Academy At Palumbo
School District of PhiladelphiaCategory: Students
Lunar Door Decorations
Academy at Palumbo decorated many of it’s classroom doors to celebrate the Lunar New Year on January 22. This was in addition to a weeks worth of New Year Trivia and celebration. Please check out these beautiful Doors!
K-Pop at Palumbo
The high school academy at Palumbo is proud to have a talented K-Pop performance club, who recently showcased their skills in an exciting performance. The club, made up of students with a passion for K-Pop dance, brought their love for the genre to life with dynamic choreography and synchronised routines. The audience was mesmerized by…
Junior Franko Kika on CBS; playing bass for Kevin Bacon
Franko (in addition to waking up early on a Saturday to help out the robotics team) was interviewed on CBS News last Friday. He played bass on a track with Kevin Bacon along with the Rock to the Future after school program. Check out the clip here
The Philadelphia High School Ethics Bowl
“In the Ethics Bowl, a moderator poses questions to teams of students (teams consist of 3-7 team members, but only 3-5 students compete per round). The Ethics Bowl is an educational event that promotes mature civil discourse regarding controversial, oftentimes time relevant real-world issues. Questions may concern ethical problems on wide ranging topics, such as…
Animation by Ada
This animation was made frame by frame and hand drawn in the app flip-a-clip which is extremely detailed oriented. Please watch it when you get a moment and congratulate her for her drawing, editing, music selection and storytelling talent!!
Rock Climbing Club
At the Academy at Palumbo, we are excited to offer a unique opportunity for our students to challenge themselves and build a sense of community through our indoor rock climbing club. This club meets on a regular basis, after school, and will provide students with the opportunity to learn about the sport, and improve their…
The 2022 Palumbo’s Girls Flag Football Team have been invited to Sunday’s NFC Championship Game!
The Eagles sponsor the Girls Flag Football league and it has led to some amazing opportunities and experiences for our team. Well, the unbelievable has happened, once again! The 2022 Palumbo’s Girls Flag Football Team members have been invited to Sunday’s NFC Championship Game! As if getting to see the game isn’t enough, the Girls…
Scholastic Writing & Arts Awards
Big shout-out this week to two students who submitted for the Scholastic Writing & Arts Awards, both of whom won awards in the Regional Competition! Aster Chau (9th Grade): Alphabetical Battles (poetry): honorable mention The Timeline (poetry): Silver Key Danica Zhou (12th Grade): Plaster Figures (drawing & illustration): honorable mention The Brightest Sphere (drawing &…
Palumbo Students with a Heart
Humanity Preservation Foundation foundation works on the prevention and education of Child Abuse, Domestic Violence and Bullying. Last spring the foundation wanted current school aged children to write inspirational cards to other school aged students who are being adopted, joining a new family, and a new school community. This morning the Palumbo Varsity and JV…
Why should teenagers care about computer science?
Erik Weissman, computer science teacher at the Academy at Palumbo, a magnet school in South Philly, thinks that the industry should ask these students themselves. Weissman brought in his past and current students for a panel about their experiences studying computer science at CS4Philly’s Computer Science Education Week Forum on Wednesday night. The event was one of…