We are heading into December focused on Behavior, Attendance, and Grades as we prepare for final exams.
🔥❄️ Heat Up the Holidays Attendance Challenge
📚 Finals are coming!
🎯 ACT Habits
🎓 Senior Trip deposit is due Dec 5.
💬 7 Mindsets: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs
🎄 Christmas Spirit Days This Week
🧦 Mon: Fuzzy Socks
🎄 Tue: Christmas Headwear
❄️ Wed: Winter White
❤️💚 Thu: Red or Green
⛷️ Fri: Winter Sports Day
Full Newsletter 👉🏾 https://peoriapublicschoolsil.edurooms.com/engage/peoria-high-school/newsletters/11-30-25-pride-of-the-city-newsletter
🍂 Thanksgiving Break is here! 🍂
Take time to recharge and celebrate all the things we’re thankful for! Have a wonderful break, PPS!
Thankful For Our Village 🦁
We’ve got a big start to Thanksgiving Week at Peoria High! YES — we have school Monday and Tuesday, and attendance is important as we prepare for the last stretch of the semester.
📌 Highlights This Week:
🏅 National Honor Society Breakfast – Monday, 8:30 AM
👵👴 Grandparents Day Breakfast – Tuesday, 8:30 AM
🏀 Basketball teams on the road all week
🎯 ACT Prep Over Break for 9–11th grade
Practice link: https://quizme.act.org/
🎓 Senior Chicago Trip – Registration EXTENDED to Dec 4
⭐ John Lewis Youth Leadership Award — nominate a student
🎄 December Christmas Countdown Spirit Days ALL DECEMBER LONG!
Full Newsletter: https://peoriapublicschoolsil.edurooms.com/engage/peoria-high-school/newsletters/11-23-25-pride-of-the-city-newsletter
This Week at Peoria High – Highlights 🦁
🎓 Senior Jostens Make-Up Orders this Friday during all lunches
🏀 Meet the Lions Basketball Buyout Friday during 7th hour (Boys and Girls Scrimmage)
🎉 FriendsGiving on Thursday at 6:00 PM
🎒 Senior Trip Deadline is November 21 ($49 deposit)
💻 Summer 2026 Pre-College Virtual Fair on Wednesday
👑 Girls Lead Program applications due December 1
📅 Upcoming Events: NHS Breakfast, Sundaes @ Lunch Freshman Celebration, Grandparents Day
Lead With Value. Hunt Excellence. 🦁
Full Details: https://peoriapublicschoolsil.edurooms.com/engage/peoria-high-school/newsletters/11-16-25-pride-of-the-city-newsletter
Peoria High Dream Team Weekly Highlights 🦁
🏈 Lions defeated Morton 38–34 in a thrilling comeback led by “Big Baby” Jaquarius Green
🔥 Next Stop: Oak Forest – Playoff Game this Saturday at 3 PM (Fan Bus info coming soon)
🧓 Grandparents Day Forms due Nov 19 (check Microsoft Teams)
🎤 Lunchtime Karaoke – $1 event Tues & Wed, sponsored by the Senior Class of 2026
🦃 FriendsGiving – Nov 20, see Ms. Young to participate
🎓 Jostens Orders – Fri, Nov 14, 7 AM–1 PM in the Foyer
🎓 FAFSA Night – Wed, Nov 12, 5–7 PM at PHS
🎓 Senior Scholarships – Updated monthly on Microsoft Teams
🧭 School Links Registration – Now open for course planning
📘 TRIO Talent Search – Free college & career prep at go.icc.edu/TrioTalent
📍 Read the full Parent Newsletter here → https://peoriapublicschoolsil.edurooms.com/engage/peoria-high-school/newsletters/11-09-25-pride-of-the-city-newsletter
#DreamTeam #PrideOfTheCity #HuntExcellence
PPS Foundation Scholarship Applications are open now through March 1, 2026. Awards of $500 to $4,000 are made possible through the generosity of donors and community partners who believe in the potential of PPS students.
Schoolinks helps your student create course plans based on their career pathway 👩🏫 Learn more today!
5 Days of Giving begins today! Help support our students in need across the district.
We are just two weeks away from the OFFICIAL Illinois K-12 All-Grade State Chess Championship on
November 15, 2025, at the Pere Marquette Hotel, Peoria.
Registrations are rolling in from local teams and through online registration.
HUNDREDS of TROPHIES! Play here and claim your spot and title as the BEST in the #stateofillinois!
This is a US Chess-rated tournament sponsored by The Illinois Chess Association, & hosted by the Greater Peoria Chess Foundation! The Foundation is also sponsoring all PPS Students' US Chess memberships. If your student does not have a membership, enter 99999999 when registering, and we will take care of enrolling the student for a membership.
More information and registration can be found directly at https://www.kingregistration.com/event/25ILAG
Doors open at 8 am at the Pere Marquette Ballroom. Check-in closes at 8:45 am. First round starts for all sections at 9 am.
Email Emily Dawson with any questions or for help with registration at emily.dawson@psd150.org or emily.dawson77@gmail.com. #Chess #ppschess
🏈 Playoffs Week 2 – Round 2 of the IHSA State Playoffs this Saturday at 7 PM vs. Morton!
🎉 Spirit Week – Sports Jerseys, Neon, Swap Day, Game Day Fits, & Montgomery Day!
🎓 Two Weeks Left in Quarter 2 – Check grades, turn in missing work, and finish strong!
📚 Eligibility Reminder – All-school eligibility is based on Quarter 2 grades.
🎓 Seniors – Jostens Meeting Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7:45 AM (Auditorium) for cap & gown info.
📱 Phones Out of Sight – Students can use their Yondr pouch or turn in phones each morning.
💪 Let’s keep showing up, owning everything, and hunting excellence.
#IAmPeoria | #PrideOfTheCity | #HuntExcellence
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