
Another Reminder:
In-Person Kindergarten Screening is BACK for Pana Elementary School!!!
Kindergarten Screening for any student entering Kindergarten for the 25-26 school year will be May 7th, May 8th, & May 9th at the First United Methodist Church in Pana.
Families are asked to fill out the Google Form with the required information and select their top two time slots. Pana Elementary School will contact the families confirming their time/date.
Please fill out the Google Form at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfH_eTP5NARsKzi2rGBnreYQNJiVwpt2zRU7KJEa-E-hYEAHQ/viewform?usp=sharing

Congratulations to some of our PHS Choir students on earning special recognition at the IHSA Solo and Ensemble Contest on Saturday March 8 hosted by Central A&M High School. We are proud of Cayden Hankins, Gabby Heinrich, and Jayda Oary for earning perfect scores on their vocal solos; Gabby Heinrich also earned the "Best Solo of the Day" award for her judging room. Also, the PHS Treble Choir earned the "Best Ensemble of the Day" award for their judging room. The PHS Treble Choir consisted of Jayda Oary, Aurora Bryant, Liberty Law, Chloe Toohey, Brieanna Lenz, Haven Blodgett, Gabriella Heinrich, Alexis Smith, and Alyssa Jones, Madison Solomon and Maisen Virden. Not pictured is Harley Nichols-Owens. Congratulations to all these amazing musicians!



Several members of the PHS Choir enjoyed seeing the Tony-Award winning Broadway musical "Kimberly Akimbo" at the Fabulous Fox Theater recently!


PCUSD students made some new friends last week, and PHS families became just a little bit larger. As part of Pana High School's annual German-American Partnership Program Exchange, we are happy to welcome this crew to our schools and our homes! Pana heißt die Georg-Forster-Gesamtschule Herzlich Willkommen!

🎉🍦 PJHS students earned a well-deserved treat after their hard work on IAR testing! They enjoyed delicious Ice Cream Sundaes with all the toppings! 🍨💖 A special thank you goes out to our PJHS parents for their generous donations!🍨






Our PES Special Education Team is in the spotlight! 👀 Did you know our special education teachers come from diverse educational backgrounds? Get ready to discover the interesting paths that led them to their current positions here at PES!







Happy National School Librarians Day to our amazing librarians! You open up worlds of adventure, knowledge, and imagination for our students every day. Thank you for fostering a love of reading and learning! ❤️ #NationalLibrariansDay #SchoolLibrarian #Read #ElementarySchool


🌟 It's National School Librarian Day! Big round of applause to PJHS Librarian Mrs. Scherzer and District Librarian Mrs. Cothern! 🎉 Thank you for all your dedication and hard work in encouraging our students to read at PJHS! 📚


In-Person Kindergarten Screening is BACK for Pana Elementary School!!!
Kindergarten Screening for any student entering Kindergarten for the 25-26 school year will be May 7th, May 8th, & May 9th at the First United Methodist Church in Pana.
Families are asked to fill out the Google Form with the required information and select their top two time slots. Pana Elementary School will contact the families confirming their time/date.
Please fill out the Google Form at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfH_eTP5NARsKzi2rGBnreYQNJiVwpt2zRU7KJEa-E-hYEAHQ/viewform?usp=sharing

✨ Brain breaks at PJHS during IAR testing sessions were a hit! 🎉 📺 Activities included fun movies, nostalgic TV shows, board games, name that tune, Quick, Draw!, and even extra gym time!🏃♀️💖






🎉✨ Behind the scenes at the PJHS Rebecca Caudill Celebration! 📚 Our Reading teachers couldn’t be prouder! 💖






The creative journey has begun at PES! Our 4th and 5th graders are exploring 3D printing with our new Bambu P1S printers. Using Tinkercad, they're learning design skills and starting with these fantastic name projects. So proud of their progress! #LearningByDoing #3DDesign







Ms. Coleman's 5th graders delivered a hilarious April Fools' Day surprise for Ms. Hahnenkamp! The look on her face when she saw what their screen looked like was pure shock and amusement. It's great to see the joy and lightheartedness in the classroom. Well done class!


These two girlies are the first to have earned one hundred points in AR. Mrs. Epley bought them lunch from McDonald's to celebrate this accomplishment. Way to go, Lily and Hailey!


What a wonderful way to start our day at PJHS! The cafeteria staff served over 120 students a yummy breakfast. Look at that full cafeteria!


📸🌟 Hey PJHS Family! It's time to pre-order your 2024-25 yearbook! 🎉 For just $25 (cash or check), you can secure your copy for delivery in May. Check out this sneak peek of the cover! 📸 Don’t miss out on capturing all the amazing memories! Limited quantities available!


PJHS students and staff celebrated a successful year with the 2025 Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Choice Award Program. 🏆79 PJHS students participated in the program by reading books from the 2025 Rebecca Caudill Nominee list. 11 PJHS staff members also participated in the program by reading and attending monthly meetings to discuss the books they read. Together, students and staff read a total of 233 books from the 2025 Rebecca Caudill list. Students and staff celebrated with school-wide Literary Trivia, voting, certificates, and sweet treats! Great reading PJHS students and staff! 🐾📚


Which is better, book or movie?📘🎦 The 3rd graders have been busy at the PES Library! Students shared who has been reading books from the Dog Man series, who has seen the new Dog Man movie, and who wants to see the Dog Man movie! More kids have read the books than seen the movie! 📘🐕Students then used inspiration from the author and illustrator of the Dog Man series, Dav Pilkey, to create their own comics! 💭 The future of readers, authors, and illustrators here in Pana is very bright!


Our PES staff had a blast with a 2-day Rock, Paper, Scissors competition! Staff members battled for beads, and the top 4 faced off in an epic student-watched finale. Huge congrats to Mrs. Collins, our champion, and all the top finishers! https://tinyurl.com/4sy46bwk





Our PES staff had a blast with a 2-day Rock, Paper, Scissors competition! Staff members battled for beads, and the top 4 faced off in an epic student-watched finale. Huge congrats to Mrs. Collins, our champion, and all the top finishers! https://tinyurl.com/4sy46bwk



