Today students and teachers are talking about what it means to be a trusted adult. A trusted adult is a teacher, administrator, school support staff, coach, parent, family member, among others who a child feels comfortable going to when they hear something that doesn't feel right to them. In advisory classes, students will be filling out a card to their trusted adult, thanking them for being someone they feel they can trust to SAY SOMETHING.
PBL Scholastic Bowl won the regional tournament at Blue Ridge Monday night. They beat Gibson City, Fisher, and Blue Ridge to take the title. They will play in the Sectional Tournament, also at Blue Ridge, on Saturday.
At PBL Schools students are taking the pledge to Say Something! When they pledge to Say Something they are promising to... 1. Look for the warning signs, signals, and threats. 2. Act immediately and take it seriously. 3. Say something to a trusted adult. When students do these things it will help create a safer, healthier school.
During March 4th - March 8th the PBL schools will be participating in Say Something Week alongside thousands of other schools across the country. Students and staff will participate in a week of activities that will raise awareness about how to create a safer, healthier school, and build a culture where students and staff lookout for each other. We will be focusing on how to build a community of upstanders, and how to acknowledge the trusted adults in our school. Stay tuned for more activities at each school throughout the week!
Today, members from the U.S. Army visited us. They talked to our students about the Army Active and Reserve programs and shared their personal experiences. They even organized a pushup challenge for the students to participate in. It was a fun and engaging experience!
Don't forget to mark your calendars! Come and join us for Trivia Night on Friday, March 8th at Clara Pete Commons hosted by our Choral Booster Club. This year, we're elevating the excitement with Lance Camp as our host. Prepare for a thrilling trivia evening you won't want to miss!
The scholastic bowl team placed first in the Masonic Academic Bowl Sectional tournament at Herscher on Saturday, February 17. The team went undefeated in seven rounds. They will compete in the state tournament in Bloomington this Saturday.
Our math wizards crushed the Regional showdown on Saturday, February 24th! We fought hard for 1st and 2nd place finishes and performed exceptionally well. Securing the top spot in our Region was the cherry on top. Huge shoutout to the amazing Mrs. Duley and Mrs. Pickens for their awesome support!
Say Something Week is coming up (March 4-8!), and our Student Council is on a mission to spread the word! They've been busy creating awesome posters to get everyone pumped about speaking up and staying safe. It's gonna be a week of fun, awareness, and showing our school spirit!
FCCLA Pop-Up Bakery at dismissal Wednesday, 2/21 in the High School Lobby. Snickerdoodle Cookies @2 for $1, exact change only!
Exciting News! Join us for Trivia Night on Friday, March 8th at Clara Pete Commons for our Choral Booster Club. This year, we're stepping up our game with Lance Camp, a local trivia legend, as our host! Get ready for a fun trivia experience like never before!
5Essentials Parent Survey: We would like to invite you to provide feedback to assist us in driving our school improvement efforts. The survey is called the 5Essentials Survey, which will help schools and districts identify areas of strength and those in need of support. There is an optional parent survey that goes along with the teacher and student survey. PBL schools will get a report from the parent survey if the school achieves a 20% response rate. We are asking that you please take a few minutes to complete the survey.
The survey is located at: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
As some of you may know this week is National School Counseling Week. We want to thank our counselors, Kristin Oyer, Lisa Niewold and Stacy Johnson, for being there to support our students. This week they worked hard to help our 8th graders prepare for their next big step.
High School Daily Announcements can be found here! https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vT3RmWIwbu96fXTyNE0gqvcXAv1ndwVCGV6xTzEevoKATh6nGX-tRWvEdSMlvDoqvyR-XzxZ3EebTiw/pub
The 8th Grade Orientation/Parent meeting will be held on Wednesday evening, February 7th at 6:00 p.m. in the PBL commons area. All eighth grade students and their parents or guardians are invited to attend.
Students and parents will receive information about courses offered at PBL, graduation requirements, required courses for college admissions, extra-curricular activities and general policies. There will be time for questions and answers. Also, tours of the building will be available.
All games, practices, meetings, etc. at PBL are cancelled for today, Monday January 22nd. Make-up dates for athletic contests will be announced once they are determined. Stay safe!
Seniors: It’s time to start thinking about college!! Check out the Scholarship Board for all the local scholarships that can be found on our Counseling webpage. If you have any questions, please stop by the counseling office.
High School Daily Announcements can be found here! https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vT3RmWIwbu96fXTyNE0gqvcXAv1ndwVCGV6xTzEevoKATh6nGX-tRWvEdSMlvDoqvyR-XzxZ3EebTiw/pub
Girls BB schedule update: on Thursday, January 11th we will be playing varsity only against Monticello starting at 6 pm. There will not be a jv game.
Girls BB schedule update tonight at Pontiac:
Varsity will play before the JV and JV will play a shorter game.
Varsity game will start at 5:30.
JV will play 5 minute quarters after varsity game.