No school on Monday!
Join us for a fun-filled community event hosted by the Puxico High School Vocational Programs!
Date & Time:
Thursday, October 16, 2025 | 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Location:
Puxico High School Campus
What to Expect
Exciting fall carnival games for all ages
Delicious food available for purchase
A welcoming opportunity to connect with local businesses and organizations
Call for Sponsors & Exhibitors
We invite local businesses and organizations to come advertise, showcase offerings, and share information about their services. This is a great chance to engage with families, students, and community members in a festive, family-friendly setting.
Interested in Setting Up?
If you’re a business or organization that would like to set up a booth or table, please reach out to one of the following contacts:
Garrett Payne — gpayne@puxico.k12.mo.us
Samantha Hood — shood@puxico.k12.mo.us
Kacy Fernetti — kfernetti@puxico.k12.mo.us
How to Prepare:
Include a brief description of your services or offerings
Bring promotional materials, demos, or informational flyers
Consider interactive activities or giveaways to engage attendees
Why Participate:
Direct access to families, students, and local residents
Support for Puxico High School Vocational Programs
Community-building and festive fall atmosphere
We look forward to seeing you there and celebrating our vibrant community!
Fall Photo Makeup and Retake Day is tomorrow, Thursday, August 28th
We will meet in the High School Art Room.
Join us for Open House Night on Monday, August 18, from 5:00–7:00 PM!
Enjoy hot dogs, refreshments, meet the teachers, take pictures, and more!
UPDATE!
To clear up any confusion on the 8/28 date, here is a revised calendar for the upcoming week and beyond. Sorry for any confusion that there may have been.
A GREAT BIG congratulations and thank you goes out to Casey Copling and Kyle Elledge today.
It isn’t too late for others to reach this awesome achievement. We have a trainer on site for drivers interested in working with Puxico R-8 School. Thank you Mr. Wade Sanders for your instruction and help in guiding our new drivers.
Who will be next you might ask…?We have a few more quality individuals doing the work, putting in the practice, and training to reach this endorsement.
You can too!!!
8-11 and Noon-1:30
Puxico Activity Center (FEMA) Lobby
TODAY IS THE DAY WE GET TO WELCOME NEW STUDENTS!
A huge thank you to Mr. Ethan Hindman and our technology department for helping with our online enrollment options! Come see us today and let our staff help you get enrolled. Make sure to bring all the necessary documents.
NEW STUDENTS:
Please see the information below concerning registration and orientation for new students.
Freshman Orientation!
Monday, August 11th from 6:30-8:00 pm at Puxico High School!
Orientation & Picture Week Kickoff
Reminder:
Aug 11 – 6th Grade Orientation (5:30 pm) & Freshman Tipoff (6:30 pm)
Aug 12 - New Student Registration, 8-11 am, 12-1:30 pm
Bring the following: birth certificate, social security card, shot records, education records, proof of residency
Aug 13 – PK–12 Returning Student Photos
Orientations start next week! For all 6th graders and freshmen, join us for your back to school pictures as your student heads off to new buildings! Have them dress appropriately for school and bring their best smile for this year’s pictures. If you need more information, visit https://www.puxico.k12.mo.us/o/puxico-r8-school-district/page/back-to-school
Puxico R-8 School announces dates for back to school registration on Wednesday, August 13.
6th grade and 9th grade students will have orientation on Monday, August 11. More details will be posted.
Please see the information below concerning registration and orientation for new students.
Freshman year is coming up for many! If you haven't filled out the form for your Class of 2029 t-shirt, please do so by tomorrow at 2:00 pm!
https://shorturl.at/IRmsy
Good afternoon and welcome to the almost beginning of the 2025-2026 school year! We are gearing up for a great year and wanted to share some items with you to help the planning process.
Attached you will find the school calendar for the 2025-2026 school year. In addition to this, the photo schedule for students is attached as well. This is not for the whole year, but it does take us through the beginning stages of back-to-school. A couple of key picture dates to be aware of are attached. One other date to be aware of that just came in is volleyball photos will be taken on August 7th at 8:00 am.
Tiny|Soul Photography will be taking junior high and high school yearbook photos during registration and orientation.
Senior Composites:
Senior composite photos will be taken during 12th-grade registration. Please note:
T-shirts and shirts with writing or graphics are not allowed.
Senior males should wear a collared shirt.
All students must follow the school dress code for school pictures. Students who are not in dress code will not be photographed. Students who are unable to attend registration will have an opportunity to take pictures on re-take day.
Make sure you have your notifications enabled so you can stay up to date with all the news from Puxico schools! We cannot wait to see everyone on the first day of school, Wednesday, August 20th!
The following students also competed:
*Addison Runzi, Reese Mattingly and Lucy Wheetley in Club Trading Pin
*Dayton Shackleford in Performing Arts Solo Dance
*Braylee Fowler in Drawing
*Julian Crabb, Jaley Copling, Addy Rath, Brinley Allison and Ellie Armstrong in Marketing and Communications
*Autumn Wagner in Science
We are proud of all of our Junior High Beta members and can’t wait to see what they pull off for next year!
A special thank you to Ryan Franklin with @Ryan Franklin Custom Application, LLC for helping with the heavy lifting. We sure appreciate the community support.
