary Sweetheart Dance to the staff at Peoria High handing out treats, and using ...