PJSHS will be hosting guest readers during lunches on Tuesdays and Thursdays to share literature with our students in the Media Center. We also have reserved special guest visits both in person and virtually with some of our past Panthers and Putnam community members who have chosen careers or ventured into participating in the Arts. We are glad to have the chance to welcome our guests to share their encouragement with our students.
*The Black History Month Student Essay Contest is open to all fourth through twelfth-grade students in Florida.
Each student will submit one essay no longer than 500 words based on this year’s theme. Six winners will be selected: two elementary school students (grades 4–5), two middle school students (grades 6–8), and two high school students (grades 9–12). Each winner will receive a 2–Year Florida College Plan scholarship provided by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation and a $100 gift card for school supplies.
Students are encouraged to write about the African American heroes who fought for freedom across our state.
This year’s theme is “Celebrating Florida’s African American Heroes and Their Contributions to Freedom”
All essays are due by Feb. 7th. Students in grades 4-12 may use this online form to submit the documents required for the essay contest. Click here to submit