The Dolphins boys and girls basketball teams returned to action for the first time this week since the Palisades fire started on January 7.
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.
Damage from the massive Palisades Fire could send students back into remote learning, but administrators are seeking an alternative.
Palisades school seeks temporary campus
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.
Palisades Charter High School, which boasts a lineup of A-List alumni and has been the locale of several TV and film projects, has been significantly damaged by the Palisades Fire that sprung up Jan.
Flames from the Palisades Fire sweeping through Los Angeles have reached the well known Palisades Charter High School. As of Wednesday afternoon, it is unclear what the assessed damage is, and Newsweek has reached out to the Palisades Charter High School for comment via email.
Although Palisades Charter High largely survived the fire it is nowhere near ready to re-open. * The school is looking for a temporary location and is prepping to resume classes online.
The drive will take place at Roybal Learning Center on Saturday and accepted donation items include sporting equipment and balls for any sport.
The freshman and sophomore basketball teams at Palisades Charter High School played their first game on Saturday night since the deadly Palisades Fire ignited on Jan. 7, destroying parts of their school campus and displacing thousands of students.