Puxico R-8 School District

From Puxico R8 On Wednesday, March 18, we will have Class and Club photos throughout the day. Please dress appropriately.

Junior Beta State Convention 2026
It was another great year for our Junior Betas! Puxico Junior High had 35 students attend convention where they competed in 27 categories and Julian Crabb running for MO Jr. Beta Vice President. After three days, Puxico Jr. Beta walked away with 9 plaques and the new State Vice President!
Congratulations to our winners! 🏆
Jaley Copling 2nd place Performing Arts
Cole Davis 5th Place Computer Science
Luke Hueckel 2nd place US History
Lucas Foster 3rd place Math
Braylee Fowler 5th place Drawing
Bristyl Ramey 1st place Cake Decorating
Layla Stewart 2nd place Speech
Gage Armstrong 3rd place Recyclable Art
Jerren Spain 4th place Spelling
Campaign Skit 1st place
Julian Crabb State Vice President
Puxico Junior High is proud of all of our Junior Betas students who competed at State Convention! A special thank you to all the sponsors, additional chaperones, parents, and everyone else who made this year a huge success!

All District Honors deserve a shout out!
Congratulations, we are proud of each of you and thank you for all the hard work and dedication!

Congratulations to Brayden Zych on an amazing showing at this year’s state CDC! He placed FIRST in Poetry-Spoken Word, AND he earned the Southeast Representative State Officer position. We’re all so proud of you, Brayden!

The Puxico R8 School District would like to extend a THANK YOU to everyone who made our 2nd annual Chili dinner fundraiser a huge success! Thakk you to the following for helping prepare the food: Jenny Campbell, Brittany Fox, patsy Hayes, Tresa Cox, Michele Owens, Matt and Erin Armstrong, Karen and Shawn Haynes!
Also thank you to the following people/businesses who donated! The list is long!
Will and Shawna Davis
Lorie Williams
1st Midwest Bank
Kathy Faries
Mike and Marla Townsend
Brenda Foster
The Campbell Girls
Aycorp Media
Mike Armstrong
Holloway Distributing
Zeke and Mendi Zych
Jim Davis
Puxico Indians Basketball
Puxico Volleyball
Blush Boutique- Auna Hargraves
Brandon McMillan
Bank of Advance
Advance Assisted Living- Debbie Newman and Payton Hull
Puxico Lady Indians Basketball
Puxico Indians Softball
Puxico Cheer
Puxico Nursing and Rehab
Tina's Cafe
Donnie and Marla Sitz
Crabb & Co.
Chaonia Landing
Joey Faries
Teresa Brotherton
Puxico JH and High School Baseball
Puxico Florist and Tanning
Bruce and Barb Campbell
Holloway Lumber
Ken and Judy Lunsford
Payne Contracting- Chad Payne
Brandon Woolard- Bank of Missouri
Nutrient AG- Clay Faries
Brian and Wren Wilkerson
Identity Salon
Southeast COOP- David Crain
Grab & Go
Holloway Gas Mart
Tiny Soul- Michele Owens
Ben Campbell Skid Steer
Carroll Elledge
Kyle Elledge
Lowery Family Grocery
Sam's Tire

Check out this week's events!

We are excited to continue our march toward the Final Four! 🏀 🏆 Pep bus tickets are now available for students who would like to ride from our school to Notre Dame High School for the game. Tickets 🎟️ are first come, first serve. Students can sign up in the high school office on Monday. Permission slips must be returned by Tuesday. The pep bus will leave at 4:30 PM. Game time is 6:00 PM. Each student riding the pep bus will also receive $5 💵 to use at the game. Let’s pack the stands and show our support!s

Puxico Jr High Volleyball kicked off the season against the Bloomfield Wildcats in a crowded gym on Tuesday, February 24. The night started with both teams leading the National Anthem.
The 8th grade team earned a win in just two sets. The Wildcats challenged the 7th grade team in three matches, and the Indians were able to earn a win.
Congratulations to both Indians’ teams on your wins! What a great start to your season!
Their next game is Thursday at Dexter with a start time of 5:30.

Happy FFA Week Advisor Appreciation Day!
Please be sure to tell Mr. Payne thank you today. We appreciate all you do for our students, school, community, and agriculture.

Make plans to come see us for one of the sign up nights. We can’t wait to see everyone at signups and get this season started!

The snow break did not slow our kids down! They came back ready to break some goals!! Congratulations 🧡🖤 #puxicolearns #puxicoreaders

We are so excited to celebrate the accomplishments of our artists in Puxico Junior High. Congratulations to the following students and their art teacher, Mrs. Ashley Williams for their recognition in the Children's Arts Festival. Please see additional information below about their upcoming showing and reception.
7th Grade:
Ellie Armstrong, 3rd place, for her watercolor and ink
“The Whole World in Our Hands”
Brinley Allison, Honorable Mention, for her oil pastel entitled,
“See the World”
8th Grade:
Luke McMillian, honorable mention, with his watercolor
“Heal the World”
Jessa Armstrong’s colored pencil piece was selected for Missouri’s Fine Arts Day
“Artworks of Distinction"
Selected pieces will be delivered to the offices of our state senators and representatives in Jefferson City for display during Fine Arts Education Day in April. This tradition provides student artists with an extraordinary opportunity for statewide recognition and highlights the importance of multidisciplinary K-12 arts programming.

We have a new date! Cheertastics will meet on February 11th to replace our February 4th date!

Please take a moment to fill out this short survey. Thank you!

https://forms.gle/9Gmq3FbsSg12CYvc8

Cheertastics will not take place tomorrow to make sure all those interested can register. See the dates below and we will keep everyone posted on a replacement date.

Here is an update to this week's event schedule (weather permitting).

The game originally scheduled to play at Bloomfield tonight has been moved to Puxico due to the SCAA tournament. Girls basketball begins at 6:00 pm this evening in the Arnold Ryan Gymnasium.

Congratulations to these students for meeting their reading goals! We are so proud of you!