Prairie Grove Jr. High School

To Parents/Guardians of students planning on riding the bus for the upcoming school year, There will be an email notification sent out this weekend to inform you of your child's assigned bus route, the pick-up/drop-off locations, and the approximate times. The email will come from a "routing.app-garden" email address and not the school email, so make sure you watch for it and remember to check your spam, also. If you have not received an email by Monday, you can contact your child's school or contact the transportation department and ask for John. Please bear with us at the start of the year, as we are implementing a new bus routing software and student tracking system for bus riders. The students will receive a card with a QR code within the first couple days of school which will be used to scan on and off the bus. When fully operational, this will allow drivers and school staff to better ensure students are on the correct bus and getting to the correct stops. Thanks, Transportation Department

Hello PGJH Families! If you, or know someone, need assistance with back to school expenses, please fill out this form and give us a little information about your situation. We will choose 25 students to receive $200 to spend on back to school clothes, supplies, and essentials. Respond by July 21st. THIS IS FOR PRAIRIE GROVE STUDENTS ONLY! https://forms.gle/Mhy32QqBQy9u9r5UA

PGJH Families - Today our high school counselors came and spoke to our 8th grade students. The 8th grade students received the paperwork and instructions to begin picking their classes for next year. One handout is specifically for parents. Please take time to go over this information with your student and discuss their classes for next year. We are asking students to be ready to enter their choices in their HAC account by Tuesday, April 11th. All information, handouts, advising videos, etc. are also located on the CAP Conference website here: https://sites.google.com/pgtigers.org/pghs-counseling-dept/pghs-cap-conferences If you have any questions, or would like to schedule an individual appointment to discuss your students plan for next year please contact Mrs. Hunt or Mrs. Styles. mandy.hunt@pgtigers.org (current 10th & 11th graders) holly.styles@pgtigers.org (current 8th & 9th graders)

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Tuesday, February 7th and Thursday, February 9th from 3:30pm-6:30pm. Drop in at the Jr. High during these times to visit with your student's teacher(s).

The Holiday Season is quickly approaching! We have partnered with organizations who are eager to help provide gifts and necessities to families in need . If you need assistance this year please complete the attached form. Space is limited. All applications will be reviewed and participants will be notified around the first week of November. The form must be completed by October 26, 2022. https://forms.gle/9XDTVEHDHMYkkNa66

PGJHS is excited to offer a new opportunity to our 8th grade students! During each of the nine week sessions, Officer Stills, our SRO, will be holding a Driver's Permit Test Prep Course. This course is designed to help our students prepare for the written permit test. Those students who will be in the 8th grade during the 2022-2023 school year are invited to register. Each session will be limited to 25 students. The course will NOT replace any elective times and will NOT be for a grade or credit. If you would like to enroll in this voluntary course to help prepare for the driver's permit test, please complete the Google Form that was emailed to your student account. If you have questions you can email Mrs. Stucki (amber.stucki@pgtigers.org).

Dear Parents of Prairie Grove School District Students: The Prairie Grove School District is very appreciative to the parents and guardians of our students for your assistance this school year on Wednesdays. Our ability to dismiss school at 1:30 on Wednesdays has allowed our teachers to have precious time to collaborate and work together to discuss what is best for your child in Prairie Grove Schools. This message is to make you aware of a change in the 2022-23 school year that will start on August 17, 2022, our first day back to school. Currently, on Wednesdays, we run buses to deliver students back to their homes beginning at the regular daily dismissal of 3:10 p.m. Supervision of students during this time, as you could imagine, required a large part of our teachers to be unable to participate or participate for a reduced time in their team meetings. To maximize this time for all staff, we plan to run our buses at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesdays rather than the usual 3:10, starting on August 17th. In effect, all of our students would be required to go home at this earlier time of 1:30, every Wednesday. We are sending you this information early to start making plans for the 2022-23 school year. If this is a problem for you, we have our Paw Prints After-School Program for our Elementary and Middle School students for a cost of $10.00 per day. Paw Prints Registration Our new school calendar is also attached for your convenience. Respectfully, Reba Holmes

PGJH Chrome Book collections start tomorrow!!! All PGJH students should be sure to bring their Chrome Book and charger to school tomorrow in order to return it.

Softball Tryouts Update!!! TUESDAY (5/24): CANCELLED WEDNESDAY (5/25): Pitchers and Catchers Only, 3:30-4:45, Football weight room. TUESDAY (5/31): Tryouts Day 1, 3:30-5:30, Softball Field. WEDNESDAY (6/1): Tryouts Day 2, 10:00-12:00, Softball Field. Please get in touch with Softball Coaches ASAP if there is an issue regarding the updated days and times.

8th Grade Parents/Guardians: Just a reminder that Arena Registration to build next year's schedule is Monday the 23rd from 10am to 6pm (lunch break from 1pm to 2pm) in the PGHS basketball arena. Students have been emailed their assigned arrival time. They may come at or after their assigned time. Parents are welcome to attend as well. Students only come for their appointment. We will not have regular classes for 8th graders on Monday. All information, paperwork, master schedules, informational videos are posted on the website here: https://sites.google.com/pgtigers.org/pghs-counseling-dept/cap-conferences-2022

Awards Day Information

There will be no school for 8th graders on Monday, May 23, 2022. Instead, 8th graders will report to PGHS at their designated times for Arena Scheduling. Appointment times can be found in student email accounts beginning tomorrow, May 18.

We are wishing our Quiz Bowl team all of the best luck today as they compete! Thanks, team for representing PGJH’s #GoTime spirit! We are proud of you all and know you will do amazing!!

Our PGJH students never cease to amaze us with their talents! Tonight’s 7th and 8th grades bands were outstanding!! That #GoTime spirit was evident with every note! Thank you PGJH Band and Directors, Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Nichols for representing us so, so well.

PGJH/PGJH EAST is thanking PG Telco and Bright Futures for their investment in our students!! As part of their Advanced EAST class, these eighth grade EAST students identified a need within our school and community. Due to the growing number of students using bicycles as a means of transportation to school, our current bicycle rack was overflowing! PG Telco and Bright Futures heard about the need and partnered with these young men to provide a wonderful new bike rack to help house all of the bicycles. Thank you to these partners for seeing a need and filling it! Not only are you helping our present students, but exemplifying what it means to be a part of a community! We are grateful to you!

Congratulations to Elliott Dickey and Samantha Phelan for being recognized as PGJH’s April Students of the Month!! Samantha and Elliott are not only great students, but they are hard workers. Each of them are recognized by their teachers as being students they can count on, who come prepared, and set the bar high in all they do. Thank you, Elliott and Samantha for representing #GoTime!! We are so proud of you both!

Important Info for 8th Grade Parents....

All bus routes will return to their normal routes tomorrow, 5/9/2022.

Car Quest and our 7th grade moms made sure that our teachers were reminded again of how absolutely amazing they are. Great big thanks to them for providing a wonderful lunch for us at PGJH!

What a privilege to be home to the ELKS Teenager of the Year recipient!!! Kyler Nebeker was recognized today by Mrs. Marge Guist, on behalf of the Springdale/Fayetteville ELKS Lodge, for being an exemplary teenager. His attitude, work ethic, academic effort, and community involvement earned Kyler the award and a pretty awesome prize. We are grateful for the way you lead us all, Kyler!!! #GoTime