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) [...]
2021 Senior Award Scholarship Winners Farmers-Merchants Bank of Illinois Scholarship Ella Curry Order of the Eastern Star Scholarship Ella Curry Virginia Graham Scholarship Christina White
Farmers-Merchants Bank of Illinois Scholarship 2020 – Dalton Busboom Order of the Eastern Star Scholarship 2020 – Dalton Busboom The 2020 Senior Awards were held virtually.
Congratulations to 2020 Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee Robert Frump who was formally recognized during PBL's Homecoming Week. Robert is a member of Paxton High School Class of 1965 and a nationally recognized journalist and author. Click to learn more about Mr. Frump's accomplishments. Superintendent Cliff McClure congratulates the Robert Frump, PBL Alumni Hall of Fame’s newest inductee. Robert Frump rides in the homecoming parade [...]
Public notice is hereby given that Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUSD No. 10 will destroy any and all student permanent records dated 1929 – 1961 as defined by Illinois State Board of Education, 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Section 375.40 Maintenance and Destruction of School Student Records. Destruction of these student permanent records shall occur on or after August 15, 2021. Parents, guardians, or adult students who have graduated, transferred, or withdrawn from the [...]
The PBL Education Foundation has received a $13,000 donation from Farmers-Merchants Bank of Illinois to be used towards improving technology throughout the school district. "We fully recognize how difficult e-learning has been on some families and we wanted to make sure we did our part in helping combat this challenge,” said Nick Reutter, Farmers-Merchants Bank of Illinois President. "I am an education “junkie” and I love working with students/schools to help make our [...]
The PBL Education Foundation raised $6,440 for their Book-a-Month Giving Tuesday campaign. These funds will purchase one book per month for over 500 Clara Peterson students. “The past two years we have been able to provide books for students during the months of January through May,” said Robin Niewold, Foundation Chairman. “Thanks to our generous donors we exceeded our goal and will be able to provide books through the remainder [...]
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 [...]
Dear supporter, The PBL Education Foundation has been hard at work supporting our schools and communities– making it known that Covid-19 can’t stop us! Last year at this time we were excited about opening a new school building, the first conference football game, homecoming plans, and class reunions. This year PBL staff and students were excited to be able to return to their classrooms - with virus protections in place. While [...]
The PBL Education Foundation’s Grant Program is off and running for the 2019-2020 school year. Several grant requests have been submitted and approved. Emily Wood, High School Art teacher, requested funds for quality paint, brushes, rollers, paint trays, tarps, canvases and step ladders for her Community Art classes (which have doubled in size this year) to create murals in the high school. Wood was given $650 to purchase these supplies. [...]
