6th grade boys’ basketball try-outs will be held November 18th (3:20-5:00) and November 19th (8:00-9:30 am) in the PBL Junior High gym. All participants must have a current athletic physical and a signed insurance waiver in order to participate.
The 7th & 8th grade girls’ basketball games at John Greer School in Hoopeston will begin at 6:00 tonight. This is a change from the original schedule. The bus will leave at 4:55.
School picture retake day is on Thursday, Nov. 10th. You can go to the following link & enter the code 74784GA to do the process online: https://inter-state.com/Order. Please see the image with this post for what to do if you took pictures on the orginal date & want them retaken.
Monday is the final day of our Student Council Red Ribbon Week at PBL JH. From October 24th-October 31st our Student Council put together daily themes for staff and students to participate in. The theme for Monday is "Color War to Fight Against Drugs." 8th grade wears blue, 7th grade wears yellow/gold, 6th grade wears white, & staff wears black.
Power is currently out at PBL Junior High. Girls’ basketball practice is canceled this morning.
Tonight PBL JH will be hosting the Fall Band & Chorus Concert at 6pm in the PBL JH Gym. Students should be dropped off at 5:15pm to make preparations & the gym will be open for seating at 5:15pm. Following the concert there will be small reception with drinks & treats.
PBL JH will be holding Parent-Teacher Conferences on Wednesday, October 19th & Thursday, October 20th from 3:30pm-7pm. To sign up for a conference click on the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6vnimwXpKyvj7Ya-m_AV2roKRGHLPBu8-AbgfhYtl_9YDFw/viewform
On Monday, October 3rd we are encouraging all students & staff to wear blue & gold in support of World Day of Bullying Prevention. During the month of October we will be doing several items in school & in advisory to help make the junior high a better place for all students.
Our school picture day is on Thursday, September 29th. You can go to the following link and enter the code 72418J to do the process online: https://inter-state.com/Shop. Students will be brining home order forms and we also have them in the main office.
There will be a girls’ basketball parent meeting at the conclusion of practice tonight at 6:30 in the junior high gym. Each player should have at least one parent attend this meeting.
Good luck to the PBL JH Baseball Team tonight against GCMS Middle School. The game will begin at 4:15pm in Gibson City, IL. Attached is a picture of all the 8th grade players and coaches from the final home game last night against Milford. Good luck Panthers-
Good luck to the PBL JH Softball Team in their final regular season game tonight at Watseka Glenn Raymond starting at 4:00pm. Attached is a picture of all the 8th grade players from last week when they had their final home game against Milford. Good luck Panthers-
PBL Junior High Softball, Baseball and Cross Country are all at HOME today beginning at 4:30. See you there! Go, Panthers!!🐾🐾🐾
The PBL JH softball game vs Champaign St. Matthew has been canceled today due to wet field conditions in Champaign. We will now hold practice on our home field from 3:30-5.
This week is School Safety Week at PBL Junior High School. We have numerous activities happening for the students this week to promote school safety. By the end of the week, students will have met the School Resource Officer, spoken with State Trooper Jayme Bufford and Special Agent Alyssa Bufford on digital safety, performed our ALICE Drill, and pledged to See Something, Hear Something, Say Something in regards to school safety. Check out the flyer to learn more!
Below is a link to the PBL JH Daily Announcements. There is information in the announcements about LEGO League, Speech Team, and more for the junior high.
https://sites.google.com/a/pblpanthers.org/pbljh-announcements/pbljh-announcements?authuser=0
It's the first full week back at PBL Junior High School and we wanted to share some tips for both students and parents to have a successful year! Check out the infographic attached to learn more! Let's have a great year Panthers!
All 7th and 8th grade families are invited to join us for our Junior High Open House tonight, August 22nd, from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. Please enter through the junior high commons. We hope to see you there!
Come join us for our 7th and 8th grade Open House at PBL Junior High on Monday, August 22nd from 5:30-6:30 PM. Our teachers and staff are excited for you to come tour the classrooms and make a connection with you and your family. Please enter through the Junior High Commons.
Our baseball and softball teams will play at HOME tonight beginning at 4:30! Let’s go, Panthers!!🐾🐾