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FILING OPENS DEC. 10 FOR TWO SEATS ON PCSD32 BOARD OF EDUCATION, ELECTION IS APRIL 8, 2025
Choir members perform at the last Madrigal Dinner
"TESTING FOR YOUR FUTURE" WITH LOGOS FOR ACT, ACCUPLACER, ASVAB, AND ACT WORKKEYS TESTS
PHS girls varsity basketball team photo
All-State Choir members are Sofia Buerck  and Ayla Schuler (Second Alternate) ahd honorable mentions Chloe Cox and Grady Warren
PHS senior Ava Moll is a semifinalist in the Coca-Cola Scholarship Program
Reserve your seat now for the annual Senior Citizen Holiday Dinner   The PHS Student Council is inviting senior citizens to join them for an evening of holiday dining and entertainment. The Senior Citizen Holiday Dinner will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, at the PHS Cafeteria. Doors open at 4 pm, serving begins at 4:30 pm. The menu includes turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls, and desserts. Decaf coffee, juice, and water will also be served. Each guest will receive a raffle ticket for a variety of door prizes to be given away after dinner. Seating is limited for this free event. To make a reservation to attend the Senior Citizen Holiday Dinner, please call Mr. Brent Broeking at 573-547-7500 Ext. 1490.
Photo: Students in the Perryville CEO Program discuss their plans for their first semester Class Business Project. The students have been working hard to create two community events, the Holiday Hustle 5K and Holiday Trivia events. These events will fund their individual ventures in the second semester. With the help of their mentors, students will formulate a business idea, create a business, and launch that business in the local community.
D32 hosted its annual Veterans Day Program on Nov. 8.
Kevin Robinson
Scan the QR code to be taken to the registration site for the Free Substitute Certification Training to be held in Perryville Nov. 18-21 or use link  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer-smgKlkbgJLlUfTnbRgB6FOKuNzuRUXBRHILcRf1IXNnsg/viewform
Bus driver hiring event is Nov. 12  Perry County School District 32 is holding a bus driver hiring event on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Anyone interested in learning more about driving a school bus is invited to an open house from 4-6 pm Nov. 12 at the Transportation Office located on the District 32 campus.   “We will provide you with information about licensing requirements, testing, the study assistance we provide, scheduling, and pay,” said Melanie Hager, assistant transportation director. “Please bring your driver’s license with you to the open house.”  The District 32 Transportation Department transports about 1,300 students per day on 28 bus routes.   For more information, contact Melanie Hager at 573-547-7500 Ext. 1263 or mhager@pcsd32.com.   Directions:  From I-55, take the Perryville Exit and turn north toward downtown. Turn right on Edgemont Boulevard (at the water tower). Follow Edgemont to its end at Main Street. Turn right on Main Street, then take the second left onto National Guard Drive. Follow National Guard Drive past the track and veer right. The red barn is the transportation department.
The District 32 Trunk-or-Treat event will be held this Sunday, Oct. 27 from 5-7 pm on campus.       Trunks - the vehicles giving out treats - should be parked on the Perry County Middle School Parking Lot by 4:45 pm.     Visitors should park on the Bus Lot and walk to the PCMS lot beginning at 5 pm - No treats will be handed out early. 
Perryville High School’s Silver Dagger players will present the children’s classic “Charlotte’s Web,” with a special Sunday show.   “Performances are set for Thursday and Friday, Nov. 7-8, and Sunday, Nov. 10,” said director Jennifer Birk-Cook. “There is no Saturday evening show because several of our cast members made the All-District Choir, which is on the same day.”  Tickets are $7 each at the door. Performances are held in the Old Senior High Performing Arts Auditorium at 400 Edwards St.
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Learn about serving on the school board  Would you like to know more about serving on the school board? That will be the topic of the November Board of Education Meet & Greet at Perry County School District 32.   Anyone interested in filing as a candidate for the Board of Education is invited to the Meet & Greet from 6-6:45 pm Wednesday, Nov. 13 at the Old Senior High School. Board members will answer questions, and information will be available from the Missouri School Boards Association and the Missouri Secretary of State’s office about filing and serving on a public school board.   Filing will be open Dec. 10-31, 2024 for two seats on the District 32 Board of Education, which will be elected on April 8, 2025.   To be eligible to serve as a school board member, one must: •	Be a U.S. citizen. •	Be a resident taxpayer of the district •	Be a resident of Missouri for at least one year. •	Be at least 24 years old. •	Be current on state and local taxes •	Not have been found guilty of or pled guilty to a felony under Missouri or federal law  •	Not be registered or required to register as a sex offender •	Have filed required campaign documents for all previous campaigns, if any •	And be otherwise eligible to hold office in accordance with Missouri law
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Fall scavenger hunt
The PHS Homecoming Parade will be held Saturday, Oct. 19. It leaves City Park at 10 am.  Spectators can view the parade along E. Ste. Maries St. from the City Park roundabout to Main St., and S. Main St. to National Guard Dr. For everyone’s safety, please keep children out of the street as the parade is moving.   Driver Information If you are driving a vehicle of any kind in the parade, email your name and cell phone number to Kate Martin at kmartin@pcsd32.com. You will receive text alerts when it’s time to tighten up the line and when the parade is leaving the park. Do not enter the park at the roundabout. It is closed to traffic for the safety of our students gathering in that area.  For safety, no one should enter or leave your vehicle or wagon during the parade.  Be sure to stay within a few car lengths of the vehicle ahead of you.  Large gaps in the parade encourage children to run into the street to get candy.  DO NOT STOP AT CITY PARKING LOT TO UNLOAD. THE PARADE ROUTE CONTINUES TO NATIONAL GUARD DRIVE.   Schedule 8:45 am  King and Queen Candidates and court members, PHS class floats, and float drivers meet on Armory Circle in City Park Float judging begins at 9 am. 9 am  PHS Class wagons will leave the Career Center; all students must be loaded prior to 9 am. Alumni Classes should begin lining up at City Park. Enter only from State Street or HWY 61. You cannot enter at the roundabout. Look for Class Year Stakes along roadway. 9:45 am All drivers should begin moving forward  to eliminate any gaps in the parade. 10 am  Parade begins, led by the Color Guard and our Grand Marshals Janet Seibel & Bill Fischer, and travels along E.Ste. Maries St. to Main St. to National Guard Dr. All floats should park by the football field