We are very excited to announce that we will be hosting an upcoming author visit! New York Times Best-Selling Author, Margaret Peterson Haddix will be visiting PBL Junior High on March 6th to speak to our students! She has written about 50 books for children which tend to fall into the science fiction and mystery genres and a couple of her most recognizable titles include Among the Hidden and Found. Check out her website at https://haddixbooks.com/ to learn more about her and her books!
As some of you may know this week is National School Counseling Week. We want to thank our counselors, Kristin Oyer, Lisa Niewold and Stacy Johnson, for being there to support our students. This week they worked hard to help our 8th graders prepare for their next big step.
The Junior High Student Council Penny Wars are in full swing. The Penny Wars will continue through the month of February. Each day the student council sets up jars in the commons during lunch and the hallways during arrival for each grade level to bring their spare change and put it towards a great cause. All proceeds of this year's penny wars will support the St. Louis Children's Hospital. 1 penny equals 1 point for their grade level. If students bring in nickels, dimes, quarters, or any type of dollar bill they can subtract points from the other grade levels. So far the students have raised $338.65. Thanks to our student council members and their sponsors for creating this great opportunity for our students to give back!
A special shoutout to our ECCA, CEO and ICE students. They joined in on the fun for our 8th Grade Career Fair. They held presentations on our different programs that we have to aid career development.
Students had fun at our 8th Grade Career Fair. They had hands-on experience with our career professionals. This was an incredible event that went great! We look forward to having our local businesses for next year.
Our 8th Grade Career Fair had a great variety of other professionals. They were joined by company leaders and teachers. These individuals make a great difference in how we come together as a community. They not only build the community, they help build our students as well.
A big part of our world is trade skills. This was a huge part of our 8th Grade Career Fair. We had many highly skilled professionals join us and teach our students how their special skillset can influence their community.
We were excited to host sessions during our 8th Grade Career Fair with our service members and local authorities that help make our community welcoming and safe. We truly appreciate everything they do for us!
Here our 8th grade students learned about business and commerce. They were joined by our guests from local companies and self starters. It was a great learning opportunity during our 8th Grade Career Fair!
Here we have our sessions that include our healthcare professionals and essential workers. We appreciate them and their services every day. They not only influence but they help our community when we most need it.
As part of our Career Fair our 8th graders had sessions from local professionals. Here shown are our specialty career visitors. They have some unique and influential jobs!
Our 8th graders were joined by our keynote speaker Phil Edwards. He is a Motivational Speaker and Retired Urbana Fire Marshall. This was part of our 8th Grade Career Fair we had today!
Here are the PBL Junior High School Students of the Week for January 29th- February 2nd. Great job, Panthers!
On Thursday, February 1st, our 8th grade students joined our high school students for a tour of our Senior High. The day went fantastic and we had a blast!
Congratulations to our PBL JH Students of the Week for the week of 1.22-1.26.
The PBL vs Tri-Point Junior High volleyball matches have been postponed for tonight. Matches will be played at PBL Junior High on Wednesday, January 24th beginning with the 6th grade match at 4:30. All junior high practices for Tuesday, January 23rd have been canceled.
Congratulations to our PBL Junior High School Students of the Week for the week of January 16-January 19. Great job, Panthers!
All PBL Junior High practices have been canceled for today. (Tuesday, January 16th)
Stock the Lounge: We'd like to say thank you to our PBL JH teachers and staff for all their hard work! To show our appreciation, we need your help to stock the lounge with snacks, drinks, or any other treats you would like to donate! To ensure we don't duplicate efforts, here is a link to the SignUpGenius at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0B4FAEAE28A5F85-47143413-stock#/. Any donation is appreciated and participation is completely optional. Donations may be dropped off at the school's office by Thursday, January 25th. Contact Julie Foster at (618) 304-4092 with any questions. Thank you!
Here are the PBL Junior High School Students of the Week for 1.8-1.12. Congratulations, Panthers!
