Extracurriculars

beyond the classroom

Learning at The Palmas Academy is extended beyond the classroom. Our students can develop their leadership, service, and character skills through our school's various extracurricular activities. TPA Dolphins may try everything from sports liberal arts, and community service. In this section, you can browse through our extracurricular activities.

Clubs & Organizations

  • Math Club
  • National Junior Honor Society
  • National Honor Society 
  • Student Council 
  • United Nations Club
  • History Club (History Bowl & History Bee)
  • Science Fair
  • The Palmas Academy SHPE Jr. Chapter (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers)

Community Service

Community service is an integral part of a well-rounded education. Students participate in service projects each year that benefit the school and the community. The school’s community service projects help give students the skills and mindsets to become leaders in their community and the world.  Service opportunities are announced, and in many instances, students develop their ideas and create their service projects.

The Palmas Academy requires their High School students to complete 100 hours of community service as a graduation requirement and can be distributed as desired or as described below:

  • 9th Grade - 25 Hours
  • 10th Grade - 25 Hours
  • 11th Grade - 25 Hours
  • 12th Grade - 25 Hours

TOTAL - 100 Hours


If students want to do their community service hours in a center that is not listed, they must get the center approved by the Program Coordinator or the Secondary School Principal in advance.

Community Service Hours Form

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or more information, please get in touch with Mrs. Jeannette Schuck at jeannette.schuck@palmasacademy.org


  • Pre-Approved Community Service Centers may include, but are not limited to:

    •     Red Cross of Puerto Rico
    •     Blood Drive
    •     Beach Clean-ups
    •     CAP
    •     El Faro de Animales-Humacao
    •     Animal Shelters
    •     P.E.C.E.S.-Humacao
    •     Casa de Todos- Juncos
    •     Hogar Cuna San Cristobal- Caguas
    •     Instituto Psicopedagógico-Bayamón
    •     Casa La Bondad Humacao
    •     Pterocarpus Forest
    •     Sports Tournaments
    •     Casa Cuna
    •     Iron Man
    •     Susan G. Komen’s
    •     Teacher’s Aid (Library, Labs,
    •     Extended Program)
    •     Campus improving activities
    •     (Clean-up, recycling, painting)
    •     School Patrol
    •     Summer Camp (Municipal or TPA)
    •     Cineret- Humacao
    •     Simonet Elderly Home- Humacao

School Activities

  • Act of Kindness Challenge
  • Anti-bullying Week
  • Band Concert
  • Blood Drives
  • Book Fairs
  • CAP (Pediatric Cancer Foundation)
  • Career Day
  • Chess Tournaments
  • College Fairs
  • Deletrea conmigo (K-12)
  • Dr. Seuss’ Week
  • Drama Club
  • Early Childhood Week
  • English Week
  • Field Day
  • Food Drives
  • Geography Bee
  • Huerto Casero
  • Harvest Sales
  • Library Club
  • Patriot’s Pen/Voice of Democracy Essay Contest
  • Sports Tournaments


Other School Offerings

  • Bricks for Kids Lego Robotics
  • College Board Reviews
  • Educational Trips
  • Enrichment Courses
  • PSAT’s 8th-11th grade
  • SAT Test Center
  • Summer School

After School Program: a supplemental curriculum created to enhance the existing offerings.

After School Program (ASP) is a supplemental curriculum created to enhance the existing offerings by promoting skills development in other areas of interest to all our community members, our fun activities are offered in a safe environment for the participants and the convenience of the working parents.

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