Palmer ISD -

Today, the Hope Squad continued Start with Hello Week by greeting students as they arrived this morning. Our PALs also encouraged students to recognize kindness by filling out Upstander Grams to send to fellow students who have shown kindness, included others, and made a positive difference at PHS. What a great way to spread kindness and remind others that everyone belongs!

The Belles have nearly met their fundraising goal! If you haven’t registered yet, and would like to attend, please send in your form tomorrow so we can get you included in our tshirt order! Thank you so much to all of our registered clinic dancers! We can’t wait to have fun with you on October 16th! Need a form or have questions? Email khavener@palmer-isd.org #palmerbelles

Congratulations to CJ Garcia! He has been accepted to Dallas Baptist University!

Our pep rally this week is Thursday, September 24 at Bulldog Stadium!

It is for our high school and elementary school students this week.

For the safety of our students and staff, Palmer ISD is requiring that visitors attending a special event on a campus during school hours pre-screen before the event.

For more information, you may visit https://www.palmer-isd.org/page/special-events

Thank you for your support and partnership in helping us provide a safe and enjoyable experience for our students, staff, and families. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday!

PALs greeted students this morning to kick off Start with Hello Week at PHS

🎉 **Congratulations to our Section of the Week and Members of the Week!** 🎉 📯**Section of the Week: Tubas!** Congratulations to our tuba section for consistently showing up to practice, working hard, and pushing themselves to improve! They are putting in the work, wearing those tubas, and gaining the strength they need to be the very best they can be. We are proud of your dedication and effort! 💪🎶 ⭐ **Members of the Week:** 👏 **Shalom** — Always puts forth effort in both sports and band. He stays involved in many activities while continuing to keep his grades up. Great job balancing it all! 👏 **Harlee** — Goes above and beyond by helping others and helping clean up the stands after away games. Thank you for being willing to pitch in and help! 👏 **Aylin Martel** — Consistently helps clean up after others at away games and always makes sure the percussion equipment is properly put away. Your attention to detail and willingness to help are appreciated! 👏 **Ivan** — Brings a great attitude and is always willing to help others become better band members. Thank you for being such a positive influence on the group! Keep up the hard work, everyone! We are proud of you! ❤️🎶

Here's what's going on in Palmer ISD for this week!

Be sure to get your pink out dance clinic registration forms in by Tuesday! 💕#palmerbelles

The Bulldog Guard would like to thank the wonderful Bulldog Guard Alumni that came out and perfomed the fight song, the Hey Song, and a fun routine during the homecoming pep rally! It was amazing to see y'all perform again at Bulldog Stadium!

We had a successful BEST robotics kickoff today. We got our build kits, learned the rules and got to see the playing field. Our team asked some great questions and have some great ideas. We got to go to breakout sessions where we learned about the different aspects of the competitions and got to attend some rookie breakout sessions where we bent some motor mount brackets and cut outfit wheels. The team did amazing and we are coming back ready to start our build season!

We loved seeing a few Belles back for HOCO! So proud of you ladies! 💛🖤💛 #palmerbelles

Congrats to Belle of the Week, Claire Brown! #palmerbelles

Our Grand Marshals for this year’s Homecoming Parade were our 2025–2026 Teachers of the Year! Congratulations to Mrs. Leach, Mrs. Carvalho, and Mrs. Zhanel! We are proud to have these outstanding educators represent our district and lead the way during Homecoming! Thank you Dr. Leach for driving them in the parade today.

Congratulations to 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Lindsay Leal, for being selected as Palmer ISD's Teacher of the Game!

Now in her 15th year of teaching with 7 years in Palmer ISD, Mrs. Leal teaches reading and language arts at Palmer Elementary School. Mrs. Leal sees the best in every child and represents all that we stand for in Palmer ISD. She believes in her students, encourages them and is committed to supporting their learning at high levels. It is clear that educating and inspiring children is more than a profession for Mrs. Leal - it is her purpose. We are incredibly grateful for the heart, dedication and passion she brings to our Bulldog family each and every day!

Mrs. Leal will be recognized on the field during pre-game on Friday by Superintendent Jacob Duce and campus administration for her outstanding service to Palmer ISD.

A special thank you to our sponsor, Compass Realty, for supporting Palmer ISD and our incredible educators!

It's Homecoming Day 2026! Parade lineup information: Lineup begins at 10:30 AM Students participating in the parade can be dropped off in the PHS front parking lot or at the Middle School pavilion parking lot and walk to the student parking lot. Little Bulldogs can be escorted down with a parent or an adult. All parade entries and floats will check in and enter the student parking lot from Jefferson street at the farthest entrance. Traffic will be one way from PHS to the softball field.

Card and Board Game Club meeting after school today! They meet every Thursday after school in Mrs. Murphy's room.

"Name that Tune" addition of Bulldog Boost Thursday. Mr. McKissack and Ms. Thompson recongnized the 1 second clip of Brittney Spears "Baby one more time."

This week 5th Grade Ag learned about the history of the Mum! They learned that they are called "mums" because of the flower Chrysanthemum and that floriculture is a part of Ag. Students made mums out of paper to decorate the entrance of the gym where we'll hold the MS Pep Rally.

Week of : 9/21-9-24 Start With Hello Week is a program that promotes inclusion and belonging. Our goal is to teach students how to include others so that no student feels alone, isolated, or as though they do not belong. Throughout the next week, we will have greeters welcoming our students each morning, daily inclusion challenges, and classroom lessons led by Mrs. Zambiasi about reaching out to others and helping everyone feel included! Our Start With Hello Mantra: 1. See Someone Alone 2. Reach Out and Help 3. Start With Hello! It is our goal that every student knows they are wanted, they are loved, and that we are so glad they are here. ❤️

Start with Hello week is next week at PHS!