Paragould Junior High School

📚🎉 Two Million Words and Counting! 🎉📚

Congratulations to Abigail Curtis for reaching an incredible milestone — reading 2 MILLION words this school year! 🌟 Enjoy your well-deserved lunch from Chick-fil-A! 🐄❤️

Big congratulations to PJHS student Chloe Steele for being named a finalist in the 2026 ARTEFFECT Competition! 🎨✨

ARTEFFECT announced 201 finalists from 16 countries, including 149 high school students and just 52 middle school students — and Chloe is one of them! We are so proud of her creativity, talent, and hard work representing our school on an international stage. 🌎🖌️

Way to go, Chloe! 👏💙

Please have your student charge their Chromebook tonight in preparation for the science ATLAS test in the morning. Regular afternoon classes will follow.

Shoutout to our JH Rams Gold & Silver Soccer Teams as they clinched conference championships last night! We are so proud of you!

2 ATLAS tests down & 2 to go! students have done a fantastic job. Event tonight: End of school year dance in the JH cafeteria from 6-8 pm. $5 admission, concessions available, dress school appropriately. Please dropoff and pick up by the JH gym.

Day 1 of ATLAS testing is in the books. We just want to remind caregivers that the afternoon class schedule will remain the same after all testing dates. If you check out your student, it will count as an absence. Teachers are still reviewing content in their afternoon classes, so we want to encourage you to keep your student at school as much as possible. Thank you.

🍎 Happy School Lunch Hero Day! 🍎
Today we celebrate the amazing cafeteria staff who serve up more than just meals - they serve smiles, kindness, and care every single day. Thank you for keeping our students fueled, happy, and ready to learn. We appreciate you more than words can say!❤️ 🥪🥛💙

Last weekend our Paragould High School Quiz Bowl Team brought home an incredible 2nd place finish at the State Tournament! We are so proud of their hard work, teamwork, and dedication all season long.

👏 A special shoutout to Dalen Burroughs for being named to the State All-Tournament Team - what an outstanding accomplishment!

Team Members
Seated (L to R): Edwin Chen, John McNamee, Dalen Burroughs, Taylor Gaines, Kathryn Cox
Standing (L to R): Lukas Parker, Penn Richardson, Jude Johnson, Cara Prince

Coaches: Michelle Guinn, Pamela Cox, Amanda Pillow

Way to represent PHS with excellence - we are so proud of you all! 🎉

📝📚 ATLAS Testing Season is coming to PJHS! 📚📝

It’s time to show what we know! ATLAS testing will begin next week at PJHS. Students will take 2 tests per week over the course of 2 weeks, so please help them come prepared and ready to do their best! 💪✨

🗓️ Be sure to check the attached flyer for specific testing dates and details.

Let’s support our students by encouraging plenty of rest, a good breakfast, and a positive mindset. We know they’re going to do great! 🌟

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Mrs. Langston's students made waves in science today! 🌊
Students rotated through stations creating and exploring different types of waves—energy was definitely in motion and learning was on another wavelength!

🏆📚 We Have Our Champions! 📚🏆

Congratulations to Mrs. Hooten’s 2nd Period class for being crowned our March Madness Reading Challenge Champions! 🎉

Through dedication and determination, these students came out on top by reading and logging the most pages—a great accomplishment!

Congratulations to PJH's newest Million Word Reader - Lane Wright! He received his awesome swag bag from Chick-fil-A Paragould today! Tomorrow he will be celebrated with lunch! Way to go Lane! THANK YOU Chick-fil-A Paragould for supporting our RAMtastic READERS!!

Due to the weather, cheer practice and after-school tutoring have been canceled today.

Yearbooks have arrived!

They will be distributed on May 5th during intramural. It’s not too late to place an order; we still have additional copies available, but they will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Online orders are accepted until May 4th. Cost is $45"

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Rowdy Ram Stuffing Party
If you purchased a Ram from our PTO fundraiser, please see the following details:
When: Saturday, May 1 at 10 am
Where: PJHS Cafeteria

Unable to attend: your kit will be delivered to your student's school on the following Monday

🚌❤️ Today we celebrate the amazing people who help start and end each school day with kindness, patience, and care - our bus drivers! Rain or shine, early mornings and busy afternoons, they safely transport our students and greet them with smiles along the way. Their dedication keeps our district rolling! Thank you to our incredible bus drivers for all you do for our students, families, and schools. We appreciate you more than words can say!

The Paragould Beta Club helped pick up trash at the 8 Mile Trail this weekend as part of Clean Sweep Paragould community event! Thank you for your service!

We’ve done it again! 🎉📚

Congratulations to PJHS’s TWO newest Million Word Readers — Adrianna Perez and Hadley Ewing! 💙

They have officially reached the million word milestone, and we couldn’t be more proud of their dedication and love for reading!

They celebrated their achievement with a fun swag bag and a delicious lunch from Chick-fil-A Paragould! 🐔✨ Thank you Chick-fil-A Paragould for supporting our readers!