WILLENBERG EXCHANGE
Peninsula High has a wonderful partnership with the Willenberg Special Education Center located in San Pedro.
Willenberg aims to maximize every student's potential for success in adult life. These students are between the ages of 14 and 22. For nearly 50 years, our school has partnered with the Willenberg School, with both schools visiting each other during the holiday season.
Our partnership with Willenberg Career and Transition Center continued last Wednesday, December 6, when forty-five students from Willenberg joined us at Peninsula for the day. Twelve students from PVHS's Skills for Independence program and ten students from our own Skills for Independence program also joined in on the fun! One hundred thirty five Pen High students greeted our visitors as they came off of the buses, and then participated in games, crafts and tours of the school. Everyone ate lunch together and then joined the rest of the school in the gym during lunch for a heartwarming holiday show performed by the Willenberg students and their incredible teachers. The gym was packed! It was a memorable, festive and joyful day on our campus!
This Wednesday, December 13, busloads of Pen students will visit Willenberg for the day to provide a holiday program for all of the children attending that school. Pen students provide gifts, entertain, visit classrooms and play games with the students.
CANNED FOOD DRIVE RESULTS
Service Learning Leadership completed another very successful canned food drive on Thursday - collecting 7,550 items!
Thank you so much for your donations! All of the items collected have been delivered to the LA Food Bank - there are hundreds of families who will benefit from our donations. HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Mr. Engle and his 3rd Period class on their collection of 2,128 food items. They will be receiving our coveted trophy to display proudly for a year. Way to go! We also had 14 other teachers collect over 100 items in their room: Mr. Zambrano, Mr. Van Enk, Ms. Chaiyont, Ms. Logan, Ms. Tran, Mr. Lieberger, Mr. Bird, Mr. Fankwick, Mr. Chou, Ms. Okamoto, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Mirosovich, Ms. Albitz, and Mr. Snodgrass. So grateful for everyone's support. Way to go Panther Family and thanks again.
We would also like to give a huge shout out to Rancho Del Mar and Principal Farrell - they collected food items for our drive as well and delivered them to our campus!
Mr. Engle shows off some of the canned food brought in by his students
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THIS WEEK IS HOLIDAY SPIRIT WEEK
COFFEE HOUSE
This Tuesday evening, December 12, ASB will be hosting the first Coffee House of the year in the amphitheater from 6pm to 8:30pm. Students and community are invited to bring a chair and a warm blanket, sit out under the stars, hear some wonderful voices and be among the chillest of vibes. There will be coffee, hot chocolate and brownies available for purchase. Bring your friends!
CONCERT BAND PERFORMANCE AND MORE
The Pen High Concert Band invites the Panther Community to a FREE concert this
Wednesday evening, December 13, @7pm in the PAC. Come and enjoy the holiday music.
Also, Mr. Doctor and the choir students will stage a lunchtime performance outside the choir room (S33) on
Thursday - don't miss it!
ART GALLERY SHOW
The Pen High art department, in conjunction with the PV High art department, is currently showing
Not Enough Memory - A Student Show, in the
Bradbury Smith Art Gallery on our campus. The show will be open each day this week at lunch. There will be a reception this
Thursday evening, December 14, from 5pm to 7pm. The entire community is invited to come see our students' outstanding work. For more information please contact Mr. Karg at
karg@pvpusd.net
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Some of the artwork currently on display in the Bradbury Smith Art Gallery
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A NIGHT AND A DAY OF COMEDY
Get your holiday break started with palooza! Our ComedySportz HSL team is headlining a 24 hour, non-stop laugh-a-minute DRAMAPALOOZA improv comedy event. Other groups scheduled to appear are PVPHS alumni, Peninsula faculty, and the Dream Team. Plus, who knows who will step up to the microphone during the open mic part of the show.
The fun begins in the PAC this
Friday, December 15 at 5pm and runs straight through until Saturday, December 16 at 5pm. Tickets can be purchased in advance from Mr. Cohen in the PAC or at the door - just $5 for any 3 hour block OR $30 for a 24 hour palooza-pass.
There will be plenty of snacks and drinks for sale to keep you going, including pizza, chili, pancakes, and, of course, coffee.
The ComedySportz High School League® is the largest, most successful comedy improv training program for high school students in the country. Proceeds will benefit Pen High drama students' 2018 trip to Edinburgh Scotland.
AMERICAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION
All students are invited to participate in the American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) which will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2018 at Peninsula High School from 3:00PM to 5:00PM. According to the Mathematical Association of America, AMC 10 and AMC 12 are "America's longest-running and most prestigious math contests. Many well-known colleges and universities request scores from these contests and use them for recruiting and admissions." You may learn more about these competitions at
amc.maa.org.
Last chances to sign up are this Monday, Dec. 11th and Wednesday, Dec. 13th at lunch in Room S45. Please bring $5 cash or check made payable to PVPHS Math Team. If you have any questions, please email
penmathteam@gmail.com.
LIBRARY BARNES & NOBLE FUNDRAISER
This Thursday, December 14, our library is hosting an in-store book fair at Barnes and Noble Books, Del Amo Mall. You may also purchase online until December 19. 20% of purchases will benefit the Pen High Library. You must present
THIS VOUCHER when you pay. The library relies on donations and fundraisers because we receive no money from the district so it is very important that parents and students know about our book fair.
SUPPORT SPIRIT SQUAD
Cleaning out your closets? Making room for Christmas gifts? We can HELP!! PVPHS Spirit is collecting Goodwill donations. If you would like to donate items, you can drop them to room P115 during school hours this week OR you can drop them at the front of the gym on Saturday, December 16 from 9am until noon. Everything is accepted except furniture, electronic waste or mattresses. Contact Loretta Alvillar at
alvillarl@pvpusd.net for further information.
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