Faith Wheeler from Shelby Electric Cooperative visited Mrs. Mathis' 4th grade today. She talked about electrical safety and solar power. She also shared some of the tools that lineman use to stay safe on the job. The presentation went perfectly with the current reading unit in the classroom!
The non-monetary Honors Day at PHS will be on Monday April 29th at 1:15pm. Parents and the community are welcome to attend. Doors will open at 1:00pm.
Mark your calendars for the annual PJHS Scholastic Book Fair, taking place March 13 - 22. Check out the website for more details, including creating a digital wallet.
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/panajuniorhighschool
AP Biology is hitting the Biotechnology again. Let's analyze some Gel Electrophoresis data!!
Lincoln School was fortunate to have friends from Germany visit us last week during their stay in the USA! Our German friends were able to tell us about their language, country, customs, and future goals! All of the students loved the interaction!
Please join our talented musicians as they celebrate Music In Our Schools Month! The choirs and vocal and instrumental soloists will be showcasing their talents from the classroom and from Solo and Ensemble Contest. It will be an amazing evening in a unique location!
PJHS March Parent Newsletter - https://www.smore.com/n/bh4rs
Miss Kuhn's class is working on finding details in a story.
Animal Science has been learning about animal nutrition and balancing feed rations. Today they formulated their own feed ration mix for a snack time in class, Chex mix style.
Congratulations to our First National Bank Senior of the Month winners thus far: Claire Osborn, Ryan Karbach, John Berns, Bailey Evrely, Logan Sims, and Claire Kuhn!!
Mrs. Patton, Tyson Mizeur, Kaylee Kuhn, Noah Gorenz, and Delanyi Jones were all nominated as our Responsibility Winners and earned Scoop'd gift cards! Thanks for being you! #BetterTogether #CKH #PartOfThePride
Mrs. McLeod, Madison Wilkins, Madyx Angel, Lakin Salazar, and Claire Kuhn were all nominated as our Kindness Winners and earned Scoop'd gift cards! Thanks for being you! #BetterTogether #CKH #PartOfThePride
Ryan Foster, Destanie Hamner, Tyler Beyers, Ethan Hicks, and Mr. Eddy were all nominated as our Respect Winners and earned Scoop'd gift cards! Thanks for being you! #BetterTogether #CKH #PartOfThePride
This coming Saturday, March 9, PHS Senior John Berns will sing the National Anthem two times at the IHSA Boys Basketball State Tournament Games at the State Farm Center in Champaign. John earned this honor through an audition process through the Illinois Music Educator's Association. John will sing the National Anthem at approximately 11:00AM and 5:00PM. The games will be broadcast on TV station CW26...please see the attached link for CW26. We are so proud of John for earning this incredible honor and for representing Pana High School in this unique way! All the best to you, John!
https://www.wciu.com/cw26
🎨-What's Happening in the PHS Painting Class-🎨
💎💎Art students are wrapping up their custom Gemstone painting projects. This involved planning, designing, viewing, color theory + paint mixing, understanding depth, space, & perspective. Please view some final pieces. 💎💎
PJHS 7th & 8th graders are creating something from the past - Beadie Buddies (weaving string & beads). Art teacher created these during her early preteen & teen years. These were custom keychains colored selected & designed by students pattern came from teacher memory. #PJHS #Art
Congratulations to our Students of the Month! These students have demonstrated excellent behavior inside and outside the classroom, are well-mannered, and respectful to peers and teachers.
6th Grade - Christine Criswell and Alexis Ellenberg
7th Grade - Adelaide Bauer and Samantha Collins
8th Grade - Sofia Ademi and Ethan Jostes
The Pana Junior High Panther Den and cafeteria staff will be serving breakfast to all police, fire, and EMT personnel on March 12 from 7:00-8:00 AM in the PJHS cafeteria.
PJHS 8th students were finishing up their investigations into Planetary Motion and distance last week. Students coded Spheros to model the motion and distances of our solar system. Their goal was to get the planets all rotating around the sun at the same time.
PJHS sent off the 7th-grade volleyball team at the end of the day. They will play in tonight's Sectional Championship game in Vandalia at 6:30 pm. Come cheer them on as they take on Staunton! Good luck girls! PJHS is proud of you!
