PCHS Mission: In partnership with the community, we engage, prepare and empower our students for a lifetime of success through diverse opportunities. Dragon News May 2019 Important Dates 5/1 Late Start 5/13 Senior Semester Exams 5/14 Senior Semester Exams 5/16 Graduation Practice @ 3:15 5/19 Graduation @ 2:00 pm 5/27 No School—Memorial Day 5/29-5/30 Freshman-Junior Final Exams “Pekin Community High School is a Title One school and, as such, receives federal funds. These funds are spent in accordance with Title One guidelines and are used with the overarching goal for every child to meet state academic achievement standards. Title I provides the programs and resources for students to meet this goal.” 2019/2020 Registration Registration will be held in the Holman Center July 1 st from 1:00 – 4:00pm 9th grade physical, shot record, dental exam (new state re- quirement) residency/ custody paperwork and 12th grade immunization turn-in. July 22 nd from 8:00am – 12:00 pm 9th grade physical, shot record, dental exam (new state re- quirement) residency/ custody paperwork and 12th grade Immunization turn-in. The new law for the state of Illinois requires all incoming Freshman have a dental exam before beginning their freshman year. Online registration opens for all on July 15th @www.pekinhigh.net Graduation Graduation will be held Sunday, May 19th in the Memorial Stadium at 2:00 p.m. If we need to move the ceremony inside due to inclement weather we will notify everyone via a phone blast by mid morning Sunday May 19th. For those of you who won’t be able to attend, we will be live streaming the ceremony via our Facebook page.
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PCHS Mission: In partnership with the community, we engage, prepare and
empower our students for a lifetime of success through diverse opportunities.
Dragon News May 2019
Important Dates
5/1 Late Start
5/13 Senior Semester Exams
5/14 Senior Semester Exams
5/16 Graduation Practice @ 3:15
5/19 Graduation @ 2:00 pm
5/27 No School—Memorial Day
5/29-5/30 Freshman-Junior Final
Exams
“Pekin Community High School is a Title One school
and, as such, receives federal funds. These funds are
spent in accordance with Title One guidelines and are
used with the overarching goal for every child to meet
state academic achievement standards. Title I provides
the programs and resources for students to meet this
goal.”
2019/2020 Registration
Registration will be held in the Holman Center
July 1st from 1:00 – 4:00pm 9th grade physical, shot record, dental exam (new state re-quirement) residency/ custody paperwork and 12th grade immunization turn-in.
July 22nd from 8:00am – 12:00 pm 9th grade physical, shot record, dental exam (new state re-quirement) residency/ custody paperwork and 12th grade Immunization turn-in. The new law for the state of Illinois requires all incoming Freshman have a dental exam before beginning their freshman year. Online registration opens for all on July 15th @www.pekinhigh.net
Graduation
Graduation will be held Sunday, May 19th in the Memorial Stadium at 2:00 p.m.
If we need to move the ceremony inside due to inclement weather we will notify everyone via a phone blast by mid morning Sunday May 19th.
For those of you who won’t be able to attend, we will be live streaming the ceremony via our Facebook page.
PCHS 2nd Semester
Final Exam Information
Final Exams (Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors)
*The last day to give any major assessments will be Friday, May 24th. Please remember that you must give a portion of the final exam on the designated final exam day.
PCHS Final Exam Schedule Spring 2019
12th Grade Finals Schedule
Seniors who either have to or choose to take finals may stay into next class period to finish their final. They may also report to the cafeteria. On day 2, they do not need to arrive until 2nd pd.
Wednesday, May 29 Thursday, May 30
No Early Bird EB: 6:55-7:43
1st Pd.: 7:50-9:05 5th Pd.: 7:50-9:05
2nd Pd.: 9:12-10:27 6th Pd.: 9:12-10:27
3rd Pd.: 10:34-11:49 7th Pd.: 10:34-11:49
4th Pd.: 11:56-1:11
*Attendance is mandatory, even for class periods without finals (ex. Study hall, GLL). *Students are dismissed at 1:11 on Wednesday and 11:49 on Thursday. *Buses will run both days. *Breakfast will be served both days. *Lunch will not be served either day. *Skyward grades will not be accessible during final exam days.
May 13 May 14 -- EB Senior Final
1st pd. Senior Final
2nd pd. Senior Final
3rd pd. Senior Final
4th pd. Senior Final
5th pd. Senior Final
6th pd. Senior Final
7th pd. Senior Final
“Flying the P” We started a new tradition on Fridays at PCHS called "Flying the P". Each week we ask faculty and staff for nominations to recognize students for their accomplishments (ex. academic, extracurricular, athletic, etc). The weekly recipient(s) sign the white "P" flag and have their picture taken holding the flag. On Friday morn-ing, the picture of the recipient(s) is posted on social media, the flag is displayed in the cafeteria, and an an-nouncement is made after the pledge.
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This week we will be honoring twelve students who exemplified civic engagement by participating in our demo-cratic process. They served as student election judges during the April 2 election, helping thousands of voters
cast their ballots. Way to represent PCHS in the community! #dragonpride
Kiley Howard and Julia McCammon Peyton Allen, Alaina Dewitt, Olivia Driskell, Alexis Epkins, Olivia Evans, Shiromenee Joe, Blaine Moody, Madison Raines, Hannah Watson, Katlyn Wooding
Ethan Baker, Morgan Baker, Samantha Curtis, Brogan Gresham Hope Hill , Lyndsey LaMere, Emily Wolters
This week we will be honoring seven students who served as am-
bassadors for PCHS on the Close-Up trip to Washington D.C last week. Their dedication to discussing topics that were relevant to them, as well as the nation, was visible all week as they visited
the sites of Washington D.C. During Capitol Hill day, these stu-dents served as lobbyists as they visited the offices of the Con-gressional leaders and asked questions relevant to themselves, to Pekin, and to the state of Illinois.
This week we will be honoring all of the students who participated in the SkillsUSA competition in Springfield right before spring break. Each participant worked extremely hard and performed very well in their events while proudly representing PCHS. This year's SkillsUSA participants are:
Austin Aden
Peyton Allen—2nd place Pin Design
Quinn Baggott
Cuyler Barnum,
Alex Bassen—3rd place Creative Photo, Graphic
Communications, Pin Design
Nick Bergerhouse
Brody Blackwell—1st place Job Interview
Dezirae Cockriel, Emme Eisfelder—3rd place
Television Video Audio Production
Zac Farson
Hope Foster
Hunter Fouts
Braden Freres
Steven Hogue
Steven Johnson
Cassie Keller—2nd place Architectural Drafting Board
Drake Mathias
Austen Mettam
Jacey Neff
Allyson Nelms
Dawson Osbourne– 3rd place Carpentry
Matthew Peterson– 3rd place Internetworking
Benjamin Peterson
Connor Roland
Gabrielle Salazar– 2nd place Graphic Communications
Ian Sayles
Izabelle Shay
Skylea Shockency
Noah Stevens
Robert Taylor
Kimberly Valentine
Hannah Watson
Daniel Wilder
Esme Vela
The following students have the opportunity to
head to Louisville, Kentucky this summer to partic-
ipate at SkillsUSA Nationals after a 1st or 2nd place
finish in their events!!
Peyton Allen (3rd time champion)-1st place Graphic Imaging Sublimation Printing
William Shea and Brody Blackwell- 1st place Cyber Network Security
Ryan Bonnette and Andrea Lynn- 1st place Web Design
Ryder Tarby– 1st place Telecommunications Cabling
Lauren Juergens– 1st place Graphic Communications
Jordan Duffin– 1st place Pin Design
Olivia Driskell– 2nd place Basic Health Care
JROTC
It’s hard to believe the school year is coming to a close. Below is a list of our last few events for the year.
Awards Ceremony—Thursday, May 9th at 5:30 pm
Cadets will be here after school for a rehearsal leading up to the start of the ceremony. Parents, family and friends are invited to attend.
Flag Placing at Lakeview Cemetery—Saturday, May 25th at 8:00 am
Thanks for your support and continued help over the year.
Lawrence W. Hallstrom
Senior Army Instructor, LTC (Retired)
GAPP A big Danke! to everyone who participated in the recent GAPP German ex-change program. It was a great success. A lot of long lasting friendships were forged between our guests from the Max-Born-Gymnasium in Backnang, Germany and their host families here in the Pekin area. The next major GAPP event will occur next June, when some of the German language students from PCHS travel to Backnang, Germany to live and go to school with their exchange partners for two weeks. It will be our fourth trip to Backnang. The cooperating teachers at both schools have been able to build a strong ex-change program over the past 7 years. PCHS has been a member of GAPP since 1988.
Counseling Department News
May College Visits
5/2 ICC @ 8:45 am
Please Follow the PCHS Counseling Department on Social Media! We are now on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! This is a conven-ient way to keep up-to-date on college visits, career opportunities, scholarships, testing dates, and more!
Advanced Placement Testing
Students taking Advanced Placement classes during the 2019-2020 school year, please be aware that College Board has changed the registration timeline to take place in the beginning of the school year. Any student want-ing to take an AP exam will need to register for the exam during the Fall Registration period. More information to come!
Attention All Students
Beginning next school year, 2019-2020,
a student will only be allowed to drop a
class before the end of the fourth week
of a semester. Please note the change
in how many weeks a student will have
to make this decision.
Have a great Summer!
Do you like to sing and dance?
Do you play an instrument?
Do you like to work back stage?
AUDITION FOR THE NOTEABLES SHOW CHOIR
2019/2020 SEASON
MAY 13-17 IN THE CHOIR ROOM (F114) - INFO MEETING AT 3:00PM
ON MAY 13TH
SEE WHAT NOTEABLES IS ALL ABOUT HERE:
http://bit.ly/noteablesauditions19 AND GRAB YOUR
AUDITION INFORMATION!
(ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE CHOIR ROOM)
Board Minutes
Videos of regular Board meet-ings, when recorded, are post-ed to the PCHS website. On the homepage, click “BoardBook – Board Agendas/Minutes.” Then click the regular meeting for the date of your choice. Fi-nally, click the video option which will open in YouTube.
Reminders
Skyward Parent Access
New link: Wanting to login into Skyward
Parent Access and you just can't remem-
ber your password? Please go to our web
page www.pekinhigh.net and click on
Menu in the upper left corner. Under the
Parents tab you will click on "Forgot
Your Parent Access Password" link.
Late Start
● The school day is from 10:00 am –
3:00 pm with the doors opening
at 9:30am.
● Buses run two hours later than a
regular day
● Early bird PE starts at 9:27 am
and early bird students can enter
at the canopy entrance starting at
9:10 am.
Breakfast
Breakfast is available every
morning beginning at 7:00 am for
$1.25. If you qualify for free lunch
your breakfast is free, or reduced
lunch your breakfast is $.30.
PCHS
Join our PCHS Alumni. Fill out
your information by clicking on
this link www.g00.gl/LQesFJ.
The link can also be found on our
website www.pekinhigh.net,
under the District tab.
Check us out on Facebook, Twitter
and Instagram.
Student ID’S
Students are to carry their student
ID’s at all times. They must be pre-
pared to present their ID anytime
they are in the building or at a
school activity. If a student checks
in late he/she will be required to
present their ID. If they have lost
their ID a new one can be pur-
chased at the BFO for $4.00.
How to Use the Canvas
Parent Website & App
The Canvas Parent app allows you to see the course grades, syllabus, assign-ments, and events for your student’s Canvas classes. Please note: Other grades may be added from items outside of Canvas, please use Skyward for cumulative grade information. For instructions on how to use the app, please go to the link below: http://5il.co/4wjw
