Ponder Junior High
November 2020
Current Enrollment - 393
Virtual - 56
Off Campus Programs - 8
6th - 140
7th - 125
8th - 128
PJH Band All-Region Awards
Faith Hooper: 10th Chair - Flute
Jordyn Seay: 6th Chair - Clarinet
Lynnmarie Spin: 1st Chair - Tenor Saxophone
Landon Hardin: 9th Chair - Trombone
Please congratulate these students on their hard work- most of their music was prepared outside of class with minimal extra help. We've also never had a student place 1st chair (meaning they were the highest ranked student on their instrument out of every school in the region).
Amazing things are happening in the Ponder Fine Arts programs!
UNT: High School Career Connect
PHS PALS Mentor PJH Students
ELL Assessment Night
Join us Thursday, November 12th, at Ponder Elementary School, in learning about state assessments including STAAR & TELPAS, as well as resources available to help your student be successful. Click HERE for more information!
PJH Athletics
Football wrapped up their season vs Paradise on Thursday November 6th.
Some attributes that our teams modeled this season that will lead to success in the near future:
- Determination -Competed hard to the end of every game!
- Perseverance - Battled through injuries.
- Flexible - Learned new positions and accepted new coaching.
We're very proud of how our student athletes represented Ponder JH on and off the field. Good things are ahead for Ponder Football!
Volleyball celebrates a successful season!
7th grade was undefeated!
8th grade was at the top of the district standings.
We're very proud of the way our ladies played with energy and joy. They were a lot of fun to watch!
Big thanks to all our parents and families that come and support our student athletes.
November 16 vs Boyd - Girls
November 30 vs Callisburg - Girls
UIL Academic Contests
Academic Virtual Meet #2 was a HUGE success!
Virtual Meet #2
Click Here for Full Results
Top 5 Results for 3A:
(213 tests taken by PJH Students)
Calculator
6th Grade
Kate Simmons - 1st
Justin Nguyen - 2nd
Skylar Kysiak - 3rd
Cooper Sweeden - 4th
Angelina Wolf - 5th
7th Grade
Rylie Rivera - 1st
Leom Bergara - 2nd
Paisley Smith - 4th
8th Grade
Charles Johnson - 1st
Austin VanZuiden - 3rd
Cody Nguyen - 4th
Dictionary Skills
6th Grade
Kate Simmons - 1st
Emmrie McDaniel - 4th
7th Grade
Hali Clearman - 1st
8th Grade
Jayden Villarreal - 1st
Taylor Weiland - 5th
Listening Skills
7th Grade
Andre Nordie - 2nd
Rylie Rivers - 3rd
Kyle Perryman - 3rd
8th Grade
Amelia Bruton - 3rd
Posee Gammons - 5th
Maps, Graphs, & Charts
7th Grade
Hali Clearman - 3rd
Rylie Rivers - 4th
Mathematics
6th Grade
Gracie Adams - 5th
7th Grade
Leom Bergara - 2nd
8th Grade
Charles Johnson - 2nd
Number Sense
6th Grade
Cooper Sweeden - 3rd
Elijah Hooper - 4th
7th Grade
Jordan Weiland - 4th
Paisley Smith - 5th
8th Grade
Charles Johnson - 2nd
Cody Nguyen - 3rd
Faith Hooper - 4th
Science II
8th Grade
Nolan Durrett - 1st
Faith Hooper - 2nd
Kale Jones - 3rd
Social Studies
7th Grade
Kyle Perryman - 1st
Tana Trosper - 3rd
8th Grade
Blake Maitland - 3rd
Spelling
6th Grade
Leela Coleman - 2nd
Rian Hughes - 4th
7th Grade
JP Wallace - 2nd
8th Grade
Cooper Swink - 2nd
Virtual Meet #3
November 9th - 20th
PJH will coordinate and host this year's district meet.
West Zone
Ponder
Paradise
Boyd
Valley View
Tentative Dates:
Speaking and Spelling Events - Feb. 18th (after school)
All other Contests - Feb. 26th (9:00-4:00)
Shawn Simmons - Principal
Email: simmons@ponderisd.net
Website: www.ponderisd.net/pjh
Location: 501 Shaffner Street, Ponder, TX, USA
Phone: 940-479-8220