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Category Archives: Schools
The Lost Art of Letter Writing and How (and Why) to Encourage Kids to Do More Writing
For Mother’s Day, I requested a dessert called “Blarneys” that my grandma Agnes Sazama used to make. This tasty little yellow cake is wrapped in a buttercream frosting and then rolled in peanuts. I recently re-discovered the recipe in a handwritten … Continue reading
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PaliHi Grad Sasha Engelmann Melds Artistic Pursuits & Environmentalism
By LAUREL BUSBY Special to CTN You might call Sasha Engelmann, a Renaissance woman. Like Leonardo Da Vinci, the 2007 Palisades High graduate has always been intrigued by both art and science. In high school, she studied photography, the humanities … Continue reading
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Public Schools Plan to Restart on August 18; Board Member Nick Melvoin Addresses the Issue
LAUSD School Board Member Nick Melvoin was a member of State Senator Ben Allen’s Virtual Town Hall on May 6 at 5:30. He and Allen joined Congressman Ted Lieu and Councilman Mike Bonin to answer questions about public decisions being … Continue reading
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Coping with Covid-19: A Teen’s Middle-School Perspective
By CHAZ PLAGER Special to Circling the News In my opinion, there are three kinds of people dealing with Covid-19. The first are extroverts who are going crazy while stuck inside, and some are spending every waking moment protesting. The … Continue reading
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Catching Up with Readers: A Correction and an Explanation
EVERYBODY VOTE BY MAIL? A CORRECTION: In my May 4 Musings, I wrote: L.A. County Supervisors voted unanimously on May 5 to send vote-by-mail ballots to every person registered for the November general election (six months away), citing concerns about Covid-19 and … Continue reading
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Help Purchase a Yearbook for Every Palisades High School Senior in Need
When you graduated from high school, most likely you purchased a yearbook. Many of you still have that annual and appreciate how important it was to commemorate your senior year. In particular, the Class of 2020 at Palisades High, thanks … Continue reading
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Optimism Can Turn Failure into Success
(Editor’s note: Every year, Optimist International hosts an essay contest and students in Pacific Palisades are invited to participate. The winning entry is then sent to the District contest. Keira Wood, an eighth grader at Corpus Christi, read her winning … Continue reading
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Rotary Club Helps Palisades High Students with Internet “Hot Spots”
Palisades High technology director Jeff Roepel approached the Palisades Rotary Club with an unusual request: $3,600 for internet hotspots. Once the request was explained, the Rotary Foundation Board voted unanimously to grant the money. Incoming President Trish Bowe presented a check to Roepel in front … Continue reading
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Seven Arrows Uses 3D Technology to Make Masks
Seven Arrows, a private kindergarten through sixth-grade school located in Pacific Palisades, has now made 45 visors and strap locks for face shields and dozens of HEPA filter masks to aid in the coronavirus fight. The school (located on La … Continue reading
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Palisades High School Parents Asked to Run for Board of Trustees
(Editor’s note: Current Palisades High School Board of Trustee member Reeve Chudd sent the following letter to Circling the News on April 7.) I’m writing to you with a request that perhaps you’ll find space in CTN to invite parents … Continue reading
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