The Dolphins boys and girls basketball teams returned to action for the first time this week since the Palisades fire started on January 7.
Pacific Palisades high school seeks temporary campus
A Los Angeles high school damaged in the Palisades fire last week has put out a call seeking a place for staff to hold classes and athletic practices while the community recovers.
Educators at a Pacific Palisades school are scrambling to find a temporary learning location after the blaze severely damaged the campus. Officials at Palisades Charter High School said they are desperately seeking a large space where students can gather for lessons as the community works to rebuild.
Damage from the massive Palisades Fire could send students back into remote learning, but administrators are seeking an alternative.
Palisades Charter High School, which has been the locale of several TV and film projects, has been significantly damaged by the Palisades Fire.
High School on SI senior reporter Tarek Fattal went to the Palisades Charter campus Friday afternoon to check on the status of the school after the horrific Palisades fire.
School officials issued a closure notice, urging the community to "avoid the area and adhere to all evacuation orders."
The 1976 horror movie classic “Carrie”; “Freaky Friday,” starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis; and “Crazy/Beautiful,” featuring Kirsten Dunst, were filmed at the high school. The television series “Teen Wolf” also was filmed there.
The Palisades Fire has engulfed Palisades Charter High School, a school that has long been a popular location for Hollywood productions. NBC Los Angeles reported on Tuesday night that the wildfire spread through several structures at the PCHS campus, and had all but destroyed the adjacent Theatre Palisades.
The drive will take place at Roybal Learning Center on Saturday and accepted donation items include sporting equipment and balls for any sport.
The Los Angeles-area blazes, which authorities say have killed at least 16 people, have leveled homes, businesses and schools at an alarming speed. Among the areas hardest hit is Pacific Palisades, an affluent neighborhood west of downtown Los Angeles that the Beach Boys referred to in “Surfin’ USA,” their 1963 ode to sunny coastal California life.