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WELCOME GRIZZLIES!!

 This information has been developed to help you become familiar with the facilities, activities, and guidelines concerning Payson Junior High school. Please take the time to read each section so that you become aware of items that pertain to you. You will use this planner to help you organize your assignments and other important items. Your planner will be checked in your Grizzly Advisory Period (G.A.P.) to ensure its proper use. You must carry your planner with you each day at school. Our challenge and hope for you is that you leave PJHS more successful and better prepared for the future than when you arrived. 

 
WELCOME TO PAYSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL! 
WE WISH YOU AN ENJOYABLE AND SUCCESSFUL YEAR! 
 

PJHS Belief Statements:

  1. A safe and physically comfortable environment promotes student learning. 
  2. Curriculum and instructional practices should incorporate a variety or learning activities to accommodate differences in learning styles. 
  3. Each student is a valued individual with unique physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs. 
  4. Education is a shared responsibility of the individual, family, school, and community. 
  5. Student learning is the chief priority of the school.

 

Desired Results for Student Learning:

 
  1. A Successful Learner understands student responsibility, accesses knowledge through resources and research, and applies that knowledge in academic and real-life situations.
  2. A student with Social Integrity develops character traits that promote respect among him/herself, others and property.
  3. A Responsible Citizen engages in democratic principles that respect diversity and becomes an active participant in both school and community through service to others and involvement in the formation of a positive school culture.