
Parent Teacher Conference online sign ups are open on your powerschool accounts. Sign ups will be open from now until February 12th. Please see the attached picture for directions. If you have any questions please contact Di, Christy or Nikki via email or phone.


Elementary Superbowl Week!


Reminder: Buses will remain on hard surface routes until further notice.


Update on today's activity schedule.
MS Boys basketball is canceled today.
HS Boys Wrestling is at Winfield-Mt. Union at 6 pm
JV Girls Basketball at Hillcrest Academy at 4pm - 2 qtrs
JV Boys Basketball at Hillcrest Academy at 4:30pm
Varsity Girls and Varsity Boys to follow.
We will make every effort to schedule some make up games for our MS activities. Thanks for your understanding.


School is canceled for January 23, 2024


The Pekin HS Girls Wrestling team will be competing this Friday, January 26th for Super Regionals at 10 am at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines, Region 3. You will need to purchase tickets here:
https://hyveetix.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS:GLOBAL-IOWA:HH24:GWSR-GA:&linkID=global-iowa&RSRC=&RDAT=&dataAccId=114&locale=en_US&siteId=ev_global-iowa


Pekin CSD: Due to icy road conditions Pekin Schools will be on a 2-hour delay for Monday, January 22nd. Buses on hard surfaces.

In light of continuing adverse winter conditions, classes at Pekin Schools will be canceled for Friday, January 19th. Daycare will be closed. The safety of our students and staff remains our top priority. Stay safe!


Due to the extreme cold and road conditions, Pekin Schools is canceled for Monday, January 15th. Daycare and district office will be closed as well. A decision about Tuesday will be made Monday afternoon. Stay safe!


Tonight's Schedule - Thursday 1/11/2024:
HS Wrestling at Norte Dame/West Burlington will begin at 5pm
Varsity Girls basketball at Wapello will begin at 4:45pm with Varsity Boys basketball to follow.
Junior high boys basketball and Junior high girls wrestling are as schedule. (Both begin at 4:30 at Pekin)

Pekin Schools will operate normal school hours on Thursday January 11. Busses will be on hard surfaces only. Please see the below for route pick up location and times. If you have any questions regarding transportation please call Travis at 641-777-4265.
Parents, if you feel that the road conditions in and around your home or on your bus route are not safe please let your building secretary know and if/when your student will arrive.
Bob Sobaski
Richland 7:45
Regular highway pick ups
Mike Davis
Richland 7:45
Regular highway pickups
Dennis Eastman
Middlekoop sign 7:10
Richland 7:45
Regular highway pickups
Rita Eastman
Packwood park 7:30
Regular highway pick ups
Andy Conger
Packwood park 7:30
Regular highway pick ups
Dave Silvers
Regular route and time unless called.
Rod Zerkle
Ollie park 7:30
Regular highway pick ups
Kathi Cernic
Hedrick gym 7:35
Circle park 7:45
Regular highway pick ups
Jack Cernic
Martinsburg park 7:50
Regular highway pick ups
Kellee Baetsle
Spring street in Hedrick 7:40
Hedrick circle park 7:45
Leanna Dennison
Farson 7:10
Dahlonega road pick up 7:30

No school or activities for Tuesday, January 9, 2024. All buildings are closed.

Impending weather- early dismissal Monday, January 8 at 1:30 pm. School Board meeting for 1/8/2024 postponed. All evening activities canceled.

Third grade made ornaments.










3rd and 4th grade decked their desks!







Birthday Lunch with November, December, and June birthdays.










Elementary Winter Dress Up Days


The Grinch came to kindergarten and read them his favorite book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. He spoke with them about how there is more to Christmas than just presents. Kindergarten, then did a writing activity where they wrote or drew about ways that they would make the Grinch happy. #worththedrive





3/4 and 5/6 Band Concert


A big Panther shout out to Jeremy Miller, Elite Auto in Fairfield for his gracious donation of a Rechargeable Battery Pack to jump start a dead battery at school and new ice scrapers for those frosty windshields after late school events!#worththedrive
