Prairie Central CUSD #8

Vote for PC's Hudson Ault for The Pantagraph Football Player of the Week! https://pantagraph.com/sports/high-school/football/vote-for-the-pantagraph-playoffs-first-round-football-player-of-the-week/collection_c01c2940-777f-11ee-82bb-13c4140a09a5.html#8 #GreatDayToBeAHawk

Congratulations to PCHS staff Golden Huey winners, Mrs. Heins and Mrs. Sweet! #GreatDayToBeAHawk

Congratulations to PCHS Athletes of the Month, Bella Mekarski and Avery Elder! #GreatDayToBeAHawk

PC football will play Montini in the Round 2 playoff game at Prairie Central High School on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 2 PM. Gates will open for general public admission at 1 PM. IHSA Admission prices will be $6/person for all ages other than baby in arms. No passes allowed. Go Hawks!

Congratulations to the PCJH Athlete of the Week, Madelyn Wolf! Maddie is a 12-year-old 7th grader from Fairbury, and is the daughter of Mike & Nici Wolf. Maddie was nominated by Coach Razo, who writes, "Maddie does a great job in being a leader on the basketball court. She plays the top position on our press and is one of our primary ball handlers. She works hard in practices and on the court and always has a positive attitude." Maddie is also active in Student Council, FFA, softball, and band.

Congratulations to the PCJH Student of the Week, Sophia Vilchis! Sophia is a 13-year-old 8th grader from Chatsworth, and is the daughter of Miriam and Antonio. Sophia was nominated by Mrs. Markley, who writes, "Sophia is a leader in my 8th grade math class. She has always been an excellent math student, but this year she has shown incredible gains when writing an explanation to a math problem. She has great reasoning skills, and I can count on her to help guide her peers through tough math challenges. I enjoy having Sophia in class and appreciate her leadership skills and strong math sense!" Sophia participates in choir and is on the basketball team.

PC football will play Montini at 2pm Saturday, Nov. 4 at Prairie Central High School for Round 2 of IHSA Playoffs! #GreatDayToBeAHawk

PC football defeats North Lawndale, 48-6, in Round 1 IHSA Playoff action! #GreatDayToBeAHawk

The PC Junior High and High School Choir, lead by Doc Brown (Mr. Cheek), put on an excellent performance last night in Chenoa! #GreatDayToBeAHawk

Congratulations to the follow students for earning the Showing Outstanding Achievement and Responsibility (SOAR) award. Students were announced during the positive behavior assembly this morning and received a certificate and $5. 2nd-Ryder Mikeska 3rd-Mason Lanz 4th-Charlee Hinz Art-Iggy Dunahee PE-Reese Meyer Music-Easton Stork Learning Center-Konnor Fehr

PCE held its first Positive Behavior Assembly today to celebrate great choices students make each day. Thank you PTO for donating student prizes! Congratulations to the following winners: Writing tablet and pens- 2nd- Ryker Rafferty, Aria Lanz, Foster Houchin, Dylan Martinez, Paislee Barber, Jade Vanover, Clara Richards, Bryce Brown 3rd- Chase Brown, Raelynn Miller, Molly Kisela, Easton Petrovics, Sienna Leman, Liam Bunch, Maxon Stork, Matthew Keedy 4th- Lillian Toohill, Melanie Haas, Avery Huber, Avery Bernhard, Lukas Butler, Sawyer Campbell, Maci Kilgus, Emerson Brock Building blocks/Lego sets- 2nd-Owen Vercler, Brody Diemer 3rd-Xander Steidinger, Piper Mashburn 4th-Liam Pieper, Rowenn Willis

Last Friday at the Junior High, Lucas Ellis did his Share the Wealth in Mr. Rothert’s Ag class on his Shorthorn show steer. He talked about what it takes to get the steer ready for show and some of the tools he uses.

Ms. Tatro's UE art classes are participating in a 10 minute museum. They are comparing and contrasting two pieces of art, Tuttomondo by Keith Haring and Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso.

Check out the attached flier for details on the PCHS fall play on Nov. 4th & 5th! #GreatDayToBeAHawk

PC football will play North Lawndale College Prep High School on Saturday, Oct. 28 at Noon for Round 1 IHSA Playoffs! The game will be played at Lane Stadium on the campus of Lane Tech College Prep High School. Good luck Hawks! #GreatDayToBeAHawk

Congratulations to the PCJH Athlete of the Week, Ellie Curl! Ellie is a 13-year-old 8th grader from Fairbury, and is the daughter of Jeff & Bridget Curl. Ellie was nominated by Mrs. Lackaff, who writes, "Ellie has been a member of the band program at Prairie Central since she joined in 5th grade. Ellie plays percussion in band, but has also studied piano privately for many years. In addition to playing percussion in Concert Band, Ellie also plays piano in the PCJH Jazz Band. Last year, she participated in the IGSMA Solo and Ensemble Contest and received a Division I rating for her marimba duet. This fall, Ellie auditioned for the ILMEA All-District Concert Band and the ILMEA All-District Jazz Band. She was selected for both ensembles and will be playing percussion in the All-District Concert Band and piano in the All-District Jazz Band. This is a tremendous honor and is reflective of Ellie's hard work and talent. I love getting to work with Ellie to continue to improve her skills as a musician and I can't wait to continue to watch her improve as she moves on into high school next year!" Ellie is also involved in Student Council, Choir, Art Guild, and Scholastic Bowl.

Congratulations to the PCJH Student of the Week, Sheliya Bartlett! Sheliya is a 13-year-old 7th grader from Chatsworth, and the daughter of Luke and Pam Bartlett. Sheliya was nominated by Mrs. Teubel, who writes, "Sheliya is a hard worker and getting good grades in all of her classes. She goes above and beyond what the other students do to make sure she understands the assignment or gets all of the notes that are going to be helpful to her." Sheliya is also involved in Cheerleading, Peer Partners, and Yearbook.

Congratulations to PC cross country runners Griffin Tredennick and Alex Kaufman on qualifying for IHSA Sectionals! #GreatDayToBeAHawk

There will be a girls basketball parent/athlete meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 25 in the HS library at 5:30pm for any PCHS student planning on playing girls basketball this year. #GreatDayToBeAHawk

There will be a parent/athlete meeting on Thursday, November 2nd in the HS library at 6:30pm for any PCHS student planning on wrestling this year. #GreatDayToBeAHawk