As part of their unit on Egypt, 6th graders in Mr. Matthews's class created an Egyptian Cartouche of their name using a 3-D modeling program called Tinkercad. They were able to print their Cartouche this week using the 3-D printers in the I.C.E. Box.
PJHS Students of the Month for November-December
6th Grade - Parker Lehn & Kenley Cox; 7th Grade - Aydan Barnes & Jamie Hunter; 8th Grade - Kaitlyn Davis & Dallas Lewis
Congratulations!
Everyone is welcome to come usher in the holiday season with the talented music students of Pana Junior and Senior High Schools!
This week's Positive Office Referrals were presented to Waylan Pauley, Rhylie Allen, Jonathan Wade, Jazper Cloe, and Grace Elliott. Congratulations!
Foods & Nutrition class made No Bake cookies!
Congrats to Sophomore John Berns on earning FIRST PLACE in the Choral Division of the Illinois Music Educators Association Composition Contest! He earned this accolade for his setting of the Latin text "Dies Irae". What a neat honor for him and our music department! He will receive the award AND have his piece performed live at the State Conference in January. Here is the recording that he submitted to the contest! Congrats, John! https://youtu.be/WNcAwZqjEt8
Students were treated to a funny video featuring the T-bone Family who presented our Lincoln Learner Character Awards for the 1st quarter. Pictured are those who received awards for Empathy, Self Direction and Teamwork. not pictured for Empathy - Amanda Ryan and Candyce Rhodes and Self Control - Zya Cushing, Chance Lucas, Xavier Burrus
Here’s our Thanksgiving trivia winners from Mrs. Crawford’s class! Have a great Thanksgiving everyone!
Mr Metzger’s students were using their engineering and math skills using the new intooba rods during TECH Time. A huge THANKS to the Pana Education Foundation for awarding us the money to purchase the kits!
Ag Mech and Tech worked on electrical wiring.
Jr. High Student Council fundraiser orders are in! Orders will be sent home with students on Wednesday, December 1st. If your child had a large order, please make arrangements to pick it up here at the school. Thanks so much for supporting our school! Go Panthers!
Students in Mrs Sloan’s class are doodling the setting, main characters, and other important notes on the book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Students in Mr Metzger’s class worked with the new intooba rods during TECH Time today. These rods helped us use our engineering and math skills.
The junior high boys basketball game tonight in Cowden has been cancelled. Sorry for any confusion. If you are in the area, head over to Beecher city to watch some freshman basketball.
Jr. High Student Council fundraiser orders are in! Orders will be sent home with students on Wednesday, December 1st. If your child had a large order, please make arrangements to pick it up here at the school. Thanks so much for supporting our school! Go Panthers!
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 from the PHS Crew!
Mrs. Smith’s Kindergarten had a great thanksgiving feast. We learned all about the First Thanksgiving. We made placemats, Pilgrim and Native American hats, Turkey bags, and we ate some good food.
Making butter as part of our Thanksgiving celebration has become a First Grade tradition. Mrs. Schmitz’s class had fun “churning” cream into butter that we enjoyed tasting on crackers.
Advanced chemistry students began an analysis of baking soda today in class. The students used Bunsen burners and crucibles for the analysis of the sodium bicarbonate.
The chemistry students learned about excited electrons by doing a flame test lab today in class.
