Junior High School (6th-8th)

Pontiac429 Education Foundation - Dueling Pianos Fundraiser Friday, February 23rd @ 5-9PM.

Tonight‘s volleyball games and wrestling match have been canceled. We hope to reschedule these events in the future. Scheduled practices will take place this evening but are not mandatory to attend. If a practice is scheduled, coaches will inform teams of practice time and location.

Pontiac Grade School District #429 will be closed today, Tuesday, January 23, 2024 due to inclement weather. Evening activities TBD. School will resume on Wednesday, January 24. Please stay safe.

Pontiac 429 will not be in session Monday January 22nd, 2024 due to inclement weather. The school district will resume classes Tuesday January, 23rd, 2024.

Due to unforeseen circumstances with our photographer, our picture day scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed. New picture day: Wednesday, October 18th If you are purchasing online, please use the same order code. If you are filing out the paper forms, they will accept those with the prior October 4th date. If you have already purchased, your orders will still be processed.... you don't need to do anything additional.

Open Gym 7th and 8th Grade Boys Basketball Only - Tuesday, September 26th, from 3:30 - 5 p.m. in PJHS Gym - Tuesday, October 10th, from 3:30 - 5 p.m. in Washington Gym - Please direct your questions to Coach Monroe.

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Pontiac Grade School District #429 will dismiss at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2023 for the Pontiac Homecoming Parade which will step off from Pontiac High School at 2:30 p.m. Buses will run starting at the 2:00 p.m. dismissal time.

Pontiac Grade School District #429 will dismiss at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2023 for the Pontiac Homecoming Parade which will step off from Pontiac High School at 2:30 p.m. Busses will run starting at the 2:00 p.m. dismissal time.

Pontiac Grade School District #429 will dismiss at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2023 for the Pontiac Homecoming Parade which will step off from Pontiac High School at 2:30 p.m. Busses will run starting at the 2:00 p.m. dismissal time.

Cafeteria subs needed! P429 is looking for subs in our kitchens & cafeterias. Great hours & a great way to earn extra money! If interested please contact Mary Schmidgall at 815-842-3147 for more information.

7th & 8th Grade Girls Basketball Tryouts: Monday, August 28, from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 30, from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Open Gym: Tuesday, August 29, from 5 - 6:30 p.m. Students may not try out without a sports physical on file. Students may bring their sports physical with them to tryouts if one is not already on file. Please reach out to Mr. Starker with any questions.

We are rekindling our Morning Announcement Team at the Junior High for the 2023-24 School Year. The Morning Announcement Team is responsible for creating and distributing a morning announcement each day to all classrooms throughout the elementary district. Excited to get everyone together this coming week to share our ideas and creativity!

ROE #17 Fall 2023 Substitute Teacher Sign Up Days are: August 30th from 1:00 - 3:00, The Eagle Theater, 319 N. Plum Street Pontiac August 31st from 1:00 - 3:00, Lincoln Park District, 1400 Primm Road Lincoln September 6th from 4:00 - 6:00, ROE # 17, 201 E. Grove Street Bloomington ** ** At our September 6th event, Grand Canyon University will be providing SUBS for SUBS. The first 25 substitute teachers that start or complete the process will receive a sub sandwich courtesy of GCU. We will also have a GCU rep on-site to teach you more about how you can become a teacher!

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