Palmyra R-1 School District

Mrs. Plunkett has been Palmyra Elementary School Counselor since 2008 and in honor of National School Counseling week, we asked her about her time with the school district. Mrs. Plunkett says she entered education to make a difference in young people's lives. She feels education can be a powerful tool to make things better and she wanted to be a part of it! Over the years, students have taught her important lessons about being strong, creative and true to oneself. They have reminded her that learning is not just about books and tests; it's also about exploring, growing emotionally and finding your own voice. She hopes students remember her as a passionate educator who truly cared about their individual journeys and felt valued and empowered to pursue their dreams and knowing that someone believed in them! We believe in you Mrs. Plunkett and appreciate everything you do to make PES a success! Thank you! #NSCW #SchoolCounselingWeek #ThankACounselor

We want to take a moment to highlight staff members who achieved PERFECT ATTENDANCE during the first semester. Congrats to Mrs. Redd, Mrs. Gard and Mr. Wellman! Thank you for all you do for our students!

Celebrating National School Counseling Week! This week, we recognize and appreciate the incredible impact our school counselors have on our students, staff, and community. From helping students navigate friendships, building confidence and problem-solving skills, providing academic support to guiding personal growth and career planning, our counselors are always there to help students thrive. Join us in thanking our amazing counselors for their dedication and the difference they make every day! We will spotlight one our school counselors each day this week! #NSCW #SchoolCounselingWeek #ThankACounselor

We are proud to announce that sophomore, Tess Lehman, will compete in the State Finals of The American Legion High School Oratorical Scholarship Program on February 23rd! Tess began her journey in November by winning the high school contest and has since competed and won the county, district and zone contests to advance to the state finals! Her memorized Constitutional Speech was 5-6 minutes and will be expanded to 8-10 for the state competition. In addition, she will give a 3-5 minute impromptu speech on one of four randomly selected constitutional amendments. At the state finals there will be four contestants, one from each Missouri zone. Tess is pictured (2nd from right) after winning the Zone 1 competition held at the Hannibal American Legion Post with American Legion Zone 1 representatives Christine Sapp and Larry DuFour. Also pictured are the 2nd and 3rd place contestants from Zone 1. We are proud of Tess and wish her the best of luck as she prepares for the next step in her journey!

Way to go TEAM! Congrats Coach Huffman and Coach Hill on a great day of wrestling at QND! Exciting update from Coach Huffman: Come home from QND with a 3rd place finish as a team! With your champion at 144 pounds Tyler Spicknall! Very excited for this group and really proud of how far we have come this year. We wrestle hard wherever we go and whoever the opponent is. We have a lot to work on but these kids will put in the work and we will get to where we need to be come district time!! My favorite thing about this group is the competitiveness they bring. This is our first team plaque in 4 years but they are not satisfied. I’m pretty lucky to get to coach a group like this! Individual results below: Blake Rife 2nd Emmett Lorenson 3rd Luke Lawson 4th Tyler Spicknall 1st Brayden Pillars 2nd Kale Weiman 8th Henley Snow 3rd Colby Jones 4th Ace Harper 4th

Palmyra School Foundation is happy to announce! ‼️Today is THE day: last day to join the fun! ‼️ 🗣️ Calling all former Panther basketball players, cheerleaders & pommers! If you graduated 5+ years ago, we would love to see you participate! 🐾 Share this post with your favorite Panther team members ➡️ register to participate at https://forms.gle/Q39WXRAQ2vBKwfTb9

Varsity basketball at home tonight versus Macon and PHS Cheer will hold their cheer clinic during halftime of the 6pm girls game! Basketball will be on the road for a couple weeks after tonight, so here is your chance to catch a couple games and see our little cheerleaders perform!

PHS took 40 interested 10th graders on a tour of the Hannibal Career & Technology Center on Thursday. Students were able to see firsthand what each program entails and think about if it would fit in with their own career plans.

FFA advisor Mrs. Haeberlin and her Food Science team traveled to Atlanta, Georgia this week to attend the International Production & Processing Expo. The all-expense paid trip was awarded to the team for placing in the top 10 Food Science teams at the FFA National convention in October by the US Poultry and Egg Association. To read more about their experience and to view more pictures from the trip, follow the Palmyra Missouri FFA chapter page! Congrats team and Mrs. Haeberlin!

Tonight is the night! PES will host their STEAM Night starting at 5:00 pm!

Palmyra Wrestling had a great home meet last night against MMA and Highland! Emmett, Tyler, Brayden, Kale, Michael, Colby and Ace all won by pin against MMA. Colby and Joe won by pin against Highland going 2-0 on the night. Kyndal and Elly went 1-0 winning by pin in the first against Highland! Way to go Panthers!

Parents as Teachers will be holding a Facebook LIVE Group Connection on February 10th @ 6:30 pm. Email or call to register: nicholsonk@palmyra.k12.mo.us or 573-769-2191.

Check out The Palmyra Spectator this week to see a great recap of events happening at the Palmyra R-1 School District! Flip to Page 8 to see all the great students who made the 1st semester Honor Roll at the Middle School and High School! Also, we are hiring! Scan the QR code in our ad to apply for our open teaching positions and Elementary custodian! Interested in being a substitute bus driver, teacher or custodian? Call 769-2066 or stop by to pick up an application. It's a GREAT day to be a Palmyra Panther!

FCCLA will be hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Tuesday, February 11th in the PHS gym. Reserve your appointment time using the Red Cross app!

Thank you to Pam Frankenbach! Pam donated two Big Books (Little Blue Truck and Good Night Moon) for the Parents as Teachers Program to be read at playgroup, held each Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. in the Elementary cafeteria. The PAT is grateful for the continued community support. Pam is pictured with her grandchildren; Shae, Lottie, Jade and Tyler. Join PAT for playgroup each Tuesday. If you would like more information on our Parents as Teachers Program, please contact Kathy Nicholson by email: nicholsonk@palmyra.k12.mo.us. or by calling 573-769-2191.

We want to highlight a few more people who help make the Tony Lenzini Tournament a success! Shout out to our student section and all the fans who attend our sporting events. We appreciate the cheers of encouragement for our student athletes and they can feel it on the court. Thank you to all the game officials who choose to be in our gym to referee great basketball. Without your dedication to the sport of basketball and our youth, we could not do it without you! Thank you to Ken Disselhorst, Mike Trower, Rusty Adrian, Adam Adrian and Tina Baxter. We appreciate the many, many, many hours you are with us in the gym announcing the games, manning the scoreboard and clock and keeping the official book. Thank you to Alicia Deming for being behind the lens and providing great pictures of the tournament. Thank you to all of our staff and students who worked hard to make the tournament a success.

Palmyra boys wrestling will be at home tonight hosting Highland and Missouri Military Academy starting at 5:30 pm. Come out and support our wrestlers on their home mats!

PHS STUCO has teamed up with Highland STUCO in a shirt fundraiser for the family of Sydney Mead. Fans should make plans to wear their shirts February 21st to the varsity basketball games at Highland. Order using the QR code or send your form and payment back to Palmyra High School. Any questions, please contact STUCO sponsor Mrs. Carper: carpera@palmyra.k12.mo.us. Orders due February 3rd!

We are proud to show off our students who performed today in the Missouri All-State Children's Choir at the Missouri Music Educators Association Conference at the Lake of the Ozarks. The five students rehearsed all day today with the other students from Missouri chosen to be in the choir and presented a concert to family and friends this afternoon. Mrs. Breitling's 4th and 5th grade students auditioned in the fall and the five were selected for this prestigious choir! The students have been rehearsing after school since being chosen and performed six songs today at the conference. Way to go Charlotte, Lincoln, Carter, Lydia, Reece and Mrs. Breitling!

We want to take a moment to highlight staff members who achieved PERFECT ATTENDANCE during the first semester. Congrats goes out to our Director of Special Education, Mrs. Cissna for achieving perfect attendance first semester. Thank you for all you do for our students!