Pana CUSD 8

Congrats to Ambriel Lowe for being the 1st Artist of the Month for the 2025-2026 school year. Her favorite art medium is graphite pencil & watercolor painting. Art is important to Ambriel because you can make something intriguing out of just a thought & ordinary materials.

Congratulations to the Student Council Halloween Costume Contest Winners! 🧡Best Duo: Briley W and Dragan W as Kat Stratford and Patrick Verona from 10 Things I Hate about You 🖤Scariest: Miss Barr as a Shark 🧡Funniest: Carly Bland as the Lorax 🖤Cutest: Tyson Mizeur as a Dinosaur 🧡Staff: Mr. Burton as Beetlejuice 🖤🧡Best Overall: Madison Wilkins as Lola Bunny🧡🖤

🎃Take a look at all the costumes Students and Staff wore to school for Halloween! 🎃

What's happening in the Art Room @ PJHS: weaving & beading. 6th graders are sewing. 7th & 8th graders are creating beaded keychains this week. Lots of great participation! Keep being creative! #GoPanthers🐾🐈‍⬛ #Art🎨

We’re so proud to recognize these outstanding students for their hard work, kindness, and leadership around our school. 🌟 Their dedication inside and outside the classroom makes PJHS a stronger, kinder community.👏

CPO Snyder went over hunting rules and regulations with the PJHS Outdoor Resource class.

Panther Football Fans:

For those of you attending the second round of football playoffs this Saturday (11-8-25), here are some details.

Location: Flora
Admission: $9.00 cash only, no digital (prices set by the IHSA)
Gates Open: 12:00 PM, no tickets sold earlier than the opening of the gates.
Time: 2:00 PM
Pana Fan Parking: Flora Elementary parking lot on north side of football field

*Go Panthers

🌟 🎉 What an amazing week at PJHS! Students and staff came together to celebrate Red Ribbon Week! 🧩🧩 Life is a Puzzle - Solve it Drug Free! ❤️✨

This week in the library, PES students had a blast working in groups and rolling dice to create unique pumpkin designs! Each roll meant a new addition to their pumpkins, showcasing their creativity! 🎃

Mrs. Schafer's 2nd graders had a visit from Ag in the Class! They even got hands-on with REAL worms! 🐛

🥇The Frindle Files Choice Board Contest was a great success! PJHS students submitted very detailed art work and well-written responses to specific prompts. The judges were blown away by the quanity and quality of work from PJHS students and their families! There was one winner per grade level. Each winner received a family certificate to be used at a local business.

We would like to thank the Pana Education Foundation and our local businesses for teaming up to provide these family prizes. You can find winners dining with their family at Pizza Man, bowling and snacking at the Pana Bowl, and enjoying a movie at The Roseland Theatre here in town!

We want to continue to encourage PJHS students and their families to continue reading and completing activities for the One Book, One School program.

Together, we can build a reading community! 📗🧡💙🐾

🍞✨ PJHS 7th graders are learning how to write captivating descriptions for a narrative in the most delicious way possible— by making peanut butter & jelly sandwiches! 🥪🥜🍇 It’s all about adding the right details! 🥪✨

Mrs. Simpson’s preschool classes had a spooktacular time celebrating Halloween today! The children made their very own spider hats and looked adorable wearing them. They also played a fun game of Ring Around the Spider, laughed with friends, and enjoyed all the festive Halloween excitement. It was a wonderful day full of creativity, giggles, and Halloween fun!

Mrs. Simpson’s preschool classes explored pumpkins this week! Each class made predictions about what they thought was inside the pumpkin — some friends guessed candy, seeds, or even a surprise! We also estimated how many seeds we might find before carefully opening the pumpkin to check our guesses.

🎉 PES observed Red Ribbon Week with Career Day today! Healthy lifestyles and smart choices are the keys to unlocking your future. Let’s turn those dreams into reality!

📗PJHS students and families! This week, PJHS students received a copy of the bookmark and book cover contest requirements, as well as bookmark cardstock and book cover cardstock. Students and their families can choose to make a bookmark, a new book cover, or BOTH! Be sure to pay close attention to the requirements and submit your art work to your homeroom teacher by Friday, October 31 to be entered to win a prize to share with the family!🏆

Keep reading and show off those art skills!

Together, we can build a reading community! 📗🧡💙🐾

Mrs. Schafer’s 2nd graders teamed up with Mrs. Hubbartt to put their STEM skills to the test. After reading The Three Billy Goats Gruff, they built bridges strong enough for three toy goats to cross safely. 🌉🐐

🌟 We are thrilled to announce the 1st Quarter Honor Roll for PJHS! 🎉 Congratulations to our outstanding students for their hard work and dedication!