Palmyra R-1 School District

Super Bowl Spirit Week and 100th day of school fun this week at PES!

What a fun week at PES celebrating Super Bowl Spirit Week and the 100th day of school! Thank you families for helping your kiddos come up with creative ideas to share!

Excited for the future of our two athletes who signed their National Letter of Intent this week to continue their academic and athletic careers this fall! Brayden signed with Cornell College for wrestling and Drew signed with Morningside University for football. Join us in celebrating their success and wishing them the best at the next level!

Congratulations to our Middle School students for earning student of the month of January! Also congratulations to our staff member of the month! 5th grade-Lexie & Ethan 6th grade-Maggie (not pictured) & Issac 7th grade-Reese & Lane 8th grade-Alyce & Brody Staff of the Month-Mr. Huffman Way to go Panthers!

PHS Varsity and JV Quiz Bowl teams picked up their first conference win against South Shelby last night. Congrats Coach Hopke and team!

Mrs. Keppner has been with Palmyra High School as Counselor since 2019 and in honor of National School Counseling week, we asked her to tell us about her job as a school counselor. Mrs. Keppner loved teaching 5th grade students but found that she did not have enough time in the school day to meet all their needs because they needed more time to talk and process their feelings. She wanted to learn how to be a better listener and help kids identify and acknowledge their feelings, so she then went into school counseling. Sadly, one of the things Mrs. Keppner has learned from her students is that life is not always fair. Many of the sweetest people on earth have dealt with the hardest losses. She feels in those times, it is important to allow grace and to recognize the hardship. It is also important to practice gratitude for the gifts we are given in life and to celebrate the good stuff! Mrs. Keppner strives to be positive and wants to help make a difference in the lives of her students. We are positive you do a great job Mrs. Keppner and appreciate what you do to make Palmyra High School a success! Thank you! #NSCW #SchoolCounselingWeek #ThankACounselor

Mrs. McBride has been Palmyra Middle School Counselor since 2019 and in honor of National School Counseling week, we asked her about her job as a school counselor. Mrs. McBride says she was inspired to pursue this career by her own school counselor. The support and encouragement her counselor showed to all students was Mrs. McBride's inspiration to become a school counselor. Students have taught her to enjoy every accomplishment, big or small! They have also taught her that life isn't always fair but finding the positive things can help make it a little easier. Mrs. McBride encourages her students to be the best versions of themselves and if she had one superpower, she would instill confidence in every student so they believe they are capable of doing great things and achieving their goals! We are confident you do a great job Mrs. McBride and appreciate everything you do to make Palmyra Middle School a success! Thank you! #NSCW #SchoolCounselingWeek #ThankACounselor

No school today Panthers! Stay safe, rest up and we will see you tomorrow!

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!

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 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!

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

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

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.

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!

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!

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!

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!