
🎉 Huge shoutout to our PJHS 6th graders! They tackled the challenge of fitting pentominoes into a 6x10 rectangle, Only 2 students, Mason Nihiser and Evelynn Cervi, found a solution out of 2,339 possibilities! 🟩🟦🟪







🖼️📐🎉 Get ready for some amazing creativity! Our PJHS 8th graders have turned geometric shapes into stunning picture frame art! 🌟 Come check out their brilliant designs at the Curriculum Fair in May! 💖




PHS Intro to Art students are working hard on Pop Art Sculptures. The Pop Art movement involves everyday life items turned into fine quality artwork from mass media & culture. Can you guess what the students created? #Panthers🐾 #Creativity✏️ #Art🎨






Due to the ACT Website crashing this morning testing at the high school is running approximately 1 hour behind schedule. 9th and 10th grade will now finish at approx 12:45. 11th Grade at 1:45. Students will be dismissed at the adjusted times.

Pana CUSD #8 is hiring! For more details visit our website-https://www.panaschools.com/ Please send your Application and Resume to Jmiller@panaschools.com


Celebrating Courage! ✨ These amazing students were recognized for demonstrating courage throughout March. Congratulations to our winners!


🚜💥 Back in action again! PJHS 8th graders took to the arena for an epic Demo Derby with their 3-D tractors! Huge congrats to the champs, Jayden Stone and Parker Durham! 🏆✨





🏀💪 PJHS 7th graders put away the math textbooks and tried using math strategies added with a bit of friendly competition. 🔥📚 Definitely harder than it looks.





🎉 PJHS 6th graders took on the Impossible Domino Tower Challenge! They had to stack, balance, and create the specific design with 16 dominos! Only a few conquered the impossible challenge! 😊✨






Another Reminder:
In-Person Kindergarten Screening is BACK for Pana Elementary School!!!
Kindergarten Screening for any student entering Kindergarten for the 25-26 school year will be May 7th, May 8th, & May 9th at the First United Methodist Church in Pana.
Families are asked to fill out the Google Form with the required information and select their top two time slots. Pana Elementary School will contact the families confirming their time/date.
Please fill out the Google Form at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfH_eTP5NARsKzi2rGBnreYQNJiVwpt2zRU7KJEa-E-hYEAHQ/viewform?usp=sharing

Congratulations to some of our PHS Choir students on earning special recognition at the IHSA Solo and Ensemble Contest on Saturday March 8 hosted by Central A&M High School. We are proud of Cayden Hankins, Gabby Heinrich, and Jayda Oary for earning perfect scores on their vocal solos; Gabby Heinrich also earned the "Best Solo of the Day" award for her judging room. Also, the PHS Treble Choir earned the "Best Ensemble of the Day" award for their judging room. The PHS Treble Choir consisted of Jayda Oary, Aurora Bryant, Liberty Law, Chloe Toohey, Brieanna Lenz, Haven Blodgett, Gabriella Heinrich, Alexis Smith, and Alyssa Jones, Madison Solomon and Maisen Virden. Not pictured is Harley Nichols-Owens. Congratulations to all these amazing musicians!



Several members of the PHS Choir enjoyed seeing the Tony-Award winning Broadway musical "Kimberly Akimbo" at the Fabulous Fox Theater recently!


PCUSD students made some new friends last week, and PHS families became just a little bit larger. As part of Pana High School's annual German-American Partnership Program Exchange, we are happy to welcome this crew to our schools and our homes! Pana heißt die Georg-Forster-Gesamtschule Herzlich Willkommen!

ACT Testing will take place at the high school tomorrow, April 8th. Seniors will not be in attendance. 9th and 10th grade will be dismissed at 11:45. Juniors at 12:45. Lunch will be served.

ACT Testing at PHS on Tuesday: Parents , Please help your student remember to get a good night's rest and bring a chromebook to school.

On Wednesday, April 9th, PHS students will witness a mock car crash. Reps from multiple agencies will be present including law enforcement, fire department, coroner and a helicopter if weather permits. Students will be dismissed at the conclusion of the events at approx. 1:45.

🎉🍦 PJHS students earned a well-deserved treat after their hard work on IAR testing! They enjoyed delicious Ice Cream Sundaes with all the toppings! 🍨💖 A special thank you goes out to our PJHS parents for their generous donations!🍨






Our PES Special Education Team is in the spotlight! 👀 Did you know our special education teachers come from diverse educational backgrounds? Get ready to discover the interesting paths that led them to their current positions here at PES!







🌟 It's National School Librarian Day! Big round of applause to PJHS Librarian Mrs. Scherzer and District Librarian Mrs. Cothern! 🎉 Thank you for all your dedication and hard work in encouraging our students to read at PJHS! 📚


Happy National School Librarians Day to our amazing librarians! You open up worlds of adventure, knowledge, and imagination for our students every day. Thank you for fostering a love of reading and learning! ❤️ #NationalLibrariansDay #SchoolLibrarian #Read #ElementarySchool
