Palm Desert Middle School

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Palm Desert Middle School
School type	Public
Principal	Ms. Sallie Fraser
Students	Approximately 1600 (2005-2006)
Colors Mascot	Black and Blue Panthers
Location	74200 Rutledge Way, Palm Desert, CA 92260
Information	(760) 862-4320
Website	PDMS Home page

Palm Desert Middle School (PDMS) is a middle school in the Desert Sands Unified School District located in Palm Desert, California. The school had about 1600 students in the years 2005-2006. The number is now decreasing due to the finish construction of a new middle school Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle School. The school's mascot is Peppy the Panther.

1 Academics
2 Bands and Color Guard
3 Sports
4 Clubs and Groups
5 Electives
6 External links

[edit] Academics

[edit] Bands and Color Guard

Palm Desert Middle School has four bands. Cadet band practices basic instruments. It is mostly for beginners. The Jazz band on the other hand perform at the assemblies and the two pep rallies. Concert band is mostly a training group, but they perform at the program's quarterly concerts. Panther Band is the school's main band and competes in competitions and performs. Color guard (flag spinning) is an axillary and performs using flag maneuvers in Panther Band parades. When it's not marching season, the Color Guard performs in its own competitions.

[edit] Sports

Has few sports teams. But are very good in Flag football and basketball captuing many league titles. Very good athletes stared there like the up and coming Donell Griffin and Mychal Kabeary

[edit] Clubs and Groups

Congrats on your OM win!

[edit] Electives

Journalism is in charge of the Panther Press the school's new paper. Yearbook is also a popular elective. Drama is offered. ASB helps the school with recycling and many other things. The president for the 06-07 year is Shannel Amaraweera. Art, Tech, Spanish, Foods, AVID, ASB, Robotics, French, Computers, Band, and Renaissance are the other electives available at PDMS.