♟️✨ Peoria Public Schools Invite YOU to Make Your Move This February! ✨♟️
Calling all students, families, and chess enthusiasts across the district! 📚👨👩👧👦 Join us for an exciting month of chess events designed to challenge minds and build connections. 🧠🤝
🗓️ Feb 8: PFT/PPS Chess Championship at Lincoln K-8. Registration opens soon at 🌐 www.pftd150chess.com.
🗓️ Feb 21: For the Love of Chess ❤️♟️ OPEN CHESS Night at Mark Bills Middle School, 4–6 PM. Come play, meet new friends, and share your love of the game!
🗓️ Feb 22: Peoria County Chess Championship 🏅 at Mark Bills Middle School. Be part of this county-wide showdown!
🗓️ Feb 28–Mar 1: IESA State Chess Championship 🏆 at the Peoria Civic Center. Cheer on Peoria’s best as they compete at the state level!
🎉 Get involved, represent your school, and make your move! Let’s show how Peoria Public Schools come together through the power of chess. 💪♟️#PeoriaChess #PPSProud

We are excited to welcome Teacher of the Year, Dr. Rachael Mahmood, to PPS for new teacher mentoring!

We are excited to welcome Teacher of the Year, Dr. Rachel Mahmood to PPS for new teacher mentoring!

🎉 Congratulations to Principal Thomas at Knoxville Center for Student Success for earning the title of Most Improved Attendance for September!

📚Today kicked off the 2024-25 school year for students and staff at Knoxville Center for Student Success! Welcome back, everyone! 📚
Grateful for the meals that fuel our minds and warm our hearts. Thank you
Cafeteria Staff! 🍎🥪

Due to icy roads, today, January 23rd will be an E-Learning (virtual) Day! 🎒 ❄️ There will be NO in-person school today.
Please go to www.psd150.org/elearning for your school's instructions.

Due to icy roads, today, January 22nd will be an E-Learning (virtual) Day! 🎒 ❄️ There will be NO in-person school today.
Please go to www.psd150.org/elearning for your school's instructions.

Due to icy roads, today, January 22nd will be an E-Learning (virtual) Day! 🎒 ❄️ There will be NO in-person school today.
Please go to www.psd150.org/elearning for your school's instructions.

Due to -25°F Windchill, this Tuesday, January 16th will be an E-Learning (virtual) Day! 🎒 ❄️ The will be NO in-person school on Tuesday.
Please go to psd150.org/elearning for your school's instructions.

Happy Kwanzaa from Peoria Public Schools!

Merry Christmas!
All offices are closed from 12/25-12/26.

Happy Hanukkah from Peoria Public Schools!

Happy Thanksgiving from Peoria Public Schools!🍗🍽️
All schools and offices are closed from 11/23-11/24.

Happy Veterans Day from Peoria Public Schools!

Daylight Savings Time ends today! Don't forget to turn your clocks back⏰⏰

Happy Halloween from Peoria Public Schools! PPS students will get a special Halloween-themed treat during today's lunch! 😋🍨


Today is School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! Let's take a moment to celebrate our incredible transportation department who make everything possible!

Join us in celebrating IL School Principal Appreciation Week by recognizing the outstanding work of our 28 remarkable school leaders!

Fact of the Day:
In 1946, Sylvia Mendez attended an “all-white” school 7 years before Brown vs. Board of Education was passed!

