WE’RE HIRING!
Do you have a passion for basketball and a desire to make a positive impact on young athletes?
Our district is looking for two dedicated and enthusiastic coahes for the positions stated below to join our athletic program:
🏀Boys 6th Grade Basketball Coach
🏀Boys 7th Grade Basketball Coach
We’re looking for someone who:
Enjoys working with middle school athletes
Can teach fundamental basketball skills and teamwork
Is committed to building character, sportsmanship, and confidence
Can create a positive and encouraging team environment
If you’re ready to help our young athletes learn, grow, and compete—we’d love to hear from you!
Please contact the school office for more information about the position and application process or visit our school website.
Do you have a passion for basketball and a desire to make a positive impact on young athletes?
Our district is looking for two dedicated and enthusiastic coahes for the positions stated below to join our athletic program:
🏀Boys 6th Grade Basketball Coach
🏀Boys 7th Grade Basketball Coach
We’re looking for someone who:
Enjoys working with middle school athletes
Can teach fundamental basketball skills and teamwork
Is committed to building character, sportsmanship, and confidence
Can create a positive and encouraging team environment
If you’re ready to help our young athletes learn, grow, and compete—we’d love to hear from you!
Please contact the school office for more information about the position and application process or visit our school website.
Our high school senior athletes, along with the band and color guard, stopped by Pana Elementary to help kick off the fall sports season!
Our littlest Panthers were SO excited to see the big kids and cheered loud and proud as they welcomed our high school athletes back to another season. There’s nothing quite like Panther pride across all ages!
We’re wishing all of our Pana Panthers the best of luck this fall! Go Panthers! 🧡💙🐾
#PanaPanthers #PantherPride #FallSports #GoPanthers
Our littlest Panthers were SO excited to see the big kids and cheered loud and proud as they welcomed our high school athletes back to another season. There’s nothing quite like Panther pride across all ages!
We’re wishing all of our Pana Panthers the best of luck this fall! Go Panthers! 🧡💙🐾
#PanaPanthers #PantherPride #FallSports #GoPanthers
Tomorrow morning, we will be riding to school in honor of Shelden. Our 8th grade students have worked together to plan this ride. Students can meet at Kitchell Park around 7:15 am. We will be taking off at 7:30 am and riding together to PJHS. Teachers and Pana PD will be part of this ride. Below is the route we will be taking to school.
Caryn Eisert from WAND News visited Mr. Nihiser's classroom today to highlight the Panther Pack food assistance program his classes are sponsoring. Students were working to fill bags with non-perishable food items for their classmates who struggle with food security.
Football themes for home games 2026
The freshman/sophomore volleyball game for today (8-25-26) versus Tri-City will take place at 5:00 instead of 4:30. The JV and varsity matches will follow.
As we begin our home football games today and start our home volleyball games next week, we wanted to remind everyone of the admission prices for regular season high school games.
Please see the flyer for current admission prices for regular high school athletic events.
All students must pay admission this year or purchase a pass. Please be reminded that tournament admission prices may be different and passes are not honored for tournaments and postseason events.
GO PANTHERS!!
Please see the flyer for current admission prices for regular high school athletic events.
All students must pay admission this year or purchase a pass. Please be reminded that tournament admission prices may be different and passes are not honored for tournaments and postseason events.
GO PANTHERS!!
PES would like to thank Tom Coleman for donating these stumps to help support the reading nook outside the preschool area!
WE’RE HIRING! 🍎🧡💙
Pana Elementary School is looking for a Special Education Paraprofessional to join our team!
Are you someone who is:
🍎Caring and patient
🍎Dependable and positive
🍎Passionate about helping children succeed
🍎Ready to make a difference every day?
This is a wonderful opportunity to work alongside our dedicated educators while supporting students in their academic, social, behavioral, and personal growth.
Make a difference. Build relationships. Help students shine!
Interested? Apply today or contact the Unit Office for more information.
Pana Elementary School is looking for a Special Education Paraprofessional to join our team!
Are you someone who is:
🍎Caring and patient
🍎Dependable and positive
🍎Passionate about helping children succeed
🍎Ready to make a difference every day?
This is a wonderful opportunity to work alongside our dedicated educators while supporting students in their academic, social, behavioral, and personal growth.
Make a difference. Build relationships. Help students shine!
Interested? Apply today or contact the Unit Office for more information.
Tonight is Open House at PJHS! Stop in to say hi and meet the teachers!
Pana volleyball fans, please see the attached flyer that has tonight's orange and blue night information on it. We hope to see you in the gym this evening.
As we prepare for the start of high school football games, please read the following expectations for spectators at home Pana football games for the 2026-2027 football season.
IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION
The Physician Certification of Student Absence form is required only when a student misses any portion of the school day due to a scheduled doctor, dental, medical, or other healthcare appointment and the absence is being verified as a medical appointment, or when the handbook policy dictates that a doctor's note is required.
This form is NOT required when a student is absent from school due to illness and does not attend a medical appointment. Parents/guardians should continue to report illness-related absences to the school following the normal attendance procedures.
The purpose of this form is to verify the date and time of the student's appointment and, when applicable, whether it was medically necessary for the student to miss additional instructional time before or after the appointment.
The Physician Certification of Student Absence form is required only when a student misses any portion of the school day due to a scheduled doctor, dental, medical, or other healthcare appointment and the absence is being verified as a medical appointment, or when the handbook policy dictates that a doctor's note is required.
This form is NOT required when a student is absent from school due to illness and does not attend a medical appointment. Parents/guardians should continue to report illness-related absences to the school following the normal attendance procedures.
The purpose of this form is to verify the date and time of the student's appointment and, when applicable, whether it was medically necessary for the student to miss additional instructional time before or after the appointment.
Pana CUSD #8 is looking for a Girls High School Bowling Coach to join our team!
We are seeking a passionate and dedicated individual who is ready to lead, encourage, and inspire our student-athletes both on and off the lanes.
If you are interested in making an impact and helping build a strong, positive bowling program, we’d love to hear from you!
Interested? Please contact the Athletic Director or Unit Office for more information.
Come be a part of the Panther family! 🐾🎳
We are seeking a passionate and dedicated individual who is ready to lead, encourage, and inspire our student-athletes both on and off the lanes.
If you are interested in making an impact and helping build a strong, positive bowling program, we’d love to hear from you!
Interested? Please contact the Athletic Director or Unit Office for more information.
Come be a part of the Panther family! 🐾🎳
💙🧡 Attendance Matters at Pana CUSD #8! 💙🧡
As part of our continued commitment to improving student attendance and reducing unnecessary missed instructional time, Pana Community Unit School District No. 8 is implementing a uniform Physician Certification of Student Absence Form for medically related absences.
This standardized form will help ensure consistency across our district while allowing healthcare providers to indicate when a student is medically unable to attend school and when a student may return following an appointment.
📄 The Physician Certification of Student Absence Form can be downloaded from our district website, obtained from any Pana CUSD #8 school office, and has also been distributed to local healthcare providers.
We appreciate the partnership of our families and local medical providers as we work together to support the health, attendance, and academic success of our students.
💙 Attendance Matters. Every Day Counts. 🧡
As part of our continued commitment to improving student attendance and reducing unnecessary missed instructional time, Pana Community Unit School District No. 8 is implementing a uniform Physician Certification of Student Absence Form for medically related absences.
This standardized form will help ensure consistency across our district while allowing healthcare providers to indicate when a student is medically unable to attend school and when a student may return following an appointment.
📄 The Physician Certification of Student Absence Form can be downloaded from our district website, obtained from any Pana CUSD #8 school office, and has also been distributed to local healthcare providers.
We appreciate the partnership of our families and local medical providers as we work together to support the health, attendance, and academic success of our students.
💙 Attendance Matters. Every Day Counts. 🧡
🍎 Start the day strong with school breakfast!
A healthy breakfast helps fuel growing bodies, active minds, and a great day of learning.
Encourage your student to take advantage of school breakfast each morning!
#SchoolBreakfast #FuelForLearning
A healthy breakfast helps fuel growing bodies, active minds, and a great day of learning.
Encourage your student to take advantage of school breakfast each morning!
#SchoolBreakfast #FuelForLearning
Softball and Baseball fans at PHS and PJHS
*With the newly constructed softball field, it is important that we do our best as fans and spectators to ensure that traffic is flowing smoothly around the baseball and softball fields. Spectators should plan on arriving after 3:30 to avoid dismissal traffic as each of our three buildings dismiss at slightly different times. Fans may park behind the junior high school or in either parking lot at the elementary school. Please see the attached parking maps for information.
We are also asking parents to please pick their athletes up in those designated parking lots after practices as well as games. We are trying to avoid a line of parents picking up their athletes at the field to ensure that traffic can flow smoothly around the fields.
Thank you for your cooperation and support in this endeavor.
PJHS Open House is this Thursday from 4:30-5:30!🏫✨
We are excited for you to explore the classrooms and meet the junior high teachers.
Pana CUSD 8 would like to welcome our new staff members this year! We are excited to have them join our district and look forward to the expertise, experience, and enthusiasm they bring to their respective areas.
Welcome aboard! We’re so glad you’re here 🎉
Welcome aboard! We’re so glad you’re here 🎉
What a fantastic first day of school at PJHS — so many smiling faces and excited students! 😊 We had a great day and are looking forward to meeting families at our Open House on the 20th from 4:30–5:30 PM. 👋📚
