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After-School Study Hall

Starting on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, students can come to the Library for after-school study hall on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 3:15pm to 4:15pm.

Students must be picked up by 4:20pm.
Palms Previews

Palms Preview: April 3

Parents with an interest in sending their child to Palms Middle School will visit campus with their families on Thursday, April 3, 2024, from 9:15am to 10:20am. Please arrive at the School Library by 9:15am.

This is the last of the nine scheduled Palms Previews for this year. Visitors will attend an information session, have their questions answered, and take a campus tour that includes visiting classrooms.

Current Palms parents are welcome to accompany the tours and explain why they chose Palms Middle School.
Spirit Week winner Cynthia E.

Spirit Day Champions Announced

Congratulations to the winners of the Spirit Week contest! They each received 4 tickets to Disneyland and no homework for a month.

The winning Palms students were as follows:

• Cynthia E. for "Let Your Hair Down Day"
• Jonathan B. for "Potato Head Day"
• Ariana G. for "Bring Your Favorite Chair Day"
• Ethan S. for "Bring the Dog That Ate Your Homework Day"
• There was a 1,086-way tie for "Dress Like a Student Day!"

To see photos of the winners, visit our News & Announcements page or click the headline on our home page.

Happy April 1 from Palms Middle School!
Cesar Chavez Day

No School: March 31

There is no school on Monday, March 31, 2025, for Chavez Day. School resumes on Tuesday, April 1.
GATE/SAS meeting

GATE/SAS Parent Meeting: March 27

Parents of GATE/SAS students are invited to attend a GATE/SAS meeting on Thursday, March 27, 2025, from 5:00pm to 6:00pm in Zoom.
Dave & Buster's

Spirit Night at Date & Buster's: March 27

Palms families, friends, and neighbors are invited to visit Dave & Buster's in the Howard Hughes Center for Spirit Night on Thursday, March 27, 2025, from 4:00pm to 8:00pm. Dave & Buster's will donate 20% of sales to Friends of Palms.

Wear any Palms gear to be entered into a raffle for a free D&B Power Card! If you buy a Power Card, D&B will donate $10 to Friends of Palms.

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Palms Middle School in Los Angeles is a community school, a School For Advanced Studies, a Modern Media and Communications Magnet, a Gifted/High Ability Magnet School, and a Spanish World Language Immersion School. We are proud of our academic program and the education we offer, including our high state test scores, our many cultural, artistic, and other programs, our awards and honors, and our friendly and safe atmosphere.