Pali High Booster Club ‘Dives’ Into the School Year With Kick-Off Party

By LILY TINOCO | Assistant Editor

Attendees were invited to “dive into the new school year” with the Palisades Charter High School Booster Club, which celebrated during a Kick-Off Party on Wednesday, August 21, at Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club.

The evening, with the theme “Dive into Pali Spirit,” was hosted by the Booster Club and Paul family—Jamee Natella, Steven Paul and Sammy Paul.

Festivities included music, a photobooth, pizza, cocktails, sushi and more. Booths were also set up, focusing on the school’s athletics and awards they had received for football, basketball and other sports.

The team that made this year’s event possible includes Molly Sigworth, Johanna Minassian,  Bronwyn Major, Rene Rodman, Sepi Nazarian, Melissa Anna, Erika Feresten, Sue Selzer, Dr. Stefanus Hadi, Dorothianne Carr, Dick Held, Alissa Bartle, Mariam Engel, Ramani Andreas, Shalane Respondek, Daryn Simons, Patricia Chang, Tania Greenberg, Emma Klein, Caitlin Colvin, JoAnna Rodriguez and Julie Ephraim.

Bita Alishahi was in charge of the event’s centerpieces and “captured the Pali spirit” with its signature colors of white and blue, according to Natella.

Natella reported a “massive success,” that the event was able to raise well over its goal for the night.

Funds raised by the Booster Club help sponsor and go toward a number of things at Pali High, including Model United Nations, girls and boys lacrosse, the Robotics Club, Junior State of America Conference, field trips, competitions, a dolphin costume replacement, a projector for Mercer Hall, the senior class picnic, and more.

This event’s donors include Natella, Steven Paul, Feresten, Sigworth, Loanna Bouris, Shadi Amiri, Held, Sarah Brower, Andre Ulloa, Alana Ulloa, Niki Yadegar, Nika Ghiyasi, Niki Azema, Naghmeh Nikki Farzadmehr, Wendy Lang-Uygur and Jan Le Chang.

“Although we haven’t met our financial goals for the year,” Natella shared with the Palisadian-Post, “it was a great way to dive back into the Pali Spirit and hit our financial goals for the evening.”