#TeacherTuesday
Wrapping up our First Grade Team with the amazing Mrs. McMillan! Her kindness, dedication, and love for her students make such a difference every day. She has the ability to make anyone's day! We are so thankful to have her as part of Puxico Elementary! 🧡🖤
I love teaching 1st grade because first graders are the perfect combination of sweet, silly, curious, and just a little bit crazy! 😂
I love kids, and I love watching those little light bulbs come on when they learn something new. There is nothing better than hearing, “I DID IT!” after something finally clicks.
These little guys are our future, and I want every child to know just how important, special, and capable they are. ❤️ My goal is not only to teach them how to read, write, and do math, but to help them believe in themselves and know that they can do big things!
First grade may be a little messy, a little loud, and full of questions like “Why?”… about 47 million times a day! 😆 But I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
I love my little learners, and I am so lucky to be their teacher!
Wrapping up our First Grade Team with the amazing Mrs. McMillan! Her kindness, dedication, and love for her students make such a difference every day. She has the ability to make anyone's day! We are so thankful to have her as part of Puxico Elementary! 🧡🖤
I love teaching 1st grade because first graders are the perfect combination of sweet, silly, curious, and just a little bit crazy! 😂
I love kids, and I love watching those little light bulbs come on when they learn something new. There is nothing better than hearing, “I DID IT!” after something finally clicks.
These little guys are our future, and I want every child to know just how important, special, and capable they are. ❤️ My goal is not only to teach them how to read, write, and do math, but to help them believe in themselves and know that they can do big things!
First grade may be a little messy, a little loud, and full of questions like “Why?”… about 47 million times a day! 😆 But I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
I love my little learners, and I am so lucky to be their teacher!
Today, JAG students got to hear from Ashley Lepold, Director Nursing Administration at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Lepold informed students of the various careers within the hospital setting, from nursing, to surgery, to hospitality, to technology. Students learned that healthcare is not limited to just becoming a doctor or nurse; it also isn’t limited to one single education or certification pathway.
We are thankful for Mrs. Lepold’s knowledge and willingness to visit our classroom!
Mrs. Lepold informed students of the various careers within the hospital setting, from nursing, to surgery, to hospitality, to technology. Students learned that healthcare is not limited to just becoming a doctor or nurse; it also isn’t limited to one single education or certification pathway.
We are thankful for Mrs. Lepold’s knowledge and willingness to visit our classroom!
Here is your chance. Turning in an application is the first step!
Apply here:
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Apply here:
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Junior High Lady Indians Basketball Game Day!
Varsity Indians Baseball Game Day
Big shout out to Dr. Potter from SEMO for visiting us today, performing some bassoon, telling us about SEMO, and working with our woodwinds!
Help Us Stock Our Community Blessing Box! 🧡🖤
We are collecting canned goods and other nonperishable food items for our Community Blessing Box. Any donation, big or small, will help provide food to local families in need. These items can be dropped off at the elementary or JH office.
Suggested donations include canned vegetables, fruit, soup, pasta, peanut butter, cereal, and other shelf-stable items.
Thank you for helping us care for our community and spread kindness! 🧡
#CommunityBlessingBox #PuxicoProud #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors
We are collecting canned goods and other nonperishable food items for our Community Blessing Box. Any donation, big or small, will help provide food to local families in need. These items can be dropped off at the elementary or JH office.
Suggested donations include canned vegetables, fruit, soup, pasta, peanut butter, cereal, and other shelf-stable items.
Thank you for helping us care for our community and spread kindness! 🧡
#CommunityBlessingBox #PuxicoProud #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors
🧡🖤 PUXICO WEEKLY UPDATE 🖤🧡
📅 September 7–12, 2026
#GoPuxico
Here’s what’s happening around Puxico this week! 👇
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
🚫 NO SCHOOL — Labor Day
🏐 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
• HS Baseball @ Bloomfield — 4:30 PM
• HS Volleyball @ Woodland — 5:30 PM
🏃 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
• Cross Country — OFC Meet @ Clearwater — 9:00 AM
🏐⚾🏀 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
• HS Baseball vs. Neelyville — 4:30 PM
• JH Girls Basketball @ Oak Ridge — 5:30 PM
• HS Volleyball vs. Richland — 6:00 PM
⚾🏐 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
• HS Baseball vs. Woodland — 4:30 PM
• HS Volleyball @ DIG for Life @ SEMO — 7:00 & 7:50 PM
🏃🏐 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
• HS Volleyball @ DIG for Life @ SEMO — 8:00 AM
• Cross Country @ Arcadia Valley — 9:00 AM
📢 UPCOMING EVENTS
🎺 Band Apparel Fundraiser — Aug. 31–Sept. 11
🎉 PTO Stonies Fundraiser — Sept. 7–18
📌 OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Sept. 11: FFA Crop Entries for SEMO Fair
• Sept. 15: FFA/Ag Career Day @ Portageville
• Sept. 16: Jostens @ 9:00 AM — Grades 10 & 12
• Sept. 18: FFA SEMO District Fair Day
Come out, support our students, and show your Puxico Pride! 🧡🖤
GO INDIANS! 🏹
#GoPuxico #PuxicoPride #GoIndians
📅 September 7–12, 2026
#GoPuxico
Here’s what’s happening around Puxico this week! 👇
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
🚫 NO SCHOOL — Labor Day
🏐 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
• HS Baseball @ Bloomfield — 4:30 PM
• HS Volleyball @ Woodland — 5:30 PM
🏃 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
• Cross Country — OFC Meet @ Clearwater — 9:00 AM
🏐⚾🏀 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
• HS Baseball vs. Neelyville — 4:30 PM
• JH Girls Basketball @ Oak Ridge — 5:30 PM
• HS Volleyball vs. Richland — 6:00 PM
⚾🏐 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
• HS Baseball vs. Woodland — 4:30 PM
• HS Volleyball @ DIG for Life @ SEMO — 7:00 & 7:50 PM
🏃🏐 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
• HS Volleyball @ DIG for Life @ SEMO — 8:00 AM
• Cross Country @ Arcadia Valley — 9:00 AM
📢 UPCOMING EVENTS
🎺 Band Apparel Fundraiser — Aug. 31–Sept. 11
🎉 PTO Stonies Fundraiser — Sept. 7–18
📌 OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Sept. 11: FFA Crop Entries for SEMO Fair
• Sept. 15: FFA/Ag Career Day @ Portageville
• Sept. 16: Jostens @ 9:00 AM — Grades 10 & 12
• Sept. 18: FFA SEMO District Fair Day
Come out, support our students, and show your Puxico Pride! 🧡🖤
GO INDIANS! 🏹
#GoPuxico #PuxicoPride #GoIndians
Home opener! Come support these young men on their first home game of the 2026 fall season!
#TeacherTuesday Spotlight!
Today we are celebrating Miss Adams, an AMAZING 1st Grade Teacher! 🧡🖤
Miss Adams brings so much energy, patience, kindness, and love for learning into her classroom each day. We are so lucky to have a teacher who cares so deeply about her students and goes above and beyond to help them grow!
Thank you, Miss Adams, for all that you do! We appreciate you more than you know!
Happy #TeacherTuesday, Miss Adams!
#PuxicoIndians #PuxicoProud #FirstGrade #TeacherSpotlight
Today we are celebrating Miss Adams, an AMAZING 1st Grade Teacher! 🧡🖤
Miss Adams brings so much energy, patience, kindness, and love for learning into her classroom each day. We are so lucky to have a teacher who cares so deeply about her students and goes above and beyond to help them grow!
Thank you, Miss Adams, for all that you do! We appreciate you more than you know!
Happy #TeacherTuesday, Miss Adams!
#PuxicoIndians #PuxicoProud #FirstGrade #TeacherSpotlight
Our High School Cross Country athletes competed in their first meet today, and we couldn’t be more proud of each and every one of them!
Their hard work, dedication, and determination are already showing, and we’re excited to watch them grow and accomplish great things throughout the season.
Congratulations to all of our runners! 🎉 We are cheering you on every step of the way!
Their hard work, dedication, and determination are already showing, and we’re excited to watch them grow and accomplish great things throughout the season.
Congratulations to all of our runners! 🎉 We are cheering you on every step of the way!
Weekly Update
📅 August 31st - September 5th, 2026
🏫 MONDAY, AUGUST 31
* HS Baseball at Oran, 4:30 PM
* HS Volleyball at Clarkton, 5 PM
🏐 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
* HS Volleyball vs. Scott City, 6 PM
* HS Baseball vs. South Iron, 4:30 PM
📸 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
* School Photo Retakes and Makeups
⚾ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
* HS Baseball vs. Leopold, 4:30 PM
🏐 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
* HS Volleyball vs. Kelly, 6 PM
🏃 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
* Cross Country at Dexter Meet, 9 AM
📢 UPCOMING EVENTS
* Band Apparel Fundraiser (8/31-9/11)
⭐ OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
* No School Monday, 9/7, for Labor Day
Have a great week, Puxico! 🧡🖤
#GoPuxico
Big, thank you to Caring Hearts home care for delivering these sweet gifts to all of our teachers
OPEN HOUSE 2026
We would like to provide a huge thank you to First Midwest Bank in Puxico for sponsoring our Freshman 2026 t-shirts! #PuxicoPride on display in our community!
A huge thank-you to our dedicated Aramark food service team! We hope you've had a great summer!!!!
Throughout the past school year, Grandparents’ Day, special events, and summer school, these hardworking ladies kept our cafeteria running smoothly and made it a tasty, welcoming place for our students and staff. Their dedication, friendly smiles, and commitment to serving our school community are truly appreciated!
Thank you for everything you do for Puxico R-8!
We can’t wait to see you back in the cafeteria!
Throughout the past school year, Grandparents’ Day, special events, and summer school, these hardworking ladies kept our cafeteria running smoothly and made it a tasty, welcoming place for our students and staff. Their dedication, friendly smiles, and commitment to serving our school community are truly appreciated!
Thank you for everything you do for Puxico R-8!
We can’t wait to see you back in the cafeteria!
IT IS ALMOST TIME… BACK 2 SCHOOL!
Join us for the Puxico R-8 School Back 2 School Picnic & Open House for students and families in Pre-K through 12th grade!
📅 Monday, August 24
⏰ 5:00–7:30 p.m.
📸 First Stop - students who have not had their fall yearbook picture taken should plan to have it completed that evening. Tiny|Soul will be set up in the ARG Lobby.
🌭 Let us do the cooking! Thanks to Puxico PTO, you can enjoy free hot dogs, chips, and a drink while visiting with your child’s teachers and preparing for a great school year. Kona Ice will also be available for purchase!
While you are here, families can:
• Meet teachers and tour the buildings
• Communicate student arrival and departure plans
• Check in with the Transportation Department
• Visit with our school food service program
• Turn in immunization records
• Drop off school supplies
• Drop off locker supplies for high school students
• Pick up yearbooks in the cafeteria
• Take fall yearbook pictures with Tiny | Soul in the ARG Lobby
Please plan to take school pictures before or after the meeting times.
Important meeting times:
🧡 Kindergarten families will meet at 6:00 p.m.
🖤 Fourth-grade families will meet at 6:30 p.m.
🧡🖤All other students can pop in the classroom.
Come enjoy a meal, meet our staff, take care of those last-minute school details, and help us kick off another wonderful year at Puxico R-8 School!
A special thank-you to the Puxico PTO for sponsoring our Open House! 🧡🖤
We hope to see everyone there!
Join us for the Puxico R-8 School Back 2 School Picnic & Open House for students and families in Pre-K through 12th grade!
📅 Monday, August 24
⏰ 5:00–7:30 p.m.
📸 First Stop - students who have not had their fall yearbook picture taken should plan to have it completed that evening. Tiny|Soul will be set up in the ARG Lobby.
🌭 Let us do the cooking! Thanks to Puxico PTO, you can enjoy free hot dogs, chips, and a drink while visiting with your child’s teachers and preparing for a great school year. Kona Ice will also be available for purchase!
While you are here, families can:
• Meet teachers and tour the buildings
• Communicate student arrival and departure plans
• Check in with the Transportation Department
• Visit with our school food service program
• Turn in immunization records
• Drop off school supplies
• Drop off locker supplies for high school students
• Pick up yearbooks in the cafeteria
• Take fall yearbook pictures with Tiny | Soul in the ARG Lobby
Please plan to take school pictures before or after the meeting times.
Important meeting times:
🧡 Kindergarten families will meet at 6:00 p.m.
🖤 Fourth-grade families will meet at 6:30 p.m.
🧡🖤All other students can pop in the classroom.
Come enjoy a meal, meet our staff, take care of those last-minute school details, and help us kick off another wonderful year at Puxico R-8 School!
A special thank-you to the Puxico PTO for sponsoring our Open House! 🧡🖤
We hope to see everyone there!
PUXICO R-8 SCHOOL
HALL OF FAME
The nomination deadline is Friday, October 2nd, 2026. Nomination packets can be accessed below:
https://tinyurl.com/ab8srwh7
This year, the Valedictorian and Salutatorian from the PHS class of 2026 will be inducted.
Puxico Hall of Fame Celebration is scheduled for Friday, December 11, 2026.
#GoPuxico
The school community would like to thank First Baptist Church, the volunteers, all of the individuals, each organization, and the service providers that made today’s Back2School Bash a success!
An estimated 150-180 kids received school supplies and 58 completed sports physicals, setting a record for this event.
Thank you for loving our kids, sharing your time, and providing donations. We are very blessed to attend school in our community.
An estimated 150-180 kids received school supplies and 58 completed sports physicals, setting a record for this event.
Thank you for loving our kids, sharing your time, and providing donations. We are very blessed to attend school in our community.
🧡🖤 You’re Invited to Celebrate Our Outstanding Educators! 🖤🧡
The Puxico Alumni Association is proud to announce the 2026 Teacher Hall of Fame Inductees:
🍎 Deborah Simpson
🍎 Ronnal Clinton
🍎 Larry Payton
These outstanding educators have made a lasting impact on generations of Puxico students, and we look forward to honoring their dedication, leadership, and service to our school and community.
🎓 Puxico Alumni and their guests are invited to attend the annual Puxico Alumni Association Meeting and Teacher Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
📅 Friday, August 14, 2026
🕕 6:00 p.m.
📍 Puxico School Cafeteria
Whether you graduated recently or many years ago, we hope you’ll join us for an evening of fellowship, memories, and celebration as we recognize these deserving inductees and reconnect with fellow alumni.
Please help us spread the word by liking, sharing, and tagging your classmates! We look forward to seeing alumni from every generation back home in Puxico.
Once an Indian, Always an Indian!
The Puxico Alumni Association is proud to announce the 2026 Teacher Hall of Fame Inductees:
🍎 Deborah Simpson
🍎 Ronnal Clinton
🍎 Larry Payton
These outstanding educators have made a lasting impact on generations of Puxico students, and we look forward to honoring their dedication, leadership, and service to our school and community.
🎓 Puxico Alumni and their guests are invited to attend the annual Puxico Alumni Association Meeting and Teacher Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
📅 Friday, August 14, 2026
🕕 6:00 p.m.
📍 Puxico School Cafeteria
Whether you graduated recently or many years ago, we hope you’ll join us for an evening of fellowship, memories, and celebration as we recognize these deserving inductees and reconnect with fellow alumni.
Please help us spread the word by liking, sharing, and tagging your classmates! We look forward to seeing alumni from every generation back home in Puxico.
Once an Indian, Always an Indian!
