Harvard-Westlake juniors Courtney Kelly and Kevin Schwarzwald won the Chamber of Commerce's annual Teen Contest at Pierson Playhouse last Wednesday evening, making them the new Mr. and Miss Palisades.
'I'm ecstatic,' said Kelly, while holding a bouquet of flowers and wearing the Miss Palisades sash over her elegant dark-pink dress.
'There was a bunch of talented p...more
'Citizen' Gilbert Savors Classroom Visit
While 91-year-old Palisades Charter High School English teacher Rose Gilbert was lecturing her 35 Advanced Placement English students about feminism last Wednesday, she received a surprise visit from the Palisadian-Post.
'I have tomorrow's newspaper today,' said Post Publisher Roberta Donohue, holding up the Thursday, March 4 edition of the newspaper, so that Gilbert could see a photo of hersel...more
PaliHi's Executive Director Amy Dresser-Held Resigns
NEWS: After serving as Palisades Charter High School's executive director since the summer of 2006, Amy Dresser-Held resigned on Monday.
Dresser-Held, 34, has accepted an executive director position at a start-up charter school. She told the Palisadian-Post (and the school's board of directors Tuesday night) that she cannot announce the name of the school at this time. Her last day at Pa...more
Vons Construction Awaits Final Permits
NEWS: The Vons supermarket, located on Sunset Boulevard at Pacific Coast Highway, will undergo a 10-week remodel starting later this month or in April, once final approvals have been received from the city, according to Carlos Illingworth, Vons' manager of public affairs.
Although the footprint of the building will stay the same, rearranging the interior space will increase the sales-flo...more
'Citizen of Year' Honors to Rose Gilbert
Rose Gilbert, the teaching dynamo who has been the inspiration and financial force behind the $4.6-million Maggie Gilbert Aquatic Center at Palisades Charter High School, has gained yet another honor: Citizen of the Year. This award has been presented by the Palisadian-Post since 1947.
'Rose was teaching English when I went through PaliHi in the late 1960s,' said Post Publisher Roberta Donohue, ...more
PaliHi Faced by Major Cuts in 2010-11 Budget
NEWS: In the midst's of the state's ongoing financial crisis, Palisades Charter High School administrators are anticipating a potential $1.1 million budget shortfall in the 2010-11 school year.
Meanwhile, the school could lose nearly half of its student population if LAUSD follows through on its proposal to eliminate busing service ('LAUSD Proposes Ending PaliHi Buses,' published Februar...more
