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Students of the Month

Student of the Month certificateEach month, Palms faculty and staff select a student from each grade who they feel excels in and out of the classroom, including for extracurricular activities.

Leadership students visit each winner's homeroom and award them a certificate, a backpack, a Palms bag, and a medal. We're very proud of our Students of the Month!

February 2023

6th Grade

Miles Aaronson

Miles Aaronson

Favorite Subject

History

Best Palms Memory

Making new friends on the first week of school

Interests

Podcasts, deep questions, etc.

Heroes

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

7th Grade

Natalia Romero

Natalia Romero

Favorite Subject

Math

Best Palms Memory

Meeting my peers

Interests

Books and plants

Heroes

My mom

8th Grade

Amaya Holland

Amaya Holland

Favorite Subject

Theater

Best Palms Memory

 The Black History field trip

Interests

Dance, building cars, recording music

Heroes

My family

January 2023

6th Grade

Alessandro Greco

Alessandro Greco

Favorite Subject

History

Best Palms Memory

Campaigning for Henry Hefler for Sixth Grade Treasurer

Interests

Eating pasta and watching "America's Got Talent"

Heroes

My mom

7th Grade

Lukah Hakman

Lukah Hakman

Favorite Subject

History

Best Palms Memory

Eating lunch and playing music with my friends

Interests

Soccer and music

Heroes

Luka Modrić

8th Grade

Samia Kilpatrick

Samia Kilpatrick

Favorite Subject

English

Best Palms Memory

All the days spent with my friends

Interests

Art, baking, and gymnastics

Heroes

Frida Kahlo

November 2022

6th Grade

Milton Paugh

Milton Paugh

Favorite Subject

History and Music

Best Palms Memory

Starting a book club

Interests

Books and literature

Heroes

Mom and Dad

7th Grade

Sofia Malykont

Sofia Malykont

Favorite Subject

Speech

Best Palms Memory

My last day of 6th grade

Interests

Watching TV, drawing, and spending time with my friends

Heroes

All of my friends

8th Grade

Zara Syed

Zara Syed

Favorite Subject

Art

Best Palms Memory

I joined the Palms flag football team and we won the championship game.

Interests

Watching TV, reading, drawing, and going to the beach

Heroes

My dad

October 2022

6th Grade

Alyssa Nishio

Alyssa Nishio

Favorite Subject

Robotics and P.E.

Best Palms Memory

Field trip to Griffith Park

Interests

Writing quick writes, games, music, and drawing

Heroes

My mom and older sister

7th Grade

Andres Flores-Seo

Andres Flores-Seo

Favorite Subject

Math

Best Palms Memory

Playing 24 in Ms. Shimizu's class

Interests

Soccer

Hero

Lionel Messi

8th Grade

Sarah Khansefid

Sarah Khansefid

Favorite Subject

Science

Best Palms Memory

Getting first place in all of LAUSD for the FTC (First Tech Challenge) 2021-2022

Interests

3-D modeling, making blueprints, programming 

Heroes

My cousins

September 2022

6th Grade

Alyvia Anderson

Alyvia Anderson

See me in the Students of the Month video!

7th Grade

Victoria Gonzalez

Victoria Gonzalez

See me in the Students of the Month video!

8th Grade

Jeevana Doddi

Jeevana Doddi

See me in the Students of the Month video!