
👻 Don't ghost us - Give blood 🩸 and save a life!
Join us for the American Red Cross Blood Drive
🕑 Monday, October 27 | 2–6 PM
📍 Peoria Public School Admin Building


Congrats to the August Classes of the Month!


Our first Honor Roll Breakfast of the year is Friday, October 3rd.
5th & 6th grade is from 8:30-9:15 a.m.
7th & 8th grade is from 9:15-10:00 a.m.
Invites will be sent home after the grading period closes.
5th & 6th grade is from 8:30-9:15 a.m.
7th & 8th grade is from 9:15-10:00 a.m.
Invites will be sent home after the grading period closes.


A belated congrats to the August Students of the Month! 🌟


Congrats to this year's Student Council members!
Thank you to everyone who participated. We had a great showing with lots of impressive posters and campaign promises!
Thank you to everyone who participated. We had a great showing with lots of impressive posters and campaign promises!


Reminder: PTO is today at 4:30 in Principal Evans' office. You can also join online at bit.ly/HBDPTO2526.
Students get a free dress pass if their grown-ups attend!


Girls Basketball infor for next week!


Thank you to the PPD, Sheriff's Department, and members of our community for greeting our students with smiles, cheers, and high fives this morning!







Due to scheduling conflicts, our PTO meeting for tonight has been POSTPONED! It will now be next Tuesday, September 16th at 4:30 p.m.


Student Council campaign posts are rolling in! 🗳️
Reminder: Elections are this Friday morning.




📢 Next Thursday, September 11th


The 5th graders are keeping math interesting! In Mr. Patton's class, they were competing for a photo op with his basketball trophies. In Mrs. Brown's class, they could earn themselves some Jolly Ranchers.






We have been reviewing the 7 Mindsets in preparation to dive deeper into them as the year goes on.
If you're curious what your scholar is learning, the current mindset & lesson objective is always listed in the weekly schedule.
If you're curious what your scholar is learning, the current mindset & lesson objective is always listed in the weekly schedule.










🏆 We want to celebrate Alantis M., Jennifer E., Jermany A., Delilah L., and Mya Watkins—winners of the Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Award!
Out of 867 submissions from 187 schools, these five students—four from Whittier Primary and one from Harold B. Dawson Middle School—were selected as the top poems in Illinois! 🙌🏆
Five grade levels, five PPS poets, one incredible honor!
Out of 867 submissions from 187 schools, these five students—four from Whittier Primary and one from Harold B. Dawson Middle School—were selected as the top poems in Illinois! 🙌🏆
Five grade levels, five PPS poets, one incredible honor!






Golf club is starting tomorrow! ⛳️
Students do not need prior experience or personal equipment.
Meet in Mrs. Brown's room on Tuesdays from 2:45-3:30.
No transportation provided; students *must* have a way home at 3:30 p.m.


This week's Raider Review: https://peoriapublicschoolsil.edurooms.com/engage/harold-b-dawson-jr-middle-school/newsletters/the-raider-review-77085


Students have been making Sun Prints in art class the past few weeks! 🖍🌞






Missing a vaccine? It’s like turning in homework half-finished. Let’s complete the assignment!


Reminder: Our Back to School Night is this tomorrow from 4:00-5:30 p.m.
We hope to see many of our Raiders and their families there!
We hope to see many of our Raiders and their families there!


The girls softball game has been moved to Von Steuben at 5:15 pm today.