❄️Due to the weather forecast, school will dismiss one hour early on Wednesday, February 12th, to ensure everyone gets home safely. High school students will dismiss at their usual 1:30 p.m. time. All after-school programs are canceled for Wednesday evening.❄️
❄️Debido al pronóstico del clima, la escuela terminará una hora antes el miércoles 12 de febrero para garantizar que todos lleguen a casa de manera segura. Los estudiantes de secundaria saldrán a su hora habitual de las 1:30 p.m. Todos los programas extracurriculares están cancelados para la noche del miércoles.❄️
🍽️Come and enjoy lunch this week at the Warrior Way Café! Our talented culinary students have prepared a delicious menu for dine-in or carry-out. Reservations are required—check out the menu below and email your request to warriorwaycafe@psd150.org. 🍽️
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Everything you need to know about the new BusQuest app!
https://tinyurl.com/PPSBusQuest
♟️✨ Peoria Public Schools Invite YOU to Make Your Move This February! ✨♟️
Calling all students, families, and chess enthusiasts across the district! 📚👨👩👧👦 Join us for an exciting month of chess events designed to challenge minds and build connections. 🧠🤝
🗓️ Feb 8: PFT/PPS Chess Championship at Lincoln K-8. Registration opens soon at 🌐 www.pftd150chess.com.
🗓️ Feb 21: For the Love of Chess ❤️♟️ OPEN CHESS Night at Mark Bills Middle School, 4–6 PM. Come play, meet new friends, and share your love of the game!
🗓️ Feb 22: Peoria County Chess Championship 🏅 at Mark Bills Middle School. Be part of this county-wide showdown!
🗓️ Feb 28–Mar 1: IESA State Chess Championship 🏆 at the Peoria Civic Center. Cheer on Peoria’s best as they compete at the state level!
🎉 Get involved, represent your school, and make your move! Let’s show how Peoria Public Schools come together through the power of chess. 💪♟️#PeoriaChess #PPSProud
We are excited to welcome Teacher of the Year, Dr. Rachael Mahmood, to PPS for new teacher mentoring!
We are excited to welcome Teacher of the Year, Dr. Rachel Mahmood to PPS for new teacher mentoring!
🍽️Come and enjoy lunch this week at the Warrior Way Café! Our talented culinary students have prepared a delicious menu for dine-in or carry-out. Reservations are required—check out the menu below and email your request to warriorwaycafe@psd150.org. 🍽️
Let's give a round of applause for our December Attendance Champs! 🏆
🥇 K-8 takes 1st place for Most Improved Attendance, followed by:
🥈 Whittier Primary
🥉 Woodruff Career Technical Center
For Chronic Absenteeism Improvement:
🥇 Woodruff Career Technical Center
🥈 Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary
🥉 Northmoor Primary
Amazing job, everyone! Let’s keep it up!
🍽️Come and enjoy lunch this week at the Warrior Way Café! Our talented culinary students have prepared a delicious menu for dine-in or carry-out. Reservations are required—check out the menu below and email your request to warriorwaycafe@psd150.org. 🍽️
Mrs. Dunbar's nail technology students competed in a Christmas-themed nail design competition where they wowed with their original holiday designs. Pictured here are Jadyn and Myracle with their winning sets! Amazing work to you both!
Students from Mr. Brix's Work-Based Learning class visited Midwest Technical Institute where they were able to witness an HVAC demonstration and get some hands-on experience at MTI's weld shop
🍽️Come and enjoy lunch this week at the Warrior Way Café! Our talented culinary students have prepared a delicious menu for dine-in or carry-out. Reservations are required—check out the menu below and email your request to warriorwaycafe@psd150.org. 🍽️
Last week, students from Manual, Peoria High, and Richwoods visited Woodruff Career & Technical Center to explore our career programs. Pictured here are sophomores visiting our Health Occupations and Fire Science programs. Students also visited other programs such as Barbering, Cosmetology, Construction, Criminal Justice, Auto Body, and many more! Check out our website at https://www.peoriapublicschools.org/o/wctc for more info.
Warrior Way Café Menu for 11/21/24
🎉 Congrats to WCTC for winning Most Improved Attendance and Most Improved Chronic Absenteeism for October! 👏
2nd Place Attendance: Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary
3rd Place Attendance: Dr. Maude Sanders Primary
2nd Place Absenteeism: Rolling Acres Middle School
3rd Place Absenteeism: Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary
Great job, everyone! 🌟
💇🏾WCTC Barbering and Cosmetology students started their journey to certification today!💈
🚀 Ready to jumpstart your IT career? 🚀
Peoria high school students can now enroll in FREE technology classes with ISACA! Applications close June 6th so sign-up today and gain the skills you need for the IT workforce!
Alum Lisa Hainline said, "I wanted to teach in the district that I graduated from and I chose to have both of my children go to PPS as well."
⭐We are celebrating Woodruff alum this week! ⭐
"My time at Woodruff had an enormous impact on my personal, social and academic development that shaped me into the teacher that I have become. The teachers at Woodruff made an indelible impression on me and it was that impression that brought me back to PPS to teach." - Kendrya Thomas
🚗 Woodruff Career and Technical Center Auto-body students pose with the car that they fixed up this semester! 🚗