Academy At Palumbo
School District of Philadelphia
Applications and Transfers
Download a PDF of this letter here. Dr. Tony B. Watlington Sr., Ed.D. Superintendent August 16, 2022 Dear School District of Philadelphia Families, The 2022-2023 School Selection process opens Friday, September 16, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. The school selection process allows students currently in pre-kindergarten through 11th grade to apply to attend any school with…
Our School At A Glance
Our Vision We are committed to make the Academy @ Palumbo an academic, cultural, social, and athletic “jewel” that will be an ongoing source of pride to students, parents, the community, and the School District of Philadelphia. It is our responsibility to realize this dream. Our Mission As an academic magnet school, the primary mission…
Palumbo Wins the State Programming Contest at the PA Media and Design Competition
Palumbo won the Programming contest at the PA Media and Design Competition. This was a state wide competition. The programmers were Jason Reyes and Alan Wang, Jason was not with us today as he was busy winning the Volleyball Championship! Their program is a recorder that only records when a person is in front of the camera, ideally for teachers who…
Academy at Palumbo boys volleyball wins Public League, district titles
A worldwide pandemic had already derailed the last two boys high school volleyball seasons in Philadelphia. The Academy at Palumbo wasn’t going to let it happen again. When the team’s coach and athletic director EJ Goldstein came down with a case of COVID-19 in the middle of the season, the team pushed forward as best…
Track and Field champs update!
The girls team finished 3rd in the city and the boys tied for 5th (without even having a single runner…all points were earned in the field events)! Here’s the run down: Boys discus – Shymir 1st, Jayden (freshman) 5th Girls discus – Aejana 1st, Norah 3rd, Aniya 5th Boys Javelin- Gabriel (freshman) 1st, Shymir 2nd,…
RoboGriffins take top prize at Philadelphia Robotics Coalition’s RoboJawn
The Palumbo RoboGriffins handily bested the competition at the Philadelphia Robotics Coaliton’s end of the year scrimmage, the RoboJawn. After winning all five of their qualifying matches the team entered the semi-final round in first place, and proceeded to win all but one of their playoff matches, earning the day’s grand prize as a result. Special credit…
April Dance Showcase on Thursday April 7th
Dear Parent, Guardian, and Friends, You are cordially invited to our April Dance Showcase on Thursday April 7th, 2022 from 8-9am in the auditorium at Academy at Palumbo High School 1100 Catherine Street Philadelphia, PA. I believe that dance is important to the education, growth, and development of our youth. To that end I am…
Spring Flea Market Fundraiser
Save the Date!!!!! First Annual Academy at Palumbo Spring Flea Market Fundraiser Sponsored by The Academy at Palumbo Home and School Association An Opportunity for Entrepreneurs to Sell Handmade Clothes, Jewelry, Food, Crafts, Cosmetics An Opportunity For Some Spring Cleaning to Sell Home Items, Clothes, Books, Toys, Games, etc. When: Saturday, May 21st, 2022, 10am-3pm…
Spell Academy
BRAVO!!! A huge CONGRATULATIONS goes out to the Fine Arts department for pulling off three great performances of our first ever original musical, !!! The amount of hard work and dedication was so apparent, as the entire cast and crew worked together to create a great show. The plot was whimsical, yet relatable and the…