News & Announcements

(10/2) Steve, Steve, and Steve are back in the building today hosting Friendly Feud--8th grade made benchmark review edition,. Students worked though a series of questions to earn points for their family team. The competition was fierce, fun, and of course, friendly.
Of and Friendly reminder -- benchmarks start on Monday!

(10/1) Be sure to stop by and visit our PJHS teachers at Monday night’s football game and band night!

(9/30) Mrs.Ross's and Mrs.Tutor's 8th Grade ELA classes spent a day in the library reviewing text evidence, stereotypes, and perspectives. The librarian, Ms.Bramlitt, helped students evaluate their assumptions and the characteristics of stereotypes as they analyzed characters in a story. The students had to find text evidence to support their ideas, identify possible themes, and information that challenged wrong assumptions in their groups. This workshop was an activity that helped wrap up the novel study of "The Unteacheables" that our 8th graders just finished reading.

(9/30) Our Varsity Girls AND Junior High Girls both brought home 1st place team finishes! 🏆🏆 We are so proud of all of our Warriors and the way they competed!
🥇 Individual Top 15 Finishers:
• Zoely Romano — 1st, Varsity Girls
• Yanisleth Morales — 3rd, Varsity Girls
• Ailyn Caballero — 6th, Varsity Girls
• Rowan Gray — 7th, Varsity Boys
• Forrest Burton — 10th, Varsity Girls
• Ivanna Flores — 11th, Varsity Girls
• Noah Parmer — 15th, Varsity Boys
• Michelle Alegria — 1st, JH Girls
• Sophie Wendler — 7th, JH Girls
• Deaunna Towery — 9th, JH Girls
• Samira Romano — 10th, JH Girls
• Averi Cameron — 11th, JH Girls
• Trevor Parmer — 8th, JH Boys
• Jackson Bailey — 11th, JH Boys
• Jett Pollard — 12th, JH Boys
A special congratulations to Zoely Romano and Michelle Alegria for BOTH finishing 1st overall in their races! 🥇🥇
We are incredibly proud of our Varsity and Junior High boys and girls and the work they continue to put in. Great day to be a Warrior! Go Warriors! 🖤💛

(9/28) 🏈 Our football teams faced Lafayette tonight, and although we didn’t come away with the wins, Homecoming still brought plenty of excitement to The Hollow!
👑 We had a beautiful Homecoming ceremony and want to congratulate each of our maids! A special congratulations to our Homecoming Queen - Einsley McMillen and Football Queen - Lily Hilliard! We also want to thank Adalyn Cummings, Lily Cooper, and Easton Carter for helping crown our queens tonight.
🎶 A HUGE shoutout to our Gold Band for an amazing performance of the National Anthem! We are so proud of our band students and thankful for our band directors for all they do. Our band is under the direction of Catherine Swann, Steven Strom and Sara Todd.
📣 And of course, our PJHS Cheerleaders brought the Warrior spirit from start to finish! They cheered on our teams and represented PJHS so well throughout the entire night.
Thank you to everyone who helped make Homecoming 2026 such a special week for our students. 💛🖤

(9/18) We were so happy to see so many students interested in learning more about our new Peer Helper Program at today's interest meeting! Students had the opportunity to hear more about the program, ask questions, and pick up an application.
Peer Helpers will have the opportunity to support and encourage their fellow students and help make a positive difference at PJHS.
Applications are due Monday, September 21 and may be turned in to the PJHS Library. Please remember that Peer Helpers is a selective program - All applications will be reviewed and selected by the Peer Helper faculty committee.
We are excited to see this new program get started and can't wait to see the positive impact our Peer Helpers will have at PJHS!

(9/15) In an effort to prepare for their upcoming Unit 2 test, 8th Grade Math broke into 5 different focus groups for remediation and test prep. One of our groups was even led by our very own Assistant Principal, Mrs. Kelsey Russell!

(9/14) Here at the Junior High, our 7th and 8th grade Homecoming Maids spent some time and effort creating their banners to decorate the halls here at Pontotoc Junior High. Homecoming is around the corner, and we can't wait to see all the events and decorations to come!

(9/8) 7th and 8th Homecoming Court for 2026