Shout out to Will George from Illini Bluffs High School! He was selected as their Lincoln Senior Award recipient for the combination of being self-directed, a solid student, a strong athlete, and an actor.
Meaghan Carpenter was chosen as the Lincoln Senior Award winner at Farmington Central High School for her leadership in her American Government class and the National Honors Society! Way to go Meaghan!
Congratulations to Cameron Ahart for being selected as Peoria Heights High School's Lincoln Senior Award winner for 2025! He participates in service organizations while taking honors and AP classes!
This year's Lincoln Senior Award at Elwood High School goes to Valedictorian Kaylin Williams, who is involved in athletics and the fine arts and is a leader in various organizations. Congratulations, Kaylin!
We will have 5 spaces available for teachers in Peoria County to join our Computer Science Cohort for Spring 2025!
Members will receive free training from ASCD/ISTE and coaching from a local computer science integration specialist. Register now at https://bit.ly/csscohort
Congratulations to Ethan Tortat, this year's Lincoln Senior Award winner from the Peoria Regional Learning Center! He is a leader and a role model and celebrates the accomplishments of his classmates!
Peoria Notre Dame High School selected Allison (Alli) Sticklemaier as their Lincoln Senior this year for her strong work ethic and intellectual curiosity. Congratulations, Alli!
We'd like to congratulate Kathryn McMeyer who was chosen as Lincoln Senior Award recipient for Dunlap High School! Continue to excel in all you do!
Congratulations to Christine Huston from the ROE Early Learning for All program for receiving the Award of Special Recognition from ISBE!
Huge shout out to Gabe Martinez from Richwoods High School for being selected as their Lincoln Senior Award recipient! He has demonstrated leadership in the classroom and in sports!
“Have a vision. Be demanding.” - Colin L. Powell , the first African American to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first African American to serve as Secretary of State.
We are happy to share that Brimfield High School chose Conner Moody as their Lincoln Senior Award recipient due to his 4.O GPA, National Honor Society Membership and personal qualities!
Congratulations to Zkiyah Richardson for being selected as Peoria High School’s Lincoln Senior Award winner for 2025 because of her civic mindedness and school spirit!
Announcing the Peoria County Chess Championship !!!
Saturday, February 22, 2025.
Hosted by Mark W. Bills Middle School
Sponsored by Peoria County Regional Office of Education & Greater Peoria Chess
www.peoriacountychess.com
***Students must attend a Peoria County Public or Private school***
$5 Entry at the door
Doors Open 8am
Registration Open until 8:45am
First Round 9:30am
All other rounds ASAP
6 Sections - Swiss System
K-3 - 5 Rounds - G30/5d
4-5 - 5 Rounds - G30/5d
Junior High 6, 7, & 8 - 4 Rounds - G30/5d
High School 9-12 - 4 Rounds - G30/5d
Awards top 10 in each division (K-3, 4-5, 6, 7, & 8) Top 5 HS. Biggest upset in each division. Top 3 teams in each division K-3, 4-5, 6-8, HS)
Our Regional Superintendent, Beth Crider, was featured on WCBU, speaking about the ROE's successes in efforts to reduce truancy Read the story at
https://www.wcbu.org/local-news/2025-02-14/crider-seeing-tremendous-successes-in-efforts-to-reduce-truancy
Outstanding seniors from each Peoria County high school were celebrated last night for
demonstrating the traits of Abraham Lincoln. We will share individual spotlights of each student over the next two weeks. Be sure to watch our posts!
You're invited to join the Heart of Illinois Volunteer Administrators for "Don’t Ask My Age! Tips from a former teen volunteer turned volunteer manager" on February 19 from 8:30am - 9:30am via Zoom.
Join Corina Sadler for discussion and tip sharing on engaging the dynamic audience that is teen volunteers. Where is our nonprofit workforce of tomorrow? Likely, they’re applying to volunteer with your organization right now! Corina asks, how can we nurture the pipeline of talent that will be inspired by our missions and care about our causes in the future? You are not alone in facing challenges related to supporting youth volunteerism, this session will spotlight its value to organizations large and small.
Register at https://volunteer.hoiunitedway.org/event/detail/?event_id=106691
We are honored to have the 2024 Illinois Teacher of the Year, Dr. Rachael Mahmood, in Peoria on March 5 to facilitate "Cultivating Belonging in Schools," an interactive World Cafe session to explore this topic.
Please register at https://forms.gle/JuJNNZ9MshuSpe3F6
Our third Community Conversation spotlights Neighborhood House Association Peoria whose mission is to provide critical services that feed, educate, and empower the community!
Listen to our podcast at https://youtu.be/FrVywDL7Qco?si=OFxwJAirHnZby3eY
“Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make the life you want to live.”
– Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel in space. Jemison is a former NASA Astronaut, Doctor, and Engineer. Additionally, she has been inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame and the International Space Hall of Fame.
