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After-school High-Dose Tutoring (HDT) will be available to any qualifying student who has experienced learning loss or is underperforming.

Tutoring will take place on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays until 4:10pm, from Monday, September 14, 2026, to Friday, April 30, 2027. The schedule is subject to change.

Participating students must commit to attending all three days each week throughout the school year. LAUSD will provide bus transportation for students in the HDT program.

If you are interested in High-Dose Tutoring for your child, scan the QR code to fill out the interest form.

The school year has ended, and eighth grade students have completed their middle school years, expanding their knowledge and advancing their skills through 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Their families should be rightfully proud.

Congratulations to the culminating students in the Palms Middle School Class of 2026!

The after-school Environmental Science Club, led by Ms. Garret, won the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's conservation contest (middle school category) and $25,000 for their composting project called "Know Before You Throw."

Congratulations to the students who planned, implemented, and presented the project: Jasmine Argueta, Daphne Sierou Eldredge, Nico Munoz Giottonini, Zipo Gonzalez, Henry Leckart, Lu Lipmen, Arva Parikh, Abby Rison, and Ela Veli!

This project, and Lu Lipmen's "Effects of AI" project, are both finalists in the Magenta House Expo contest, with winners to be announced in the Fall.

On Sunday, June 7, 2026, Palms students in the East West Players after-school drama group performed in the East West Player's showcase at their theatre in Little Tokyo. The performance was titled "What's Your Story?"

Students Angel Aleman, Sheryl Hernandez, Arva Parikh, Anthony Rivera, and Adelaide Wallis took turns performing monologues. They also performed in an original skit, called "Adam Sandler and the Alligator," based on the Japanese folktale, Momotaro.

Adela Benitez received a scholarship award from One Way Education for her "strong commitment to the learning and advocacy of the Spanish language." Adela, a Palms 7th grader, was nominated due to her rigor in learning Spanish and advocating for the language and for Latino culture.

One Way Education is the publisher of the Spanish textbook used at Palms.

Congratulations to Adela!

Rehearsals for 8th grade culmination take place on the following days:
• Thursday, June 4
• Friday, June 5
• Monday, June 8 (Minimum Day)
• Tuesday, June 9

Culmination is June 10, 2026, with two ceremonies:
• Culmination A: 9:00am
• Culmination B: 12:00pm