Prairie Central High School
411 N 7th Street
Fairbury, IL  61739

Phone: (815) 692-2355
FAX: (815) 692-2438

Mr. Dan Casillas, Principal
Mr. Brian Quam, Dean of Students
Mr. Brad Beyers, Athletic Director


Activities/Events and Cancellations

  

The mission of Prairie Central High School is to provide quality education in a safe environment through a shared relationship with a group of diverse communities, to be pro-active and student-oriented, to provide experiences through an innovative curriculum and caring people, thereby preparing students for life-long learning in a global society.

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 Press Release:  PCHS Teacher Becomes Nationally Board Certified  

Daily Announcements: Monday, February 8, 2010

(subject to change)

Attention Seniors:  A reminder to seniors that all scholarships must be turned in to the Guidance Office at least 5 working days before their due date in order to be guaranteed that they are mailed out by their deadline.  With March 1st being a deadline for many scholarship, all scholarships that have a March 1st deadline must be turned in to the Guidance Office no later than Thursday, February 18th in order to guarantee that they are mailed out by March 1st.  Also, seniors are responsible for mailing the Karnes Scholarship by March 1st.  Seniors will need to request a transcript for this scholarship by Thursday, February 18th also in order to guarantee that they receive this transcript back in a sealed envelope before March 1st.  Any seniors that have questions regarding this procedure should stop by the Guidance Office ASAP.  

A Financial Aid meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 18th at 6:00 pm in the high school library.  Pam Lytell from Parkland College will be here that evening to discuss various aspects of the financial aid process.  All juniors, seniors and their parents or guardians are invited and encouraged to attend.  If you have questions, be sure to stop by the Guidance Office.  

Heartland Community College will have a representative in the Guidance Office to speak with interested juniors Tuesday,  February 9th from 8:00 am to 8:30 am  

Attention all boys going out for track a reminder that we will have conditioning starting  today right after school.  Meet on the north end of the gym.  The first meet will be Saturday March 6 at the ISU invite  

There will be a Softball pre-season meeting for parents and softball players tonight at 6:15 pm in the HS Cafeteria.  

S/V Boys Basketball vs. Pontiac there at 6:00 pm;  Soph players and cheerleaders bus leaves at 4:45 pm.  Varsity bus leaves at 5:15 pm.

2009 - 2010 SCHOOL YEAR 
Calendar

 

Aug. 5   Registration (11am - 6pm Juniors and Seniors)

Aug. 6   Registration (7am - 1pm Freshman and Sophomores)

Aug. 7   Registration make-up (HS - 8am - 3pm)

*Student Pictures/ID will be taken at registration

Aug. 10 Prairie Central New Teacher Orientation

Aug. 20 Teacher Institute (Full Day)

Aug. TBA Freshman Orientation Night - 6:30-7:30 PM

Aug. 21 Teacher Institute (Full Day)

Aug. 24 1:00 PM dismissal (hot lunch served), all K-12 classes begin, kindergarten AM (regular schedule), PM (shortened schedule)

Aug. 25 All ECE, Pre-K classes begin

Sept. 7 NO SCHOOL - Labor Day

Oct. 2   Homecoming - 1:45 PM dismissal

Oct. 12 NO SCHOOL -Columbus Day

Oct. 23 End of 1st Quarter (43 Days)

Oct. 29  Parent-teacher Conferences (4:00 PM - 7:00 PM)

Oct. 30 NO SCHOOL - P/T Conferences (8:00 AM - 12 noon)

Nov. 26-27 NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving

Dec. 23-Jan. 1 NO SCHOOL - Winter Break

Jan. 4 School resumes

Jan. 8 End of 2nd quarter (44 days)

Jan. 18 NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Day

Feb. 19 NO SCHOOL - Institute

Feb. 22 NO SCHOOL - President's Day

Mar. 19 End of 3rd quarter (43 days)

Mar. 29-Apr 2 NO SCHOOL - Spring Break

Apr. 5 School resumes

Apr. 28-29 PSAE Testing for all Juniors

May 23 Baccalaureate

May 28 Graduation

May 31 NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day

June 1 NO SCHOOL - Institute

June 2 Report card day/last day of school (50 days)

 

 

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