The Palms-Rio Grande Valley High School Theatre Awards (The Palm Awards), founded in 2018 by the McAllen Performing Arts Center and two retired high school theatre professors, Michael Alibis and Gilbert Cepeda, has served as a platform for theater students by elevating the importance of performing arts education in schools. The Palm Awards are a celebration of outstanding student achievement, highlighting the hard work of thousands of high school students and teachers involved in theatre arts education. Now it its third year, the Palm Awards has become a highly-anticipated event for the community with more than 25 schools throughout the Rio ...