Clara Peterson

It’s Social Work Week, and we are shouting out the four incredible individuals who keep our Panther family strong! 🐾💙

In a school district, social workers wear many hats: they are advocates, listeners, problem-solvers, and the "calm in the storm" for our students. Thank you for your tireless dedication to our kids and our community.

Whether you’re helping a student navigate a tough day or connecting a family with vital resources, your impact is felt far beyond the classroom. We are so lucky to have you on the PBL team!

Happy FFA Week! Thank you to our wonderful FFA for hosting our Petting Zoo. This is a great experience for all of our Clara Peterson students. Special thanks to all of our Ag teachers for their extra hard work making our FFA amazing!

Fifth grade had the honor of hearing Mrs. M Carter former teacher coach and admin from RCS talk about black History.

Join Our Team at PBL!

PBL is hiring for the 2026-2027 school year! We are looking for dedicated and passionate individuals to fill the following positions:

High School English Language Arts

High School Special Education

Elementary 5th Grade

Ready to make a difference? Apply today!

For more information and to submit your application, please visit https://www.pblunit10.com/o/pbl-cusd-10/page/careers-at-pbl

We invite you to provide feedback to help drive our school improvement efforts. The survey is called the 5Essentials Survey, which helps schools and districts identify areas of strength and those needing support. There is an optional parent survey that accompanies the teacher and student survey. PBL schools will get a report from the parent survey if the school achieves a 20% response rate. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey.

The survey is located at: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/

We are thrilled to share that Kara Kinzinger, a 1st-grade teacher at Clara Peterson Elementary, has been named The News-Gazette Teacher of the Week!

Thank you, Mrs. Kinzinger, for your dedication to our students and for making PBL proud every day. 💙💛

Read the full feature here: https://bit.ly/4bS8GnH

Join us for the 37th Annual PBL FFA Farm Toy Show on Saturday, February 14, from 9:00 AM–2:30 PM at PBL High School!

This free, family-friendly event brings together farm toy collectors and dealers from across the region to celebrate agriculture past and present. Enjoy visiting vendor booths, collector displays, a children’s tractor pull at noon, a silent auction, and concessions served all day.

Don’t forget — this year’s feature tractor is the Case 430, and fewer than 25 remain. Once they’re gone, they’re gone!

Bring the whole family and spend the day exploring agriculture while supporting the PBL FFA Chapter. We hope to see you there!

Good afternoon, PBL families, students and staff. We will be eLearning tomorrow, Friday, January 23rd. We have dangerously low temperatures forecasted Friday with snow to follow especially on Sunday. Here is a summary for this weekend:

FRI: eLearning, no student activities, practices or games

SAT: proceed with scheduled activities as planned until 7pm. Dance postponed.

SUN: no facility use with anticipated heavy snowfall. Wishing you a safe Friday and weekend!

Jon Kilgore Interim Superintendent

This March, we will host a free dental clinic on campus for junior high and high school students, which is especially convenient for parents of students entering 6th and 9th grade who are required to submit proof of a dental examination by May 15, 2026. Because these examinations remain valid for 18 months, eligible children can meet their school requirements through this partnership between Orland Park Dental Services and the Illinois Department of Public Aid. Licensed dentists, hygienists, and assistants will bring portable equipment to the school to provide comprehensive services, which may include exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments, sealants to protect the chewing surfaces of back teeth, and the application of Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) to stop the progression of tooth decay. To participate, parents can complete the registration form via computer or smartphone at the Dental Clinic Registration link, though physical paper copies are also available for pickup in the main office.

Registration Link: http://bit.ly/4pS9SuP

Students who went on the PRC trip to HUDZ this afternoon will return to Clara Peterson at approximately 3:40 p.m.

Here are our Clara Peterson 4th and 5th grade honor roll students. Congratulations on the amazing work!

Dear Panther Families,

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) has recently approved several by-law changes that will impact seasons, schedules, and summer plans. Please see the link below or the attached image for what the changes entail.

https://aptg.co/kLf4BF

Today was POLAR EXPRESS DAY in Kindergarten! The conductor came to our classrooms and punched our tickets! We enjoyed watching the movie in our gym! We took a little break and had HOT COCOA, marshmallows, and a chocolate cookie! It was a MAGICAL day in Kindergarten!

Students who went to HUDZ Family Fun Zone this afternoon will arrive back at Clara Peterson at approximately 3:35 p.m.

This year we will be holding district-wide Winter Concerts on Sunday, December 7th in the PBL High School Gymnasium. We will be using the JH Commons Area and JH Gym for grade school students with drop off and pick up. If we did have bad weather our rain date would be Sunday, December 14th. Here is the schedule for Sunday, December 7th:


2:00 PM - Kindergarten and First Grade

3:00 PM - Second and Third Grade

4:00 PM - Fourth and Fifth Grade

5:00 PM - Junior High

7:00 PM - High School

There is still time to sign up for free dental services. Orland Park Dental Services and The Illinois Department of Public Aid have arranged for dental services for eligible children. These services may include an exam, cleaning, fluoride treatment, and sealants (a protective coating on the chewing surfaces of back teeth), as well as the application of Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) to treat the progression of tooth decay. Licensed dentists, hygienists, and assistants will come to your child’s school with portable equipment. The form can be filled out on a computer or phone, and we also have paper copies in the main office. Here is a link to the dental program to register: https://bit.ly/3JTxNeo

Please join us for an informational meeting at Veterans Square in Paxton. This meeting is being hosted in partnership with the Developmental Services Center. It is from 6-7pm on December 2nd. We hope to see you there!

A big congratulations to our outstanding first-quarter honor roll students at Clara Peterson! Your dedication and hard work are truly inspiring. We're incredibly proud of your achievements. Keep up the excellent work!

Good evening,

We are implementing a new system for receiving bus updates, which will be accessible via our Rooms platform within the PBL App. We encourage you to download the app to remain informed about bus routes and all district-wide activities. Each route will have its own dedicated Room, and the Bus Garage will disseminate updates regarding any changes. This initiative aims to significantly expedite communication. We are pleased to launch this new system on Monday and hope you will download our app at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptegy.pblcusd.