🤒 Too Sick for School? 🏫

We know it can be hard to decide if your child is well enough for class. Nurse Jones and Nurse Hoewing would like to share some quick guidelines on when to keep students home — and when it is safe to send them back.

✅ Check out the graphic for tips on fevers, stomach bugs, sore throats, and more.
💡 A good rule of thumb: if your student isn’t feeling well enough to participate in learning or could spread illness to others, it is best to keep them home.

Thank you for helping us keep your Panthers and our schools healthy! 🐾
14 days ago, Palmyra R-1 School District
Too sick for school graphic
🎉 Enjoy the long weekend, Panthers! 🎉

There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, September 1st in observance of Labor Day.

We hope everyone enjoys a safe, relaxing holiday — see you back on Tuesday, September 2nd! 🧡🖤
15 days ago, Palmyra R-1 School District
No School Monday, September 1st for Labor Day
🎶🖤🧡 PHS Panther Band, Color Guard, and Poms brought the spirit and energy to the Pittsfield Fall Festival Parade today! 🎺✨ We are proud of Mrs. Gingerich, Coach Frankenbach, and these students for representing Palmyra with talent, rhythm, and Panther pride. 🐾🧡🖤
16 days ago, Palmyra R-1 School District
PHS band at Fall Festival Parade
PHS band at Fall Festival Parade
PHS band at Fall Festival Parade
PHS band at Fall Festival Parade
PHS band at Fall Festival Parade
PHS band at Fall Festival Parade
PHS band at Fall Festival Parade
PHS band at Fall Festival Parade
🏫✨ You are Invited! ✨🏫

Come see the exciting construction updates at Palmyra Elementary School and Palmyra Middle School!

📅 Tuesday, September 9
⏰ 5:00–6:00 PM

Join us for an Open House and take a look at the improvements made over the summer in our buildings. Plan to enter through the main office doors at each school. We look forward to sharing the progress with our community! 🧡🖤
16 days ago, Palmyra R-1 School District
Palmyra Elementary School construction open house
Palmyra Middle School construction open house

✨ A huge shoutout to our custodial team! Thank you to Dave, Rachel & Adam, at PHS, Ashley & Jim at PES, Robyn, Tena, and Jenny at PMS - you are the true MVPs of back-to-school season! 👏

This summer, they have been working behind the scenes—scrubbing, waxing, moving, and tackling extra challenges with construction—just to make sure our schools were spotless and ready for the first day. 🧹🛠️

We also want to give a warm 🧡🖤 Welcome Back to Robyn and wish Jenny a very happy retirement! 🎉

We appreciate you all and are so happy you are part of the Palmyra Panther team! 🐾

17 days ago, Palmyra R-1 School District
Dave and Rachel
Ashley and Jim
Robyn, Tena, Jenny
🏈🎥 Can’t make it to tonight’s Panther football game? We have you covered! The game will be live streamed on HUDL.

👉 Please note: HUDL is the ONLY official streaming source for tonight’s game. If you see links shared in the comments or on other pages claiming to stream on our behalf, do not click them — they are not safe or affiliated with Palmyra R-I.

📺 Watch by clicking the Palmyra Athletics Livestream button at the top of the district web page. Search "Palmyra High School, Palmyra, MO" to view the August 29th match up versus Hallsville High Indians.

Go Panthers! 🧡🖤🐾
17 days ago, Palmyra R-1 School District
Palmyra Panther football roster
Palmyra Panther football roster
📚🐾 This morning, Coach Hutchings and two Panther football players swapped the playbook for storybooks! 🏈 They visited three kindergarten classrooms to read books with our youngest Panthers and to get pumped up for game-day!

Building readers, leaders, and Panther pride — both on and off the field! 🏈📖

Meanwhile, football players, cheerleaders, and pom squad brought major energy at morning arrival — giving high fives and big Panther pride to kick off the school day and our first home game! 🧡🖤

It was a great morning seeing PHS athletes giving back at PES! Once a Panther, always a Panther! 🐾
17 days ago, Palmyra R-1 School District
Kindergarten listening to football players and coach read books
Kindergarten listening to football players and coach read books
Kindergarten listening to football players and coach read books
Kindergarten listening to football players and coach read books
Kindergarten listening to football players and coach read books
Kindergarten listening to football players and coach read books
Football team at morning arrival
Poms at morning arrival
Football team at morning arrival
Football and cheer
🏈🐾 Game Day Reminders for Our Young Panthers! 🐾🏈

As we cheer on the Panthers tonight, please remember:
✅ Elementary students must be accompanied by an adult to attend.
✅ Students should stay with their adult during the game.
✅ No playing in grassy areas.
✅ Leave footballs at home.

Let’s have fun, stay safe, and cheer LOUD for Palmyra Panthers! 🧡🖤
17 days ago, Palmyra R-1 School District
Game day reminders for PES students
🧡🖤 A big thank you to the Palmyra Kiwanis Club for hosting Coach Justin Hutchings and our senior Panther football players! 🏈

Coach shared insights on summer training, offensive and defensive philosophies, and the upcoming season. Special thanks as well to Mark Bross for providing officiating updates.

We appreciate the community support for our Panthers! 🐾
18 days ago, Palmyra R-1 School District
High school football players attend Kiwanis meeting
High school football players attend Kiwanis meeting
High school football players attend Kiwanis meeting
Mark Bross and Coach Hutchings discuss officiating updates
🏀✨ A piece of Panther history, can be yours to keep! ✨🏀

As part of our renovation project, the Palmyra High School gym floor is being removed — and we would love for our community to have a piece of it!

🪵 Floor pieces will be available in front of the Palmyra High School gym entrance on Tuesday, September 2nd and Wednesday, September 3rd from 5:30 – 6:30 pm (while supplies last). Because of the way the floor was constructed, most pieces will be individual boards rather than large sections.

Take home a slice of Panther history and relive the games, cheers, and memories made on this court. 🧡🖤

(Please bring gloves — not responsible for accidents or splinters.)
18 days ago, Palmyra R-1 School District
Palmyra High School gym floor
👏 A round of applause for our incredible Panther staff! 👏

We are proud to recognize those who achieved Perfect Attendance and Outstanding Attendance during the 2024-25 school year.

🚌 Perfect Attendance on their bus routes 🚌
Mr. Gerre Feigenspan, Ms. Cherry Masterson, and Mr. Ron Blue

🍎 Outstanding Attendance: Missing 2 days or less during the school year!
Mrs. Harper - 1/2 day
Ms. Bonnie, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Wellman, Mrs. Redd, Mrs. Keim, Mrs. Hudson - 1 day
Ms. Patrice - 1 1/2 days
Coach Rea, Miss. Kroeger, and Mrs. Hicks - 2 days

🙌 Outstanding Effort Award: Special thank you for the extra time and effort after the high school fire in the spring.
Mr. David Barbee

Thank you for showing up, giving your best, and setting the standard of excellence for our Panther family! Your dedication, reliability, and commitment to our students make a difference every single day. 🧡🖤
20 days ago, Palmyra R-1 School District
3 bus drivers who achieved perfect attendance
Missed 1/2 day of school
Missed 1 day of school
Five teachers who missed 1 days and 1 who missed 1 1/2 days of school
3 teachers who only missed 2 days of school
Dave - Outstanding Effort Award
PAT Playgroup Tuesday! 🎉

Little Panthers had a chance to play, snack, dance and sing today at our Parents as Teachers Playgroup! Join PAT every Tuesday in the PES cafeteria from 9 - 10 am!

Interested in learning how PAT can help your family? Want to know more about playgroup or our upcoming Group Connections? Contact Kathy Nicholson, nicholsonk@palmyra.k12.mo.us or call 573-769-2191.
20 days ago, Palmyra R-1 School District
PAT Playgroup
PAT Playgroup
PAT Playgroup
PAT Playgroup
PAT Playgroup
PAT Playgroup
PAT Playgroup
PAT Playgroup
PAT Playgroup
PAT Playgroup
📸✨ Say Cheese, Panthers! ✨📸
Picture Day is this week! 🐾

Check your email for information from Wagner Portrait Group with ordering instructions or use the QR code for each school and Pre-Order Password to place an order online.
21 days ago, Palmyra R-1 School District
Palmyra High School picture day Tuesday August 26
Palmyra Middle School picture day Wednesday August 27
Palmyra Elementary School picture day Tuesday August 26

🏈🥎 Jamboree Time! 🥎🏈

Panther fans, come cheer on our athletes as they kick off the season at the Football & Softball Jamboree! 🎉

Bring your Panther pride, wear your orange 🧡 and black 🖤, and get ready for an exciting weekend of action on the field and diamond.

Pack the stands and show our teams the support they deserve! 🐾

24 days ago, Palmyra R-1 School District
Palmyra Football jamboree @ Porter Stadium, August 22nd beginning at 6 pm
Softball jamboree August 23

📣✨ PHS Cheer Present the 2025 Cheer Clinic! ✨📣

Do you have a future Panther who loves to cheer and show their spirit? Join our PHS Cheerleaders for a fun-filled clinic where participants will learn cheers to perform during halftime of the home game on Friday, September 5th! 🎉

Grades 3rd - 6th: Wednesday, September 3rd from 3:30-5:30 pm.
Grades Kindergarten - 2nd: Thursday, September 4th from 3:30-5:30 pm.

Forms will be sent home with students Friday and also available in the Elementary or Middle School office and are due Friday, August 29 🐾

25 days ago, Palmyra R-1 School District
PHS 2025 Cheer Clinic Friday September 5th at halftime of varsity football game
🎉👏 A huge Palmyra Panther salute to our incredible staff members who were honored with Years of Service Awards at our annual back to school picnic! 🐾

Your dedication, passion, and commitment to our students, schools, and community do not go unnoticed. Thank you for pouring your hearts into education and making a lasting difference each and every day. We appreciate you! 🧡🖤

⭐ 10 years: Gerre Feigenspan and Nichole Gard
🎖️ 15 years: Katy Fuqua, Katie Uhlott, and Irene Brown
🏅 20 years: Trina Schindler, Karen Pemberton, and Kathy Ludwig (not pictured)
🏆 25 years: Kerri LaSala, Sara Hummelsheim, and Elizabeth Lehenbauer

Help us celebrate these amazing team members for their years of service! 🥳
25 days ago, Palmyra R-1 School District
10 years of service
15 years of service
20 years of service
25 years of service
✨ Back together and loving it! Panthers are excited for an amazing 2025–2026 school year. 🐾🧡🖤
26 days ago, Palmyra R-1 School District
Welcome back Panthers
PMS crossing guards
PMS Hallways with kids
PMS Hallways with kids
PHS Hallways with kids
PHS library
lunch at high school
outdoor lunch
outdoor lunch
PHS Lunch ladies
📚✨ The first day of school is here! ✨📚

We are so excited to welcome our Palmyra Elementary students back into the classrooms today. 🐾 Seeing so many smiling faces this morning made our halls feel bright and full of energy once again! 🧡🖤
26 days ago, Palmyra R-1 School District
Back to school pictures of families
Back to school pictures of families
Back to school pictures of families
Back to school pictures of families
Back to school pictures of families
PES flowers for staff
crossing guards
✨📋 Happy First Day of School! 📋✨

We want to show off our front office administrative assistants who worked hard this summer to make sure the first day of school goes great for everyone!

🧡 At PES, you’ll be greeted with a warm smile and helping hands by Alicia and Bonnie.
🖤 At PMS, you will find Carla to answer questions and keep things running smoothly.
🧡 At PHS, our office is in great hands with Kristen and Ann.

These friendly faces are ready to greet you, answer questions, and help keep our schools running smoothly.

Make sure to stop by and say hello—our administrative assistants are the heart of the front office! 🐾🧡🖤
26 days ago, Palmyra R-1 School District
PES Alicia and Bonnie
PMS Carla
PHS Kristen and Ann
😴 Sleep well, Panthers — tomorrow is the big day! 🐾

The staff at PHS can’t wait to see you back in the halls!

⏰ Warning bell rings at 8:03 am
📚 1st Hour begins at 8:07 am

🛠️ Vo-Tech students: Please arrive at PHS by 10:40 am on Wednesday. Vo-Tech classes officially begin Thursday.

💡 Let’s make it a great first day! 🧡🖤
27 days ago, Palmyra R-1 School District
PHS Staff 2025-2026