During the month of March, we celebrate Music In Our School month. We will be highlighting all things music here at Palatka JSHS along with some great info to share in the community. Today is National Marching Band Day. As we March Forth and grow, we highlight the 2023 Marching Panthers! We have marched with the Gators, played for the Jacksonville Icemen, and returned to the field in competition for the first time in a long time! Please let our Marching Panthers know how much they are appreciated! Also check out our Facebook page later today for a glimpse into the 2024 marching season!
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086580487657
"Respect the Past. Embrace the Future." is our theme this school year. To tie that in with the 2024 Black History Month theme, African Americans & the Arts, we invited several past Panthers and Putnam County community members to share their success in their respective artistic fields with our students. From culinary arts, to music, to photography, to dance and musical theatre, to painting and digital design we have hosted a variety of Panther alumni this month. PHS graduates from as far back as 2003 to as recent as 2023 helped to educate, encourage, and enlighten us with their accounts of networking, entrepreneurship, and post secondary training that carried them through their journey in the Arts. We are grateful for their passion and their commitment to our community by accepting our invitation to share their paths with our Jr and Sr High students.
Tyrone Bennett- Owner of Heart & Soulfood Eatery in Palatka
Derris Lee- Percussion Musician
Candace Kollas- Published Author and Attorney
Facia Lee- Independent Theatre Artist
Chef Sevarrest Allen- Entrepreneur
Cora Fells- Published Author, Counselor, and Caterer
Lafarrah Davis- Choreographer, Motivational Speaker, Author, Event Host
Makari Nealy- Dance Student
Brandall Kearse- Musical Theatre Student
John Alexander- Musician, Teacher, and Painter
April Alexander- Abstract Artist
🚌 Today is National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day!
THANK YOU to our hardworking bus drivers and transportation staff members who get our kids safely to and from school every day 🙌! Your dedication & care make all the difference!
#ProudtobePCSD
Sr High AVID students recently toured SJR State! What a beautiful campus, right here in our hometown. Don’t sleep on the Vikings!
The Florida Lottery is a proud sponsor of the Sunshine State Scholars Program!
Congratulations to Madalene Hodge for being selected as Putnam County School District’s Sunshine State Scholar!
Each of Florida’s school districts select their top 11th grade students in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and Madalene was selected over all of the other 11th graders in our district!
In May, Madalene will travel to Orlando for the state recognition event where she will get to meet with employers that specialize in STEM fields, network with other scholars from around the state and meet with Florida’s Commissioner of Education, Florida’s Senior Chancellor and representatives from Florida’s colleges and Universities.
Congratulations to Madelene! We are proud that you are representing PJSHS and PCSD.
Save the date! “Own Your Education” Jan. 23 @ 5:30. Data check, 7-12 student status for promotion and graduation.
We have a fun opportunity for all of the girls in 10th and 11th grade! The Girls Can Event is making a comeback (we have not been able to hold this event since March 2020)!
Those who attend will get to experience the following:
Hear advice and inspiring stories of journeys from accomplished women.
Be exposed to careers requiring differing levels of education ranging from workforce certificate programs to advanced degrees.
Rotate through breakout sessions to hear the amazing women we have invited that represent STEM fields, manufacturing, energy generation, public service, scientists, engineers, educators, law enforcement officers, small business owners, elected officials and many others.
If you are interested in attending, please come by guidance to pick up a permission slip - all permission slips are due by Friday, January 19th, 2024 to Mrs. Sharp, Mrs. Barber, or Ms. Driggers in Guidance.
Palatka Jr-Sr High School's special guests, Cartaveon Valentine and Ymira Passmore, were honored to share in the Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration brunch on Saturday, January 13, 2024. These two panthers know first-hand about perseverance and community. They were invited to participate in the event hosted by the African American Cultural Arts Council of Putnam County for their aspiring leadership and service during their high school experiences. We are proud to call them Panthers and applaud their efforts to drive more positivity in Putnam!
👩🏽🎨Mrs. Fales’ ceramics students spent 3 weeks building and glazing their own functional mug. ☕️They worked on new building and glazing techniques, texture and color theory. 🎨 Mrs. Fales described the annual tradition, “We experimented, restarted, self-assessed, hoped, worked and learned. Now we celebrate!” ☕❄️🌲👏
🖥️⌨️🧑💻🖼️ Digital Art students developed their photo editing skills and created their own custom pattern based holiday wrapping paper. This is a new elective this year in which Mrs. Fales is growing to love learning with her students too!
Term 1 Honor Roll
Congratulations, Panthers!🤩🏆🎯
Your names will be listed for FREE Kona Ice on Tuesday, November 14th, during lunch.🍧
PCSD SENIORS today is the last day to register, without a late fee, for the Dec. 2nd SATs. We have 41 seats still available!
Register here. https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/registration
Don't let college applications spook your students! When your students register for the December 9 ACT, they'll get a free retest*. This second chance can be key to maximizing their superscore, enhancing college applications, and unlocking scholarship opportunities. Don't let them miss this ACT BOO-GO 👻 offer!
Register here. https://www.act.org/content/act/en/register-for-the-act.html?&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=pi16-pi17-fall-national-reg-paid-digital-k12-b2c&utm_content=dc_1720-internal-paid-101123-mr031205-&utm_term=act%20registration&utm_campaign=Google%7CSearch%7CIntent%7CB2C%7CCPC%7CJune+ACT+2023%7C4/3/2023-5/19/2023%7CDesktop&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=5799955628&hsa_cam=20640397832&hsa_grp=157442132587&hsa_ad=676616794216&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-361066229644&hsa_kw=act%20registration&hsa_mt=p&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI98C7iralggMV2Z1aBR2sMgptEAAYASAAEgJwk_D_BwE
Tuesday, November 14th! Students on A/B Honor Roll and/or who have Perfect Attendance will be given a FREE small Kona Ice cup when they show their ID Badge at the truck that day!
Badges will be handed out to students during second period one day this week. KEEP YOUR BADGE for activities and things like this! We will not replace badges this year.
🚨Tomorrow is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day we will have three local drop-off locations in our area, open from 10AM to 2PM:
Interlachen Location: TMT Auto Clinic, 1117 SR-20
Crescent City Location: Winn-Dixie, 1115 N. Summit Street
Palatka Location: HCA Putnam, 611 Zeagler Drive
Unsecured, unused or expired prescription medications can lead to accidents, misuse, addiction, and pose serious risks to our students. We would like to encourage parents and guardians to: Locate and securely store their medications at home, ensuring they are out of reach of children and adolescents & Identify and dispose of any medications that are unwanted or have expired dates.
Boys Basketball tryouts are coming up next week! Get your paperwork turned in and join conditioning!
SENIOR YEARBOOK PICTURES
If you have not had formal senior pictures done for the yearbook yet, go to Leonards.com and schedule an appointment for Nov. 1st here at PJSHS.
https://new.leonards.com/sessions/senior-sessions.aspx
PICTURE DAY IS COMING- FR .,OCT 27TH
You may preorder pictures with this link before Friday.
https://leonards.fotomerchanthv.com/clients/palatka-junior-senior-high-school/10-27-2023-palatka-junior-senior-high-school-fall/access?clearSessionAuthentication=1
Barbie & Ken day for Homecoming!💓💙
It's Panther HOMECOMING week and we have big plans! Wed is Barbie & Ken day, Th is decade day, and Fri is Panther spirit day for class colors! Wear your blue & gold for our hometown Homecoming parade on Th at 6pm on St Johns Ave. "Panther Prowl" is a FREE community pep rally at Bennett-Cooper Veterans Memorial Stadium Th at 8pm. Arrive early through either gate to purchase snacks for the show and stay for the fireworks finale! The Homecoming football game starts Fri at 7pm! Go Panthers!
2023 Homecoming Dances Sat, Oct 21st Jr High 4-6pm Sr High 7:30-10:30pm Tickets on sale Th & Fri during all lunches, $10 each. *Semi-formal attire. Criteria: No F's, 2.0+ unweighted gpa, 5 or less unexcused absences, NO REFERRALS.
Congratulations, Mr. Chaires, on being named PCSD Assistant Principal of the Year!🎊🏆👏🏼 Mr. Chaires is a brilliant-minded individual who is a servant leader. He has the respect of the students, peers, families, and community because of his patience, ability to listen, and always being there to help. Hands down, he is one of the hardest working administrators out there. Congratulations, Mr. Chaires!
Panther fans, let's fill the stands! This will be the last competition this year.
