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February 25, 2018
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SCIENCE FAIR SUCCESS
The annual Palos Verdes Peninsula Science and Engineering Fair (PVPSEF) showcasing science research students from Peninsula and Palos Verdes High Schools was held on Friday, February 23rd at the South Bay Botanic Garden.
Thirteen students from each high school will now advance to the LA County Science Fair being held in Pasadena March 22nd through the 24th. Thank you to PVPHS Science Research teacher Melissa Grace Klose for helping our students prepare for and succeed at the science fair.
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Senior Rei Landsberger, took 1st Place in Engineering with his project about a new hip prosthesis. He advances to the
ISEF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR in May.
The INTEL ISEF is the largest high school science fair in the world
with students from over 60 countries competing.
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PVPSEF HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION - CATEGORY AWARDS 2018
Medals were presented for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each of 13 categories
Below are the Peninsula High award recipients
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Animal Sciences
Kathleen Verendia - 3rd Place
Behavioral Science
Kevin Sun - 1st Place
Biochemistry
Kevin Chen-Xiao - 2nd Place
Elisha Johnston - 3rd Place
Botany
Yeji Cho - 1st Place
YoonJin Lee - 3rd Place
Chemistry
Allyson Ee & Albert Tan - 1st Place
Saehui Hwang - 2nd Place
Juliane Oberstein - 3rd Place
Computer Science
Suraj Anand - 1st Place
Elleen Kim - 2nd Place
Joy Xue - 3rd Place
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Engineering
Rei Landsberger - 1st Place
Sina Moshfeghi - 2nd Place
Joshua Belofksy - 3rd Place
Environmental Science
Alison Kim - 2nd Place
Kaylen Ng - 3rd Place
Medical
Matthew Baik - 2nd Place
Joshua Lu - 3rd Place
Microbiology
Seohyun Ahn - 2nd Place
Physics
Alisa Hathaway - 1st Place
Leo Guo - 2nd Place
Robert Peltekov - 3rd Place |
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| Allyson Ee & Albert Tan - 1st Place in Chemistry |
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| Alisa Hathaway - 1st place in Physics |
PENINSULA HIGH IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE 44 VALEDICTORIANS
 While these Class of 2018 seniors are honored as Peninsula High Valedictorians, we also acknowledge the PVPUSD elementary and intermediate schools that have helped along the way:
Amber Carandang - RIS, Vista Grande
Sophia Ceman - MIS, Mira Catalina
Anna Chang - RIS, Soleado
Tyler Chang - RIS, Vista Grande
Christopher Chien - RIS, Vista Grande
Aaryanna Dawson-Sarabia - RIS, Rancho Vista
Clara Deley - RIS, Montemalaga
Claire Easton - Out of District
Yijing Guo - Out of District
Matthew Hashimoto - PVIS, Montemalaga
Sara Hata - RIS, Vista Grande
Laudan Hosseini - RIS, Cornerstone
Saehui Hwang - Out of District
Kai Kato - MIS, Dapplegray
Jamie Kim - RIS, Soleado
Nathaniel Kim - RIS, Cornerstone
Yuna Kim - Out of District
Ashley Knebel - PVIS, Silver Spur
Kakeru Kobayashi - Out of District
Matthew Kymn - Out of District
Claire Lappinga - PVIS, Lunada Bay
Michael Lazarus - RIS, Vista Grande
Nicole Lee - RIS, Cornerstone
Sung Gyung Lee - RIS, Point
Vicente Arthur Levine - RIS, Montemalaga
Che Liu - Out of District
Isabelle Mallwitz - PVIS, Point Vicente
Allison Masuda - PVIS, Montemalaga
Jessica Nye - PVIS, Silver Spur
Kathryn Oleksak - PVIS, Silver Spur
Sabrina Panfil - RIS, Vista Grande
Sara Sarmiento - Out of District
Stephen Schatz - RIS, Vista Grande
Rebecca Schubert - RIS, Montemalaga
Shahed
Shayan Arani - Out of District
Scott Sinclair - RIS, Rancho Vista
John Szieff - MIS, Mira Catalina
Kaitlyn Tang - RIS, Vista Grande
Makenna Toumaian - RIS, Montemalaga
Daniel Tseng - RIS, Cornerstone
Giselle Wargin - RIS, Vista Grande
Grace Whitten - RIS, Vista Grande
Taylor Yoo - RIS, Vista Grande
Brian Zhu - RIS, Vista Grande
NATIONAL HISPANIC RECOGNITION PROGRAM
Eight Pen High juniors have been invited to participate in the College Board's National Hispanic Recognition Program based on the results of their October PSAT exams. Each student scored in the top 2.5% among all Hispanic and Latino test-takers in our region. Congratulations to: Justin Aroesty, Ryan Burgos, Steven Erickson, Ethan Hampel, Amber Hool, Olin Osborne, Lauren Rosa, and Joseph Skefich. Winners will be notified in September.
PERFECTION
College Board has notified us that Peninsula High junior Momoka Sasaki received a perfect score on the AP Japanese Language and Culture exam she took last May. She answered every multiple choice question correctly and earned full points on each of the essays in the free-response section of the exam. Getting a perfect score on any AP exam is very rare - only 511 students worldwide earned every point possible on an AP Exam last spring.Congratulations Momoka - you have made your Panther Family very proud!
AP EXAM SIGN-UPS
This week all AP students must turn in their AP Exam Registration form and payment at the Student Store. Collection hours each day will be 7:45am to 2:00pm. If you miss the deadline there will be a $50 penalty fee per test.
CONGRATULATIONS NEW ASB OFFICERS
Last week, PVPHS Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors voted in their slate of officers for the 2018-19 school year.
ASB President - Natalie Wong
ASB Vice President - Rhys Hershberger
Commissioner of Boys Athletics - Wyatt Chang
Commissioner of Girls Athletics - Jane Prock
Senior Class President - Joshua Kahen
Senor Class Vice President - Hannah Speiser
Junior Class President - Sabrina Tang
Junior Class Vice President - Sydney Choi
Sophomore Class President - Tilly Safavian
Sophomore Class Vice President - Marcus Kim
The Freshman Class President and Vice President will be elected in the fall. Congratulations to all, and thank you to all of the students who ran for office.
APPLY FOR ASB APPOINTED POSITIONS
 Students may still apply to be an ASB Appointed Officer. Appointed Officers help plan many of our schools events, including Homecoming, Pep Rallies, Class Competitions, Walk for Life, Willenberg, Prom, Winter Formal, and much, much more! There are many positions for which students may apply, including: Commissioners of Spirit, Commissioners of Internal Relations, Treasurer, Secretary, Commissioner of Community Service, Commissioners of Publicity, Commissioners of Sound, Commissioners of Clubs, ZooKeepers, Commissioners of Technology, Commissioners of Art, and Historians. There are full job descriptions in the ASB Application. Click HERE to download the application which is due by March 13.
BE A LINK CREW LEADER
 CURRENT SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS - Are you kind, compassionate, enthusiastic, and responsible? Then you could be one of PVPHS's amazing LINK CREW LEADERS for the 2018-19 school year! The first step in making that happen is to attend one of the information sessions in P103 at lunch this Monday, February 26th or next Monday, March 5. Ms. Dibble will give a comprehensive overview of the program and hand out applications. Applications will be due on March 22, and interviews will take place the week of April 23. Any questions? See Ms. Dibble in room P103 or email her at dibbler@pvpusd.net.
PTSA MEETING ON TUESDAY
 The next PTSA Association Meeting is this Tuesday, February 27th at 8:45 am (social) and 9:00 am (meeting) in the PVPHS Library. Our guest speakers will be Karen Lee and Melissa Wenzel, both Loyola Marymount University graduate students and current counseling interns helping PVPHS students. They will be presenting a workshop on the emotional needs of teenagers, including recognizing signs of depression and other emotional areas. Please join us for a terrific discussion. The Agenda is HERE. We love how so many more parents are attending the PTSA meetings this year!
WASC
The Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC) accreditation is a process schools use to monitor student learning and set school improvement goals. PVPHS will be welcoming a WASC self-study visiting committee to our campus for four days beginning on March 11. The visiting committee is made up of teachers and administrators from schools throughout Southern California. They will be meeting with our administrators, teachers, staff, students, parents, and community members; touring our campus; visiting classrooms; and reviewing our progress since our last WASC visit in 2012. We encourage all students, parents and community members to read our 2018 WASC Self Study and Progress Report.
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WORLD LANGUAGE WEEK: MARCH 2 - MARCH 9 
We are fortunate to offer 6 languages of study here at Peninsula: Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Latin, and Spanish. Peninsula will be celebrating World Language Week starting this Friday, March 2nd and running through next Friday, March 9th. There will be cultural performances and activities every day at lunch in the amphitheater. The students of the World Language classes are anxious and excited to share their chosen languages of study with everyone. Please join us at lunch as we celebrate diversity and cultural awareness.
Spanish will be kicking off the festivities this Friday with seven performances:
- Spanish 1 - Reenacting the famous running of the bulls from Pamplona
- Spanish 2 - Dancing to "Suavemente" by Elvis Crespo
- Spanish 3 - Dancing ballet folclórico to "El son de la negra"
- Spanish 3 & 3 MCR - Dancing to "Dejame robarte un beso" by Carlos Vives and Sebastián Yatra
- Spanish 3H - Dancing to "Vengo de Cuba" by FClan
- Spanish 4AP - Dancing to "Bajo el mismo sol" by Álvaro Soler
- Spanish 4 - Dancing salsa to "Mikaela" by Sonoras Caruseles
The schedule for the following week will be:
Monday, March 5th - Latin
Tuesday, March 6th - Japanese
Wednesday, March 7th - French
Thursday, March 8th - Korean
Friday, March 9th - Chinese
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SUPPORTING FLORIDA STUDENTS
Panthers, a teacher at Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida has reached out to students all over the world to ask for heartfelt letters to remind her students that there are still kind and caring people in our world. If you're looking for a way to show your love and support for Stoneman Douglas High School, join Service Learning in the library
this Tuesday
, February 27, from 2-3:30pm to write letters. If you can't join us, but want to write a letter, drop off letters to Ms. Myrick's mailbox by Friday, March 2nd.
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RAYTHEON ENGINEER GAMES
 On Wednesday, February 21, a team of three PVPHS students: Connor Gorsuch (freshman), Olivia Jo Bradley (junior), and Alyssa Chew (senior) visited the Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems' campus in El Segundo for their celebration of National Engineers Week. Every year, Raytheon invites a three student team from Peninsula High School to compete in a hands-on competition known as the Raytheon Engineer Games to learn more about science and technology. This year, they hosted their 18th annual Engineer Games competition. The students participated in a team competition with 29 other high schools to build a heat strap to bring the temperature to a target range and keep it there for as much of the testing period as possible. This event allowed the students to collaborate with students from other high schools. Students were also faced with a conceptual challenge to think through the inner workings of the testing system in place as well as the effects of varying different components in their heat straps. Onsite, there were also FIRST Robotics demonstrations and a VR setup. We thank Raytheon and its employees for giving us the opportunity to visit the facility and to talk to their engineers.
ROBOTICS UPDATE
 Huge milestone reached! after six weeks of build and hard work, Tuesday night 9:00 p.m. was the last day, last hour, and the last minutes we can work on the PVPHS Robot. It was the day of Bag-N-Tag. Fantastic effort from everyone for the last six weeks. Many thanks to the mentors, parents, and students who really helped make our mission to build a complete robot in six weeks a reality. The cool thing about our Team 2637, Phantom Catz is that all skill levels are welcomed and needed, technical or non-technical. Students were encouraged to bring any skills they already had, like programming, electronics, metalworking, graphic design, web creation, public speaking, videography, and many more, and to learn new skills along the way. For the next two weeks we will be building a duplicate training robot identical to the one we bagged, then our team will travel to Northern Arizona March 7-10 to compete in the regional tournament. Good Luck to Phantom Catz 2637.
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Our competition robot is complete
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PVPHS Robotics Team with their robot - bagged and ready for transport
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CYBER-PATRIOT
 Three Peninsula High CyberPatriot teams - 10-0299, 10-0072 and 10-0067 - competed in the CyberPatriot CP-X semifinals last week. The semi-final round was different than in past years due to the large number of teams (4,500 nationwide) competing this year. Prior to the competition, teams download "virtual image" representations of operating systems with known flaws, or cybersecurity "vulnerabilities." Teams must find the flaws while keeping computer functions ("services," such as email) working. Team progress is recorded by a central CyberPatriot scoring system. Our teams worked for six straight hours. hoping to be among the top 12 highest scoring teams nationwide and to qualify for the final round in Washington D.C. in April. Good Luck CyberPanthers.
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PVPHS CyberPatriot Students
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2018-2019 COURSE SELECTION
The Aeries window for submitting 2018-2019 course requests is now closed.
Scheduling paperwork, including Course Request Form, Time Management Activity Worksheet, and Request for Placement Form(s), if any, were due this past Friday, February 23. Students who have not turned in this paperwork to the Counseling Office will not receive priority scheduling and risk courses being full.
Counselors will begin meeting with individual students to discuss next year's scheduling as follows:
Juniors: February 26 - March 9 during English classes
Sophomores: February and March during individual appointments
Freshman: March 12 - 23 during English class
WITHDRAW / LEVEL CHANGE
The deadline for dropping a class or leveling down for Spring semester with no record of the class on the transcript is
this Friday March 2, 2018.
JUNIOR GUIDANCE LESSON
Counselors will be presenting "
Finding the Right Fit", a career guidance lesson for junior students. The lesson will be held on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 (a late start day) from 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. We believe it is critical for students to be able to recognize how their interests, skills and values relate to their career choices and college major. We look forward to all juniors attending the lesson.
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BOEING INTERNSHIPS FOR JUNIORS
See Mr. Wanmer in the Attendance Office if you are interested in the Boeing Summer Internship. Applications are due on March 12th.
SCROC NINE WEEK COURSES
Expand your horizons! SCROC is now enrolling for classes in Adobe Suite, Business Entrepreneur, plus Banking and Financial Services. Each 9-week course begins on April 9 and the deadline to enroll is Thursday, Mar. 29. More information and sign-ups are available in the Counseling Office.
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MARYMOUNT CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY
Panther Day at Marymount California University is
this Tuesday, February 27th from 3:00pm to 6:00pm. Students who are interested in attending Marymount California University have the opportunity to tour the campus and learn about Majors of Interest. Seniors interested in attending MCU are able to submit applications for Fall 2018 and receive instant decisions as well as tour the campus and talk about Financial Aid & Scholarships. Click
HERE for more information and to RSVP.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE NIGHT
On Thursday, March 8th, at 6:30 pm, the CCC will host a panel discussion on
Community Colleges and the Transfer Process. Representatives from Santa Monica Community College, El Camino Community College, Marymount California University, Cal State University, and UCLA will participate. Any students and parents interested in learning about this opportunity are welcome to attend. Event takes place in the CCC.
FAFSA DEADLINE
Seniors - Pay attention to the deadlines! There are federal and state FAFSA deadlines, and your colleges may also have a deadline. The FAFSA deadline for many California financial aid programs is
this Friday, March 2. Make sure your FAFSA is completed as soon as possible so you are eligible for Federal Financial Aid and Cal Grants.Please see Mrs. Shafer in the CCC if you have any questions.
CAL GRANTS
Cal Grant Eligibility Notifications are being mailed to eligible students. Steps to confirm the award are on the letter and should be completed as soon as possible. Create a Web Grants for Students (WGS) account at
www.webgrants4students.org for information regarding Cal Grant award offers. If you have any questions, see Mrs. Shafer in the CCC.
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Please check
Naviance for Scholarship opportunities! Some great national and local scholarships are available with applications due now and many have requirements such as writing essays and submitting letters of recommendation. Check back regularly as new scholarship opportunities become available weekly.
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Purchase your Black & Gold tickets today
This not-to-miss evening includes a delicious sit-down dinner, with a special parade of Athletes, Silent Auction, Live Auction, Athlete Media Show, mingling with Pen families and more.
Attire is Panther casual.
Ticket prices go up after March 3rd so be sure to purchase your tickets today.
Click
HERE to purchase online Event tickets.
Feature your athlete, team, coaches, teachers,
or friends in the Black&Gold Affaire Program
It's easy - send us your photo and copy and we will design the ad for you!
A full page ad is ONLY $55! Click
HERE
Deadline for program ads is this Wednesday, February 28
ONLINE AUCTION OPENS THIS THURSDAY, MARCH 1
Donate your items today
We need sporting or event tickets, vacation homes, wines, special parties, cooking classes, jewelry, gift cards, lessons, spa and beauty treatments, sports memorabilia, photography packages, tutoring, and more. Be creative!
No item is too big or too small. Everything will sell.
Click
HERE to donate an item.
Become an Event Sponsor
Help sponsor the event for as little as $100! We are currently looking for 75 more sponsors to make our goal. Click
HERE for sponsorship forms.
We need your team action photos
Send us your pictures for the all sports media show to be shown
at
A Black & Gold Affaire.
Click
HERE to upload your photos.
A BIG THANK YOU to our A Black & Gold Affaire Event Sponsors!
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All Star $2500-$4999
Malaga Bank
Premier Bank of Palos Verdes
Varsity $1000-$2499
John and Karen Cameron/Brigante,
Cameron, Watters and Strong, LLP
Edler Family
Mark and Mariko Hama
Fritz Hitchcock
Steve and MaryBeth Kane
Kelly Family
Kramer Family
Leach Family
Kelly and Monica Masuda
Simpkins Family
Debbie and Dan Tseng
Steve and Ceci Watts
Junior Varsity $600-$999
Callaghan Family
Callanan Family
Campbell Family
Daly Family
Jeremy and Julie Lam
Medtor LLC
Patman Family
Varsity Dance
Zane Family
Frosh/Soph $300-$500
Athens Services
Tony and Alice Cangas
Canlas Medical Corporation
EDCO
Frosh Football Team
Harder Family
Hata Family
Lifetouch National School Studios
Meyerhoff Family
Mosich Family
Kent J. Nozaki, O.D.
Mark and Kendra Panfil
Rand Family
Rosas Family
Sanderson Family
Stockhausen Family
Wood/McGoldrick Family
Brett and Karen Zane
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Panther Patron $100-$299
Abele Family
Derrick and Arminda Au
Boys Lacrosse
Braimah Family
Britt Family
Burich Famly
Mitzi Cress
Dancy/Dreibelbis Family
Frasso Family
Gago Family
Girls Water Polo Team
Mike and Renee Goldstein
Hay Family
Kent Family
Knebel Family
Char Magbanua
Mansukhani Family
Martin Family
Sameer and Roma Mistry
Mochi
Nicolls Family
Nye Family
Stephen Nuccion, M.D.
Patay Family
Rachel Rioux
Siembieda Family
Sharp Family
Suppelsa Family
Surf Team
Suzuki Family
Swim Team
Tansavatdi Family
Teddy D's Hair Salon
Tomlinson Family
Van Boxtel Family
Wong Family
Friends
Jennifer Hall
Become a sponsor today! Sponsorship forms can be found HERE on the ABC website. Thank you in advance for your support! |
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VARSITY SPORTS
COMPETITIONS ON CAMPUS THIS
WEEK
We are now entering the spring sports season.
Spring sports include Baseball, Boys' Golf, Boys' and Girls' Lacrosse, Softball, Boys' and Girls' Swim,
Boys' Tennis, Boys' and Girls' Track & Field, and Boys' Volleyball
Girls' Lacrosse - Tuesday @ 3:15pm against Marlborough
Boys' Volleyball - Tuesday @ 4:30pm against South Torrance
Boys' Tennis - Thursday @ 2:30pm against University
Admission to all games is FREE!
Come out and cheer on our Panthers!
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday
(Regular)
Period 0: 7a-7:55a
Period 1: 8a-8:53a
Period 2: 8:59a-9:52a
Panther Time: 9:52a-10:10a
Period 3: 10:15a-11:14a
Period 4: 11:20a-12:13p
Lunch: 12:13p-12:48p
Period 5: 12:54p-1:47p
Period 6: 1:52p-2:45p
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Follow Pen High on the following official sites
@pvphs_principal
@pvphsasb
@pvphszoo
@pvphs_panthers
@pvphs_athletics
@pvphs_store
Have a great week!
Brent Kuykendall
Principal
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