POINT LOMA — Tickets sales are under way for a major event that will celebrate the 85th anniversary of Point Loma High School (PLHS) next month. The event, “Once a Pointer, Always A Pointer” gala and auction, will take place Nov. 13 at the Liberty Station Conference Center at 6 p.m. It is being produced by the school’s Pointer Association, a unification of the former PTA, Alumni Association and Foundation. Honoring Pointer students, alumni, families and community members, proceeds from the event will help fund the “Three A’s: Academics, Arts and Athletics” to continue programs of excellence at the school in the face of state and local budget cuts. Tickets can be obtained using credit cards or checks from a secure link on the PLHS website, www.pointlomahigh.com. Single-ticket prices are $85 and $160 per couple. A table for 10 is priced at $900. Sponsorships are available from $100 to $5,000, with all funds going directly to student programs. Some levels allow donors to select specific areas or sports teams. A highlight of the 85th gala event will be the unveiling of a bronze Pointer dog sculpture. Created by Richard Arnold, PLHS class of 1959, an artist residing in Telluride, Colo., the work will be known as The Spirit of the Pointer Dog and be mounted on the school campus. A ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14 at PLHS as the sculpture is installed in its permanent location. Campus tours will also be provided at that time. PLHS now boasts an enrollment of 2,050 in grades 9-12 and offers a mixture of Advanced Placement classes, College and Career Pathways and course-credit partnerships with Mesa College and Point Loma Nazarene University, according to PLHS Principal Bobbie Samilson. A high number of alumni from the school have become nationally known in many fields, including the arts, business, athletics and politics. Donations in the form of auction items, merchandise and services are also being sought. For more information, contact Maria Virissimo-Gibson at (619) 938-7897 or e-mail [email protected]. Because of the 85th anniversary of the school, PLHS officials also warn that the Oct. 29 Homecoming football game at 6:30 p.m. against Madison High School will be sold out because of seating capacity and advise fans to buy tickets early. Tickets are available at the PLHS Finance Office from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 3:30 p.m. on school days. Prices are $7 for adults; $5 for students with ASB cards; and $2 for children ages 5-12 and seniors 65 or older.