“You may not see the fruit of today’s work, but you have seeded a lifetime of knowledge.” -Anonymous You know how easy it is for me, a farmer’s wife of 46 years, to come up with analogies for planting seeds? VERY easy! But I will leave planting seeds in the ground to our farmers and ask you, instead, to help us plant seeds in our students’ minds. Seeds get planted when [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
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 [...]
September 2019, To all of our loyal supporters, We hope you enjoy looking through our Annual IMPACT Report which will show you the tremendous impact you are making on our kids. When you finish, I hope you feel a sense of pride from knowing YOU HELPED! I am sharing just a few of the hundreds of thank you notes received each year. “Thank you for my book. I am not [...]
The PBL Education Foundation would like to thank the following community businesses and district vendors for their generous support of the 2018 Annual Campaign. Buckley State Bank C. W. Hicks Foundation DLR Group Doug's Pharmacy Dr. Anthony San Diego Elson's Paxton Sanitary System Federated Bank Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services Heyman, Heyman Optometrist Hudson's Drug Shop HydraFold Auger, Inc. Kaufmann Welding Shop Kief Realty Ludlow Cooperative Elevator Market Street [...]
Hello Supporters, What does it take to get into Harvard? Well, talent of course. Hard work – lots of it. Determination. And you. Yes, you! You might know about Adam McMullin, who graduated this year from PBL High School. Harvard and Yale wanted him. He chose Harvard. Now, you might think, “I had nothing to do with it!” But I want you to know you did. Your support of The [...]
