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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

The Palms science team known as Panthers in STEM, participating in the UCLA Science Fair as part of The Bruin Experiment, came home with several honors.

8th grader Abigail Rison won the grand prize for Palms Middle School. 6th grader Penelope Garcia and 8th grader Arva Parikh each won a mentor pick award.

Congratulations to Abigail, Penelope, and Arva!