Support Bags of Hope and let Portillo's provide dinner for you on Thursday this week. Twenty percent of sales will benefit Bags of Hope between 5 and 8 p.m. at the 1155 Brook Forest Avenue, Shorewood location. #202proud
It's National Spaghetti Day! Enjoy pasta and meat sauce to celebrate!
Happy 2025! #202proud
Flags will fly at half-staff until sunset on January 28, 2025 in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away Sunday. Flags were already at half-staff to honor Illinois State Police Trooper Clay Carns, who died in the line of duty on December 23. Flags are lowered for 30 days from the death of a President or former President.
The Plainfield School District Foundation for Excellence is pleased to announce a new scholarship for District 202 seniors named the AAA Abuzir Insurance Agency Scholarship.
The scholarship will award one $1,000 scholarship, for at least the next three years, to a District 202 senior who intends on attending trade school or going into a skills-based career, such as beauty school, real estate and insurance.
Interested in applying?
The new scholarship application along with all Foundation scholarships are available on the Foundation website at d202foundation.org.
Flags at all District 202 buildings will fly at half-staff today for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
The Plainfield East High School Madrigals performed November 30 at the annual Creche Lighting Ceremony in downtown Plainfield. https://youtu.be/yxdZX71DIio
School is officially out for Thanksgiving break! Classes resume Monday, December 2. #202proud
We celebrate District 202's 1,147 Educational Support staff members as part of American Education Week! Our district runs more smoothly with the help of these dedicated staff members. Thank YOU! #202proud
Plainfield School District 202's Care Closet event is coming up soon! If you know anyone who could benefit from this valuable community resource, please encourage them to contact their child's school social worker for more information. Let's work together to ensure every child has what they need for a warm and wonderful winter season.
In this week's Education Partners newsletter
Find out why the District 202 Board of Education was honored, check out the high school fall plays on stage this weekend, learn how Plainfield East High School students were screened for potential heart issues, and good luck to our four high school swimmers competing at state this weekend.
https://psd202.edurooms.com/engage/plainfield-community-consolidated-school-district-202/newsletters/education-partners-11-15-2024
Plainfield East High School students in Rebecca Elliott's Spanish 2 class read a short story in Spanish about the monarch butterfly migration and summarized what they learned on a template of a monarch.
The students then colored, cut and added the monarch to the ofrenda.
Monarchs are often incorporated in the Día de los Muertos celebration.
Students in the Latin American Student Organization (LASO) and the Spanish Honor Society also helped with the Día de los Muertos display in the media center and the Native American Heritage Display near the main office.
The Plainfield East High School Latin American Student Organization (LASO) and the Spanish Honor Society hosted their second Annual Hispanic Heritage Fair on Saturday, October 12.
The event celebrated Hispanic culture through music, art, food, and activities while raising scholarship money for outstanding senior leaders of LASO and the Spanish Honor Society.
Performances included Mariachi Tecali, flamenco dancing by PEHS student Natalia Balbas and spoken word poetry by PEHS student Daniella Torres.
Guests also enjoyed an art gallery coordinated by the PEHS Art Honor Society and Mexican Ballet Folklórico dresses displayed by PEHS student Adalie Arroyo.
Food was provided by La Barca Taconazo, La Flor de Morales Catering, Ricas Nieves Estilo Acapulco and Goya. Music was provided by DJ Infinite Rhythm.
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Happy Veterans Day.
Plainfield East High School students create a Wall of Heroes every year to celebrate and honor friends and family who have served our country.
📨 In this week's Education Partners newsletter 📨
Meet a River View Elementary School fifth grader who created a Field of Flags in front of the school for Veterans Day, find out where you can donate to Bags of Hope this weekend and throughout November, learn how our generous community helped stock the District 202 Care Closet, and find out which middle schoolers are headed to a regional music festival. #202proud
https://psd202.edurooms.com/engage/plainfield-community-consolidated-school-district-202/newsletters/education-partners-11-08-2024
Remember to set your clocks back one hour Sunday morning - or Saturday night - when Daylight Savings Time ends.
No school on Monday, October 28 for a Student Improvement Day. #202proud
Plainfield East High School celebrated Unity Day on Wednesday, October 16.
Students and staff sported orange to show unity for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion and to send a visible message that no child should ever experience bullying.
To promote Unity Day, SCORE and Peer Mentor students also wrote positive messages around the school and decorated a display case.
