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Palma High School Celebrates Founder’s Day With Groundbreaking Ceremony

April 20, 2006
SALINAS, Calif. - April 20, 2006 - Palma High School will be celebrating Founder's Day with a groundbreaking ceremony marking a major milestone in their "Excellence in Tradition" capital campaign on Thursday, April 27, 2006. The groundbreaking ceremony will be attended by students, alumni, donors, faculty, and community members, immediately followed by a brief reception.

WHO:
Palma High School

WHAT:
The student body of Palma High School, alongside faculty, staff, donors, community members and alumni, will be in attendance to celebrate Founder's Day and the launch of construction for the school's future multi-purpose education center housing two science labs, band practice rooms, a physical education/wrestling room, student art gallery, administrative office space, and a much-needed venue for concerts, ssemblies, school group and community meetings.

The $4.7 million capital campaign will not only fund the construction of the new building, but also the renovation of 20 existing classrooms and the re-engineering of the school's track and field.

WHERE:
Palma High School
919 Iverson Street, Salinas

WHEN:
Thursday, April 27, 2006
1:00 PM

MEDIA INQUIRIES:
Sarah Witkin
Armanasco Public Relations, Inc.
Tel: 831.372.2259
Email: switkin@armanasco.com

This event is NOT open to the general public.

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Palma High School, founded in September 1951, is a private, college preparatory school for young men, grades 7-12, located in the heart of the Salinas Valley. Their mission is dedicated to providing young men an excellent college-preparatory education in a Roman Catholic environment that embraces the "Essential Elements of a Christian Brother Education" and challenges each individual to develop spiritually, intellectually, morally, physically, and socially. Palma draws an array of students exhibiting a variety of socioeconomic, religious, geographic and cultural backgrounds from Santa Cruz, the Monterey Peninsula, San Benito County and beyond. For more information visit www.palmahs.org or call (831) 422-6391.