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Community Newsletter

August 28th, 2026

Community Newsletter August 28th, 2026
CommunityNewsletterAugust 28th, 2026

Next week at Palmer Next week at Palmer

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Tonight--August 21st: Football at Garry Berry--Palmer vs Doherty!

Girls' Flag Football 4 pm. Boys' Football Palmer vs Doherty at 7:00 pm. Come and show Palmer Pride!

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Go Bound App

You can pay for games at the gate using a card. Alternatively, pre-purchase game tickets using the Go Bound app on your phone.

Palmer Proud Palmer Proud

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  • Our Back to School Night on August 20 was a success! Families, thank you for coming in to meet our teachers and see what your students will be learning this year!

  • We know that strong schools are built through strong partnerships between students, families, and staff, and we are grateful to have you as part of the Palmer community. We look forward to continuing to connect with you throughout the year.

What Families Need to Know What Families Need to Know

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  • Student Drop off and Pick up–please ensure you use the assigned drop-off and pick up locations before and after school. If you need to park for a longer period of time, please use the parking lot on St Vrain (enter from St Vrain or Weber) or the parking lot at Erps. This is to support the continued safety of our students as the navigate Downtown Colorado Springs in efforts to get to school on time!
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  • MyPowerHub guidance–want to see all school notifications and connect with teachers in one place? Download MyPowerHub! Guidance linked.


Palmer student expectation 1: students manage their time, movement, and responsibilties so learning can begin on time and continue without disruption. Expectation 2: students practice professional communication that is respectful, appropriate, and promotes ae and inclusive school community. 3. Students use technology and school resources according to established district and school politices. 4. Students demonstrate honesty and integrity by taking responsibility for their words, actions, and academic work. 5. Students manage their emotions and collaborate with staff to maintain a productive learning environment.
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Palmer Student Handbook

The live document is our on website! Some updates are still underway. Please refer to this when having conversations with your student about behavior expectations and student conduct questions. Alternatively, feel free to connect with our Deans, Roger Erber at roger.erber@d11.org or Bob Zanzig at robert.zanzig@d11.org.


Our Student Handbook is published on our website and regularly updated.

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Around Palmer Around Palmer

Thursday, August 27--Varsity Football vs Woodland Park @Garry Berry Stadium -- 6:30 pm

See the link below for the full list of upcoming Palmer Sporting Events!

Student Council Corner Student Council Corner

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The old "main hallway" redesigned!

Students from our Student Council had the opportunity to tour the construction site this week! They are excited for their peers to begin tours as well and have requested that we organize more tours as soon as possible. We're on it! Thank you Hannah White and D11!

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Large windows in the new building

View of the mountains from the third floor.

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Junior Stuco pride!

Safety first, always! Exciting new things to come for our Palmer community, just around the corner.

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Back to School evening--Introduction to Student Body President DeArion Wilson

Meet our new Student Body President, DeArion Wilson. He spoke with families during our Back-to-School night this week and explained that one goal he has is to always "stay curious."

Opportunities / Get Involved Opportunities / Get Involved

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Counseling Counseling

  • Counselors have been hard at work building and repairing schedules. We have built schedules for 125 new students since the start of August. Friday, August 21 was students’ deadline to submit class drop forms to the counseling office.

Student by last name A-C Jenna Westerwelle Jenna.Westerwelle@D11.org 719-328-5009 D-Ha & Dept. Chair Renea Hendershott Renea.Hendershott@D11.org 719-328-5007 Hb-Mn Katie Greene *Kathy Hernandez, long-term sub for S1 Katie.Greene@D11.org *Kathryn.Hernandez@D11.org 719-328-5010 Mo-Sal & Foreign Exchange Lisa Powers Lisa.Powers@D11.org 719-328-5040 Sam-Z Kristin Matta Kristin.Matta@D11.org 719-328-5031 College & Career/Future Center Maria Torres Maria.Torres@D11.org 719-328-5015 Counseling Assistant Leisha Pielak Leisha.Pielak@D11.org 719-328-5012 Registrar Wrayanne Wilson Wrayanne.Wilson@D11.org 719-328-510
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Coming Up Coming Up

Friday, September 11--Palmer Homecoming at Garry Berry Stadium!

Palmer College and Career Newsletter
D11 Athletics
Palmer School Meal Menu
You belong here. Aqui Perteneces
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For questions or concerns, please reach out to Assistant Principal Rebecca Ward at rebecca.ward@d11.org

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