Quest Charter Academy

Quest Charter community holds onto hope as it awaits state renewal decision Illinois State Board of Education is expected to make a final decision during its monthly meeting May 15.

Congratulations to our own Connie Schwarzentraub for winning teacher of the year! Your dedication to helping develop our leaders of the future is beyond measure.

At Issue with Mark Welp | S01 E22: Quest Charter Academy | Episode 22 | PBS Quest Charter Academy in Peoria is in danger of closing. We talk with the school’s CEO.

Quest Charter Academy files appeal to the state after contract renewal rejection Quest’s future is in the hands of the Illinois State Board of Education.

E-Learning only today, no in-person learning 1/23/2024 see www.questpeoria.org homepage tile for more information

In Person Learning Resumes - 1/17/2024

Due to -25°F Windchill, this Tuesday, January 16th will be an E-Learning (virtual) Day! There will be NO in-person school on Tuesday.
Please go to www.questpeoria.org for further information

We will continue to monitor the forecast for the remainder of the week

Quest Charter Academy Due to -25°F Windchill, this Tuesday, January 16th will be an E-Learning (virtual) Day!  There will be NO in-person school on Tuesday. Please go to the tile below for links to your mentoring teacher.

In a previous meeting of Science Club, students made and evaluated various formulations of bubble fluid. This is a subsequent fun night with our own homemade bubble fluid and an assortment of bubble wands.

7th grade science students play Jenga while visualizing human effects on ecosystems.

Congrats to the following Community Grant Foundation recipients.

Experiential Learning in Chemistry- Ms. Villanueva

The Sky's the Limit- Mr. Hayman

Astrophysics and Space- I-Fly Chicago-Mr. Mecidor

Investigation of Cells from a Health Career Perspective-Ms. Johnson

Endeavors in Engineering- Ms. Pearson

Educator Chromebook Extenders- Social Studies department- Mrs. Hidden

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Quest Lego League Competition Highlights

https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2023/07/21/ihsa-i8fa-peoria-quest-academy-launches-8-player-football-high-school-program/70439439007/

Peoria has a new high school football team. Quest joins the growing 8-player game Quest Academy in Peoria listened to its students and launched an 8-man football team in the Illinois 8-man Football Association for the 2023 season.

Quest Charter Academy Girls Basketball Open Gyms started this week! Any girls going into grades 5-12 that plan on playing basketball in the fall are highly encouraged to participate in open gyms this summer. Open gyms will be held at the Quest Charter Academy Middle School. Please download and join the Remind App for any and all updates for the summer!

Come join in on the passions on Thursday May 25th at Art Inc for 7th and 8th graders and at Quest Middle School for 5th and 6th from 10am-12pm. Our students will be presenting their passion projects that they have been working on all year long.

This is how we do NWEA. All students who grew in the winter to spring NWEA reading scores were put into a raffle to participate in a KnockerBall soccer game. The kids AND teachers had a lot of fun.

Quest High School is extremely proud of our three Sterling Merit Award Recipients who were awarded this honor last week at the banquet. Congrats to Alexcia Smith, Michael Higgs, and Breyon Grayson!

Thank you to Chef for the delicious mid-week teacher appreciation lunch!

We are very proud of our high school and middle school Fine Arts students who performed at the Peoria Courthouse sponsored by Peoria R.O.E. Special shout-out to our fine arts teachers: Mr. Walraven, Ms. Sanders, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Lloyd!

Attached are featured pictures from the STEAM field trips!

Last week, Quest was thrilled to provide two days of STEAM field trips for EVERY student and EVERY teacher in the building. The following partners went above and beyond to accommodate all of our groups: Mexican Art Museum, WNDR Museum, Dusable Museum, Immersive Mozart Exhibit, Museum of Science and Industry, Peck Farm Park, Morton Arboretum, Bloomington X-Golf, Bloomington Zoo, Peoria Zoo, iFLY, Peoria Courthouse and Judge Gorman, The Coroner’s Office, Peoria Zoo, Morton Cookery, Great Oaks, Maquoketa Caves, Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, Menno Haven, National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts, Plank Pilates in Morton, and Wildlife Prairie Park!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week. Quest Charter Academy is surrounded with the best professionals in the area. As students move on and grow into the young adults we’ve hoped you have become, teachers still think about every student they’ve ever had. Reach out to some of your favorites and let them know how they impacted your life journey!

🎉Congratulations to our SkillsUSA students from Quest Charter Middle School Peoria, Il Quest Charter Academy Middle & High School. You all did AMAZING with this weekends competitions Peoria Civic Center! We also have to thank our wonderful Skills USA staff that works faithfully every week with the students, they couldn’t have done it without you: Ms. Billy, Kiesha, Brittney, and Deja🤍👏🏾🏅 👏🏾

Creative Photography Middle School
William- Silver
Silias- Bronze
Charles - Gold

Prepared Speech Middle School
Ciara - Gold

Creative Photography High School
Carolina - Bronze

Job Skills Demonstration Open Middle School
Rayniah - Silver

Here at QCA one of our own has been honored with the 2023 Kiwanis teacher of the year award Amanda Hidden!

She really is a hidden gem!

Happy Administrative Assistant’s Day. Quest has the best! We’d like to thank Mrs. Stenger, Ms. Young, Ms. Martin, and Mrs. Vollrath for their dedication to Quest Charter Academy and the support they bring to administrators, students, parents, and all the guests who enter our buildings.

April 27 and 28 are the STEAM field trip days for all students. Please make sure you have communicated with your child and received the field trip forms. Trips going to Chicago and St. Louis depart from the school earlier than 8:30am. Please make sure your student is at school for the appropriate time in order to make their bus.

Passion Projects are an end of year project for all 5th-12th graders. Students work on their writing skills all year long culminating to a symposium where every student presents their research on a passion. Picture is a passion project boot camp the 7th grade team held to get students caught back up!