State Testing Begins This Week!
Parents & Students — It’s that time of year! State testing kicks off this week, starting with 7th Grade ELA on Thursday, May 1!
Important Reminders:
✅ Be on time to school
🔋 Bring your Chromebook fully charged
🧠 Do your best — you've got this!
Attendance matters! It’s very important that students show up on their scheduled testing days — makeup testing is limited and can impact class time.
Parents: Please avoid checking students out during testing. If a student leaves before finishing, they will not be able to complete their test.
For the full May testing calendar, be sure to check out our social media page!
Let’s finish strong!
#TestingSeason #BeReady #PalatkaPride #ShowUpAndShine
Please visit our Palatka Jr-Sr High School website for next year's curriculum information and course selections at PJSHS for Jr and Sr High students. Select "Documents" from the Menu tab and then click the Registration folder to view the documents. Please reach out to our Guidance department or administrative team with any questions you may have or to schedule a campus tour.
25-26 VyStar Interns!
IMPORTANT TERM 4 TESTING INFORMATION
Join us for "A Night Under the Stars" at PJSHS Prom 2025!
📢 PCSD Parents, Staff & Students – We Need Your Input!
We are conducting our 2025 Spring Title I Survey, and your feedback matters! As a Title I school district, we receive federal funding to support student success, and your responses help us improve our Parent and Family Engagement Program.
Take a few minutes to complete the survey and help shape the future of PCSD! 🏫✨
📅 Survey open from March 21 – April 10, 2025
🔗 Click here to take the survey or scan the QR Code in the flyer: https://putnamschools.typeform.com/to/wQXumb4K
✅ Thank you for your support! 💙
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Melanie Rojas represents PJSHS at Clay Electric Youth Tour-
The Clay Electric Youth Tour Contest awards four high school juniors an all-expense paid trip to Washington D.C, in June. A contestant would be a high school junior chosen out of the whole school to participate in the competition. This year, I was able to have the honor of being selected as Palatka High's contestant. Twenty-six high schools would travel all-expenses paid to Tallahassee to compete for the trip to Washington, for the competition we would have to write a speech about what moment in American history we would want to be a part of, and take a written quiz about Clay Electrics History.
While in Tallahassee, we would also take trips to see monuments, museums, and legislative buildings. The monuments that we visited were so interesting, like the old state capitol building for example. I learned so much about the capitol's history and saw how much they had changed the state capitol from the one we used so many years ago. In a museum, we went into an auditorium and saw many different things like science experiments, and an educational film on endangered baby animals.
On the trip, I was able to meet so many great people and got to build friendships with the other students there as well. It was a lot of fun in Tallahassee and a great opportunity to learn about the government along with Clay Electric's role as cooperatives. It's truly one of those once in a lifetime opportunities.
Calling all Vystar Members! Did you know you can give back to PJSHS just by using your debit card? The Vystar High School Debit Card Give Back Program provides up to $10,000 to our school with donations of 5 cents for every purchase made. Get your Panther card today!
It's time to apply for AVID for the 2025-2026 school year!
Current high school AVID students have had the opportunity to apply during their AVID class.
Current 8th grade students can get an application from any of their teachers.
Applications for current 9th-11th grade students are available in the guidance office.
All applications are due to the guidance office by March 14th.
*You can use the QR code to apply.
Rethink what’s possible with and education! St. Johns River State College will hold an Open House on its Palatka Campus Tuesday, March 11 from 3:00 – 7:00 pm.
Open House is a self-guided tour where guests can explore the campus at their own pace and talk with faculty regarding the A.A. Degree and 40+ other programs, including our 10 new programs! DETAILS HERE: https://sjrstate.edu/open-house
It’s free and open to the public, and it’s the perfect opportunity to explore ways to upgrade your skill sets, talk with faculty about starting a new career, or bring your high school junior/senior and explore their future options!
PJSHS is prepping for our special guests next week! Each elementary school has organized groups of 6th grade students (8th grade for PAAS) to come and visit for a school tour to preview what can be expected when they arrive for the 25-26 school year. Be on time to school and ready next Th., Feb 27th. We can't wait to meet you!
Join us for mid-year promotion and graduation student status checks!
Get the FACTS about grades 7-11 promotion and C/O 2025 graduation from the source, our PJSHS Guidance Department. Our counselors will share requirement information and facilitate a review of individual student status checks during this event. Students and parents are encouraged to attend!
Want to climb the Eiffel tower and see Big Ben? All PJSHS students are invited to an informational meeting on 2/5 to learn about this international travel opportunity. RSVP with the link!
Get involved, earn community service hours!
01/21/2025 2:00PM; Putnam County will be under a Winter Storm Warning from 7:00 pm Tuesday through 1:00 pm Wednesday. Due to the expected hazardous travel conditions in the morning, all PCSD schools and departments will be closed on Wednesday. Individual schools will notify families if Tuesday evening activities are canceled.
Although cold weather is expected for the remainder of the week, schools will resume as scheduled on Thursday. Please ensure students are dressed warmly for bus rides and outdoor activities.
We’re offering free ECG heart screenings to students in grades 7–12 through our partnership with Who We Play For. This quick, painless screening can help detect heart conditions early and save lives.
📅 Screening at Palatka Jr.-Sr. High School: January 30, 2025, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
📌 Consent forms are due by January 22nd! Packets were sent home, or you can complete the form online. *When you reach the section of the form asking you to choose between "Continue to Payment" or "Book Class," please select "Book Class." This will bypass the payment requirement.
🖱️ Visit the District website for more info: https://www.putnamschools.org/article/1966823
We are getting ready for family night! We hope to see lots of new and also some familiar families there! Please contact us via our PJSHS Facebook Messenger or cbellamy@my.putnamschools.org if you have any questions.
The Pulse: PCSD Podcast on PJSHS AVID
Superintendent Rick Surrency discusses the AVID program on this week's episode of The Pulse. Be sure to tune in weekly as we engage employees, students, and community members in topics surrounding education in Putnam County.
Listen here: www.putnamschools.org/page/the-pulse
Watch here: https://youtu.be/vfBoTU0FHLU
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PCSD schools will release 2 hours early tomorrow! View the early release schedule here: https://www.putnamschools.org/page/school-times
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Picture Retake Day is tomorrow, December 18th! See Canvas announcements for more details!!!