Pioneer Junior High School

Pioneer Junior High School
Pioneer Junior High School
Address
	245 W 18th Street; Middle School
School district	Upland Unified School District
Principal	Doctor Christopher Kotlewski
Grades	7th and 8th grade
Enrollment	764 (2019–20)
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Mascot	49ers
Rival	Upland Junior High
National ranking	2256
Yearbook	The Prospector
Website	pjh.upland.k12.ca.us

Pioneer Junior High School is a

junior high school in Upland, California

. It serves seventh and eighth graders in the northern part of Upland.

Distinguished School

Pioneer is a California Distinguished School,^[2] winning the award in the spring of 2007. On March 20, 2008, the school received the Governor's Challenge Front Runner award. For the 2007–08 school year, both seventh and eighth grade Academic Pentathlon teams received first place. For the 2008–2009 school year, Pioneer's Eighth Grade Academic Pentathlon team took first place overall, first place in each category, and the top participant in each division. For the 2007–2008 year, Pioneer took first, second, and third place in the National PTA Reflections Program for their students' achievements.

Accelerated Program

Pioneer's accelerated program allows students performing at a high academic level to take more challenging classes. Advanced classes are offered in English, History, and Math. For Math, entering seventh graders who pass the Algebra test at the start of their Seventh-grade year take Algebra 1 instead of Pre-Algebra and eighth graders who pass Algebra I take Geometry. Enrollment in the accelerated program is based on teacher recommendation, STAR test scores, and grades.

PSN: Pioneer School News

Pioneer School News

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to produce opening and closing sequences, commercials to promote school codes or events, ultimately teaching the relation of everyday life and technology, and how these skills can be used as they further their education careers into high school and college. The PSN website states the program is funded by contributions.

References

^ "Pioneer Junior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
^ Distinguished School Awards. Cde.ca.gov (2012-02-29). Retrieved on 2012-04-21.
^ PSN (Pioneer School News). Web.mac.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-21.

External links

[1] "Pioneer Junior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 28, 2021.

[2] Distinguished School Awards. Cde.ca.gov (2012-02-29). Retrieved on 2012-04-21.

[3] PSN (Pioneer School News). Web.mac.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-21.

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