Carl Hudson, a founding member of the PBL Education Foundation and past president has resigned after 26 years with our organization. Carl has been instrumental in the success of the foundation and has held many offices and roles throughout his tenure. One of his most impressive roles has been as co-chair of the Endowment Fund. With his joint efforts the value of the fund is currently over $724,000. His ability [...]
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.” George R.R. Martin The PBL Education Foundation believes that reading is the building block for all subject areas. In order to instill a love of reading, students need the opportunity to read. Our libraries do a great job of supplying a variety of reading materials for our students, but the [...]
The Foundation is proud to partner with the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Hall of Fame. The first class of distinguished members was inducted into The PBL Hall of Fame in 2014. Since the very beginning, The Foundation has provided financial support for this worthy program that recognizes outstanding achievements of our alumni. This recognition serves the dual purpose of spotlighting the member’s contribution to society while also serving as role models for today’s students. Alumni who [...]
Last year was an exciting time for our schools and our communities as we were front and center on the national scene. A 19 yr. old PBL alumni, Gina Miles, won the championship of a nationally televised singing competition, The Voice. Then a couple months later, another PBL Alumni (2003) and 7th grade math teacher, Collette Lee, was a contestant on the nationally televised game show, Jeopardy! So many different clichés [...]
The Foundation is proud to partner with the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Hall of Fame. The first class of distinguished members was inducted into The PBL Hall of Fame in 2014. Since the very beginning, The Foundation has provided financial support for this worthy program that recognizes outstanding achievements of our alumni. This recognition serves the dual purpose of spotlighting the member’s contribution to society while also serving as role models for today’s students. Alumni who [...]
Eastern Star Scholarship Rebekah Watts Farmers-Merchants Bank of Illinois Scholarship Ephraim Johnson Virginia Graham Memorial Scholarship Isabella Martin
The PBL Education Foundation has partnered with the school district to bring you this Spring update. For over 25 years we have been working together to enhance students’ academic growth with opportunities, experiences, and challenges. Good things are happening within our schools! Read more at Spring Update 2023 and Additional Updates
We will keep this short by letting these pictures, as well as those included in the annual impact report, speak for us. There is no doubt about it - we are making a positive impact in our students’ academic lives. We are making sure all students have MORE choices, MORE programs, MORE books, MORE tools. Jr. High students are exposed to medicine, robotics, and space through the innovative Project Lead [...]
Eastern Star Scholarship Cameron Grohler Farmers-Merchants Bank of Illinois Scholarship Cameron Grohler
Small town – BIG THINKERS! Mark Frichtl, our Hall of Fame members, and so many alumni are shining examples of this! These successful alumni were provided opportunities to grow – and become the best they can be in their chosen professions. This is what the PBL Education Foundation wants for all students –opportunities. Our annual fundraising goal for the 2021-22 school year is $45,000 to fund these initiatives: Clara Peterson Elementary (K-5) [...]
