Golf update:
The conference meet that was cancelled today due to the weather will be made up tomorrow at the U if I Blue Course.
Soccer Update: Today's game at Olympia is cancelled.
Elizabeth Megson is a Senior at Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School who qualified as a Semifinalist for the National Merit Scholarship. Approximately 16,000 students (the top 1%) have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million that will be offered next spring. In order for Semifinalists to advance to the Finalist level, they must fulfill several requirements. About 95% of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and approximately half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title. We are SO PROUD of Elizabeth. She exemplifies hard work, is actively involved in various extracurricular activities, has a positive rapport with friends and teachers, and is a very driven student. We're excited and want to congratulate her!
Get ready to dress up! Here are the themes for our High School Dress Up Days. Remember to keep it school-appropriate and have fun!
Instead of Twin Day on Tuesday, high school students will be wearing light and dark blue colors in honor of the Cissna Park student who was in a tragic accident this weekend.
Throughout the season our senior football players will recognize a staff member that has Impacted them throughout their time at PBL. This week Charles Cambridge chose Mr. Niebuhr. Charles said "Coach Niebuhr helped me become a better athlete and a better man. He has taught me the ins and outs of baseball, while also being a great person to be around."
Program sponsored by Grant Kleinsteiber with Compass Insurance
Today Ford County students will be reflecting on their attendance in the first 5 weeks of school. Students will be tracking how many days they have been present versus how many days they have been absent. At this point in the school year, missing more than three days in the first 5 weeks of school puts a student on track to being chronically absent. When your child returns home from school today, ask them about their attendance. #bepresentbepowerful
Just a reminder that our High School picture day is coming up. Don't forget to order online with the link below!
https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/87860BL
Each year high school art students have unique opportunities to not only create individual art, but also to create art for others! Check all these amazing school spirit signs that will hang on Cherry Street! Go Panthers!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18yhEVWrf3X6Y5vP-a7oX10PU9Ozayagz?usp=sharing
Congratulations to our incredible girls' cross country team on their first-place finish at the PBL Invite! We're so proud of your accomplishments. Let's keep the momentum going!
Throughout the season our senior football players will recognize a staff member that has Impacted them throughout their time at PBL. This week Colsen Hayden chose Mrs. Ager. Colsen said Mrs. Ager is the nicest teacher at the High School and gave him the belief he could do anything.
Program sponsored by Grant Kleinsteiber with Compass Insurance
We recently took our PBL high school students to the Illinois Regional College Fair on September 9th, where they had the opportunity to explore over 60 different higher education institutions at Parkland College.
Schedule updates: JV football at Oakwood today is cancelled.
Soccer on Tuesday 9/10 at Bismarck will start at 7:00 instead of 4:30.
Mr Mccormick’s Intro to Ag classes did a fun ruler activity!
Are you interested in dancing your way onto the stage this spring? Join us for our tap workshop! This workshop is open to all high school students who want to be considered for a role in our upcoming musical.
Throughout the season our senior football players will recognize a staff member that has Impacted them throughout their time at PBL. This week Jeff Freed and Matt Suaava chose Mrs. Sawyer. Both players appreciated her help in 6th grade English class. They said she made the class fun and she gave them all the help they needed.
This program is sponsored by Grant Kleinsteiber with Compass Insurance.
In our Introduction to Agriculture class we just wrapped up our unit on Forestry. We learned about different ways that lumber is calculated and classified. Additionally, we got to practice measuring the diameter of trees at school with a Biltmore Stick and calculating how many board feet of lumber we can use from the tree!
Volleyball Schedule Update: There will NOT be a freshman game on Thursday, September 5th against Watseka. We will play 2 levels beginning at 5:30 pm.
We are going to attempt to resume playing at 8:50 pm.
PBL vs IVC is currently in a delay.