10.26.25 PRIDE of the CITY Newsletter 🦁
What a week to be a Lion! Our football team beat Normal Community to win the Big 12 Conference Championship and is Playoff Bound! 🎉
🏈 Round 1: Peoria High vs. Decatur MacArthur
📍 Peoria Stadium | 🗓️ Sat, Nov 1 | ⏰ 7:00 PM
Pack the stands!
🎓 DIGIM Field Trip: Arrive by 7:00 AM Monday
🏀 Girls Basketball Tryouts: Oct 28–30, 5:30 PM, Complex Gym.
❄️ Winter Sports: Sign up now for basketball, wrestling or swim!
📚 Q2 Grades: Check Skyward for missing work and talk with teachers early.
👵 Grandparents Day: Nov 25 – more details soon!
🔗 Full Newsletter https://peoriapublicschoolsil.edurooms.com/engage/peoria-high-school/newsletters/10-26-25-pride-of-the-city-newsletter
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Welcome Back PRIDE! 🦁
Hope everyone had a relaxing Fall Break — we’re rolling into Week 2 of Quarter 2 ready to reconnect and restart strong.
🔥 Football on a 3-game winning streak
🎁 3 Amazon Fire HD tablets for Perfect Attendance this week
🎒 Clear Bag Policy now in effect
💉 Freshman physicals and senior immunizations due now!
🎓 ACT Practice Week coming soon
Read the full update here ⬇️
👉 https://peoriapublicschoolsil.edurooms.com/engage/peoria-high-school/newsletters/10-17-25-pride-of-the-city-newsletter
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📢 Attention Parents & Guardians!
Carle Health will be at Manual High School on Wednesday, October 15th, from 9:30 am–3:30 pm.
Pre-K, Kindergarten, 6th, 9th & 12th graders need to be up to date on physicals & vaccines to return to school after Fall Break!
Can’t make it? Call or make an appointment at Heartland Health: 309-680-7600.
Who’s ready to make cozy memories and boost those brain cells?
👉 Try it now and share your family’s learning moments below!
https://www.peoriapublicschools.org/page/learning-at-home-resources
Take swipeable surveys and quizzes to learn more about your interests and what careers might be right for you 🤳
Learn more here!
Learn more about this amazing opportunity TONIGHT at 5pm in the Richwoods High School Library.
Info meeting attendance required to apply. Applications open soon! Learn more here.
💯 Be Authentic
Quarter 2 starts now. One full week before Fall Break. This week’s mindset is Be Authentic.
📅 Highlights
Parent Teacher Conferences: Sept 30 & Oct 2, 4–7 pm (Enter through Atrium)
• Tues:Senior Parent Mtg 5:00 pm, FAFSA FSA ID Workshop 6:00 pmStaff & Student of the Month Breakfast: Oct 3, 7:45 am
Varsity Football @ Richwoods: Oct 3, 7:00 pm
Cross Country Invitational: Oct 4, 9:00 am
📞 Call in absences: 309-672-6630 ext. 40096
🩺 Freshman physicals & senior immunizations due THIS WEEK
🔗 Full Newsletter: https://peoriapublicschoolsil.edurooms.com/engage/peoria-high-school/newsletters/09-28-25-pride-of-the-city-newsletter
Show Up. Own Everything. Hunt Excellence.
👻 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
Homecoming Week is here at Peoria High! 🎉 This year’s theme is “Midnight in the Enchanted Garden: A Night of Twinkling Lights and Royal Delights.” Spirit Days, the Pep Assembly, and Friday night’s Homecoming Game vs. Normal West (7 pm) will show we are the PRIDE of the CITY.
As we celebrate, we’re reminding students to Take a Stand: be on time, encourage classmates, and make positive choices. Eligibility for Homecoming events depends on Behavior, Attendance, and Grades poor behavior, unexcused absences, or failing classes will result in loss of eligibility.
Let’s finish Quarter 1 strong (ends FRIDAY GET ON THEM GRADES!) and represent the Pride of the City 🦁
Full Newsletter: https://peoriapublicschoolsil.edurooms.com/engage/peoria-high-school/newsletters/09-20-25-pride-of-the-city-newsletter
Homecoming is 1 week away and so is the end of Quarter 1. These next two weeks matter. Spirit Week, the big game, and the dance are all fun, but grades close September 26.
Parents — check Skyward this week. If your student has a D or F, encourage them to meet with their teacher and make a plan. Let’s finish the quarter strong.
✅ Attendance goal is 95% (we’re at 89%)
🎉 Eligibility for Homecoming will be posted tomorrow
📞 Call in absences to 309-672-6630 ext. 40096 or email ANGELA.SIERRA@PSD150.ORG
🩺 Freshmen physicals and senior immunizations are due Oct. 15
High school is about finding what excites you and working at it. Parents, keep pushing your students to explore their interests and Hunt Excellence.
Full Newsletter: https://peoriapublicschoolsil.edurooms.com/engage/peoria-high-school/newsletters/09-14-25-pride-of-the-city-newsletter
This week is about being Lion Strong. Not just on the field but in the classroom and in life. Our 7 Mindsets focus is Focus on Your Strengths — helping students use what they do best to push through challenges.
Our athletes showed it last week with Freshman and Varsity Football wins and Flag Football going 2–0. The same mindset works in class: focus on strengths, raise grades, and stay on track.
📞 Attendance: We are at 89% (down 1%) and chronic absenteeism is up. Every day matters. Call in absences to avoid unexcused marks.
✅ Eligibility: Run again for Homecoming on Sept. 15. Ds, Fs, unexcused absences, and behavior all impact eligibility.
🎉 Homecoming Guest Forms: Available with Mr. Laird or in the front office.
📱 Phones: All phones must be in Yondr pouches or secured at arrival. Hidden or seen phones = parent pick up. Headphones and iPads must stay in bookbags.
🩺 Health: Freshman physicals and senior immunizations are due by Oct. 15.
Let’s keep stacking positive days together. Show Up. Own Everything. Hunt Excellence.
Full Newsletter: https://peoriapublicschoolsil.edurooms.com/engage/peoria-high-school/newsletters/09-07-25-pride-of-the-city-newsletter
