Pali News - Palisades Charter High School
Pali News - Palisades Charter High School
Pali News - Palisades Charter High School
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in this program should have submitted their applications to Mrs. Bush. The deadline<br />
for submitting applications was April 30.<br />
The counselors distributed the summer school applications as they programmed the<br />
students for the fall semester. Students who plan to attend a LAUSD summer school<br />
program must take the application to the LAUSD school site to register.<br />
CAHSEE Make-up Testing<br />
All 10 th grades students who missed one or both parts of the CAHSEE tests in March<br />
are required to take the tests on May 11 and/or May 12. This is also the last<br />
opportunity for 12 th grade students who need to take the test during the school year.<br />
The scores will not be received until after graduation therefore any senior needing any<br />
part of the CAHSEE to graduate will not be allowed to participate in the ceremony.<br />
EVERY 15 MINUTES FOLLOW-UP<br />
PCHS successfully participated in the CHP-sponsored safe driving program, "Every 15<br />
Minutes" on April 28 and 29. The program brought the campus and community<br />
together to teach the importance of making the right choices when it comes to safe<br />
driving.<br />
The program was geared to preventing another car accident (alcohol, distraction or<br />
racing oriented) and the aftermath of unsafe driving. For the majority of students at<br />
<strong>Pali</strong>, this program, especially the 11th and 12th grade simulated memorial service, had<br />
a profound effect. Teens, parents, teachers, and administrators (and community<br />
workers) made the connections needed for student support. This program allowed<br />
teens to be vulnerable while dispelling the illusion of invincibility. Parents need to be<br />
aware that students may be still grieving the loss of friends - even in this simulated<br />
assembly. Watch your teen for signs of dealing with grief.<br />
According to Gina Kornfeind, M.S.W., M.S., Bereavement and Support Coordinator<br />
Children's Comfort Care Program-Department of Pediatrics Mattel-UCLA Children's<br />
Hospital, "Children grieve differently than adults. They can compartmentalize their<br />
grief. They will feel, express, and cry and then be able to go out on the playground,<br />
the sports field or to school and put it on the back burner for awhile. This does not<br />
mean they are not thinking about the death/grief, but that they can only handle so<br />
much at a time. Therefore, since even our 18 year old teens are in many ways still<br />
children who need plenty of parenting, keep communicating with them about how<br />
this experience has affected them.