Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High

It's tourney time for JH girls basketball!

Congratulations to the PBL Junior High School Students of the Week for October 20th through October 24th! Great job, Panthers! We're super proud of you going above and beyond. Keep up the excellent work!

Hello PBL Junior High Parents!

Make shopping for new books easy and fun with the Scholastic eWallet. Setting up a cashless account means no lost money, and it's a simple way for friends and family to contribute to your student's love of reading!

Create your eWallet now: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/paxtonbuckleylodajrhs

PBL Junior High School student council has created dress up days for Red Ribbon Week! Red Ribbon Week will be October 23rd - October 31st: 10/23: Wear Red “Rock the Red: Live Drug Free” 10/24: Hawaiian Day “Take a Vacation from Drugs” 10/27: Pajama Day “Be Cozy Drug Free” 10/28: Multiples Day “Find Your Matching Puzzle Piece & Be Drug Free” 10/29: Teacher Look Alike Day “Mirror Your Mentor, Live Drug Free” 10/30: Neon Day “Shine Bright, Live Bright, Be Drug Free” 10/31: School Color Day “Our School Chooses to be Drug Free”

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 is Unity Day. Unity Day, the signature event of National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, has been recognized in the United States since 2011. To participate in Unity Day, individuals, schools, communities, and businesses wear or share orange to unite for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion to prevent students being bullied. Let's wear orange today to unite against bullying, Panthers!

PBL Junior High School is holding its Fall Band & Chorus Concert tonight, Tuesday, October 21st, at 6:00 PM in the PBL JH Gymnasium. The doors will open for seating at 5:00 PM for all parents, families, and community members. All participating students should arrive in their respective band and chorus classrooms no later than 5:15 PM. Following the concert, we will host a small reception in the north foyer with drinks and treats for those in attendance. We look forward to a great concert and sincerely thank you for your support of our band and chorus programs!

Congratulations to our 1st quarter PBL Junior High School straight A honor roll and honor roll recipients. Great job, Panthers!

Check out some of the books that will be at our upcoming book fair! You can watch book trailers here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/videos/video-book-trailers/ms1-ms2.html

Check out the digital flyer here: https://registration.scholasticbookfairs.com/flipbooks/?fb=f25-ms-case (English)

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/dam/fairs/fair-files/Fall-Spanish-Booklist-6UP-Case.pdf (Spanish)

Here’s everything you need to know about the Book Fair:

Dates: Monday, October 27th – Monday, November 3rd

The fair will be open throughout the school day and after school until 3:45PM every day in the Junior High Library. We will have a Family Night on Tuesday, October 28th, and the fair will be open from 2:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.

During Family Night, we will also host our 10th Annual Edible Books Festival, where students can make a representation of a book out of food (typically students choose to make this out of cake). Students can work individually or in a team of 2 with another PBL Junior High student. Submissions must arrive at the library no later than 5:15 P.M. on Tuesday, October 28th. Additionally, students can not drop off submissions any earlier than the morning of Tuesday, October 28th. Voting takes place between 5:30 and 6:00 P.M. at the book fair, and anyone at the fair during that time is eligible to vote for their favorite entry! Winners will be announced by 6:15 P.M.

There’s even more info on our school’s Book Fair homepage:

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/paxtonbuckleylodajrhs

The book fair accepts eWallet, cash, check, and credit card payments. To make an eWallet, visit our book fair homepage. If you wish to pay with a check, please make it out to PBL Junior High.

Our JH girls basketball teams are fun to watch! Catch them in action this week.

Congratulations to Karsyn Rini (7th Grade) for qualifying and running in the IESA 2A State Cross Country Meet this past Saturday, October 18th, which took place at Maxwell Park in Normal, IL. Karsyn ran a fantastic time of 12 minutes and 58.6 seconds, placing 157th out of 223 total runners from 6th through 8th grade across the state of Illinois. Congratulations again to Karsyn on an excellent season.

Congratulations to the PBL Junior High School Students of the Week for the week of October 14th - October 16th. Great job, Panthers! We hope everyone enjoys the Fall Break and school will resume on Monday, October 20th.

Congratulations to the PBL Junior High School Students of the Week for the week of October 6th - October 10th. Great job, Panthers!

PBL JH girls basketball has a busy week! You won't want to miss it!

It's a great day to celebrate our PBL Junior High Staff at the end of the first quarter! We appreciate all of our teachers and staff for their hard work and dedication to our students and families this quarter. Staff members were treated to a goodie cart first thing this morning to start their Friday off right! We also celebrated our "Filler up Friday" winner Mrs. Wagoner and our "Many thanks Monday" winners Mrs. Hastings, Mrs. Lee, and Mr. Fairchild. Thanks for all you do! 💛💙

Congratulations to the PBL Junior High School Students of the Week for the week of September 29th - October 3rd. Great job, Panthers!

Thank you to all JH Parents from the PBL JH Staff!

🏀 PBL JH Boys Basketball signups are underway. Please make sure your athlete has a current sports physical and insurance waiver on file prior to tryouts. If you have any questions, reach out to Lindsey Alred at lalred@pblpanthers.org. Go Panthers!