Ponder Junior High
October 2020
Current Enrollment - 390
Virtual - 63 (19 projected to return Monday October 19th)
6th - 138
7th - 126
8th - 126
Social Distancing
Professional Development
T-TESS Update: (Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System)
Some professional goals teachers are working on:
- Tiered questioning to develop higher level thinking
- Closure / exit tickets to check for understanding
- Utilizing lesson objectives to focus instruction
- Engaging students consistently
PJH Athletics
Girls - 2nd Overall
Tana Trosper - 4th
Xaviera Smith - 6th
Daphnee WIlson - 9th
Boys - 3rd Place
Makson Allred - 4th
Jordan Weiland - 5th
Leom Bergara - 6th
Hunter Ismael - 8th
Willie Norwood - 9th
Jorge Alejandre - 9th
UIL Academic Contests
Academic Virtual Meets are underway!
Virtual Meet #1
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Top 5 Results:
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6th Grade
Skylar Kysiak - 1st
Justin Nguyen - 2nd
Angelina Wolf - 3rd
Kate Simmons - 5th
7th Grade
Leom Bergara - 1st
8th Grade
Charles Johnson - 1st
Dictionary Skills
7th Grade
Hali Clearman - 1st
Taelynn Harrison - 4th
8th Grade
Jayden Villarreal - 1st
Listening Skills
7th Grade
Kyle Perryman - 2nd
8th Grade
Amelia Bruton - 4th
Maps, Graphs, & Charts
6th Grade
Emmrie McDaniel - 1st
7th Grade
Taelynn Harrison - 1st
Paisley Smith - 2nd
Haley Clearmen - 4th
8th Grade
Joel Jones - 3rd
Number Sense
7th Grade
Leom Bergara - 5th
8th Grade
Faith Hooper - 1st
Charles Johnson - 2nd
Cody Nguyen - 5th
Science 1
7th Grade
Lincoln Perkins - 1st
Social Studies
6th Grade
Cooper Sweeden - 4th
Spelling
6th Grade
Leela Coleman - 2nd
Rian Hughes - 3rd
7th Grade
John Paul Wallace - 1st
Jordan Weiland - 3rd
Kennedy Day - 4th
Brooklyn Estes - 5th
8th Grade
Cooper Swink - 2nd
Virtual Meet #2
October 12th - 22nd
PJH will coordinate and host this year's district meet.
West Zone
Ponder
Paradise
Boyd
Valley View
Shawn Simmons - Principal
Email: simmons@ponderisd.net
Website: www.ponderisd.net/pjh
Location: 501 Shaffner Street, Ponder, TX, USA
Phone: 940-479-8220