Platte Purchase Middle School

We’ve had a wonderful week full of festivities!! 7th grade had their Genius Hour presentations and celebration, 8th grade had their pancake breakfast and zoo field trip. Thank you to our wonderful Platte Purchase PTSA for giving our 8th graders a memorable last full day! We also had our talent show and luau for all the students to enjoy! We hope you all have a wonderful summer!

🧡🖤 EXTRAORDINARY EDUCATORS: Congrats to Dakota Brizendine and Josh Jurgens, educators at Platte Purchase Middle School, recognized at tonight's Board meeting for their dedication to students and staff. Dakota was celebrated for fostering a culture of innovation and excellence by transforming math instruction through collaborative, student-centered learning; and Josh was recognized for creating a safe, welcoming environment where students feel supported and empowered to be themselves. Help us congratulate these Pirates!

We had a wonderful time welcoming our upcoming 6th graders at Step Up Day! Dr. Hoffecker and Mr. Brown welcomed students with an informational session about Platte Purchase. Students had the opportunity to tour the school and enjoy performances by our Jazz Band and Honor Choir. We are so excited for the 2026-2027 school year and can’t wait to see all of our new students this fall. Welcome, upcoming 6th graders!

What a great week! A huge THANK YOU to our amazing PTSA and StuCo for a wonderful Staff Appreciation Week! We also appreciate all the parents, guardians, and friends who supported our gift card drawing. Your generosity and support mean so much to us! Special shout out to Third Street Social, in Parkville and for their donations. We really appreciate it! Thank you to Tucker Time Coffee and for serving our wonderful staff! We're so grateful for all of you! Thanks for helping us celebrate our teachers and staff!

Big shout out to miss Brinley Courter for representing Platte Purchase at our first annual Real World Learning Showcase this past week! Brinley got to speak in front of members of the community and people throughout the district to share about her wonderful experience at JA BizTown. We are so lucky to have her at Platte Purchase!

PIRATES ROCK END-OF-YEAR CELEBRATION IS TOMORROW, May 1, 5-7pm! In addition to the Sharpen the Saw Challenge Course, we have a lot of other fun activities and attractions planned! ⬇️⬇️ Reminder - Skip the waiver line and sign up here: https://runsignup.com/Race/MO/KansasCity/SharpenTheSawCC.

🌸 Superheroes from our local first responders will be there!
🌸 PCHS Cheerleaders and Dance Team will be rooting us on during the character recognition ceremony!
🌸 PCHS Art Club members will be face-painting!
🌸 PC the Parrot will be giving high fives!
🌸 Balloon twisters courtesy of Christ Chapel Clowns!
🌸 Healthy snacks and water courtesy of Price Chopper!
🌸 Ice cream treats courtesy of Nodaway Valley Bank!
🌸 Popcorn courtesy of Central Bank!
🌸 Candy courtesy of Patty Farr House of Dreams!
🌸 Some kickin' tunes courtesy of DJ Rob Milner!
🌸 Additional sweet treats for purchase courtesy of Kona Ice!
**The event is rain or shine - we'll cancel if there is any lightning in the area and will send a School Messenger call.
🅿️Park at Pathfinder, walk through the playground, and take the sidewalk to Barry-Platte Park!

We kicked off MAP testing with an assembly on Friday!

Congratulations to Ms. Daria and Coach Milne for receiving grants from the Platte County Education Foundation— very well deserved!

We also had a special guest, Missouri Adamn Killa, who brought the energy and got our students pumped up for testing. Thank you to Coach Brizendine for inviting him!

Good luck to all of our students testing this week and next week!

Platte Purchase Skate Night is tonight (Friday, April 24th) 7:30-10:00 pm at River Roll. $10 admission and free skate rental! 50% of the admission sales go to Platte Purchase PTSA!

Congratulations to our own Mrs. Kristen and Mrs. Roesle and their representation of Platte Purchase’s Excellence in Education at the Northland Chamber of Commerce Banquet. We are blessed to have you both in our building and are thankful for all you do here at the ‘Purch. 🧡