Community Newsletter
August 21th, 2026
Monday, October 5--5-8 Block Schedule
Wednesday, October 7--Palmer Choir Concert will be held at 6:30 pm at the Palmer Auditorium.
Thursday, October 8--last day of Quarter 1!
Thursday, October 8--students will participate in Future Ready Day in the morning, and classes 1-4 in the afternoon. More details shared below!
Friday, October 9--Teacher Work Day. Students not in school.
Monday, October 12--5-8 Block Schedule
Thursday and Friday, October 15-16--Parent Teacher Conferences!
See other activities below!
My Terror of the Week is Molly Peake.
Molly is very intelligent and a hard worker. It comes naturally to her to get her own work done and to help the people around her. When class gets lively, she is resilient and remains a source of calm, and even in the face of daily challenges, she is so friendly and kind. I want Molly to know that I see all of her efforts and they don't go unnoticed!“
-Galilee Dillard, Terror TRCSS* teacher
*TRCSS is an acronym for the IB Approaches to Learning: Thinking Skills, Research, Communication, Social, and Self-Management Skills
Palmer Proud Continued..
Story of a Diploma Program Senior
We would like to celebrate the hard work and achievements of Alleigh, who is a senior in the IB DP program. She has an impressive 4.3 grade average heading into her senior year while also supporting her 8 siblings. She recently completed the Questbridge Scholarship, a highly competitive college scholarship and access program for high-achieving students. As young as 7 years old, Alleigh knew her dream was to go to Harvard; she recently wrote, “I knew early on that school was my way to big things is my education.” Alleigh told us that she chose the IB programme because of the rigor and challenge it gave her, but also because it challenged her to think about how big she could make her dreams, and she has chosen to dream it all. When we asked her what advice she would give younger students she said, “no matter your struggle, you can have anything if you keep working hard.” Palmer Staff sees how hard you are working, Alleigh, and we celebrate you. --contributed by DP/CP Coordinator AnneMarie McClintock
Palmer Proud again!
Did you know The Palmer Lever newspaper has been telling our school's story since 1887? For nearly 140 years, Palmer students have used journalism to document school life, amplify student voices, and capture the history of our community. Today's student journalists are carrying forward one of Palmer's oldest traditions.
Freshman Elyse Barnett writes for The Lever. In her words, "I love writing about sports, because that is what I am most involved in at Palmer. I also think that any type of person can be interested in Palmer sports and want to know more!" After high school, Elyse aims to get a scholarship to play volleyball in college. To finish her Palmer education, she plans to take DP courses and keep playing volleyball and writing. According to Elyse, "the coolest thing about the Lever is that anyone can read the stories we post. Our goal is to help more people learn about the Lever, so more people read our story!"
The Lever Link: https://phslever.com/
9th Grade Dream Accelerator
9th Grade students attended a Dream Accelerator session at our D11 RJ Wasson Campus this week, where they explored future opportunities, dabbled with questions concerning qualifications and skills, and learned from local successful professionals.
What qualifications and skills do you need for which career?
And what will get you to a Career of your choice?
What has made different individuals from Colorado successful?
Students learned of experiences and achievements of people in a variety of Colorado career fields
Your typical Stuco family session--students sit in mixed grade groups, learn about, and build each other up.
Stuco decorated Care and Share boxes to support in-school donation efforts!
