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Palms Press is the monthly newspaper created by students in the Journalism elective taught by Ms. Skidelsky.

This year's first issue (October 2026) can be downloaded from the Palms Press web page.

Friday, October 30, 2026 will be a minimum day.

School will be out at 12:37pm.

Parents are invited to an LAUSD workshop on Friday, October 30, 2026 from 8:30am to 10:00am in Zoom. This workshop is presented monthly throughout the school year.

The workshop will cover ways to increase mental health awareness, build resilience and well-being, share practical tools and resources, identify trusted adults, and build community.

Sixth graders: The Haunted House will be open during lunch on Monday, October 26 and Wednesday, October 28, 2026.

Seventh and eighth graders: The Halloween Dance will be held from 3:15pm to 4:15pm on Wednesday, October 28, on the Library patio. No costumes.

Eighth graders: The Knott's Scary Farm Field Trip will take place on Friday, October 30, 2026, from 5:30pm to 1:30am.

Students may wear costumes to school on Friday, October 30, subject to costume rules listed in the Code of Conduct. See that web page for details.

On Wednesday, October 28, 2026, students in the Spanish electives and the Spanish World Language Immersion Program visited the Riverside Art Museum and the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture, where they learned about works by Chicano artists and saw art about Chicano and Latino/Latina subjects and culture.

See photos on the Field Trips page.

On Thursday, October 22, 2026, the fifty-year 2026 Time Capsule was buried on the quad. Students watched and cheered as the Time Capsule was lowered into its ditch and students, staff, and volunteers took turns shoveling dirt on top.

The Time Capsule, which will be opened in 2076, contains more than 50 items representing Palms Middle School in 2026. You can see a list of those items and a slideshow from the burial event at the bottom of the Time Capsule web page.