Potential E-Learning Day: For your advanced planning we wanted to let you know that if school were to be canceled due to bad weather, we will be implementing an E-Learning Day. Click on the following link to read more about this and other items of interest at PBL JH: https://sites.google.com/a/pblpanthers.org/pbljh-announcements/principals-update?authuser=0
Click on the link below to read more about the 5Essentials Survey for parents & students. Any parent feedback is appreciated & the information is used to help drive school improvement & more. https://sites.google.com/a/pblpanthers.org/pbljh-announcements/principals-update?authuser=0
No School - Martin Luther King´s Birthday: On Monday, January 17th we will have no school for Martin Luther King´s Birthday. School will resume on Tuesday, January 18th with a 2:17pm dismissal for junior high.
There will be continued Scholastic Bowl tryouts on January 13th & January 20th in the PBL JH Library from 3-5pm. More information can be found on the Scholastic Bowl Website https://pbljhscholasticbowl.weebly.com/ or by emailing Mrs. Sawyer at hsawyer@pblpanthers.org.
All morning practices and meetings are canceled for today. Buses will likely run late due to several rural roads being icy. Please give yourself extra time to travel.
The 6th grade basketball game has been canceled tonight. The team will NOT be traveling to the Saunemin tournament tonight.
There are NO Volleyball matches at home tonight. The original schedule had HOME matches listed, but they have been canceled!
PBL JH Update: School will resume on Tuesday, January 4th with a 2:17pm dismissal. When we resume school the junior high will have a new regular & early dismissal schedule. Click on the following link to read more: https://sites.google.com/a/pblpanthers.org/pbljh-announcements/principals-update
Have a great Winter Break everyone. School will resume on Tuesday, January 4th. When we start the 2nd Semester we will have a new regular and early dismissal schedule. Click on the following link to read more: https://sites.google.com/a/pblpanthers.org/pbljh-announcements/principals-update
The 7th and 8th grade boys’ basketball games will begin at 5:30 tonight. There was some confusion about the start time, so we just wanted to clarify. Go, Panthers!! 🏀🐾
The 7th & 8th grade boys’ basketball games scheduled for Tuesday, December 14th at Hoopeston Area Middle School have been canceled.
The PBL 8th grade boys’ basketball team will be playing Prairie Central for the TCC tournament title on Thursday, December 9th at 7:45 in Cissna Park! Go, Panthers!! 🐾🏀
Winter Concert: Our Band & Chorus programs have been making preparations for the upcoming Winter Concert at the PBL High School Gymnasium on Sunday, December 5th. Below is the schedule for the different performance times.
Kindergarten – 1st Grade Concert will be at 2:00pm
2nd-3rd Grade Concert will be at 3:00pm
4th-5th Grade Concert will be at 4:00pm
6th-8th Grade Concert will be at 5:00pm
○ 6th Grade Chorus and Band will perform at 5:00pm & 7th/8th Grade Chorus and Band will perform at 5:30pm
9th-12th Grade Concert will be at 7:00pm
Our LEGO League Team is hosting an Open House on Thursday, December 2nd starting at 4pm in Rm. 610 in the 6th grade hallway. The team will be demonstrating their work so far with their core values and their robot. The theme for this year is Cargo Connect. Here is a link that highlights our team's challenge this year: https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/fll/game-and-season. The team will then be competing this Saturday, December 4th at the Natural History Building located at 1301 W. Green St., Urbana, IL. Good luck to Coach Latimer and his team.
Thank you to Mr. Hess and High School Band for honoring Veterans and doing 3 different grade level performances for our students and staff at PBL Junior High School. Thank you to all Veterans for your service to our country.
Mr. Hess and the high school band will be coming to PBL JH to conduct a Veterans Day Ceremony on Thursday, November 11th. We are holding 3 different grade level performances: 8th Grade at 9:30am, 7th Grade at 9:50am & 6th Grade at 10:10am. We will hold these performances outside at the recess area behind the junior high or inside the junior high gym if we have bad weather.
PBL JH Yearbooks for the 2021-2022 school year can be ordered online at https://inter-state.com/order using the code 62936W. There are also forms for cash or check orders in the main office that students can pick up. Yearbook orders are due in April 2022.
On Thursday, October 28th PBL JH held the Fall Band & Chorus Concert in the PBL JH Gym at 6pm. Here is a link to several pictures from the performances: https://photos.app.goo.gl/wmXBzXW693dHxMsw8.
School Picture Retake Day: Today on Friday we have our School Picture Retake Day for the junior high. This picture retake day is for students that would like to have their picture retaken from the fall or for students that were not at school on the day we had fall pictures. If you would like a paper copy of the ordering information we do have those in the main office for students to take home. If you would like to order online our school code is 64632FB and the website to order from is located at https://inter-state.com/order.
The Student Council at PBL JH had a Red Ribbon Week Poster Contest in advisory classes during the month of October. Attached are the pictures from the winning posters for each grade level advisory.
