“And the Palm goes to…”With these four introductory words, hundreds of high-school theater students from La Joya to Brownsville will learn who among them will receive the pinnacle of their secondary theatre careers, a Palm. The red carpet will be rolled out for these students from over 30 high schools at the Palm Awards Sunday, May 15, at the McAllen Performing Arts Center.Founded in 2017 by two retired PSJA ISD high-school-theater teachers, Michael Alebis and Gilbert Zepeda Jr., and designed to replicate the Tony Awards, albeit on a smaller scale, the Palm Awards seeks to enhance the awareness and importance ...