PORTA School District #202

08/28/2026

We enjoy partnering with our local community agencies, such as Petersburg Public Library, for after-school opportunities for our PORTA Central students!

Join us for after-school fun!!!

Register online: https://www.petersburgpubliclibraryil.org/after-school-program.html

08/28/2026

💗 PORTA went PINK today! 💗

Our school came together and wore pink in honor of the life and legacy of the one and only Dolly Parton. 💕 A little pink, a lot of love, and a whole school celebrating a true legend! 💗

08/20/2026

Come support our Bluejays!!!!!

08/19/2026

08/15/2026

As we welcomed back students this week, we also welcomed many new staff members to our Jr-Sr High building!

08/13/2026

PORTA Families,

We want to let you know that we are very much aware of the traffic congestion around PORTA Junior-Senior High School and PORTA Central during morning drop-off. We are actively looking at possible adjustments that may help improve traffic flow and make arrival safer and smoother for everyone.

For now, we are asking families who have students to drop off at PORTA Elementary to please drop those students off first before proceeding to PORTA Central or PORTA Junior-Senior High School. We believe this change may help reduce some of the congestion around Central and the Junior-Senior High School.

We will monitor traffic patterns and evaluate whether this adjustment improves the situation before determining if any additional changes are needed for next week.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work through these traffic concerns. Most importantly, thank you for continuing to be careful, patient, and keeping the safety of our students at the forefront of your thoughts as you travel through our school areas.

We appreciate everyone working together to help keep our students safe.

Thank you, and Go Bluejays!

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08/11/2026

Welcome back to school!

08/07/2026

Thank you to members of our high school Student Council for painting our theme wall and setting up the calendar this week. We will see everyone on Wednesday!

08/03/2026

Preview # 112

PORTA Bluejays
Petersburg, IL

Enrollment:
425

Conference:
Sangamo

Head Coach:
Lonnie McAnally

2025 Results:
7-4 Overall, Lost 3A 2nd Rd to Williamsville 53-14

Returning Starters:
7 on Offense, 5 on Defense

Players to Watch:
Lane McAnally QB/DB Sr (1024 pass yds, 10 TDs)
Will O’Brien RB/LB Sr (106 tkl, 6 TFL)
Drew Carter RB/WR/DB (420 rush yds, 186 rec yds, 106 ret yds)
Ricky Drake OT Sr
Josh Carr RB Sr
Bryce Davis WR/DB Sr
Deacon Stroupe RB Sr
Jayden Minor DT Sr
Kainin Fillbright WR/DB Jr

Underclassmen to Watch:
Wesely Sampson So
Kamden Kinder So
Jace Bodine So

2026 Outlook:
After six difficult seasons, Lonnie McAnally and PORTA had a breakout year! The Bluejays finished 2025 7-4 overall and made their first playoff appearance since 2013! Things appear to be looking up in Petersburg, as they Jays will bring back 7 starters on offense and 5 on defense. Lane McAnally, Will O’Brien, and Drew Carter are just a few pieces of a strong veteran core on both sides of the football. Over the course of the summer the Bluejays overhauled their entire offensive line and now see that as one of the strengths of this 2026 team, look for Ricky Drake to be the anchor on that OL. The skills positions are where PORTA will really shine as they are deep! McAnally returns for his 3rd year at QB, the stable of backs is strong with O’Brien, Carr, and Stroupe, plus talented wideouts in Carter, Davis, and Fillbright will all come together to form an explosive offense. The defense will rely on their veteran group to build off of last seasons success. Jayden Minor at DT and Will O’Brien are the heart and soul of this unit that will look to make life difficult for their opponents. 2025 was a massive success for PORTA, now we need to see how they respond to being on people's radar. I think the Bluejays will be in the mix for another playoff berth this fall and could surprise folks in the Sangamo.

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