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Papillion Junior High

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Type
  
Public middle school

Grades
  
7–8

Phone
  
+1 402-898-0424

Established
  
1971 (1957, 1893)

Enrollment
  
Over 800

Student to teacher ratio
  
1

School district
  
Papillion-La Vista Public Schools

Principal
  
Timothy Johnson (head), Brian Marek (assistant)

Address
  
423 S Washington St, Papillion, NE 68046, USA

District
  
Papillion-La Vista Public Schools

Motto
  
"A Reflection of Excellence"

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Papillion Junior High is a junior high school in Papillion, Nebraska, which currently holds 7th grade and 8th grade. The school building was opened in 1957 as Papillion High School, which relocated to its present site in north Papillion in August 1971.

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Background

The school is the oldest building in the Papillion-La Vista School District. The school has tornado shelters.

Academics

Both the 7th and 8th grade student body is divided into teams. The core classes, yearly classes that are not electives, include: Mathematics, Social Studies, English, Science and (in 7th grade) Reading.

History

Papillion public schools date back to September 1876. Originally housed in a single brick building at the corner of Halleck & Adams Streets, Papillion's only school served students in all 12 grades. In 1893 the school moved to a new brick building at 420 S. Washington Street (the present site of the district offices.). Papillion continued to grow, and in February 1957, Papillion High School opened in a new building across Washington Street (presently Papillion Jr. High) to students in grades 7-12. The high school moved out of the building to its present site (Papillion-La Vista) in north Papillion in August 1971.[3]

On February 17, 1966 the original Papillion School, built in 1893, was razed to make room for the new junior high school, which was opened in 1967. Nine years later a new junior high was built in neighboring La Vista to help ease crowding at the current school. Before a new high school was open, these two junior highs both enrolled ninth grader students.[4] Currently ninth graders attend both high schools, although more go to Papillion South High School. The school's original boundary was Papio Creek; today it is the city limits.

Athletics

Papillion Junior High offers football, basketball, wrestling, cross country, track, and volleyball.

References

Papillion Junior High Wikipedia