Plainfield East High School
Plainfield East High School, or PEHS is a four-year public high school located in Plainfield, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of the Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, which also includes three other high schools: Plainfield Central High School, Plainfield South High School, and Plainfield North High School. History. The fourth high school in the Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 opened its doors for the very first time for the 2008-2009 academic school year on August 21, 2008. The school's first year only  contained freshmen and sophomores. Each year, the school added another grade level. By the 2010-2011 school year, the school was finally operating with all four years (freshmen-seniors). The building's layout is strictly based on the blueprints of those used for the construction of both Plainfield South High School and Plainfield North High School. While the building's layout is similar, sections of the property are slightly different in design and location. Athletics & activities. Athletics. Plainfield East competes in the Southwest Prairie Conference and is a member of the Illinois High School Association. The school fields teams in  the following sports during the following seasons. The Plainfield East Bengals Baseball program won their first ever IHSA State Championship in school history. No other sport has won a state championship at the school so far. Band. The band is directed by head director David Lesniak and assistant director Justin Kozarek. The band has many types of bands including standard concert band, marching band, jazz band, pep band, madrigal brass and recorders, percussion ensemble, and musical pit in the spring. Concert Band. During the school day, band members are separated into 4 concert bands of varying skill which include Concert  Band, Symphonic Band 2, Symphonic Band 1, and Wind Ensemble (No Freshman in Wind Ensemble) Concert Band is split between woodwinds/percussion and saxophones/brass. Marching Band. Since its inception, the marching band has always been semi-competitive, attending competitions which included Pontiac Indian Showdown, Wheaton North, Chicagoland Marching Band Festival, Providence Catholic Marching Band Invitational, and Victor J. Andrew High School Marching Band Invitational. During the preseason of the 2015 season, it was decided that the marching band was to be split into a competitive and a curricular band, with the competitive band going to compete at Amos Alonzo  Stagg High School and Downers Grove South High School annual preliminary marching competition making finals in the latter. The 2017-2018 year had become a curricular requirement for being in marching band. Activities. Plainfield East competes in the following IHSA sponsored activities: Clubs and Organizations. Plainfield East has the following clubs and organizations: