PBL Junior High Student Council invites all junior high students to participate in our holiday dress up days for the final week before break! Please make sure the attire follows the school dress code. We hope to see everyone have fun in the week leading up to break!
Good luck to our 8th Grade Boys Basketball Team tonight! They're playing Iroquois West Middle School for 3rd place in the Twin City Conference Tournament at Watseka Glenn Raymond. Tip-off is at 5:00 PM.
GCMS is hosting a fundraising event during our game against them on December 17th. Let's show our support, have some fun, and contribute to a worthy cause.
As we enter the winter months, be prepared for inclement weather and do your best to stay healthy. Attendance is still very important at this time of year!
Today in Mrs. Knoll's ELA class, Mrs. Ager discussed with students how illustrations help to enhance the meaning of stories. Students discussed art specific vocabulary in regards to images from their books and began to sketch a hero of their own to begin brainstorming their original monomyth.
Dear PBL JH Families:
The PBL Junior High School, in partnership with the Paxton Church of Christ, is hosting a Holiday Shopping Event for students to select gifts for their loved ones. Donations of new or gently used items are being collected until Friday, December 13th at the Junior High School. The event will take place on Tuesday, December 17th from 4:00-6:00 p.m. in the Paxton Church of Christ Basement.
Click the link for more information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D8_K0OTLsdX_t245JIu_3ZNC9NTsGY8q/view
Click on the following link to signup for the event: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSet_LmEx1CA5i3dBkMy5vNTt1IqXPzV6dEdku5gXklf57MDfA/viewform
PBL Junior High School Student Council presents their holiday themed dress up days for the week of December 9th - December 13th. Each day the student council members have picked holiday themed dress up days to add some excitement to our weeks leading up to winter break. There will be more dress up days for the week of December 16th - December 20th that we will post on Friday. Let's have a fun week, Panthers!
Congratulations to our PBL Junior High School Students of the Week for the week of December 2nd - December 6th.
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PBL Junior High LEGO League Teams Gear Up for Competition! This Saturday, December 7th, two PBL Junior High School LEGO League teams will be putting their skills to the test at the University of Illinois Electrical & Computer Engineering Building. This year at the junior high, we have two LEGO League Teams: Technic Top Hats & Studs of Steel.
We wish our talented young engineers the best of luck this Saturday!
❄️ Due to projected wind chill temperatures, all morning practices are cancelled for Thursday, December 5. Please check Rooms or Google Classroom for any updated practice times. Stay warm, Panthers!
Join us for the PBL Music Holiday Concert on Sunday, December 8th at the PBL High School Gymnasium. The PBL Choral Boosters will run a concession stand during the event. There will be pizza available for purchase from 4:00 - 6:00 pm! We hope to see you there!
Each student at PBL junior high received a book from the current Rebecca Caudill list this week, to encourage reading at home and to encourage students to participate in the Rebecca Caudill Reading Challenge at the junior high. The Rebecca Caudill Award is a student choice award for the state of Illinois - the books are nominated by students, teachers, and librarians and students are the ones that choose the best book on the list every year! You can find more information about the Rebecca Caudill Award at their website: https://www.rebeccacaudill.org/
Students have until April 17th to complete the challenge. Students can stop in the library to check out one of these great books and join the challenge! Thank the PBL school district for donating these books to our students!
Congratulations to our PBL Junior High School Students of the Week for the week of November 18th - November 22nd.
Join us for the PBL Music Holiday Concert on Sunday, December 8th at the PBL High School Gymnasium. We will have pizza provided by our PBL Choral Boosters! It will be available from 4pm to 6pm. We hope to see you there!
Congratulations to our 8th grade girls' basketball team, who defeated Hoopeston Area Middle School on Saturday in the first round of the IESA Regional Tournament. The 8th grade girls' basketball team will be back in action on Tuesday, November 26th at 6:00 PM. They will play Watseka in the next round of the regional tournament hosted at Hoopeston Area Middle School.
It's the final performance of PBL Junior High School's production of Seussical the Musical! Join us for a delightful afternoon at the matinee performance, today at 2:00 PM in the PBL High School Gymnasium. Tickets are available at the door for $5. The Choral Booster Club will also have concessions available for purchase.
Don't miss the second performance of the PBL Junior High School musical, Seussical the Musical, tonight at 7:00 PM in the PBL High School Gymnasium. Tickets are available at the front door for $5, and there are concessions for purchase. Check out these photos from last night's amazing opening performance!
In Mrs. McMahon's Social Studies Class Kat Sawyer's response to the monthly opinion question on the News Quiz class was chosen and aired in this week's episode! This is a national news show for classrooms. Way to go Kat!
Don't miss Seussical Jr. tonight at 7pm! Support our amazing students and enjoy a fun-filled musical. Tickets $5 cash at the door. Concessions available.
