Art of Palms

These are selected works by Miami-Dade students in grades 6-12 submitted as part of the 2005-06 Fairchild Challenge educational program for middle schools and high schools. Click on a thumbnail for a higher resolution image.

Acanthophoenix rubra "Barbel palm" Kamilah Acebal St. Agnes Academy	Acoelorrhaphe wrightii "Everglades palm," "Paurotis palm" Olajawaun Gooch South Miami Senior High School	Actinorhytis calapparia "Calappa palm" Gabriel Lopez South Miami Middle School	Actinorhytis calapparia "Calappa palm" Amy Vilela South Miami Middle School
Actinorhytis calapparia "Calappa palm" Matthew Crawford South Miami Middle School	Adonidia merrillii "Christmas palm," "Manila palm" LeeAnn Pinkcombe Miami Killian High School	Adonidia merrillii "Christmas palm," "Manila palm" Taemi Suh Hammocks Middle School	Archontophoenix cunninghamiana "Piccabeen palm" Olivia Sanchez St. Agnes Academy
Areca vestiaria Gloria Hernando Our Lady of Lourdes Academy	Attalea cohune "Cohune palm" Bryan Strongoli Centennial Middle School	Bismarckia nobilis "Bismarck palm" "Maria Morales, Rachel Dominguez, Nicole Ynigo" Miami Lakes Middle School	Bismarckia nobilis "Bismarck palm" Stephanie Diaz Miami Lakes Middle School
Borassus flabellifer "Lontar Palm," "Palmyra palm" Isabel Betancourt Miami Lakes Middle School	Brahea armata "Blue hesper palm" Luis Luaces Glades Middle School	Chambeyronia macrocarpa "Red feather palm" Michelle Gomez New World School of the Arts	Coccothrinax argentata "Silver palm" Nicole Cabral South Miami Middle School
Coccothrinax crinita "Old man palm," "Palma petate" Liliana Octrodnik Miami Sunset High School	Cocos nucifera "Coconut" Carolina buckler Our Lady of Lourdes Academy	Cocos nucifera "Coconut" Elizabeth Reyes Carrollton School of the Scared Heart	Cocos nucifera "Coconut" Elissa von Walter George W. Carver Middle School
Cocos nucifera "Coconut" Kevin Kha Centennial Middle School	Cocos nucifera "Coconut" Alex Echarte Ransom Everglades School	Cocos nucifera "Coconut" Sandy Erdmann Coral Reef High School	Cocos nucifera "Coconut" Frantz Desir Dr. Michael M. Krop High School
Cocos nucifera "Coconut" Charlotte Patterson Gulliver Preparatory School	Cocos nucifera "Coconut" Maya Becker George W. Carver Middle School	Cocos nucifera "Coconut" Marcielle Lamberty Hammocks Middle School	Cocos nucifera "Coconut" Joanna Chan Miami Killian High School
Cocos nucifera "Coconut" Monica Alarcon Carrollton School of the Scared Heart	Cocos nucifera 'Red Spicata' Jesse Clark Robert Morgan Educational Center	Copernicia fallaensis Christie Alfonso Southwest Miami High School	Corypha umbraculifera "Talipot palm" Jamie Zabludowski Gulliver Preparatory School
Cyrtostachys renda "Lipstick palm," "Sealing wax palm" Adalib Nunez Miami Southridge High School	Cyrtostachys renda "Lipstick palm," "Sealing wax palm" Angelika Rodriguez Miami Sunset High School	Dypsis cabadae "Cabada palm" Jennifer Navarro Riviera Middle School	Dypsis cabadae "Cabada palm" Helen Su Riviera Middle School
Dypsis lutescens "Areca palm," "Butterfly Palm," "Lafahazo," "Lafaza," "Rehazo" Dolores Sanchez Carrollton School of the Scared Heart	Dypsis lutescens "Areca palm," "Butterfly Palm," "Lafahazo," "Lafaza," "Rehazo" Julia Gisenacher Carrollton School of the Scared Heart	Geonoma sp. Remy Bordas	Hyophorbe lagenicaulis "Bottle palm" Michael McGregor Ransom Everglades School
Hyophorbe lagenicaulis "Bottle palm" Neenah Aquirre-Wong Glades Middle School	Hyophorbe lagenicaulis "Bottle palm" Olivia Oramus Carrollton School of the Scared Heart	Hyophorbe lagenicaulis "Bottle palm" Laura Garcia Howard D. McMillan Middle School	Hyophorbe lagenicaulis "Bottle palm" Christian Landa George W. Carver Middle School
Hyphaene petersiana "Vegetable ivory palm" Sebastian Gomez Coral Reef High School	Licuala grandis "Vanuatu fan palm" Kevin Pina Westminster Christian School	Livistona chinensis "Chinese fan palm" Zoqueisha Clark Miami Norland Senior High School	Livistona chinensis "Chinese fan palm" Zoqueisha Clark Miami Norland Senior High School
Livistona chinensis "Chinese fan palm" Felix Silvagni Ruth K. BroadBay Harbor Elementary School	Livistona mariae "Central Australian fan palm" Michelle Osorno South Miami Senior High School	Livistona merrillii Isabel Ortiz Gulliver Preparatory School	Livistona sp. Morgan Shay Gulliver Preparatory School
Livistona sp. Sandy Erdmann Coral Reef High School	Phoenix canariensis "Canary Island date palm" Fannie Torres South Miami Senior High School	Phoenix canariensis "Canary Island date palm" Jesus Martinez Robert Morgan Educational Center	Phoenix dactylifera "Date palm" Elizabeth Yareida Southwest Miami High School
Pritchardia munroi Rebecca Dominguez Southwest Miami High School	Pseudophoenix sargentii "Buccaneer palm," "Sargent's cherry palm" Arielle Trujillo Miami Killian High School	Rhapis excelsa "Bamboo palm," "Lady palm," "Miniature Fan Palm" Megan Llerena Miami Lakes Middle School	Rhapis excelsa "Bamboo palm," "Lady palm," "Miniature Fan Palm" Jonquetta Ellison Centennial Middle School
Rhapis excelsa "Bamboo palm," "Lady palm," "Miniature Fan Palm" Marianna Yerak St. Brendan High School	Rhopalostylis sapida "Feather duster palm," "Nikau palm" Wen-Ju Chien MAST Academy	Rhopalostylis sapida "Feather duster palm," "Nikau palm" Bernardo Gasco	Roystonea oleracea "Caribbean royal palm," "Venezuelan royal palm," "West Indian royal palm" Kiarah DuBarry Miami Killian High School
Roystonea regia "Cuban royal palm," "Florida royal palm," "Royal palm" Bruno Maggi Doral Middle School	Roystonea regia "Cuban royal palm," "Florida royal palm," "Royal palm" Alexandra Fernandez St. Brendan High School	Roystonea regia "Cuban royal palm," "Florida royal palm," "Royal palm" Ana Laura Martinez-Tapia Southwest Miami High School	Sabal bermudana "Bermuda fan palm" Michelle Diaz St. Brendan High School
Sabal maritima Alex Ferrer St. Brendan High School	Sabal palmetto "Cabbage palm," "Palmetto palm" Fatima Parpia South Miami Middle School	Sabal palmetto "Cabbage palm," "Palmetto palm" Stephanie Aguilar Hammocks Middle School	Salacca wallichiana Gabriella Fernandez Our Lady of Lourdes Academy
Serenoa repens "Saw palmetto" Timmy Gomez Riviera Middle School	Serenoa repens "Saw palmetto" Alexandra Freud Ransom Everglades School	Solfia samoensis Alexi Bordas	Syagrus romanzoffiana "Queen palm" Luis Rodriguez Miami Lakes Middle School
Syagrus romanzoffiana "Queen palm" Lizzy Newberry Cushman School	Syagrus romanzoffiana "Queen palm" Judy Elkins Miami Sunset High School	Thrinax morrisii "Brittle thatch palm," "Key thatch palm" Paul Davey Miami Norland Senior High School