Ponder Junior High
March 2021
Current Enrollment - 384
Virtual - 43
Off Campus Programs - 8
6th Grade - 136
7th Grade - 123
8th Grade - 125
Denton County Youth Fair
Monday, March 22nd - Breeding Swine
Tuesday, March 23rd - Goats / Rabbits
Wednesday, March 24th - Sheep / Lambs
Thursday, March 25th - Heifers / Steers
Friday, March 26th - Broilers / Market Swine
PJH Athletics
Track Season is here! Grab a blanket and come cheer on our track athletes.
Click here for this year's schedule
Pictured on right: 7th grade girls win the Ponder Track meet
UIL Academic Contests
Ponder JH repeats as District UIL Champs!!
6th grade
Ponder - 535
Paradise - 345
Valley View - 116
Boyd - 56
7th grade
Ponder - 542
Paradise - 402
Valley View - 87
Boyd - 82
8th grade
Ponder - 618
Paradise - 241
Valley View - 98
Boyd - 116
Overall Results
Ponder - 1695
Paradise - 988
Valley View - 301
Boyd - 254
97 Ponder JH students participated in Academic UIL events. (34 Gold Medals)
Congrats and THANK YOU to all these super UIL Coaches!!
Mrs. Probst
Mrs. Weiland
Mrs. Loiselle
Mrs. Cooper
Mrs. Hardin
Mrs. L. Smith
Ms. DeHart
Mrs. Laughlin
Mr. Simmons
Mrs. A. Smith
Mrs. Birdwell
Mrs. Snider
Ms. Escamilla
Mrs. Peterson
Mrs. Tipton
Mrs. Ford
Mr. Lowe
Mrs. Akins
6th Grade UIL Champions
7th Grade UIL Champions
8th Grade UIL Champions
TMSCA
March 27th - State Qualifying Meet
April 24 - State Meet & Celebration Events
Here's the schedule for each meet:
8:10-8:15 Arrive at JH
8:30-9:00 Number Sense
9:01-10:00 Calculator
10:01-11:00 Mathematics
11:01 - 12:00 Science
12:05 - Parents pick up students
STAAR Testing - Dates
May 6 - 8th Grade Science
May 7 - 8th Grade Social Studies
May 11 - 6th - 8th Grade Math
May 12 - 6th - 8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Transition to High School
For more information or questions please contact:
Anne Ivy
Ponder HS Counselor
940-479-8213
PJH One Act Play - A Rose for Emily
Denison High School
Smith Auditorium
4200 N. State Hwy 91
Denison, TX 75020
Shawn Simmons - Principal
Email: simmons@ponderisd.net
Website: www.ponderisd.net/pjh
Location: 501 Shaffner Street, Ponder, TX, USA
Phone: 940-479-8220