Congratulations to our PBL Junior High School Students of the Week for the week of January 6 - January 10.
Showing up for school every day is a big part of how well your child does, both in learning and in life overall. And to help them really shine, taking care of their health is key! This means eating right, getting enough sleep, staying active, and keeping clean – it all matters.
Congratulations to PBL Junior High School students who made the 2nd Quarter Straight A Honor Roll and Honor Roll! Great job, Panthers!
Knowledge is power, right? Do you enjoy competitively answering questions from all different categories? If so, then Scholastic Bowl might be for you! Coach Sawyer will hold tryouts in the library on Monday, January 13th, through Thursday, January 16th, and again on Thursday, January 23rd, from 3-5 pm. All 6th through 8th grade students are eligible to try out and may attend one, two, or all three tryout sessions.
High school students visited 8th grade students during advisory yesterday for High School Connections. The high school students shared information about the high school with the 8th graders and answered questions. They also shared their own personal experiences with transitioning from 8th to 9th grade. The high schoolers offered a lot of great information and advice.
📣 PBL Junior High would like to honor, recognize, and thank our amazing officials that we've had the pleasure of hosting over our winter seasons. The week of January 13 through January 18 is Officials Appreciation Week. Officials are mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, sons, daughters, and friends. These unique individuals officiate because they love the activity and have found a way to give back to the activity and the youth who play it. They spend many nights away from their families each week to provide our students the
opportunity to participate. They have no stake in a contest other than their love
of the game. They are not going to get every call right; they are human, but
without them, games cannot be played. Please show respect and appreciation to
all officials, not just during officials’ appreciation week, but every game. Go Panthers!
🐾 Scholastic Bowl is another great way to get involved at PBL Junior High. If you have questions about our Scholastic Bowl team please reach out to Coach Hillary Sawyer @ hsawyer@pblpanthers.org
Welcome back, PBL Junior High School students and staff! We hope you had a wonderful winter break and are ready to dive back into learning. To celebrate the start of the new year, we collected some "Welcome Back Snapshots" from our first day back on January 7th. Check out the following link for pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/RVXcPizHLWYbQtaC6
Join us for 8th Grade Parent Night on February 5th! Learn all about the high school experience.
The JH Mini Band brought holiday cheer to the community with performances at local nursing homes and Clara Peterson Elementary School! On Tuesday, December 17th, the JH Mini Band, under the direction of Mrs. Breen, shared their musical talents with residents and students. The students enjoyed the opportunity to spread some holiday spirit and showcase their hard work.
Congratulations to our PBL Junior High School Students of the Week for the week of December 16 - December 20.
Our Junior High staff's Cookie Swap yesterday was a huge success! We had so many amazing cookies, like Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Cookies, Scotcharoos, Russian Tea Cakes, and tons more. A big thank you to all our teachers for the delicious treats and for everything you do! Happy Holidays!
You're invited to 8th Grade Parent Night! Please join us on February 5th in the Junior High Commons. We encourage all 8th grade students to attend with their parents/guardians. Come prepared with any questions you may have.
Congratulations to our PBL Junior High School Students of the Week for the week of December 9nd - December 13th.
📣There is also a new, better way to watch PBL JH athletics! Check out the link below. If watching from a phone, tablet or smart tv, download the Hudl fan app. Games will no longer stream on YouTube.
🔗https://fan.hudl.com/usa/il/paxton/organization/12071/paxton-buckley-loda-high-school/schedule?date=2024-12-15T06%3A00%3A00.000Z&range=Week&s=U2NoZWR1bGVFbnRyeVB1YmxpY1N1bW1hcnk2NzQ1Y2VkMjFmNjkwNDVjY2I1YTYwYTM%3D
The PBL JH Panther School Store is now open! Every Tuesday morning, our students run and manage a school store in the Commons Area during student arrival. Students sell a variety of items, including pens, pencils, erasers, mazes, pop-its, fidgets, and more. Items range in price from $0.25 to $2.00.
PBL Junior High Student Council invites all junior high students to participate in our holiday dress up days for the final week before break! Please make sure the attire follows the school dress code. We hope to see everyone have fun in the week leading up to break!
Today in Mrs. Knoll's ELA class, Mrs. Ager discussed with students how illustrations help to enhance the meaning of stories. Students discussed art specific vocabulary in regards to images from their books and began to sketch a hero of their own to begin brainstorming their original monomyth.
Good luck to our 8th Grade Boys Basketball Team tonight! They're playing Iroquois West Middle School for 3rd place in the Twin City Conference Tournament at Watseka Glenn Raymond. Tip-off is at 5:00 PM.
GCMS is hosting a fundraising event during our game against them on December 17th. Let's show our support, have some fun, and contribute to a worthy cause.
