
December 8, 2025
Our 2025 Winter Classic Tournament is officially a wrap, and wow—what a day! Thank you to every student, coach, volunteer, staff member, and guest who made this event such a suc...

December 5, 2025
Peoria Public Schools is celebrating remarkable student achievement as two International Baccalaureate (IB) seniors have earned 100% full-ride scholarships to Ivy League universit...

December 4, 2025
Sarah Polnitz, Principal of Whittier Primary, has been named to WTVP’s 40 Under Forty Class of 2025 , recognizing young leaders making a difference in central Illinois. Polnitz’...


November 1, 2025
Leaf through the newly revamped November Remarkable Times!” Click here!


September 18, 2025
This week our Green 5 students and their families came together to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month through literacy and cultural activities. Both the morning and afternoon sessi...

February 19, 2025
We are thrilled to introduce the Peoria Public Schools app for mobile phones! In our app, you can access school events, news from administrators, student stories, and emergency no...

February 14, 2025
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January 23, 2025
Please click HERE to review the PPS Safe Haven Resolution in English. Haga clic AQUÍ para revisar la Resolución de PPS Safe Haven en español.

December 13, 2024
Snow and cold temps did not stop Valeska Hinton students and their families from enjoying Thursday evening's STORY TIME with SANTA!! There were pictures with Santa, an ornamen...

November 8, 2024
Valeska Hinton is looking forward to our "A Moment With Grandparents” week, November 19 th - 22 nd . Each Village will be hosting grandparents and special loved ones on thei...

October 28, 2024
Valeska Hinton's PTO Frightfully Fun Family event was a HUGE success! 550 participants, which included 160 of our Valeska families, joined us at MAIN CAMPUS for a sensory-frien...

August 21, 2024
On Wednesday, August 21st families and students joined together for our sensory safe process art night made possible through an ARTS Dollars grant from Central Illinois ARTS Pa...

July 26, 2024
Valeska's 2024 UNPACK YOUR BACK was a huge success! More than 200 families joined the Valeska staff on the day before school officially started to meet their teacher, visit thei...

May 29, 2024
Valeska Hinton's Family Art night was a FUN-tastic evening of community, collaboration & creating sponsored by an ARTS DOLLAR grant from ARTS PARTNERS . Art Knows No Bounds ...

May 29, 2024
Valeska Hinton is celebrating two of our staff members that are recipients of the District "2024 THOSE WHO EXCEL" Award winners! ⭐Congratulations to Anna Brown, who was honored as...

March 1, 2024
Valeska Hinton students and staff received a special treat this week in honor of Black History Month and Read Across America Week. Celebrated local author Billy Young spent time...

February 29, 2024
Sonya Nunez, a teacher at Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Education Center was surprised by NEWS 25 anchor, Victoria Williams, on Tuesday with the News 25/CEFCU One Class AT A TIM...

January 23, 2024
BE A PARENT MENTOR at VALESKA HINTON
We are looking for Parent Mentors to volunteer in our classrooms!
Parents are assigned to a classroom, (not their own child's), to work on...
