Palmer K-12 Music

05/26/2026

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY, ALL!

Thank you to all of these outstanding young people for keeping our great Memorial Day tradition alive ❤️ It’s not a requirement, but you always show up. ❤️

One last hurrah and thank you to these seniors❤️

Last, thank you to our military! Without you and your sacrifices, we don’t get to celebrate this holiday🫶

05/23/2026

7-12 Band Call Time for Memorial Day, THIS MONDAY:

-Arrive/meet/change into uniforms at school at 8:00 a.m.
-Glenwood Cemetery Service: 9:00 a.m.
-Worms Cemetery Service: 10:00 a.m.
-Rosehill Cemetery Service: 11:00 a.m.

The weather is looking like a beautiful (aka, HOT) 88 degrees for Memorial Day. Please keep that in mind and dress accordingly to avoid overheating.

05/15/2026

The Palmer Band and Choir will be selling Colorado Peaches again this year to fundraise for the 2027 Music Trip! **(no pears this year)

Students can get peach forms from the school starting today! All profits will go towards that individual student's trip balance. Peach orders and payment are due no later than July 7th. LATE ORDERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

To quote our Colorado peach supplier, "this year is a really early year, the earliest we have ever seen so as of right now we are anticipating that we will start deliveries around the 15th of July and wrap up around August 20th ish. This is subject to change but I'll keep you updated along the way."

FULL LUG: $55 (18-20lbs, anywhere between 36-42 peaches)
HALF LUG: $38 (9-10lbs, anywhere between 18-21 peaches)

Checks should be payable to "Palmer Public School" with "Peaches" in the memo line. Any questions should be directed to Mrs. Sake via email: [email protected]

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR STUDENT MUSICIANS!

05/15/2026

Students interested in auditioning for the 2026 All State Choir, please seriously consider signing up for this camp.

Any student in the past 15 years that has auditioned and been accepted into the All State Choir attended this camp. Not required, but highly recommended.

Music Program Outreach. Information about UNK music camps and workshops

05/14/2026

Good morning all! Happy last day of school! Is there anyone out there going to Kearney within the next couple weeks? We have two boxes of old band uniforms that need to be delivered to Kearney high school. If anyone is interested and has room for these two boxes, let Mrs. Sake know. Thank you!

[email protected]

05/13/2026

05/07/2026

In light of the awards banquet this evening and our senior’s big day coming up in a few days, let me share some musical stats these seniors have contributed their musical talents to, as well as helped earn:

Harvest of Harmony
🎶2022-Freshman, 2nd Place (out of 40) in Class D
🎶2023-Sophomore, 1st Place (out of 40) in Class D
🎶2024-Junior, 1st Place (out of 35) in Class D
*Best Overall in Class C and D (1 out of 59)
*2nd Overall in ALL Class (AA, A, B, C, D) out of 82
🎶2025-Senior, 2nd Place (out of 40) in Class D (Actually tied for 1st, but the tie breaker was the higher music category)

Goldenrod Conference Music Contest
🎶2023-Freshman, Superior Band
🎶2024-Sophomore, Superior Band
🎶2025-Junior, Superior Band
🎶2026-Senior, Superior Band

District Music Contest
🎶2023-Freshman, Superior Band (plaque and medals)
🎶2024-Sophomore, Superior Band (plaque and medals)
🎶2025-Junior, Superior Band (plaque and medals)
🎶2026-Senior, Superior Band (plaque and medals)
⭐️First time a class has consecutively received this honor all 4 years

Goldenrod Conference Music Contest
🎶2023-Freshman, Superior Choir
🎶2024-Sophomore, Superior Choir
🎶2025-Junior, Superior Choir
🎶2026-Senior, Superior Choir

District Music Contest
🎶2023-Freshman, Superior Choir (plaque and medals)
🎶2025-Junior, NSAA Honorable Mention Award
🎶2026-Senior, Superior Choir (plaque and medals)

Minden Bandfest
🎶2021-7th Grade, Superior Band
🎶2022-8th Grade, Superior Band

It’s been an honor to have these outstanding young people in OUR music program. Thanks for the great memories! We will miss you all! Good luck in your next chapter and don’t forget to play a note or two when you’re back from college break (if you can still hack it😘) !

05/03/2026

Fifth and sixth grade parents! ETA 7:45p.m. We are through Fullerton. 

05/02/2026

These 5th and 6th grade band students, as always, showed up and did an outstanding job at the Nate Metschke Memorial 5th and 6th Grade Honor Band! We have THE best students!

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of our parents that made the haul up to Neligh! Your support means the world to us! ❤️

See you all Monday at 6:30 for the K-6 Elementary Spring Concert! Don’t forget your red, white, and blue!

04/30/2026

Thank you SOOO much to the Palmer Endowment for our new uniform cabinet! And HUGE thank you to Arlo Bockerman for his expert carpentry work!

**Also notice those brand new uniforms! ❤️