Beginning this month, students and teachers across Illinois will have an opportunity to participate in the eleventh annual statewide Illinois 5 Essentials Survey. This survey is designed to generate a detailed picture of the inner workings of out school. As a parent/guardian, this opportunity will allow you to share your thoughs on the importance elements of school effectiveness in a survey about our school.

Your participation in the parent portion of the survey will help us understand the conditions at PJHS and guide improvement. Your identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child.

To take the survey please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/.

This month we will be taking a look at KINDNESS. Kindness is the ability and willingness to express care and compassion for others. Kindness is a choice to use our time, talent, and resources to better the lives of others and the world through genuine acts of love, compassion, generosity, and service.

Why focus on Kindness?

• Kindness boosts positive emotions. Acts of kindness create neural pathways that enhance feelings of well-being and the natural flow of feel-good endorphins and neurotransmitters.
• Kindness is self-replicating. When we perform an act of kindness, it is likely to encourage others to act in a similar way.
• Kindness reduces stress and anxiety. Kindness promotes positive relationships with other people. Anything that helps you to build bonds with other people helps decrease anxiety.

Kindness in Action:

• Celebrate small things. Publicly and privately affirm kind and thoughtful actions and attitudes.
• Model Kindness. Be mindful of body language, tone, and mindset. Kindness is learned by example.
  

Attendance at evening sporting events here at the junior high is a privilage. For students to attend, we exepct them to be in good standing.

1. No failing classes
2. No major behavior referrals
3. Present at school the day of the event

Students are notified at the beginning of the week. If they show up at games and not in good standing, they will be asked to leave.