The Illini Prairie Conference Scholastic Bowl Tournament originally scheduled for Saturday, January 24 has been postponed to next Saturday, January 31 at 9am at PCHS.
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Good afternoon Prairie Central,
This is a notification that school will be closed on Friday, January 23rd due to extreme cold conditions. There will be no practices or school activities taking place tomorrow during the day and scheduled night time activities will be decided early afternoon on Friday. The status of these activities will be communicated by our athletic directors through our school app and social media. All activities scheduled for Thursday, January 22 will continue as planned. At this time, all events on Saturday, January 24 will remain scheduled as planned but will be evaluated over the next 24 hours.
Stay safe and stay warm, and Go Hawks!
Brian Quam
Superintendent
Prairie Central CUSD 8
Due to uncertainty with Friday’s forecasted weather and the worry of food donations not being able to be saved and reused, the Taco Supper originally scheduled for this Friday has been moved to Tuesday, February 10. The dinner will be the same times (4:30-7:00pm). If you signed up to volunteer, the dates will be changed on the Sign-Up Genius to reflect the change in date. If you have an issue with a time that you signed-up for, please let us know.
If you have prepurchased tickets and are unable to attend on the new date, please contact us as soon as possible.
Thank you for your understanding and for your support of the PC Music Department 🎶
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Kyle, a 7th grader, was nominated by Coach Kurtenbach, who wrote, "Kyle comes to practice ready to learn everyday. He is extremely coachable and always has a positive attitude. Kyle plays a key role on the team by bringing a level of toughness that’s hard to match. Kyle leads the team in rebounding and has really started to expand his offensive game. He is a great asset to our team and a great teammate both on and off the court. I look forward to watching his knowledge of the game continue to grow." Kyle is also involved in baseball and FFA.
Ryan, an 8th grader, was nominated by Mr. Rothert, who wrote, "Ryan is a great student to have in the classroom. He is intelligent and thoughtful. He treats his class and classmates with respect and puts forth his best on anything put in front of him. He has been very active in the FFA this year and even placed first individually and helped lead his team to a first place overall finish in the Dairy Products Contest. His practice and effort really paid off." Ryan is also involved in Band, Chorus, Speech Team, Scholastic Bowl, and Student Council.
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Public Notice: On January 15, 2026 the Prairie Central Board of Education passed a resolution to begin the process to allow the public to bid on cash rent for the 2026 farming of approximately 63 acres of land in two tracts of property north and northeast of the high school. There will be a pre-bid meeting January 22nd for any questions to be asked at 8:30 am in the Prairie Central District Office (605 N. 7th St., Fairbury IL). The district will accept sealed bids beginning on January 22nd at noon. Bid procedures and instructions may be picked up at the district office for those who are interested. Sealed bidding will close February 6th at noon in the district office., A public reading of bids will take place on Monday, February 9th at 8:30 am in the district office.
Allison Grosshans, Avery Ricketts, Leah Mackinson, Harper Moore, Jayden-n Leger, Brooks Barsema, Avery Huber, Ryuk Kestner, Kenna Rassi, Josey Gerber, Darin Stoller and Charlee Hinz.
We are going to need to delay our Developmental Design presentation from BLDD until our regular Board Meeting on February 19, 2026. We are on pace with the design of the new elementary school and have been extremely pleased with where we are at in the process. The other layer of the referendum was to provide air conditioning to our remaining buildings in the district. We have completed building walkthroughs with engineers and have begun the design process to accomplish this other goal of the referendum. Our goal has been and will continue to be good stewards with district finances and to make the best economical decisions on the budget that was agreed upon through the referendum process. All of the parties that are working on this project feel that we have a good pathway to ensure our budget can be met but without our final cost of the air conditioning upgrades we cannot approve the cost of the overall project which could impact the design. We would not want to show the community or the Board of Education renderings of our new facility and then later have to change them for economic reasons due to other areas of the overall project. The district would like our presentation to be definitive to the public on what this process will entail and where district finances will be utilized to complete the projects promised through the referendum. I am really excited for the PC Community to see this presentation but we want to be sure we are showing you the final product of this process.
Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to sharing all of this information at our Regular February Board Meeting.
Brian Quam
Superintendent
Prairie Central CUSD 8
Congratulations to the PCJH Athlete of the Week, Dillon Stephens!
Dillon, an 8th grader, was nominated by Coach Haab, who wrote, "Dillon, from day one, has been the foundation of our team. He has proven to be a leader on the court and in practice. He pushes himself and his teammates to become better and leads by example. His ability to take instruction and constructive criticism and make the changes without question allows him to be extremely coachable. His hard work and dedication to the game is unmatched and doesn't go unnoticed. Dillon leads our team in scoring and steals. I look forward to watching him grow and excel in high school sports." Dillon is also involved in baseball and FFA.
Congratulations to the PCJH Student of the Week, Nolan Schramm!
Nolan, a 7th grader, was nominated by Mrs. Harms, who wrote, "Nolan Schramm is a fun-loving student who would happily share insights about anything from chess, to Block Blast, to Bluey, to Dinosaurs. His love of history and dinosaurs has inspired him to become a paleontologist one day. A baritone player, Nolan is an integral member of the PCJH concert and pep bands. He also sings in the choir and serves on the yearbook committee.
Having Nolan in class is truly a blessing. He has the most caring and positive personality. There isn't a day that goes by that Nolan isn't there for his peers, ready with a hug or an encouraging word. After a recent loss, Nolan took it upon himself to present a totem project. This was not something required of him, but he volunteered. His strength of character and faith truly shone through during his presentation. We all appreciated the effort it took to share personal stories about time spent with his family and the challenges that have molded him into who he is today."
