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Benefits Headed Your Way!
The State of Illinois is sending P-EBT debit cards to our students to help families bear the burdens that have come with the pandemic. Keep your eye on the mail. The cards will come in unmarked envelopes and will be stamped with the student’s name.
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NOW Summer Temp/Internship Program
NOW is providing PAID internships for 30 PTHS D209 students this summer!
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Sometimes life gets HARD and HEAVY. We are here for you!
Support4U is a mental health-related prevention and support resource that allows students to initiate a text conversation with a licensed mental health clinician, any time of the day, to get immediate assistance and guidance when they are feeling overwhelmed.
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Let's talk scholarships!
Our team has the details and tips on how can you get academic and athletic scholarships for college.
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Mental Health Campaign
In a mental health crisis? Do not delay in seeking help. Click on the title to see the resources available to you.
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Congratulations to our board members!
CONGRATULATIONS to our board members for being elected to serve another term! We value their voice and appreciate their advocacy on behalf of students, families, and the community.
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Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Student Organization
We are so proud of these brilliant young scholars! They competed against 134 students from 20 different high schools and brought home gold, silver, and bronze awards for their career projects as part of our Family, Career and Community Leaders of America student organization. They are off to compete at the state level next week – Wish them well and send them good vibes!
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Benefits Headed Your Way!
The State of Illinois is sending P-EBT debit cards to our students to help families bear the burdens that have come with the pandemic. Keep your eye on the mail. The cards will come in unmarked envelopes and will be stamped with the student’s name.
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SAT PREP Sessions
SAT prep sessions are available to our juniors and seniors, starting next week. Contact your principal’s office to sign up and find out how you can get $100 knocked off your student account. The SAT will be administered to all juniors and seniors on April 13th.
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New Law Increase Educational Equity for Minority Students
Changing systems that have been in place for generations is never easy. But it's required if we want to see improved outcomes. Sending a great big THANK YOU to our very own Pirate, Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford for her steadfast fight to bring equity to black and brown students. On Monday, Governor JB Pritzker visited Proviso East and signed the Education and Workforce Equity Act into law. THANK YOU to Governor Pritzker for his continued support in breaking down barriers that hinder our students. Check out this writeup about the new law. ”
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FREE Grab-&-Go Meals
Our doors are still open to make sure children in the Proviso footprint have access to meals. Any child up to the age of 18 can receive breakfast and lunch at any one of our schools, between 12:00 and 2:30, Monday through Friday. We are here for you!
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Sometimes life gets HARD and HEAVY. We are here for you!
Support4U is a mental health-related prevention and support resource that allows students to initiate a text conversation with a licensed mental health clinician, any time of the day, to get immediate assistance and guidance when they are feeling overwhelmed.
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Let's talk scholarships!
Our team has the details and tips on how can you get academic and athletic scholarships for college.
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Christmas Toy Drive-Thru
PTHS D209 is proud to partner with multiple community organizations to host the United Front Toy Drive-Thru and spread a bit of holiday happiness to the children in the Proviso footprint. COVID has taken a lot out of all of us and a small act of kindness can be the jolt our families need to restore hope and healing. If you are able, please join me and the PTHS D209 executive leadership team in providing a gift to a child. Together, with Athletic Konnection, 13th Positive, the Salute Foundation, and others – we will turn Proviso into “Whoville” and bring the magic of the holidays to life!
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Board of Education Meetings
PTHS D209 Board of Education meetings will be held at Proviso Math and Science Academy until further notice as we continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Advanced Manufacturing Lab and Culinary Arts Lab
The Proviso Township High Schools District 209 (PTHS D209) Board of Education joined Superintendent James Henderson for a first look tour and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Advanced Manufacturing Lab at Proviso West and the Culinary Arts Lab at Proviso East - two new state of the art, industry standard, work spaces where students will gain skills designed to launch them into promising careers
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Chat-N-Chew
Faculty and staff at East, West, and PMSA recently took time to Chat N Chew with Superintendent Henderson. They discussed everything from remote learning and trends in COVID data to growing up in Mississippi and good barbeque on the southside of Chicago. Check out a few clips from the events!
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Fall athletics
Proviso Township High Schools District 209 is pleased to announce that it will participate in athletics this fall.
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Medical heroes work at Proviso East
The health brochure shelves in room 86B at Proviso East High School are empty. A bottle of hand sanitizer sits on the receptionist's desk. To the right, there is a sign that reminds visitors that masks are required. The waiting area of the clinic is quiet and has no patients. The Loyola University Chicago school-based health center was bustling with students in need of health services before COVID-19 changed our way of life.
