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.
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!
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!
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!
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!
Congrats to Mrs. McBride for being recognized as outstanding counselor of the year by the Child Advocacy Center of Northeast Missouri! The organization recognizes counselors that go above and beyond for their students and school! Well deserved honor for Mrs. McBride, we are thankful to call you a Palmyra Panther!
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! ☀️
Congrats to our Farm Management team who was announced the state winning team during the closing session at FFA convention Friday night and will compete at National FFA Convention in the fall! Blaydn was 1st overall, Gianna was 2nd, Lynton 12th and Mitchell 13th! Amazing performance team!
We are so proud of all 8 teams who qualified for state and want to share how great they look in their official dress! Thank you Mrs. Haeberlin and Mr. Mahsman for all your hard work during contest season!
Congrats to PHS Prom Queen Clare and King Tate! Watch the promenade and the crowning on the Palmyra R-1 Facebook page.
Thank you to everyone who works hard to provide a great prom and after prom for our students!
HS Statistics students in Mrs. Fuqua's class have been collecting data for hypothesis and correlation testing. This involves taste testing name brand versus generic products (crackers, chips, cookies) and two variables of their choosing (caffeine intake and hours slept, height vs wingspan). They are working to obtain sample sizes of 10-20 students and they will analyze their results soon!
Do you have a parent, grandparent, or family friend that deserves a night out? Tell them that tonight is their night and to join us for the Young at Heart Ball!
Young at Heart Ball is our annual Senior citizen prom, hosted by Student Council, and attendees will enjoy a live band, light refreshments, and all the dancing they can handle, right here at PHS! (They also get the first peek at our awesome Prom decorations, courtesy of the Junior Class 😉)!
Details:
Young at Heart Ball (Senior Citizen Prom)
Friday, April 25, 2025 from 6-9 pm
PHS Small Gym - enter through front doors
Free will donations accepted
Congrats to our 3 FFA teams who were on stage during the morning session today at state convention! Floriculture finished first and will compete at National Convention in the fall. Marissa placed 1st overall, Joe 4th and Wesley 9th, Ashton group 1/gold, out of 228 competitors. Food Science finished 5th, with Elena placing 11th, Emily 13th, Anna and Kadon were group 2/silver! Special congrats to Elena who is a foreign exchange student from Germany! She was supported today by her host family and her mom was watching online! Forestry finished 3rd, with Xin Lei in 5th, Jack in 6th, Mary in 13th, and Riley. Their final score was 1218 which put them in a tie for 2nd place but they were awarded 3rd in a tiebreaker. Thank you to the families, the coaches, the advisors, and Mr. Harper for supporting our students today! Results from the evening session will be shared soon!
It was a beautiful night at Highland for a MS track meet! Congrats to the girls for winning the meet and the boys finishing 3rd! Lots of PR's tonight and great performances by all! Way to go Panthers, Coach Fountain and Coach Harper!
Palmyra will host a middle school track meet next Wednesday, April 30th at the Palmyra High School track.
Junior Parent Night will be held tonight, April 24th at 6:00pm in the Library. We hope to see you there!
If you are unable to attend, the counseling department will be sending out the information on Friday to Junior families.
The 2nd-8th PACE students took a field trip to the Salvation Army Kroc Center in Quincy. They took time to embrace their class theme this year- Sports and Leisure!
