We will be turning the football lights and the scoreboard on again this Friday, May 15, to honor the graduates. Time will be 8:00 pm to 8:20 pm. The gates to the field will be locked. Please drive by to honor the seniors but PLEASE FOLLOW THE SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES SET BY GOVERNOR PRITZKER.
Pecatonica HS Key Club hopes to see you at the PHS annual blood drive tomorrow from Noon - 5:30. Thanks to all who have already signed up to donate or have helped spread the word. There is still time to sign yourself up here - https://donor.rrvbc.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/53639 .
Please remember to wear a mask and we’ll see you in the south gym for your registration & health check!
PROM UPDATE = Angie Janssen - (9:48 AM)
Due to a lack of voting for Prom Court, voting has been extended to 6:00 p.m. tonight.
Voting for PHS Prom King & Queen will take place via Google Voting on Friday, May 8th - Sunday, May 10th. Voting will end at 6:00 p.m. An email will be sent to Juniors & Seniors on Friday, May 8th.
Thank you Pecatonica Key Club for my Teacher Appreciation surprise!
Forget the Ice Bucket Challenge. Pecatonica High School Key Club has a challenge for you that's going to make a huge difference in our local communities! Due to COVID-19 concerns, blood centers across America saw a loss of hundreds of thousands of blood donations and thousands of blood drive cancellations. The PHS annual blood drive is still on, though!
On Monday, May 11, from noon to 5:30, the Rock River Valley Blood Center donation bus will be at Pecatonica High School to give you the chance to donate the gift of life!
The RRVBC and Pec School District have taken great care to ensure safety and social distancing. Masks will need to be worn at all times.
We have 85 donation slots to fill and we hope that this will be a record-breaking drive, showing everyone that we're not going to let a crisis stop us from rolling up our sleeves and helping others!
Walk-ins are welcome, but we encourage you to sign up for your donation time here: https://donor.rrvbc.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/53639 .
If you are 16, you will need a parent's/guardian's permission. Mrs. Johnson would be happy to e-mail or mail you a form.
So, are you up for the challenge? Then we hope to see you there! Thank you, Pecatonica community, for your support!
FBI Public Service Announcement - Please click the link to view an Important public Service Announcement. -
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SENIOR YARD SIGNS
Northstar will do Senior yard signs for approximately $12-$15. Call Scott Wenstrom at 815-239-2299 to order and payment options by Monday, 4/27/2020.
PECATONICA SCHOOLS CONTINUE REMOTE LEARNING THROUGH JUNE 1, 2020.
http://www.pecschools.com/article/234257?org=district
Illinois e-News Release - Honoring All Who Have Perished from COVID-19 in the Land of Lincoln
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor JB Pritzker that all person or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff in honor and remembrance of: All Who Have Perished from COVID-19 in the Land of Lincoln
Honoring Illinois' Fallen - United States flags and the State flags are to be lowered: Sunrise on Friday, April 17, 2020 until Sunset on Sunday, April 19, 2020 in honor and remembrance of: Police Chief Terry Engle (of the Village of Hampton Police Force).
🚗 🚘 🚙 Pecatonica Elementary Staff on (Car) Parade!!
We are all missing the kiddos and our normal routines more than words! I am sorry that this isn't the school year we had all hoped for back in August! We appreciate all your support and flexibility with remote learning! And now we all need some fun!!
On Tuesday, April 21, we will be having a car parade of Elementary staff around Pecatonica and Westlake Village to see all of our amazing students and families! We will be starting at noon in Pecatonica and following the route the Easter Bunny took, and we will visit Westlake Village after our route through town.
Some rules we have discussed as a staff and learned from the experiences of others who have done this before us...
1) Staff will NOT be exiting cars and we ask that you and your children PLEASE DO NOT APPROACH THE CARS...We are doing this the SAFEST way possible....social distancing is the order of the day, so in our cars we will stay....lots of waves and smiles, we can shout out our windows, honk our horns to say hello, but we will not be exiting cars or touching/hugging...It’s hard for us, too! We miss those hugs a lot!
2) Please feel free to wear crazy hair or a crazy hat....it's crazy hair day and so feel free to add to our silly fun!
3) We will not stop or slow down to talk to people, and we are going to be a huge group of cars with a long route. Please don't think we are rude....we have a lot of ground to cover and want everyone to be safe!
4) We have asked staff to not hand out items or accept items along the way....Please help us stay safe! You can encourage you special teachers and staff with signs, but please don’t give those items to them along the way....We will see and feel the love without taking that reminder with us!
5) If you live outside of the area where the Easter Bunny traveled (rural areas outside of the village) and would like to glimpse us as we drive by, you may park somewhere around town and we ask that you do NOT exit your cars. In order to get permission to have our car parade, we had to ensure we would
strictly observe safe, social distancing guidelines.
We are so excited for this fun and memorable way of connecting to our kiddos and families!!!
More details to come, and we are looking forward to seeing you and all your crazy hair and hats on Tuesday!
We will share any route updates, and for now, just save the date and time! 😊😊😊😊 🚙 🚘 🚗 🚗 🚘 🚙 😊😊😊
As you all are aware our students and especially our seniors are missing out on a very exciting period in their school year. At this point we do not know if school will resume and if they will get to get closure to their senior year activities. Many of you have seen some schools are turning on the lights at their fields and sports stadiums to honor the seniors at various times.
To honor our Pecatonica Seniors we will attempt to "put a little light on their lives" on Monday, April 20, 2020.
At 8:20 (20:20) pm we will turn on the football lights and the scoreboard for 20 minutes and 20 seconds.
Take a minute to drive by the school or through the parking lot to honor the seniors. Please stay in your cars and follow all CDC guidlines.
The Finance Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday April 15, 2020 has been canceled.
Jaxon (3rd Grader) sent an iNSIDE OUT photo today for dress up day. Today is also Jaxon's Birthday! Happy Birthday Jaxon. We hope you are having a fun!
Thank you Gretchen Lagerhausen (3rd Grade Teacher) for forwarding this photo of our INSIDE/OUT BIRTHDAY BOY! 🎂🎈
New Prom Date Confirmed -
Angie Janssen (Co-Advisor with Monica Bardell) says: "I have heard back from Cliffbreakers and Prom will be held on Friday, July 17, 2020.
If you have high school students, please help out the yearbook by sending photos to replayit.com It is now more difficult than ever to obtain photos, quotes and stories. We need candids, club activities, Winter dance, and anything else the students want in their book. Thank you!
Earth Song..This is a lovely link that, Jessica Wagner, Choral Teacher, shared with staff through an email. -
Earth Song, "Earth Song by Voces8. It's has great text, is relevant to our current situation, and is just plain old beautiful. Take a listen if you like!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qZ4u_2ZAlc - Thank you Jessica - Hope you are well
The Middle School has posted a great message...It expresses the sentiments of each and everyone of us here at the Pecatonica Community School District #321. - Mel
PECATONICA SCHOOLS CLOSED THRU APRIL 30, 2020 - PECATONICA SCHOOLS WILL NOW BE CLOSED THROUGH APRIL 30, 2020. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DISTRICT'S WEB SITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE AS WE CONTINUE TO POST INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. -
https://www2.illinois.gov/Pages/news-item.aspx?ReleaseID=21326
REMOTE LEARNING RECOMMENDATIONS during COVID-19 EMERGENCY https://5il.co/ea27