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Making School Year Longer to Account for Fire? Palisades Charter High School Board of Trustees discusses extending calendar By Chad Winthrop Are fires a part of the normal weather pattern in Pacific Palisades? This was a central point of discussion at a recent meeting in which the possibility of extending the school calendar was raised to account for days missed due to fires. At the January 14 Palisades Charter High Photo: Sam Catanzaro
LEFT – The Palisades Fire shortly after it broke out in October 2019.
School Board of Trustees meeting, a topic of discussion was if fires are part of the normal weather pattern. For the past three years, wildfires have interrupted the normal schedule at Pali High and to account for such missed days, the Board is considering adding days to the school calendar. The current Pali High calendar is 175 days. Days that are under consideration to be added to the school year are December 18 and June 10, according to the Pali Post. Changing the school calendar at Pali High would require amending the school’s charter, an action that would have to be approved by the Los Angeled Unified School District. According to Pali High principal Dr. Chris Lee via the Post, under state law, if a school experiences consistent closures for five years in a row due to fires, emergency closures must be implemented. No vote or action was taken by the Board of Trustees on January 14.
Arnie Wishnick Way Now Official City official designate segment of Antioch Street By Sam Catanzaro A Pacific Palisades community hero who passed away last year has been honored by city leaders with the official unveiling of Arnie Wishnick Way. “Arnie was a pillar of the Pacific Palisades community prior to his death last year, and his memory remains an inspiration for so many. Community members remember Arnie for his gregarious per-
sonality and positive attitude,” said Los Angeles City Councilmember Mike Bonin. “The new Arnie Wishnick Way runs right in front of the chamber of office, where Arnie worked so hard for the community for so many years, always with a smile.” A segment of Antioch Street from Via De La Paz to Swarthmore Avenue is now “Arnie Wishnick Way” after an official designation ceremony in January. Born in Chicago in 1942, Wishnick moved to Pacific Palisades after college and quickly became an involved community member. Wishnick served as executive director for the Pacific Palisades Chamber of Com-
merce, from 1993-2018, when he stepped down a year before he passed away. He also devoted time to the Palisades community through various organizations, including the Optimist Club of Pacific Palisades, Palisades Teen Contest, Palisades Americanism Parade Association, and many other community events and committees. “Arnie Wishnick was a giant in Pacific Palisades, deserving of recognition. It is appropriate that the City of Los Angeles rename [a] stretch of street in Pacific Palisades in his honor,” reads the LA City Council motion that led to the street’s name change.
Photos: Councilmember Mike Bonin.
City officials and community leaders at the unveiling of Arnie Wishnick Way.
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