Ms. Reeder's 6th grade STEM students recently finished their Tiny House projects and the results were incredible!
Before building, students learned what tiny homes are all about by discussing real-world limitations and watching an episode featuring tiny house living. From there, they took on every part of the process:
📝 Keeping attendance logs and daily paperwork
💰 Managing a budget and “shopping” at the class store
📐 Designing blueprints
🔨 Building their tiny homes using recycled and creative materials like egg cartons, popsicle sticks, straws, yarn, fabric, cereal boxes, buttons, and more!
Their creativity really shined through collaboration and problem-solving — some even used real hardwood flooring donated from Ms. Reeder’s own home renovation! 👏 #PantherPrideInTheClassroom
🥇 Girls Team – 1st Place!
Medalists: Harper finished 2nd (13:31), Austee 3rd (13:39), and Gabbie 8th (14:59).
🥈 Boys Team – 2nd Place, just one point shy of 1st!
Medalists: Jacen placed 3rd (13:07) and Carson 6th (13:21).
What an incredible way to finish the season — we are so proud of our Panthers! 🧡🖤
📚 Important Schedule Reminders!
🗓️ Wednesday & Thursday: Parent Teacher Conferences will be held until 7:00 p.m.
📖 Book Fair will be open at both the Elementary and Middle School during conferences!
🚫 Please note: After School Program (ASP) at Palmyra Elementary will not be in session Wednesday or Thursday.
🕐 Thursday: Early Dismissal at 1:00 p.m.
🚫 Friday: No school for students (PHS Vo-Tech will be in session!)
We look forward to seeing families during conferences this week! 🍎
5th Grade Science Club Meeting, scheduled for today 10/20, will be rescheduled for tomorrow, 10/21, 3:30 PM-4:30 PM.
The students joined other area schools where they explored different industries, met professionals, and discovered future opportunities.
A big thank-you to our MS Counselor, Mrs. McBride and to all who helped organize this hands-on learning experience for area students! 🙌
Students toured several local landmarks, including the Old Marion County Jail Museum, the Marion County Courthouse, and Big Spring Park, and also enjoyed a historical bus tour around town. They listened to presentations by the Stuhlman Brothers about wagon making and even had the chance to climb aboard a Stuhlman Bros. wagon! The day wrapped up with lunch and exploration at Flower City Park.
A huge thank you to all the community members who shared their time and knowledge to help our students learn more about Palmyra’s past and present — Gary Stuhlman, Larry Stuhlman, Ellen Stuhlman, Carol Brentlinger, Betsy Welty, Mary Bross, Christine Crawford, and the Palmyra Parks and Recreation Department. #PantherPrideInTheCommunity
🏃♀️🏃♂️ Panther Cross Country Update - NEW PALMYRA HIGH SCHOOL RECORD! 🧡🖤
Palmyra Middle and High School Cross Country teams are back in action tomorrow morning at Gans Creek in Columbia, Missouri for their third meet of the week!
After competing at the CCC meet on Monday, the Panthers ran close to home at Marion County R-II on Tuesday and had another fantastic showing! 👏
🥇 Middle School Girls – Meet Champions!
Five medalists led the way:
2️⃣ Harper – 10:05.80 (just 0.5 seconds from 1st!)
3️⃣ Austee
9️⃣ Gabbie
1️⃣3️⃣ Josie
1️⃣5️⃣ Georgia
🥈 Middle School Boys – 2nd Place with 4 medalists:
8️⃣ Jacen
9️⃣ Callen
1️⃣1️⃣ Gavin
1️⃣2️⃣ Carson
🥇 High School Girls – Meet Champions!
1️⃣ Audrey – 22:04.60 (20 seconds ahead of 2nd place!)
3️⃣ Delaina
5️⃣ Leah
8️⃣ Maggie
1️⃣5️⃣ Adeline
🥇 High School Boys – Meet Champions!
3️⃣ Wesley – 17:39.90 (🏆 New PHS school record! Previous: 17:41)
1️⃣0️⃣ Trigg
1️⃣2️⃣ Jacob
1️⃣4️⃣ Hauns
👏 Congratulations to Wesley on setting a new school record and to all our runners and Coaches for another outstanding meet!
What an incredible night for our Panther Cross Country teams! We are so proud of how hard everyone ran and represented Palmyra! 💪
🥇 MS Girls – Conference Champions!
🥈 MS Boys – 2nd Place!
🏅 Harper 2nd | Austee 3rd | Gabbie 7th
🏅 Callen 4th | Jacen 5th | Gavin 10th
🥈 HS Girls – 2nd Place Team!
🏅 Audrey 7th – 1st Team All-Conference
🏅 Delaina 11th & Leah 13th – 2nd Team All-Conference
💪 HS Boys – 5th Place Team!
🏅 Wesley 11th & Trigg 13th – 2nd Team All-Conference
👏 Congratulations Coach Harper, Coach Reid and all our runners on an outstanding night of racing!
📊 Full results: https://milesplit.live/meets/712148
Our Special Education Department earned 100% compliance on the Missouri DESE File Review! ✅
This achievement shows the team’s dedication, organization, and heart for students—making sure every learner gets the individualized support they deserve. 💪🧡🖤
Huge congratulations to our incredible Special Education staff for their hard work and commitment to excellence! 👏
#PantherPrideInTheClassroom
🦋✨ From tiny egg to fluttering wings! ✨🦋
Mrs. Hermsmeier and her Middle School science students have been watching the life cycle of a butterfly up close, and recently celebrated the final step — the butterfly release! 🌱 Egg → 🐛 Caterpillar → 🛑 Chrysalis → 🦋 Butterfly
What an incredible hands-on learning experience watching this transformation unfold, and the class loved setting them free to start their next adventure. 🧡🖤 #PantherPrideInTheClassroom
Palmyra Middle School PACE students and Mrs. Gard took their studies outside! While exploring the creek behind the school, they made real-world connections to their unit on aquatic biomes. 🐟 The highlight of the day was bringing back creek creatures to add to the class aquarium! #PantherPrideInTheClassroom
✨ The Palmyra Middle School Maker Club kicked off the year with a great September meeting! Maker Club is an after-school opportunity for grades 5–8 where students can make, learn, create, explore, and share. ✨
Students had the chance to let their imaginations run wild during Exploratory Month, creating with cardboard and the chomp saw, Perler Beads, 3D pens, Legos, robotics, green screen fun, crafts, and NURCs.
This year, Mrs. Gottman and Mrs. Gard are excited to have 34 students signed up to join the adventure. September was all about free exploration, and we can’t wait to show off more projects as the year goes on! 🎉🔧🤖
🎯🏹 Ready, aim, focus!
Palmyra Middle School PE classes kicked off their archery unit, learning proper form, safety, and improving skills while testing their aim. There was even a student who hit the bullseye! . 🏹👏
Way to go Panthers—learning skills and having fun in PE! 🧡🖤 #PantherPrideInTheClassroom
📢 Reminder Panthers!
🚫 No School Monday, September 22nd - Professional Development Day for staff.
(High School Vo-Tech classes will be in session)
👕 Homecoming T-shirt orders due tonight! Be sure to place your orders online before midnight!
https://school-spirit-wear-premium-31996.cheddarup.com
Have a fantastic weekend—we will see everyone back on Tuesday! 🧡🖤
