Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 🍎📚
This week, we celebrate the heart of our schools—our teachers! Their dedication, creativity, and compassion shape not only classrooms, but entire futures. Whether it is staying late to help a student, finding new ways to inspire curiosity, or offering a kind word at just the right time, our teachers go above and beyond every single day.
To all the educators who make learning come alive—you are appreciated more than words can say. Thank you for being mentors, role models, and everyday heroes.
The 5th grade science club finished off their year diving into the world of water! This month they explored hydrophobic vs hydrophilic properties and learning how different materials interact with water. They made toothpick stars, used a micropipette to slowly collect water droplets on top of a penny, and experimented with magic sand to see how it reacts with water - spoiler alert, it doesn't mix!
Huge thank you to our amazing Science Club facilitator, Dr. Judy Lemons, and our dedicated science teacher, Ms. Manzke, for guiding our young explorers through many hands-on discoveries this year!
Congratulations to Laura! She performed today at the 2025 MSHSAA Music Festival in Columbia and earned a Bronze medal for her flute solo! Laura received an Exemplary rating in March at District competition, earning her chance to compete today at State! So proud of you Laura, keep making beautiful music!
The Palmyra FFA will hold a special greenhouse pre-sale on Friday, May 9th from 3:30 - 6:30pm! Purchase tickets online for $5!
The normal sale continues on Saturday, May 10th from 9am - 2pm!
PHS senior decision day was held today at Flower City Park Sesquicentennial building. Thank you to the Palmyra Parks and Recreation for allowing us to use their building today.
Four of our seniors signed this morning since they were scheduled to attend a track meet out of town this afternoon.
We appreciate all the families who attended today supporting their Panther. A Facebook live of the signing is available for viewing. Thank you to rootEd for sponsoring prizes for all of our seniors!
We will cherish our time with our seniors the next 2 weeks as we begin the countdown to graduation on May 15th!
PHS- 5/1/2025- Today's Track Meet in Knox County has been cancelled due to weather.
POSTPONED! Today's baseball game vs Centralia has been postponed to Monday, May 5th. Senior night festivities will start around 4:50 pm with the first pitch to follow at 5 pm at Flower City Park.
We hope to see you Monday night when we honor our seniors, Cade and Lance!
PHS band members recently visited PES 4th graders for the annual Instrument Showcase recruitment event. Students were able to ask questions and listened to the band play a few songs. Students are able to join band when they enter 5th grade, watch for more information during back to school time!
School Lunch Hero Day is Friday, May 2nd! Help us celebrate the incredible cafeteria staff who keep our students nourished and ready to learn! From early mornings to busy lunch lines, they serve up more than just meals - they serve kindness, smiles, and care every day! Thank you for all you do!
PES families, while you are enjoying Breakfast with Buddies on Friday, take time to say THANK YOU to our hard working cafeteria crew!
Happy Principals' Day to Mr. Pontius, Mr. Kerr and Mrs. Augspurg! Your leadership sets the tone for our staff and students and your impact is felt every day. Thank you for your dedication, your vision, and your commitment to our school community. We are so grateful for everything you do!
Stop by Hebrews on your way to the MS track meet today and grab yourself a Pretty in Pink lotus to support the Palmyra School Foundation! Middle school track begins today at 2:30 (high jump and pole vault). Field events begin at 3:00 and running 4:00! Bundle up and enjoy some hot running action!
Please join the PHS Band for their spring concert on Thursday, May 8th at 5:30 pm! Due to construction at PHS, the concert will be held at the Palmyra United Methodist Church, located at 1800 South Main Street.
Mark your calendars - T minus 7 days until the annual PAT Truck Rally! Join us Tuesday, May 6th from 5:30 - 7:00 pm in the Palmyra High School parking lot for a night of fun, big trucks and equipment!
Big shout out to the HS Science Olympiad members who competed at state competition this weekend at University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. Livia, Chloe, and Neo competed against 30 public and private schools from across Missouri in three events.
Livia and Chloe earned 14th place in the Astronomy test.
Livia placed 7th in the Dynamic Planet event.
Chloe and Neo competed in the Ecology event and placed 16th.
We are so proud of these students, they did a fantastic job representing Palmyra High School at state! Thank you also to Mrs. Brass for coaching the students and spending the day with them in Warrensburg!
Thank you David Meyers for taking great care of our school bus fleet! Congrats on your perfect inspection score! We appreciate all you do to keep our buses safe and to all our bus drivers for keeping our students safe!
Breakfast with Buddies is this Friday at Palmyra Elementary! Please send your RSVP and payment to the PES office by Wednesday.
This week is a very special week for some future Panthers! Today we had a full day of new students who signed on the dotted line and committed to attending kindergarten at Palmyra Elementary in August 2025!
We are looking for more Panthers to join our team for the Class of 2038! If you live in the Palmyra R-1 School District and have a child who will be 5 before August 1st, please call to add your Panther to our roster!
Special Olympics is being held today at PHS due to field construction at Hannibal. It was a beautiful opening ceremony with PHS sophomore, Taylor singing the National Anthem!
Thank you to our cheer and pom squad for welcoming the athletes when they arrived! The Knights of Columbus Color Guard lined the track for the parade of athletes and students will be participating in events throughout the day.
Thank you to all those for making today possible for our local athletes!
PHS golf has a busy week with meets every day and kicking off the week with a little bit of fun! Fore-get fashion rules, our golfers are swinging into today’s meet with their own sense of style! Good luck to this crew bringing both flair and skill to the course today at Norwoods!
3rd graders in Mrs. Reis and Mrs. Johnson's class took their learning outside. They spent time in the outdoor classroom, exploring nature, working together, and bringing their lessons to life under the open sky. We love seeing their curiosity and creativity grow in such a beautiful space! ☀️
