Paragould Junior High School

English The Paragould School District continues to monitor the weather. All car lines will start at 1:00 this afternoon (Monday, January 30). Due to the updated weather forecast for this afternoon, PSD will run our buses 90 minutes early. We have buses that are in excess of an hour and a half in length and student safety is the priority. En Español El Distrito de Paragould continúa monitoreando el clima. Todas las líneas de automóviles comenzarán a la 1:00 de esta tarde (lunes 30 de enero). Debido al pronóstico meteorológico actualizado para esta tarde, PSD ejecutará nuestro autobús 90 minutos antes. Tenemos autobuses que tienen más de una hora y media de duración y la seguridad de los estudiantes es la prioridad. Majol Jikuul kein an Paragould District ej etale maanwaj wot mejatoto ne an rainin. Aolep lain in car ko nan ektak naaj jino ilo 1:00 kiin eraelep ( Mande, Janod 30 raan). Jen wot nuuj ko rej lale ukooktakier ilo rainin, PSD enaaj jino aer katteri bus ko 90 minit mokajlok rainin. Ewor bus ko rej jerbej emaron aitokin juon awa nan juon jimettan awa im kejparok an rijikuul rein kemij komaje moktata.

Due to the threat of inclement weather, we are rescheduling cheer tryouts to the following days. Monday: 2/6 4:30pm -6:30pm Tuesday 2/7 4:30 pm- 5:30 pm Wednesday 2/8 4:30 pm-? (Actual try out day) Please join the Google Classroom if you haven’t already to get all needed materials for tryouts. Please contact Coach Davis if you have any questions. adavis@paragouldschools.net

Valentine’s Day Announcement: No deliveries will be accepted to the school.

PJHS Parents and Students: Remember that if we are out of school for inclement weather, we will utilize AMI packets sent home earlier in the year. Work will be due once we return to school. Example: If we miss 1 day - complete day 1 work. If we miss 4 days - complete days 1,2,3, and 4 of work.

The 2023 Miss PSD Pageant Rehearsal times have been announced. Please see the attached image and contact Jennifer Wallace with questions. Her email is jwallace@paragouldschools.net #psdrams #riseuprams

The police department was called to a bus accident early this morning. Both the bus and the private vehicle were operable after the incident. No injuries were reported. Students on the bus are fine and have been delivered to their school. Thank you for your patience.

Join us to honor 8th grade students on January 24th at 8:15 am in the PJHS gym. The students listed are receiving an award. Several students are receiving multiple awards. We love celebrating students. 💙❤️

Join us to honor 7th grade students on January 23rd at 8:15 am in the PJHS gym. The students listed are receiving an award. Several students are receiving multiple awards. We love celebrating students. 💙❤️

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PJHS QUIZ BOWL TEAM! PJHS Quiz Bowl placed 1st in the NEA Educational Cooperative Invitational yesterday! They were undefeated all day. All day folks! It’s a great day to be a Ram! Pictured are Aubrie Cole, Taylor Gaines, Carleigh Boone, Dalen Burroughs, Edwin Chen, Kathryn Cox, Romani Cook, Mark Gilkison, and Nik Cook.

Congratulations to the PJHS Beta Club for receiving several awards at the State Beta Convention this week. This club is new to PJHS and already has amazing members demonstrating achievement, character, leadership, and service. Carly Ablan won 5th place at state for mathematics. Tia Trammell, Elaine Zhang and Penn Richardson won 5th place in Marketing and communications at state. Penn Richardson won 3rd place in drawing at state. Tia Trammell won 3rd place in Digital art at state. The Beta Group Performance won 4th place at state. Living Literature won 4th place at state.

Order your yearbook by January 27th to personalize. https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01113205

PJHS wants to celebrate students. Join us for the awards ceremony.

The Paragould School District pageant is Saturday, January 28th. The deadline to enter is January 21st. Information and forms are attached.

The Miss PSD Pageant is going to be held on January 28, 2023. The deadline to register is January 21st. See the attached for information and the QR code to register.

We would love to shout THANK YOU to the Central Baptist Paragould Women's Ministry for their donation to our food backpack program. We are grateful for your generosity! #psdrams #backpackprogram #betterlatethanneverseries

In keeping with our "better late than never" series, check out this gem from last summer. PJHS was named as the Jostens 2022 National Yearbook Program of Excellence. Jostens recognized PJHS for a "dynamic and engaging yearbook" that achieved the following criteria: creating an inclusive yearbook (captured a broad representation of the student body); generating school engagement; and successfully managing the yearbook creation process. Congratulations to Aaron Ferguson and his student team, Edwin Chen and Jamarion Scott, for their outstanding work!

The AMMC Foundation pageant will be held Saturday, February 4 at the GCT High School auditorium

PJHS is excited to see you tomorrow. Don't forget to charge your computers!

Save the Date! January 28th is the PSD Pageant. More info to follow!

Students received a paper today letting them know if they are exempt from semester tests by class period.