Mark W Bills Soaring Eagle Chess Club & Chess Team starts this Friday!!! No experience needed. Meet every Friday September through February in the Cafeteria 2:45-4:00 pm. Email Coach Dawson or Coach Wooley with questions emily.dawson@psd150.org or shunaseatossa.wooley@gmail.com.

Happy Labor Day from PPS! 🇺🇸
Enjoy the well-deserved day off; you’ve earned it!
Enjoy the well-deserved day off; you’ve earned it!

All of our Eagles have been sorted into their houses! Show your house pride and wear your t shirt tomorrow!

📚 As students set sail on a new school year, our community is answering the call to Stand Up. Show Up. Be There.
Join us in cheering on our scholars and helping them start the school year strong!⚓ #AnchoredInExcellence
Are you looking to up your chess game this summer??
Check out the ICA Chess Camps downstate the week of July 27-31th! There is a scholastic tournament too!!
Peoria option - THREE Days of Lessons with IM Gauri Shankar, IM Arjun Vishnuvardhan in Peoria, and the Scholastic Tournament in Bloomington for $150!!!
Peoria Public Schools Student $75 Discount = PEORIA150
(thanks to a generous donor)
Bloomington/Normal option - One Day of Lessons with IM Gauri Shankar, and IM Arjun Vishnuvardhan for $50, and includes Free entry to the Scholastic Tournament in Bloomington.
Peoria
https://www.kingregistration.com/event/2026ChessCamp
Bloomington/Normal
https://www.kingregistration.com/event/26ICABNCAMP
Tournament ONLY - Bloomington/Normal
https://www.kingregistration.com/event/26camptour
Greater Peoria Chess Mark W. Bills Middle School PPS Chess

🎒 Start the 2026-27 school year off right! Don't miss these back-to-school physical events to help your student be ready for the 1st day!

In observance of Juneteenth, all Peoria Public Schools offices will be closed.
Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. We encourage our community to take time to learn, reflect, and uplift one another as we honor this important day. ❤️🖤💚
Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. We encourage our community to take time to learn, reflect, and uplift one another as we honor this important day. ❤️🖤💚

Save the Date!

School supply lists for 26-27 school year.
This year our Eagle Family is saying goodbye to three AMAZING EDUCATORS who are headed to a well-deserved retirement.
THANK YOU Mrs. Grieves, Mrs. Howell & Ms. Glasper. You all have made an important impact over the years to hundreds of students. We will miss you all and wish you much happiness in your next chapter.
THANK YOU Mrs. Grieves, Mrs. Howell & Ms. Glasper. You all have made an important impact over the years to hundreds of students. We will miss you all and wish you much happiness in your next chapter.

FIELD DAY IS TOMORROW!!!
Students and staff should dress in the following colors:
5th -Yellow
6th- Red
7th- Blue
Staff- Black/Gray
Students and staff should dress in the following colors:
5th -Yellow
6th- Red
7th- Blue
Staff- Black/Gray

Thank you for being heroes of communication! Your work makes a lasting difference and we are SO grateful for all that you do!

All are welcome to celebrate 3 members of the MBS family who are retiring this year. ** Please note, students MUST be accompanied by a parent to attend.

Terrific Tuesday News from the WEMB News Team. Lots of fun events coming up in the last few weeks of school....you won't want to miss it!
https://youtu.be/upVRbNi2dMA?si=iCEkka3pHUMO5B0e
https://youtu.be/upVRbNi2dMA?si=iCEkka3pHUMO5B0e
Join us for lunch and AMAZING student performances at the Riverfront Museum’s Sun Plaza on May 14th! Food trucks will be on site, so bring your appetite, too! Let’s come together to support our talented young artists and show our appreciation for the arts in education!

Shoutout to our amazing Sign Language Interpreters for bridging the gap between the hearing world and our Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) students! Your work empowers, connects, and inspires every day. 🙌💙

Thank you to all our school nurses and clinic nurses who support our staff and students each and every day!

Advantage Communications presents
Speech & Debate Camp June 1-18 for grades 3-8.
Register Today!

Join us for the Mark Bills Spring Concert!

Have a Terrific Tuesday (and a happy Cinco de Mayo).
https://youtu.be/Dvi1KFzct5I?si=YtYl2tMdmqiMY-7D
https://youtu.be/Dvi1KFzct5I?si=YtYl2tMdmqiMY-7D
