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!
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!
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
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.
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!
W. T. Johnson visited 5th graders at Palmyra Middle School this month telling the story of George Washington Carver. His visit was sponsored by the Marion County Library Sub-district #1.
Construction continues at PHS! The locker rooms have been opened up and work continues on the gym. The floor tile has now been removed outside the gym, holes have been dug for footings on the north side of the gym and new plumbing is being installed in the PE locker rooms. Changes are happening quickly and we can't wait to show off the finish product!
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.
Check out the latest edition of the Panther Press!
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MS scientists in Ms. Reeder's 6th grade science took their activity to the old football field! Students learned about the scale of the solar system by using critical thinking skills to understand and model the solar system. Students worked with groups to estimate their understanding of how far apart the planets were and then repositioned their planets using orange cones to measure the scale model distance. Our students are out of this world!
Happy Administrative Professionals Day! Today we celebrate the incredible people who keep our school offices running smoothly each and every day! We are so grateful for all that you do!
Need a gift to spoil the Administrative Professionals in your office? Stop by B Creative today to shop and support the Palmyra School Foundation! Dine in or carry out until 5 pm today!
The Palmyra Police Department will be holding a mock crash in the Palmyra High School parking lot at approximately 12:40 today for our students. We want to remind the public this is a simulation and no students are in danger.
We have the BEST bus drivers and we want to say THANK YOU today in honor of National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day!
PES 5th grade authors are putting their creative skills to work by making their own books to showcase their original poetry! Mrs. Hillman and Mrs. Fountain's classes are joining together on the fun and designing, writing, and personalizing their collections. We can’t wait to see the final results!
PES PACE students dove into the world of microbes with the Lysol Minilabs Science Kit Program—then flipped the script by creating their own microbes, complete with unique powers. The twist? Their designs were selected to become actual trading cards! Each student will get a printed version of their card and access to a digital deck! Awesome work Panthers!
PHS Golf hosted the Palmyra Invitational on Wednesday. Panthers finished in 1st Place with a score of 291. Skeeter wins Medalist after a 3-Hole Playoff vs teammate Abram (both shot 72). They played a sudden death playoff, both with a par on hole 6, par on hole 9 and Skeeter with a birdie on hole 8 to win!
Jonas takes 3rd spot with 73. Great rounds by all our young golfers!
It was a strong week for Palmyra Panther Baseball! Monday: The Panthers kicked things off with a 5-0 varsity win over Unity. JV followed suit with a big 10-1 victory.
Tuesday: Varsity rolled past Clark County with a dominant 15-0 win in just 4 innings! JV came up short, falling 8-2.
Wednesday: The Panthers capped off the week with a 10-0 shutout over Monroe City in 5 innings. JV battled but lost 6-2.
Varsity now improves to 7-6 on the season! After three straight nights of games, the Panthers get a well-earned break before hitting the road to Hallsville on Monday.
Let’s go, Panthers!
Congrats to Josh, Laura, Ashton and Jarret who suited up and attended the Clarence Cannon Conference Band concert on Wednesday! Looking sharp Panthers, you looked great in your uniforms and sounded even better!
