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The office of the Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is sponsoring Service Day LA, with community service events around the city, and Palms Middle School is one of those locations.

On Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 9:00am to 2:30pm, we will be painting, power washing, tree planting, gardening, and cleaning all through the campus. You can come at any time. Pizza will be service. Mayor Bass is expected to visit around 11:00am.

To register, scan the QR code or click the Sign up link.

On April 13-14, 2025, 6 students from the Palms Drone Team participated in the 2025 West Aerial Drone Championships, competing against 44 high school teams from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

The Palms team participated in 9 rounds of obstacle course flying with an alliance partner, 2 rounds of timed piloting skills, 2 rounds of timed autonomous obstacle course navigation, and a judges interview.

The event took place at the India Community Center in Milpitas, California. Friends of Palms sponsored the Palms Drone Team's participation.

The Palms Drone Team had qualified for the championships by winning the Aerial Drone Competition for All Around Champion Middle School.

Schedule for Smarter Balanced (SBAC) and California Science (CAST) testing:

• Monday, April 28, dismissal at 12:37pm
SBAC Math Computer Adaptive Test

• Tuesday, April 29, dismissal at 2:07pm
SBAC Math Performance Task

• Wednesday, April 30, dismissal at 12:37pm
SBAC English Language Arts Computer Adaptive Test

• Thursday, May 1, dismissal at 12:37pm
SBAC English Language Arts Performance Task

• Friday, May 2, dismissal at 12:37pm
SBAC Make-up Day (6th and 7th grade)
California Science Test (8th grade)

For more information, see the California State Testing page.

There will be no school on Thursday, April 24, 2025, in recognition of Armenian Genocide Day.

The April SSC meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, starting at 5:00pm.

Palms parents are invited to the April Friends of Palms/PTSA meeting on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, starting at 6:30pm in Zoom.

This is your chance to choose your volunteer role for next school year, and fill out the online Volunteer Form.