Our school district extends a heartfelt thank you to our incredible bus drivers on this Bus Driver Appreciation Day! You are the first smiling faces our students see in the morning and the last friendly faces at the end of the day, ensuring their safe journey to and from school. Your dedication, reliability, and care are deeply valued by our students, parents, and staff. We appreciate your commitment to our community and the vital role you play in our children's lives. Thank you for all that you do!
4 months ago, Paxton Buckley Loda CUSD 10
School Bus Driver Day
JV Baseball Schedule update: Today's JV game will now be a HOME GAME against Westville starting at 4:30 pm.
4 months ago, Brock Niebuhr
Newsies Musical this weekend! Join us at the High School Gymnasium for an unforgettable show. Tickets at the door (cash only): $8 adults, $5 students. Come enjoy the show!
4 months ago, Paxton Buckley Loda CUSD 10
Newsies Posts
Happy Easter from our Softball team!
4 months ago, Paxton Buckley Loda CUSD 10
PBL Softball
Today's varsity baseball games at Monticello are cancelled due to the weather.
4 months ago, Brock Niebuhr
The PBL High School and Junior High is seeking a qualified musical accompanist service individual and/or provider to support our dynamic high school and junior high choral programs for the upcoming academic year in 2025-2026. If you or your service provides skilled pianists and you are interested in partnering with our high school and junior high chorus programs to enrich our students' musical education, please complete the following Google Form. We will review all submissions and contact potential service providers to discuss the opportunity further. https://bit.ly/PBLAccompanist
4 months ago, Paxton Buckley Loda CUSD 10
Choral Accompanist
Congratulations to the PBL FFA Chapter for placing 2nd at the Section 17 FFA Ag Business Management Contest. Team members include Hudson Larson-2nd Place Individual, Emily Bormet-7th Place Individual, and Shay Duffin-8th Place Individual. Students in this event completed an assessment on agriculture business strategies. The team will compete at the state event on May 1.
4 months ago, Paxton Buckley Loda CUSD 10
Ag Business Management
Congratulations to PBL FFA, who placed 3rd at the Section 17 Food Science competition. Team members include Brayden Kief 3rd place individual, Savannah Jones-8th place individual, Isabella Cross, and Faith Lusk. Team members take a written examination of food science concepts, identify food safety and quality issues, solve food science math problems, and identify food samples through sensory evaluation. Participants also worked as a team to create a food product.
4 months ago, Paxton Buckley Loda CUSD 10
Food Science Comp
Congratulations to the PBL FFA Chapter for placing 1st in the Section 17 Horse Evaluation contest. Team members include Rowan Caposieno-1st individual, Briana Bachman-4th individual, Daniel Boston, and Kyleigh Williams. This team competed at the State Event and received a Blue Rating. Participants used their knowledge and interest in equine sciences to evaluate conformation traits and performance of horses. The event included halter and performance classes.
4 months ago, Paxton Buckley Loda CUSD 10
Horse Eval
Congratulations to PBL FFA for placing 4th in the Land Use Council 6 Envirothon Contest. Team members include Emily Bormet, Maddison DeOrnellas, Johnathon Richardson, Ally Wright, and Cheyanne Zook. The team worked together to complete written tests over the areas of aquatics, forestry, soils, wildlife, and a current environmental issue, which changes each year.
4 months ago, Paxton Buckley Loda CUSD 10
Envirothon Team
Our students with Senator Chapin Rose at Ag Legislative Day in Springfield! PBL FFA had an amazing time engaging with our lawmakers and discussing the future of agriculture.
4 months ago, Paxton Buckley Loda CUSD 10
FFA Meets Lawmakers
State Proficiency Awards- Karley Putnam was selected as the District 4 FFA Proficiency Winner in Agriculture Education and competed at State Awards Day on March 22. Illinois FFA recognizes students in forty-eight different areas based on their work-based learning, also known as Supervised Agricultural Experiences or SAE. FFA members who demonstrate outstanding agricultural skills and competencies through record keeping, leadership, and scholastic achievement may be considered for this award. SAEs allow students to learn by doing by either owning and operating an agricultural business, working or serving an internship at an agriculture-based business, or conducting an agriculture-based scientific experiment and reporting results. Other PBL FFA chapter and section winners who competed in the District 4 Proficiency Awards on March 6 include: Ally Wright- Ag Sales Placement, Payton Dorche-Food Service-Placement, Mason Loschen-Forage Production, Kyleigh Williams-Equine Entrepreneurship, Taylor Cole-Beef Production Placement, Rowan Caposieno- Safety, Alex Potter- Turf Grass Management, Kynzie Rust- Diversified Livestock, Maddi DeOrnellas- Swine Entrepreneurship.
4 months ago, Paxton Buckley Loda CUSD 10
District Proficiency Team
Congratulations to the PBL FFA Chapter for placing 1st at the Section 17 FFA Poultry contest. Top individuals include: Wyatt Gustafson-1st Place Individual; Shay Duffin-2nd Place Individual; and Meredith Foster-4th Place Individual. Other team members include Shane Alden, Tucker Cline, Alyssa Hahn, and Tessa Boehme. Members had to evaluate chicken carcasses, judge exterior and interior eggs, identify defects on further processed chicken products, and take a written exam on the poultry industry. The team will compete for the state title on Friday, April 25.
4 months ago, Paxton Buckley Loda CUSD 10
Poultry Contest
Schedule updates for today: JV Baseball and the Girls Track Invite scheduled to take place here at PBL today (Wednesday, April 9th) are cancelled due to the weather.
4 months ago, Brock Niebuhr
Congratulations to the PBL FFA Chapter for placing 1st at the Section 17 FFA Horticulture contest. Top individuals include Sydney Pickens-1st, Karley Putnam-3rd, Ryanna Parkins-4th, Adrianna Mullett- 5th, and Jackson Cahill- 9th. During this CDE, members identified different types of flowers, evaluated a landscape design, distinguished a variety of insects or diseases that can impact trees, flowers, or shrubs, and took a written exam on floriculture and horticulture practices. The team will compete for the state title on Friday, April 25.
4 months ago, Paxton Buckley Loda CUSD 10
Horticulture Team
Three teams made of members from Bridge Team and the Physics Class competed at the University of Illinois High School Engineering Design Competition alongside 7 other teams. The contest was to build a tower with straws and masking tape. They were scored in three areas: Height of tower (minimum 20 cm) Weight held Efficiency of material usage A PBL team - The Wacky Widgets - took first place as the most innovative tower and also held the most weight at 3 lbs. Congratulations to Emily Bormet, Anna Layng, Grace McCoy & Curtis Ostendorf on a job well done!
4 months ago, Paxton Buckley Loda CUSD 10
HS Engineering Design Comp Winners
Happy Assistant Principal week! A massive thank you to our amazing Assistant Principals across the district! Your leadership, support, and dedication to our students and staff make a lasting impact. We appreciate you!
4 months ago, Paxton Buckley Loda CUSD 10
AP Week
Baseball today is cancelled. Softball will start around 1:15.
4 months ago, Brock Niebuhr
Varsity baseball and softball vs IVC will now start at approximately 1:30. We will start a little earlier if fields and teams are ready.
4 months ago, Brock Niebuhr
Join us tomorrow, April 5th, from 9 AM to 2 PM at the High School for our Spring Craft & Vendor Show. The finalized vendor list is available below. We look forward to welcoming you!
4 months ago, Paxton Buckley Loda CUSD 10
Vendor Show