Papillion Junior High

Infobox_School
name = Papillion Junior High


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motto = "A Reflection of Excellence"
established = 1967
grades = 7 - 8
district = Papillion La Vista School District
type = Public middle school
principal = John McGill, Dr. Melanie Mueller (7th grade), and Brent Holder (8th grade)
enrollment = Over 800
faculty =
ratio = Approximately 23:1
teamname = Titans
conference =
colors = Blue, black, and silver
publication =
location = Papillion, Nebraska
information = Oldest school in the district
website = [http://www.plvschools.esu3.org/papiojh/ link]

Papillion Junior High is located at 423 South Washington Street in Papillion, Nebraska. Their mascot is the Titans. This junior high is the oldest school still being used today in the Papillion La Vista School District. [ [http://www.plvschools.esu3.org/papiojh/ Papillion La Vista High School] . Retrieved 7/20/08.] The school has no tornado shelters. [ [http://www.action3news.com/Global/story.asp?S=6448500 "School Tornado Lists"] , Action3News.com. Retrieved 7/20/08.]

History

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. [ [http://sarpymuseum.org/1960photo.htm "1960s photo gallery"] , Sarpy County Museum. Retrieved 7/20/08.] Currently ninth graders attend both high schools. The school's original boundary was Papio Creek; today it is the city limits.

Athletics

The Papillion Junior High is known well for their sports. They have football, basketball, wrestling, cross country, track, and volleyball. The football team is divided by black, silver, and blue teams, and play on their home field, which is surrounded by a track and is a natural grass surface. The basketball team is divided this way, too, except they are "A", "B", and "C" teams. These three teams share 2 courts. Overall, the Titans have many rivals, including the Fremont Tigers, La Vista Monarchs, Ralston Rams, Westside Warriors, Lewis and Clark Scouts, Mission Braves, and the Wilson Yellow Jackets.

See also

* Papillion La Vista Senior High School
* Papillion La Vista South High School

References

External links

* [http://www.plvschools.esu3.org/papiojh/ Papillion Junior High School] official website.