Students in Mrs. Carbonis Reading class participate in a 1st Chapter Friday, where a student reads part or all of the 1st chapter of a book to see if they might be interested in reading it. Preston has today's 1st chapter.
Congratulations to the 8th Grade Volleyball Team on their Regional Championship defeating Seneca and advancing to the Sectional Championship. Excellent job by Penelope Bird & EliMae Glynn who sang the National Anthem and Avery Lenkaitis who won the IESA Sportsmanship Award. Great fan support by our student section.
7th Grade March Madness IAR Test Prep Challenges leaderboard.
PC #535: On behalf of PC PTO, butter braid pickups are today at PCHS from 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM. Contact pcpto535@gmail.com with any questions.
PC #535: Due to the anticipated storms this evening, tonight's IESA regional volleyball games at PCJH are postponed until tomorrow.
All other school activities scheduled for today, including practices and rehearsals, will be required to be done by 5:00 PM. Students should see TeamReach or contact their coaches/advisors for more information.
School will dismiss at regular time.
Shoutout to these super smart Mathfact Masters! They were ready with an answer for all of the facts they were quizzed on! Of course we celebrated with a super loud Hallway Yee-Haw! Way to go, kiddos!!
The primary and elementary schools enjoyed the BMX assembly today at the high school . Shout out to Mr. Masini, Mrs. Lule, Mrs. Eustice, and Mrs. Bell for being good sports by agreeing to be participants in the stunts!
Students in Mrs. O'Hern's STEM class made their own pickles as their project to learn about chemical changes.
Congratulations the Guiliana Cimei on winning the IESA Sportsmanship Award. Well deserved .
Congratulations to the Pumas on their Regional Championship defeating Oglesby Washington in 3. They advance to the Sectional Championship Monday at Seneca Middle School at 6:00pm.
Regional Championship tonight at PCJH. Pumas vs Oglesby Washington.
The primary students earned over 150 Kindness Paws for demonstrating kind and responsible behavior throughout the school and have earned the BMX assembly!
On Friday afternoon, the primary and elementary students will travel to the high school to enjoy this special assembly. The kids are really excited for the BMX assembly.
PC #535: Reminder that today (Wednesday, March 4th, 2026) is a 1:00 PM dismissal for all schools.
Mrs. Ibarra and our 7th graders picking partners for IAR practice/prep activities we are doing in the next few weeks m.
Due to the General Primary Election on March 17th, 2026 (see Public Act 104-0438 ), the regular meeting of the Board of Education has been rescheduled to Wednesday, March 18th, 2026, at 6:30 PM in the PCPS Media Center.
Pumas defeat Seneca tonight to advance to the Regional Championship Thursday at 5:30 vs. Oglesby Washington! They played great and on Coach Shannon's birthday. Players presented Coach with a cake after the game.
7th Grade Puma Volleyball advance in the Regional after defeating Marseilles in 2. They play Monday 6:00 @ PCJH.
1st Round Regional game for the Pumas vs. Marseilles starting!
Elementary students that had excellent behavior throughout the 2nd trimester earned some free time with Mrs. Balestri today. It was the perfect day to go outside and enjoy the sunshine! ☀️
PC #535 congratulates this year's Excellence in Education Awards recipients sponsored by the Regional Office of Education #35:
• Mrs. Morgan Carboni – 1st-Grade Teacher, PCPS
• Mrs. Amy Simpson – 5th-Grade Teacher, PCES
• Mr. Nick Heuser – Social Studies Teacher, PCJH
• Mr. Tyler Ellena – Guidance Counselor, PCHS
• Ms. Courtney Kobold – Social Worker, PCHS
• Mrs. Morgan Carboni – 1st-Grade Teacher, PCPS
• Mrs. Amy Simpson – 5th-Grade Teacher, PCES
• Mr. Nick Heuser – Social Studies Teacher, PCJH
• Mr. Tyler Ellena – Guidance Counselor, PCHS
• Ms. Courtney Kobold – Social Worker, PCHS
