Sterling Middle School

Dedicated counselors are available - reach out to your principal or school counselor for a referral to Cartwheel today!

Grandparent’s day is quickly approaching, and we want to be prepared and have enough food for our guests and students that will be attending. Please make sure you RSVP using the QR code on the flyer if you can attend Grandparent’s Day with your child. We will be celebrating our Grandparent’s and VIPs on Monday, November 24 from 8:00-9:00 in the Sterling cafeteria.

Upcoming activities and important dates to come:
• Boys’ Basketball Tryouts are Monday and Wednesday this week from 2:45-4:00
• Wednesday, November 19, 2025- Progress Report #2 will be sent home so you can see where your child is midpoint
for Quarter 2.
• 8th Grade Girls’ Basketball Recognition Night will be on Thursday, November 20th after the JV game. Come show our
8th grade Lady Jaguars some love and come out and watch the game and cheer them on to victory!

Please click on the link below for this upcoming week’s newsletter for additional information for the week November 17-21, 2025:
https://peoriapublicschoolsil.edurooms.com/engage/sterling-middle-school/newsletters/parent-spotlight-news-volume-14-for-november-17-21-2025

NOVEMBER OPEN CHESS NIGHT ***Special Location**** TONIGHT November 14th - 4-7pm Pere Marquette Hotel - Marquette Ballroom Join K-12 students from around the Tri-County area for friendly over the board play, chess puzzles, and of course PIZZA. This is a FREE event! Pizza is FREE, just come and enjoy chess! For questions, email Emily Dawson at emily.dawson77@gmail.com or emily.dawson@psd150.org. Sponsored by the Mark W. Bills Middle School Chess Team and Greater Peoria Chess

PPS Coaches & Parents - Use the special PPS code (GPCF2025) to register your students for the 2025 Illinois All-Grade State Championship and pay just $5 per player at the door! We are just THREE days away from the OFFICIAL Illinois K-12 All-Grade State Chess Championship on November 15, 2025, at the Pere Marquette Hotel, Peoria. Great tournament for new players. 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

Join us THIS Thursday!

Sterling Middle school families can sign up for a Thanksgiving Food Basket. Scan the QR Code and sign up today! Fliers were sent home Friday with students and are available on our website and social media.

Don't wait, their a limited number and it is first come, first serve.

Parents will be notified next week and pick up will be November 21st from 3 pm -5pm.

Contact your school counselor or principal for a referral to Cartwheel today!

Please make sure you click on the newsletter link if your family is in need of a Thanksgiving basket. We are planning out the baskets and there is a limited of food baskets that we are giving away so make sure you scan the QR code on the flyer attached in the newsletter.

Grandparent’s day is quickly approaching. Please make sure you RSVP if you can attend Grandparent’s Day with your child. If your child doesn’t have a grandparent that lives close or maybe cannot attend, they are welcome to bring a VIP to have breakfast with them. We will be celebrating our Grandparent’s and VIPs on Monday, November 24 from 8:00-9:00.

Please click on the link below for this upcoming week’s newsletter for additional information for the week November 10-14, 2025:
https://peoriapublicschoolsil.edurooms.com/engage/sterling-middle-school/newsletters/parent-spotlight-newsletter-volume-13-november-10-14-2025

Contact your school counselor or principal for a referral to Cartwheel today!

PPS Coaches & Parents - Use the special PPS code (GPCF2025) to register your students for the 2025 Illinois All-Grade State Championship and pay just $5 per player at the door!

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

Don’t forget school picture day is Monday. Students may be out of uniform and wear whatever they want for pictures. Picture order forms were sent home so if you want to order pictures, please be sure your child returns the paper order form if you did not do the online order.

Please click on the link below for this upcoming week’s newsletter for additional information for the week November 3-7, 2025:
https://peoriapublicschoolsil.edurooms.com/engage/sterling-middle-school/newsletters/parent-spotlight-newsletter-volume-12-november-3-7-2025

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Remember attendance matters. We need our students at school on time every day. Success starts with showing up- attendance is the first step to success.

On Friday, October 31st students may wear their Halloween costumes. Students will NOT be allowed to wear face masks or have any kind of weapon with their costume during school. We want our kids to have fun at school, celebrate and dress up with them, but need all costumes to be appropriate at school. Thank you for your help.

Please click on the link below for this upcoming week’s newsletter for additional information for the week of October 27-31, 2025:
https://peoriapublicschoolsil.edurooms.com/engage/sterling-middle-school/newsletters/parent-spotlight-news-volume-11-october-27-31-2025

Contact your school counselor or principal for a referral today!

OCTOBER OPEN CHESS NIGHT October 24th - 4-6pm Mark W. Bills Middle School Join K-12 students from around the Tri-County area for friendly over the board play, chess puzzles, and of course PIZZA. This is a FREE event! Pizza is FREE, just come and enjoy chess! For questions, email Emily Dawson at emily.dawson77@gmail.com or emily.dawson@psd150.org. Sponsored by the Mark W. Bills Middle School Chess Team and Greater Peoria Chess Peoria Public Schools District 150