Peoria Christian School is one of 50 private schools to be nominated for the prestigious Blue Ribbon award by the Council for American Private Education.  There are approximately 27,200 private school registered with CAPE from which they choose their nominations.  Blue Ribbon schools are being honored at an awards ceremony on November 3 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.  Becky Gardner, PCS Elementary Principal and Sandy Wiele, PCS Second Grade Teacher, will be attending the November ceremony to honor the teachers' and students' achievements that have met  the rigourous standards set by the Department of Education.