Parent & Community Presentation: Stop Trafficking Project 📢
Palmyra R-1 School District invites parents, guardians, and community members to attend an important Stop Trafficking community presentation focused on online safety, digital exploitation, and human trafficking prevention. Information has been emailed to families regarding this program on January 16 and January 30.
This presentation for adults will address:
Online dangers facing today’s students, including social media, gaming platforms, and messaging apps.
How traffickers and predators use the internet to groom, manipulate, and exploit youth.
Warning signs of online grooming and unsafe digital interactions.
Practical steps families can take to protect students online.
How to start open, age-appropriate conversations with children about internet safety.
The Stop Trafficking Project emphasizes education, awareness, and prevention, helping students and adults recognize risky online behaviors and know when—and how—to seek help.
📍 Location: Palmyra Middle School Gymnasium
📅 Date: February 4, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:30 – 8:00 pm
👨👩👧👦 Audience: Parents, guardians, and community members.
(Students will attend their specific grade level assembly the next day, Thursday, February 5th.)
🎓 Purpose: Online safety awareness, prevention, and student protection
We respect that families may have different preferences regarding participation. If you do not wish for your child to attend the BeAlert student assembly, or if you would like to opt out of the survey only, please send a signed note to your child's office by Thursday, February 5, 2026.
In a world where students are constantly connected, understanding online risks is essential. We appreciate our families and community partnering with us to help keep our students safe—both online and offline.
For questions or additional information, please contact the Palmyra R-1 School District office.
We are excited to welcome students back to school tomorrow, Wednesday, January 28th!
🚌 Bus routes will run as normal. 🚌
🧡🖤 A huge thank-you to PES 1st grade student, Andi for providing this stylishly dressed Panther graphic! Bundle up and dress warm like Andi's Panther! 🐾❄️
❄️ No School – Tuesday, January 27th ❄️
• This will be SNOW DAY.
🖤🧡 A huge thank-you to PES 2nd grade student, Luke for providing our snow day graphic! Four super scenes of snow day activities! 🐾❄️
Stay warm and safe, Panthers! 🧡🖤
* Winter Weather Planning information was emailed to all families on Thursday, January 22nd. If you did not receive the email or a text/call from Mr. Harper, please contact your student's school office to verify your email address and cell phone number in Infinite Campus.
Palmyra R-1 School District Update 📢
❄️ No School – Monday, January 26th ❄️
• This will be AMI Day #1 — students should follow AMI instructions provided by their teachers. (Specific grade level details included in text from Mr. Harper. )
🖤🧡 A huge thank-you to Jolene for submitting the first high school entry in our Snow Day Announcement Challenge—your Panther and snowman drawing is absolutely PAWMAZING! 🐾❄️
Stay warm and safe, Panthers! 🧡🖤
* Winter Weather Planning information was emailed to all families on Thursday, January 22nd. If you did not receive the email or today's text and call from Mr. Harper, please contact your student's school office to verify your email address and cell phone number in Infinite Campus.
🏀 TONY LENZINI TOURNAMENT 🏀
⏰ GAME TIMES HAVE CHANGED!
📅 Saturday, January 24th
‼️ UPDATED TIMES ARE NOW POSTED ‼️
Please check the latest bracket/schedule before heading to the gym.
Thanks for your flexibility — see you at the games! 🏀🧡🖤
🚨 The Tony Lenzini Tournament bracket has been updated and includes time changes. ⌚
👉👉Fans, players, and families — please check the latest bracket to stay up to date!
We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to more great basketball! 🏀
✨ Due to inclement weather, game times for the Tony Lenzini Tournament have been adjusted to ensure the safety of our teams, fans, and officials.
📆 Please see the updated game times listed below. 👇
📅 January 22, 2026
📣 Updated Bracket
✨See updated bracket below. 👇
📅 MSHSAA (Missouri State High School Activities Association) Dead Periods
🏀 83rd Tony Lenzini Basketball Tournament 🏀
📈 Bracket update
📅 January 21, 2026
📣 Join us for more tournament action tonight!!
📅 Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Check out the updated bracket!
K Wilt placed 2nd
M Pillars placed 3rd
J Triplett placed 5th
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there will be no school on Monday, January 19, 2026. The next scheduled day school will be closed is for Presidents Day on Monday, February 16th.
See you Tuesday Panthers!
Please help us congratulate our December Students of the Month! 🌟
These students were selected for their positive attitude, school spirit and hard work in and out of the classroom.
We are proud of you and the example you set! 🐾 🧡🖤
It is an exciting time of year as our high school students begin working on their schedules for next year! If you were not able to attend Academic Planning Night, no worries—resources are available on the high school website under the Counseling Department tab.
📌 In the coming weeks, Ms. Hopke and Mrs. Jones will be visiting classes and meeting individually with students to discuss course plans and answer questions.
📱 Once course requests are entered, families can:
✨ View requests in the Infinite Campus app (call the High School office if you need help logging into the app)
✨ Click the Graduation Progress button
✨ Review and electronically approve the Academic Plan
We appreciate your partnership as students plan for a successful future! 🧡🖤
👉 Work and College Flex students will start flexing Wednesday, January 6th.
The Palmyra High School basketball teams unloaded food for the Adopt-A-Family program in just 6 minutes today at St. Joseph Farischon Hall, smashing last year’s record of 7 minutes.
Thank you to these students for giving their time in between school and basketball to help others—your teamwork and generosity make us proud to be Panthers! 🧡🖤
📸 Cathy Fohey
