Prairie Central CUSD #8

Any business or organization interested in taking part in the Prairie Central High School Homecoming parade on Friday, September 29, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. should contact Naddene Pilgrim at Prairie Central High School (815-692-2355 or npilgrim@prairiecentral.org) by Friday, September 22nd. The theme for the parade is The Decades. No political entries. We are also looking for convertibles for the court members. #GreatDayToBeAHawk

Today our East Pre-K kids went on a scavenger hunt for zoo animals on the loose in the building. They each had a check off sheet to make sure all the animals were found.

PC volleyball won (25-23, 25-12) over Pontiac last night and Gracie Edelman reached the 1000 career assist mark!!! #GreatDayToBeAHawk

This week PCPW learned about bus behaviors and what to do if they need to evacuate a bus! Great job PCPW!

Last chance to have your child screened for preschool before the Spring! We have opened the schedule and are taking appointments for Thursday, September 21st and Friday, September 22nd. We will be at the First Baptist Church in Fairbury for screenings. Please call 815-945-2971 to schedule.

PCJH's Stars of the Week are Reese Weber (Student of the Week) and Aubrey Atkins (Athlete of the Week). Reese Weber is a 13-year-old 8th grader from Fairbury, and the daughter of Andrew and Kara Weber. Reese has a servant's heart and brings joy to all encounters. She joined Student Council as a 7th grader and is now the president of our council. Reese is incredibly dedicated to her responsibilities within the council, always assisting in organizing activities as well as supporting the staff and students at PCJH. This summer, Reese came in to work on the welcome bulletin board and helped chalk the sidewalks prior to the first day of student attendance. She has taken it upon herself to reorganize the Council's tasks to streamline the processes to make this year and future years run as smoothly as possible. In addition to Student Council, Reese has also taken on the job as student librarian. She is also a member of the PCJH choir, CARES Clowns, and basketball team. In her free time, Reese helps out at the Friedman family race shop. We are truly blessed to have her as part of the PCJH Hawk family and can't wait to see what this year has in store for Reese! Aubrey Atkins is a 14-year-old 8th grader from Weston, and the daughter of Dean and Darcy Atkins. Aubrey plays softball, basketball, volleyball, and runs track. Away from school, she enjoys riding four-wheelers and tubing with her friends and family. Aubrey is very outgoing and never needs to be encouraged to speak up and communicate with the team and coaching staff. She started the season playing centerfield, but when we needed her to switch to third base, she really took to that position and solidified our infield defense. Aubrey leads the team in most offensive categories, including batting average, on base percentage, OPS, base hits, and runs scored. Congratulations, ladies!

PC football defeats Pontiac, 47-6, in the Livingston County Rivalry Game!! #GreatDayToBeAHawk

Tonight's PC vs Pontiac football rivalry game will start at 7 PM, gates will open at 6 PM. Come out and cheer on the Hawks!! #GreatDayToBeAHawk

Congratulations to our first Students of the Week of the 23-24 school year! All students have an opportunity to earn Hawk Tickets throughout the week from any staff member for positive behavior. This weeks winners are Noah Koenig (second grade), Brooks Barsema (third grade), and McKenna Mortensen (fourth grade). Our winners this week get to choose a drink from the Coffee Steamer to be delivered to their classroom next week. Great job!

PCE is excited to have five ICE students from the high school helping our students and staff!

PCJH Softball players enjoyed their 8th grade night yesterday!

Come check out your undefeated PCHS volleyball team (8-0) take on Herscher in our home opener being played at PCJH tonight, Monday, Aug. 28! Freshman game starts at 5, JV at 6, followed by varsity at approximately 7. Go Hawks!! #GreatDayToBeAHawk

Congratulations to PC volleyball on going 5-0 today and winning the Livingston County Tournament! The Hawks are now 8-0 on the season! #GreatDayToBeAHawk

Just a reminder, the PCHS varsity football game being played at Tolono Unity tonight, Friday, Aug. 25, has been changed to an 8 PM start time. Go Hawks!! #GreatDayToBeAHawk

All Prairie Central schools will dismiss THREE hours early today, Friday August 25th. Morning preschool classes will release one hour early, and afternoon preschool classes are cancelled for today. Next week looks beautiful, so we should be back to our originally scheduled one-hour early release times all next week, and then we’ll go to our regular schedule after Labor Day! It’s been an unusual start to our year. Thank you for your patience, and thank you to the staff who has been incredibly patient and flexible in an already hectic time of the school year. Have a great weekend!

The PC Athletic Boosters are needing help in the football concession stand for varsity games. If you are able to help, please check out the signup genius. Thanks!! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080C4EABAA29A3FF2-prairie

The Parent Informational Meeting for 7th and 8th grade girls interested in basketball is STILL ON for tonight, August 24, at 6:30. The location has changed to be in the JH Library.

The PCHS volleyball games scheduled for today, Thursday, August 24, will be played in the air conditioned gym at East Peoria Central Junior High, 601 Taylor Street, East Peoria, IL 61611. There will be no concessions.

The high temperatures overnight did not allow rooms to cool, and the heat index for today calls for an extremely early release, as predicted. Prairie Central Primary East and West and the High School will release at 10:10 this morning. Prairie Central Elementary will release at 10:15, and Prairie Central Upper Elementary and Junior High will release at 9:50. Preschool parents have already been notified that preschool classes have been cancelled for today. Looking ahead to tomorrow, it looks a little better, but overnight temperatures will not fall significantly enough to cool rooms. We will most likely still need to release early. I’m predicting at least a two-hour early release, depending on temperatures in the morning, but that will be decided in the morning. We will plan to serve lunch tomorrow before sending students home for the weekend.

All preschool classes are canceled for tomorrow, Thursday August 23rd. Thank you for your understanding and patience.