Pali News - Palisades Charter High School

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