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!
Fact of the Day: Hispanics represent 25% of the total Gen Z population (nearly 20 million!)
PPS offers English as a Second Language (ESL) classes at Richwoods High School, Liberty Leadership Middle School, Charter Oak Primary School, Kellar Primary School, & Northmoor Primary School!
Fact of the Day: Hispanic and Latino Americans are nearly 20% of the US population!
Fact of the Day: There are approximately 1.1 million veterans in the United States who are of Hispanic origin. They have fought in every US war!
Peoria Public Schools offers one-way Dual Language classes for grades K-5 at Glen Oak Community Learning Center, Annie Jo Gordon Community Learning Center, and Lincoln K-8 School.
Fact of the Day: There are 4.65 Million Latino-owned businesses in the US!
Last year, students from all three of our High Schools took a school trip to Puerto Rico!
Fact of the Day: Latinos start 82% of all new businesses in the US!
Happy School Custodian Appreciation Day to all of the remarkable custodians who make our school buildings the best places to learn!
Dual Language students make up 8.5% of Peoria Public School's student population with about 1,093 students!
