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  • Dr. Seuss Day at PV

    Friday Focus – February 27, 2026

    FRIDAY FOCUSHere’s a look at the happenings across Central 301 this week: Rocket Hill ReadyThe Chicago Sun-Times said the atmosphere at Rocket Hill was “tingling with postseason electricity.” The Rockets host undefeated 31-0 Kaneland tonight, looking for their first home postseason win over our neighbors since 1975. Tickets are still available. Get there early. Dr. Seuss Day at PVPrairie

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  • Principal Mattei enjoying Dr. Seuss day with our first graders

    Dr. Seuss Day at PV!

    Celebrating Dr. Seuss’s Birthday! First grade students and staff at Prairie View celebrated Dr. Seuss day! In honor of this, our coyotes played games, made crafts and ooey gooey slime, and took pictures in the photo booth together. Thank you to our generous PV community for volunteering their time and donations to help make this

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  • CT Read Aloud

    A few of the older students at CT had the opportunity to share their love of reading with our younger students.

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    HBT 5th Grade Buddies

    HBT 5th Grade Buddies Mr. Dickerson’s 5th grade class is the buddy class for Mrs. St. John’s Kindergarten class. Recently, the 5th graders created small picture books on the Earth’s Spheres with the target audience being kindergarten students. Last week, the 5th graders got the opportunity to share their books with the Kindergarteners. Students at

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  • Watch DOGS pizza night

    HBT WatchDOGS

    The WatchDOGS are coming to HBT On Friday, February 20th, HBT held their WatchDOGS Pizza Party to kick off the program. Many fathers and father-figures showed up to eat pizza, hear about the program, and sign up to volunteer their time at HBT. We can’t wait to see the WatchDOGS in action beginning in March!

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  • Dr. Amy MacCrindle and her family.

    Friday Focus – February 20, 2026

    FRIDAY FOCUSHere’s a look at the happenings across Central 301 this week: Meet the New BossThe Board of Education has approved Dr. Amy MacCrindle as Central 301’s next Superintendent of Schools, marking an important leadership transition for the district. She officially takes the reins on July 1, 2026. Celebrating Growth Through ACCESS TestingMore than 100

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  • Second Grade at their winter olympic parade!

    PV Celebrates the Winter Olympics!

    Winter Olympic Celebrations! Students and staff at Prairie View celebrated the winter olympics this week. Second grade students put together a parade and held up flags to represent different countries as well as word bubbles that said “Hello” in different languages. Fourth grade students simulated different sports at the winter Olympics by using their creativity

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    HBT Celebrates

    HBT Celebrates ACCESS Testing The 100+ EL students attending HBT spent time during the month of January and February taking their yearly ACCESS test. This test assesses students in the area of listening, reading, speaking, and writing. The test shows us how much learning specific to their language development has occurred over the last calendar

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  • Friday Focus – February 13, 2026

    FRIDAY FOCUSHere’s a look at the happenings across Central 301 this week: CHS Earns AP School Honor Roll RecognitionCentral High School was named to the AP School Honor Roll for expanding access to Advanced Placement courses and supporting students on the path to college success. This national recognition highlights a strong commitment to opportunity, readiness,

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  • Parent University

    HBT Parent University

    HBT Parent University Hub February 2026 – iReady Classroom Mathematics Click HERE January 2026 – SEL – Zones of Regulation Click HERE Fall of 2025 – School Technology Click HERE Spring of 2025 – Extra Curricular Offerings for Elementary Students Click HERE

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