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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.

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.

Parents of eighth grade students are invited to a Zoom meeting on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, from 8:30am to 9:30am.

You'll meet the staff and hear about topics such as culmination requirements, progress reports and report cards, eligibility for 8th grade activities, and the Palms Calms room.

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.

The fourth of six Palms Previews begins on Friday, October 23, 2026, from 9:15am to 10:15am.

Prospective Palms families are invited to our campus to learn about Palms Middle School and the LAUSD application process and to take a tour of the school. Registration is required.

Each Palms Preview begins at 9:15am in the Library and lasts about an hour. Please arrive at school between 9:00am and 9:15am. Enter through the main entrance.

The Palms Middle School 2026 Time Capsule will be buried on the quad during lunch on Thursday, October 22, 2026. Students are welcome to watch as we lower the Time Capsule into the ground and fill the ditch.

The Time Capsule, containing more than 50 items representing our era, will remain buried for 50 years, until 2076, the year of the United State Tricentennial.