Please see the attached map with reminders regarding traffic flow during arrival and dismissal at Pana High School. Please stay alert and pull forward when appropriate in the circle drive.
Due to inclement weather, all Pana CUSD 8 schools will be closed on Monday, January 6th.
🚗 Reminder for all PJHS parents! Please follow our drop-off and pick-up procedures to keep our school safe and efficient. Your cooperation makes a difference!
Pana Elementary School would like to share a few friendly reminders about arrival and dismissal for the 2nd half of the school year!
1) There are 2 lines of traffic (as shown in the photos) for arrival and dismissal. These lines of traffic merge once near the school. These lanes are coned off. Consistently there has been no dropoff line after 7:55 a.m. each morning.
2) At pickup, Kindergarten & 1st grade parents should display/show their child’s name placard to the PES staff member assisting with dismissal. All 2nd-5th grade parents should display their child’s name placard in their window as they drive forward in the pickup line.
3) During dropoff & pickup, traffic should pull all the way forward towards the playground at PES until stopped by a staff member.
Thank you for your continued patience and focus on student & staff safety during arrival and dismissal at Pana Elementary School!
Pana High School Student Council held an animal shelter donation drive for three local animal shelters.
Mrs. Hardimon would like to personally thank the amazing generosity of the students and the community. We were able to donate a large overflowing tote of donations to each shelter!
Donations included cleaning supplies, food, treat, toys, blankets, and more!
Mrs Ruppert's Fall Semester Jr High Exploratory Ag wrapped up the semester in the wood shop. Students made some great snowmen to take home and enjoy!
3rd graders and their families had a sweet time building gingerbread houses together at PES!
Who's afraid of the gingerbread man? Not Mrs. Ginger's preschoolers! They had a blast tracking him down around the school. 🏃♂️🍪 Merry Christmas!
Our PES students and staff had a blast celebrating the holidays with festive dress-up days!
🎄🎉 What a festive week at PJHS! Students teamed up with teachers to decorate doors, and we had some fantastic winners! 🎊 To top it off, we ended the week with Christmas Bingo! 🥳
Our 3-5 grade students had a rockin' good time singing Christmas carols with Izzy today! Check out the link to hear a little bit of the fun! https://tinyurl.com/yc2e8w5j
Who's been spotted at PES today? Hint: He's known for wearing a red suit. I think he must be checking his list! #santaclaus
Look who came to greet kids and parents as they came to PES today!
Mrs. Simpson's Preschool classes completed a directed reindeer drawing today during small groups. The students did a great job listening to directions and they all worked really hard. Check out how cute these turned out!
Ashley Blankenship A.K.A. Miss OT brought in a fun Christmas game for Second Grade. We were able to build their hand strength while following directions and having a lot of laughs!🎄
Mrs. Simpson's Preschool classes had some visitors today. Mrs. Henschen's classes came and read Christmas stories to the kids that they wrote all on their own. They even added some familiar names into their stories. The preschool students absolutely loved listening to the stories and visiting with Mrs. Henschen's students.
Mrs. Rodman's Second grade had a surprise visitor. He brought us cookies and picked up his mail! A special thanks to Scoopd and the Grinch!
Today, 4th graders were working with Bolt using the drawing program. These two successfully instructed Bolt to draw a rectangle. Some of the other groups were successful in instructing Bolt to draw a heart and a circle. Check out the video: https://tinyurl.com/2mzwk7mb
We want to thank Trevor Higgins for the past 18 years of service he dedicated to Pana as a football coach. In his 9 years as head coach, Trevor amassed the most victories of any head coach in Pana history with 78. He reached the IHSA Quarterfinals four times and never missed the playoffs.
Trevor made a huge mark on the lives of hundreds of student athletes who came through the Pana football program, as well as all the students during his time as a junior high PE teacher. He was a mentor and a role model for a plethora of kids, and his impact will be missed.
Thank you, Trevor! We wish you the best in your next phase of life!
TECH Time was a hit today! K-2 students developed important problem-solving skills by completing patterns with Indi. 5th graders explored the world of STEM through hands-on drone flight.
