The UIL Academics Speaking Team competed yesterday in Grandview, delivering impressive performances. In Prose, Ava Daniels earned 5th place, and Blair Nash secured 6th place. In Poetry, Kaitlyn Matthews excelled with a 2nd place finish and will be advancing to regionals in April. Congratulations to all who dedicated their time and effort to train and compete this year!
What an awesome day for our Palmer FFA Build Off team. There were 10 teams that competed in the Ellis County Youth Expo Build Off Competition. These teams have 8 hours to build designated project on site. Their task today was to build two racks that were designed to hold panels used for the livestock show. Our team worked extremely hard completing their project. They ended the day as the Reserve Champions of the competition. Please congratulate these individuals on amazing awesome accomplishment.
Fellowship of Christian Students went to Dallas this past weekend to do outreach and pass out sandwiches, water, snacks, and supply bags. They also prepared for future service projects and had a campfire fellowship.
Yearbooks for the elementary are available to purchase March 31-April 17! You can purchase online or an order form is coming home with your student today.
Palmer FFA was well represented at the Ellis County Stock Show this morning.
The morning started with breeding gilts and ended with breeding heifers.
Congrats to the following members for their accomplishments:
Emma Spurlock-
🥇 1st Place Berkshire Gilt
🏆Reserve Champion Berkshire Gilt
🥈 2nd Place Cross Gilt
Aubri Aduddell-
🏅4th Place Duroc Gilt
Jenna Rhodes-
🥇 1st Place Santa Gertrudis Heifer
Sydney Stewart-
🥇 1st Place Simbrah Heifer
🏆Champion Simbrqh Heifer
Palmer FFA/ Jr. FFA had 3 students in the Wether Doe show this morning at the Ellis County Stock Show. All of our does were in the same class which was a good one to watch!
Claire placed 6th and 7th
Rosa placed 4th
Presley placed 3rd
Congrats!
The Palmer Middle School Varsity and Non-Varsity Bands attended the UIL Region 3 Concert and Sightreading Contest on Thursday. Both bands gave great performances.
The Non-Varsity received an EXCELLENT rating on stage and a SUPERIOR rating in sightreading. There was only 1 other 1C NV band at this contest.
The Varsity band also received an EXCELLENT rating on stage and a SUPERIOR rating in sightreading.
Superior is the highest rating a band can get and an excellent is the second highest.
We are very proud of both of these groups.
Palmer FFA kicked off the Ellis County Youth Expo Tuesday with the Ag Mechanics Project Show and Ag mech marketplace show. Our exhibitors worked very hard this year on their projects. Palmer FFA Ag Mechanics Exhibitors did an outstanding job presenting their projects. We had a total of 17 projects this year .Please congratulate them on a successful show.
In the Ag Mechanics show we had:
Livestock Equipment Division
Livestock handling and housing
Cole and Emma
Blue ribbon,1st place in class and division champion🏆🥇
Chicken Coop
Amethyst
Blue ribbon and 4th place
Saddle rack
Livestock Show Equipment
Jenna
Blue Ribbon and 3rd place 🥉
Lamb and Goat Show racks
Cooking Equipment Division
Misc. cooking Equipment
Ebin
Blue ribbon and 2nd place 🥈
Forged Campfire Cooking Set
Stationary smokers
Daniel , Grady and Peyton
Blue Ribbon and 8th place
Offset smoker
Home and yard convenience division
Small indoor furniture
Karleigh , Rosa and Isiah
Blue Ribbon and 2nd place 🥈
Coffee table
Outdoor metal furniture
Daniel and Eric
Blue Ribbon and 2nd place 🥈
Bench
Firepits
Ollie , Grady , Parker, and Rowdy
Blue ribbon and 1st place 🥇
Firepit
In the Marketplace show with a chance to make the sale of champions we had the following projects.
Cooking Equipment
Rocket stove
Parker
Blue ribbon and 3rd place 🥉
Wildlife
Fishing Equipment storage
Rowdy and Ollie
Blue ribbon and reserve division champion.🏆🥈 and qualifying for the sale of champions
Shooting bench
Lainey and Lola
Blue ribbon and 5th place
Home Recreation and Convenience
Bench
Harlee and Kayli
Blue ribbon and 4th place
Adirondack Chair and table set
Harper and Ford
Blue Ribbon and 7th place
Arbor with swing
Katilyn
Red ribbon and 11th place
Livestock Equipment
Spurs
Grady
Blue ribbon and 5th place
Hay Ring
Wyatt, Cannon, Loki and Gabe
Blue ribbon and 6th place
Gate
John
Red ribbon and 8th place
⛳️ District Golf Results after Day 2 ⛳️
⚾️ Baseball Schedule Change ⚾️
The game scheduled against Mildred on Saturday has been canceled.
Freshman orientation Information! Scan the QR code for more information.
Congratulations to our PHS UIL Teams! They did a fantastic job at district!
Emma Odle - 1st place - Copy Editing and 4th place Editorial Writing
James Miller - 5th place - Spelling
Penelope Morgan - 3rd place - News Writing
Genesis Guidry - 3rd place - Editorial Writing, 5th place - News Writing
Ryker Gorrell - 3rd place - Lit Crit and 6th place - Headline Writing
Lit Crit team won 1st place - Ryker, Genesis, Emma & Brandon Junkin
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This incredible experience is open to current 9th-11th grade students and their families. Don’t wait—secure your spot today!
⚾️ Games postponed 🥎
Due to the proximity of lightning and safety concerns through the evening the baseball and softball games will now be played Wednesday in Palmer at 6 PM.
Baseball and softball are currently in a lightning delay. Please stay tuned for updates.
🚨 Missed the informational meeting on Monday, March 24th? No worries! There's still time to sign up for the Summer 2026 trip to NYC, Boston, and Philly! 🗽🇺🇸 If you're interested in an unforgettable adventure, just click the link below for all the details and to enroll! ✨ This is for current 9-11th grade students and their families. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity! 👉 www.efexploreamerica.com/2875092WN
If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to savannah.thompson@palmer-isd.org
ATTENTION SENIOR PARENTS:
Scholarship deadlines are quickly approaching! Have your senior stop by the counseling center to pick up their applications.
Day 1 District Golf Results
Reminder: Meeting Today at 6 PM at PHS!
This is a reminder for all current 9-11th grade students and parents about our meeting tonight at 6 PM at PHS for the Summer 2026 trip to NYC, Philly, and Boston. It’s not too late to RSVP and join us click the link below (even if you cannot attend please still go ahead and click the link to mark interested so you can still receive information)
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If you have any questions or concerns please email savannah.thompson@palmer-isd.org