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Palisades Charter High School (usually abbreviated as "Pali High," "PaliHi," or uncommonly as "PCHS" / "PHS" ) is a secondary school in Los Angeles , California , United States . The public high school serves the neighborhoods of Pacific Palisades , Palisades Highlands , Kenter Canyon and portions of Brentwood (including Brentwood Circle ). Residents in Topanga , an unincorporated section of Los Angeles County , may attend Palisades or Taft High School . The school serves grades 9 through 12. Formerly directly administered by the area. In 2005 , "Pali" was recognized as a California Distinguished School . The school is located at 15777 Bowdoin Street, Pacific Palisades, California, 90272. Paul Revere Charter Middle School feeds into Palisades. HISTORY
Prior to the founding, the property was called All Hollows Farm and for many years was owned by the Conway family which was headed by Jack Conway, Hollywood film director. His wife was an actress, Virginia Conway, who was the daughter of the silent screen star, Francis X. Bushman. Pat Conway was one of their two sons and he too was an actor. This property was subsequently sold to Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher . It was then taken, some years later, by the State by eminent domain to build "Pali High." By coincidence, one of the films to be shot at Pali High was "Carrie." Directors George Lucas and De Palma held a joint audition for Carrie and Lucas's Star Wars (1977). Carrie Fisher, daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher , was cast in Star Wars, but there was a long-standing rumor that originally, Spacek was cast as Princess Leia, and Carrie Fisher as Carrie White, which was later dismissed by Fisher. CAMPUS The campus is bounded by Temescal Canyon Road to the east, Sunset Boulevard to the north, El Medio Street to the west, and Temescal Canyon Continuation School to the south. It is bisected by Bowdoin Street, which runs between the school's football field and the academic center of the school. Located only a mile from Will Rogers State Beach, the football stadium is called "Stadium by the Sea." STUDENT BODY As of 2006, "Pali High" ethnic composition is 72.90% White/Caucasian, 10.90% Hispanic, 11.50% African-American, 7.50% Asian, and 2.20% "other".4 Students attending the school live in 116 different zip codes. NOTABLE ALUMNI "Pali" is the alma mater of many athletic stars including Jay Schroeder of the Los Angeles Raiders , Kiki Vandeweghe , General Manager and NBA Forward for the Denver Nuggets (he started as Center graduating in 1976), record holding Cal receiver Geoff McArthur, and former UCLA quarterback/national high school record holder, David Koral. Other now-famous people who once attended Pali include the following, in alphabetical order:
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SENDING SCHOOLS As some LAUSD zoned high schools do not have enough space to educate all residents in their attendance boundaries, some schools that send excess students to Palisades {Link without Title} . They are, as of spring 2007:
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