Pekin Community High School District #303 - The Fire is Within

Important Dates for Seniors

PCHS is definitely on FIRE tonight! Finale Concert 2024

Finale Concert 2024 Bravo, PCHS!

Ms. Espinoza, 2024 ISU graduate is finishing her student teaching with Mrs. Gresham, a 2000 ISU grad! Go Redbirds! #mentorsmakingadifference

It's prom season at PCHS and it is time for the teachers and staff to show off their prom photo memories. Add your pictures below so the students can see how cool you were and still are!! #DragonPride. Here is Mr. Denham from 1988 in his Miami Vice designer tuxedo!

Pekin FFA had their 1st Annual Petting Zoo today and it was a success! Thank you to Rankin and Dirksen K-2nd for joining us! We are looking forward to hosting again next year! #PekinFFA

Congrats to Susan Hamilton and Mylee Hansen on being recognized at the annual YWCA Women's Recognition Day. We are very proud of both of them!

Thank you to our PCHS Student Actors who participated in our Operation prom Night event yesterday! A huge thank you to OSF's Lisa Maynard and Pekin Fire Departments Steve Amstutz for organizing the event for our community! Our students signed our pledge boards today to pledge to "Think First" before being a distracted driver or passenger. #Dragonpride

Honor delegates are checked in, but before the first meetings of the State convention, Student Council was able to visit the State Capitol and meet briefly with Representative Weaver.

Save The Date!

Bruning's Foods 2 class compared convenience food and homemade. Pizza rolls versus biscuit calzones and toaster waffles versus homemade waffles. Yum!

JAZMINE has been helping TAPS all year for her WBL class. Jazmine has already started on her pathway to become a Vet Tech and will continue her education at ICC next year! #ilcte #dragonpride

Survey of FACS sewing project. Great job Leah!

Survey of FACS interior design projects. Great job Charlee and Caelyn!

Last night several FFA members traveled to Geneseo to compete in a couple contests. We are happy to announce that Marshal Pruitt won district extemporaneous speaking and will be advancing to state! #PekinFFA

Congrats Pekin’s JV and Varsity tennis teams for winning their team matches against Limestone!!!! Also congrats to Carter, Tyson, Brysen, and Ethan for winning their first tennis matches!

Science 230 students compare and contrast diffusion at different temperatures.

A huge thanks to OSF, Pekin Fire and Police, Tazewell Country Sheriffs Office , Tazewell County Coroner, Preston Hanley, and other local agencies for participating in Operation Prom Night. A program to remind our students not to drive under the influence.

Mr. Moore's classes are learning their factors by playing "Beat the Teach" Tic-Tac-Toe!

PCHS Faculty and Staff show their support for #NationalDecisionDay! Even though most colleges have pushed their deadlines back because of FAFSA difficulties, we couldn't let the day go by without supporting our Seniors who have chosen college as their pathway. #DragonPride