Paragould Junior High School

Come support the Paragould Back Pack program at Hays across from the school today from 9AM-3PM! Students will be collecting donations for our school pantry for our backpack program!

🦃🍁 Happy Thanksgiving, Ram Family! 🍁🦃

We want to wish all of our students, families, and community partners a happy, safe, and restful Thanksgiving break! We are grateful for each of you and the support you give our school every day. ❤️💙

📆 School Schedule Reminders:

*No school on November 24–28 for Fall Break
*No school on December 1 for Teacher Professional Development
➡️ The Office will be closed from November 24 - December 1 .
➡️ Students return on December 2! We can’t wait to see everyone back and ready to finish the semester strong!

📄 Interim Grades:
Interim reports were scheduled to be distributed during homeroom today.

* If your student did not receive one, they will receive it when they return.
* Families may also view grades anytime through Home Access Center.

Enjoy the holiday, stay safe, and we’ll see you soon! 🦃❤️💙

Students in Mrs. Langston's science classes investigated the importance of sustaining our resources and the need for hunting/fishing regulations.

More news from PJHS!

📚💡 Wired Words in Action!💡📚

Our amazing PJHS Beta Club students took a special trip to the Primary today to read to our younger learners as part of their Wired Words State Service Project, and they absolutely lit up the classrooms with excitement! 🤩✨

There’s nothing better than big kids inspiring little readers. Proud of their leadership, kindness, and passion for learning! 🐏⚡

🥧🦃 A huge THANK YOU to our amazing Food Service Team! 🦃🥧

Today they went above and beyond to prepare and serve an incredible Thanksgiving feast for our students and staff, and it was nothing short of delicious!

Our plates were full of:
🦃 Turkey & Dressing
🥔 Mashed potatoes & gravy
** Green beans
🥐 A warm roll
**Cranberry sauce
🍇 Fresh fruit
🥧 Cherry or strawberry cobbler
🥛 And of course—milk!

And our staff even got a special treat… chocolate pie! 😍

We are so grateful for the hard work, care, and heart our food service staff put into every meal, every day.
Thank you for feeding our school family and making today feel truly special.
We are thankful for YOU—and for our wonderful students who make days like this so meaningful!
❤️💙


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Day 2 at the Be Pro Be Proud Mobile Simulator! 🚛🔧 Our PJHS students had another incredible day exploring hands-on career pathways inside the Be Pro Be Proud Mobile Simulator. From operating heavy equipment to trying out high-tech welding and lineman simulators, students were fully engaged and excited to discover new opportunities for their futures. We love seeing them have fun while learning about high-wage high-demand professions. Thank you to the Be Pro Be Proud team for providing such an inspiring experience for our kids!

Paragould Junior High students in Mrs. McDaniel's and Mr. Weber's classes are having an exciting hands-on learning opportunity this week as they explore the Be Pro Be Proud AR Mobile Simulator! Students get to try out high-demand skilled trades through immersive, interactive simulations inside the Mobile Workshop. All of the careers represented can be started with a two-year degree or less, making them accessible, affordable, and full of opportunity. Trades featured on the simulator include: 🔧 Welding 🚜 Heavy Equipment Operation 🧰 Plumbing ⚙️ CNC Machining 🚚 Commercial Truck Driving 🪚 Carpentry 🔩 Industrial Maintenance 💡 Electrical Work This experience helps students discover potential career paths, find training, and see just how many high-skill, high-pay careers are within reach here in Arkansas.We’re excited to welcome the Be Pro Be Proud team and love to see our students learn, explore, and be inspired!

PJHS GT Entrepreneur Day winners!! We are so proud of these girls!

🏆 3rd place Business Plan - Evelyn Castleberry and Stormy Franklin
🏆 2nd place Overall Highest Score AND 🏆 1st place Marketing - Bethany Jankoviak, Rhiannon Agee, and Anni Hoskins

The PJHS Quiz Bowl Team placed 1st in the Cyclone Invitational Tournament at McArthur Jr. High in Jonesboro today. They competed against eleven other teams and were undefeated. Congratulations! Front row: Ada Chen, Me'Shelle Hinson, Jacob Shepherd, Arlington Jones, Braxton Lopez Back row: Coach Krystal Hooten, Tera Harlan, Lukas Parker, Knox Sugg, Jaxon Moss, Jack McDowell, Brayden Ingle, Zoey Smith, Asst. Coach Timothy McDonald

The winners of our 1st period food drive are Mr. Mitchell Weber's 1st period with 68 items from PHS and Mr. Hestand 1st period with 352 items from PJHS! We had a total of 829 items donated to the Backpack program!!

Beta Club collected over 250 books to donate with their book drive as part of their State Service Project! Paragould is WIRED for Success!!!

Reminder: Tomorrow is the last day to bring items to your homeroom class for the Backpack Program. Here are some items to consider: Pop-top canned ravioli, microwave mac and cheese cups, fruit or pudding cups, pop tarts, cereal bars/cups, and Ramen noodles. No peanut butter products, please.

More science fun at PJHS! Coach Whittle's physical science classes learned about matter changes by taking milk and turning it into ice cream.

Mrs. Langston’s students are rocking their science skills this week! 💪 They modeled the Rock Cycle — showing how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks transform through heat, pressure, and time. 🔥💧⏳

The PJHS Quiz Bowl Team participated in state quiz bowl camp Saturday. Ninth graders Ada Chen and Me’Shelle Hinson won awards for playing on top-placing teams, and 8th grader Arlington Jones was names to the All-Tournament Team. Congratulations!

Congratulations to all of our top winners from today's GT Business Entrepreneur Competition. Thank you to all of our judges and our parent volunteers! We could not have had this event without all of your help! Thank you to all 90 GT students grades 7-11 who participated. You all did a fabulous job!

7th graders got to know Max and Kevin on a whole new level! Through their Character Surgery of Freak the Mighty, students discovered how friendship, bravery, and acceptance made this story unforgettable. Students took on studying different characters with the medical theme the book carries. They were able to perform "surgery" and create beautiful work!

You've heard of Powder Puff Football - now it's time for IRONMAN VOLLEYBALL! Join us Monday night for a fun filled night as our 11th-12th grade boys coached by our 11th-12th grade girls take on the 9th-10th graders. Concessions available for purchase and it's only $5 to get in! See you there!

Parents/Caregivers, we are sending home student registration forms to your student today. Please check these forms for correct addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, etc., and return them to school with your student. Thanks