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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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hope everyone had an enjoyable winter break with family and friends. There are only a few more weeks until the end of the first semester, make sure you work hard and finish strong. Happy New Year Panthers and get excited for a great 2018!
OPEN HOUSE - THURSDAY, JAN. 25 - MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Over the next six weeks, 8th graders in our District will be choosing their high school for next year. All 8th graders and their families are invited to the Peninsula High annual Open House on January 25 to talk with our teachers and coaches, visit classrooms, tour our campus, and learn about all the special programs that make Peninsula unique.
In addition, our final Shadow Day for current private school 8th graders is coming up next Tuesday, January 9, and Principal Forums are scheduled for January 12, January 17 and February 7. More information, including times and locations, can be found on the
Incoming Panthers page of our school website.
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WALK FOR LIFE
 Our annual Walk for Life cancer fundraiser and carnival, benefiting City of Hope and the Cancer Support Community, is on Thursday, February 15, 2018. This is always a very important and memorable day for our school community. During the Walk for Life carnival, students can choose to donate their hair to "Children with Hair Loss," a non-profit organization that makes wigs for children battling cancer and other diseases causing hair loss. After the carnival, our students, teachers and community members will walk together up to Highridge Park and back. All of the money raised by Walk for Life Participants will go to cancer research and support for cancer patients and their families. Later this month, students and community members can sign up to participate in the walk and/or having their hair cut. Your hair must be at least 8 inches long, so please consider not cutting your hair between now and then.
In the meantime, we are looking for sponsors! Sponsors will have their logo or family name on the back of our Walk for Life shirts which will be worn by over 2,000 students and community members. A Walk for Life Sponsorship is $150. Download the
WFL SPONSOR FORM and return to school by January 19th to ensure your family name or business logo gets on our WFL t-shirts! We greatly appreciate your consideration and generosity. Last year our Panther Family came together to raise nearly $50,000 for City of Hope and Cancer Support Community.
ADA REPORT 
On Friday, December 15th, well over 200 Peninsula High students were absent, resulting in a loss of more than TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS in ADA funding. ADA (Average Daily Attendance) is only paid by the State if a student is present for at least 1 period per day or on an approved Independent Study. We lose $49.00, per student, for each day of absence.
If you would like to make a $49.00 ADA reimbursement donation for each day your child was absent, please turn it in to the Main Office. This donation will help ensure that PVPHS can continue to deliver the quality education that students and parents rightly deserve and expect. Your donation is used for instructional needs, classroom supplies, and educational programs at PVPHS.
TEDx IS COMING TO PEN HIGH
Service Learning Leadership will be hosting TEDxYouth@PVPHS here at Pen on the evening of March 23, 2018. As a branch of the TED organization, TEDx events spark conversation and connection through TED style talks. We are excited for this opportunity to showcase stories and ideas from members of our Peninsula community. If you are a student interested in inspiring others with a talk of your own, please email Riley Ng: imrileyng@gmail.com for more information and resources. Auditions will be held the week of January 8th. It's an honor to bring an event of this status to our campus, and we can't wait to hear what our student body has to share! We look forward to your audition RSVP. |
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PVPHS STAFF HAS HOLIDAY SPIRIT
On Friday, December 15, the Peninsula High Administration worked through the night to prepare a homemade breakfast for our fabulous staff. The breakfast included Wamner Wonderful French Toast and Kuykendall Karved Ham along with bacon, fruit, bagels and donuts.
Adding to the festive atmosphere was Mrs. Anderson and her Chinese classes roaming the campus singing carols..
In addition, PLUS hosted a Staff Holiday Book Exchange where teachers got the chance to eat holiday cookies, to chat, and to receive a new book! Thank you to all the teachers who participated!
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MATH TEAM LEADS IN BAY LEAGUE COMPETITION
Earlier this month, 46 Math Team members traveled to South High School to compete in the second meet of Bay Math League against ten Los Angeles County high schools. Each participant competed in three of five rounds (Parallel and Perpendicular Lines, Quadratics, Rational Functions, Chain Rule and Implicit Differentiation, and Mathematicians) and one team round. Peninsula Math Team had an outstanding performance placing FIRST in the meet which moved them up to FIRST place for the season. Team members are enthusiastically looking forward to maintaining their lead at the third meet in February. Congratulations to the following students who earned a perfect score in individual rounds: 12th grade: Nicole Lee and Taurean Zhang, 11th grade: Serin Bok, Andrew Fan, Kyle Mizumoto, and Kayla Nguyen; 10th grade: Yeji Cho, Summer Hasama, Joshua Masuda, Daniel Su, and Matthew Sun.
SPEECH AND DEBATE
In December, Peninsula students attended the 47th annual La Costa Canyon Winter Classic Speech and Debate Classic in Carlsbad. In policy debate, Atul Jalan and Brian Kong finished in first place and were undefeated throughout the tournament. Julian Anderson and Neil Feldman reached the quarterfinal round (top 8) and Ishan Gaur and Natasha Tieu reached the octafinal round (top 15). Atul was third speaker, Brian fourth speaker, and Natasha seventh speaker. As a result of their finish, Atul and Brian received a bid to the Tournament of Champions (TOC), hosted by the University of Kentucky in April.
In parliamentary debate, Mei Johnson and Sung Gyung Lee reached the quarterfinal round. Sung Gyung was the tournament's eighth speaker. In original advocacy, Cassandra Diviak finished in fourth place and Yasmeen Khan finished in sixth place. In thematic interpretation, Maili Tom finished in third place. In humorous interpretation, Sophia Feller finished in fifth place. In oratorical interpretation, Jessica Brunnenmeyer finished in fifth place.
The following weekend, eight Peninsula students were among the hundreds of students who attended the 55th annual John Edie Holiday Debates hosted by The Blake School in Minneapolis. Seniors Atul Jalan and Brian Kong reached the quarterfinal round in policy debate and juniors Kevin Sun and Natasha Tieu reached the octafinal round (top 16). As a result of their finishes, Atul and Brian and Kevin and Natasha received TOC bids.
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SOUTH BAY FAMILIES CONNECTED
 PVPUSD has partnered with South Bay Families Connected (SBFC) with the ultimate goal of having our parents, teachers and staff working together to help our youth thrive and stay on a healthy path to maturity. The December SBFC E-newsletter focuses on Empathy, Kindness and Compassion. It is full of great information and videos.
Save the Date: on January 30th, Unselfie author Dr. Michele Borba, will kick off the spring Families Connected Speaker Series, provided in partnership with Beach Cities Health District, with Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All About Me World. Free registration will open on Monday the 11th. All South Bay parents are invited.
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SCROC SPRING CLASSES
Start planning now to take those SCROC classes you've always wanted to explore. Deadline to sign up is Thursday, Jan. 25. Courses begin on Monday, Jan. 29. Come to the Counseling Office to sign up and learn more about the class offerings.
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CAL GRANTS
California Student Aid Commission has started the process of offering Cal Grant Awards for those attending college in California next year. Seniors who completed the FAFSA application are automatically considered for Cal Grants, unless you opted out of the GPA Verification process earlier this year. GPA Verification has been processed for Peninsula High School, if you believe for any reason that your GPA was not uploaded, please see Mrs. Shafer in the CCC immediately. Please check your email often for updates. Students should log onto Cal Grants through the
csac.ca.gov website and register for a Web Grants 4 Students account. These accounts provide you with the resources, information and tools needed to assist you with the college financial aid process. WGS will allow you to manage your Cal Grant account(s) online by letting you view updates, make school changes, make address changes, make corrections, and post leave of absence requests.
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Please check
Naviance for Scholarship opportunities! Some great National and Local scholarships are available with applications due starting in early January. Check back regularly as new scholarship opportunities become available and are updated throughout January.
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ABC SUPPORTS ALL PEN HIGH ATHLETICS
Over the past 14 years, the Peninsula High Athletic Booster Club has supported hundreds of requests from coaches and the Athletic Department including the following projects and equipment:
Athletic Trainers
Athlete of the Year Annual Banquet
Athletic Trainer gas cart
Baseball bullpen, field netting, bleachers, pitching machine
Boys Lacrosse helmets
Chain link fencing for tennis courts, softball field, track, and pool
Cheer signs
Dance Room floors
EZ Ups for football, lacrosse, soccer, track, water polo, and cross country
Field upkeep: paint, fertilization, weed control, gopher control
Football: wireless head sets
Groundskeeper field mower and work cart
Pep Squad: portable sound system, competition signs
Permanent sound systems for the gym and weight room
Portable stadium sound system
Scoreboards for the pool, main gym, baseball & softball fields
Softball: bullpen, batting cage, pitching machine, bleachers, fencing, netting
Stadium press stand
Surf Team: flags, air horns, body boards, surfboards, fins, long boards
Swimming: new pool, start system, touch pads
Team Room lockers
Tennis court spectator area, court resurfacing
Track restriping
Track: hurdles, pole vault pits, jump pit sand, high jump standards, starting blocks, discus
Tuff Sheds for many sports
Varsity block letters
Water polo: goals, shot clocks, storage bench
Weight room equipment
Weight room rubber floor
Windscreens: stadium, tennis courts, and pool
Wrestling: competition and practice mats
There are many more projects pending, and with your support we can get them completed!
A BLACK & GOLD AFFAIRE
On Saturday, March 17, 2018, Peninsula High School's Athletic Booster Club will host its 27th annual fundraiser, A Black & Gold Affaire, at the PV Golf Club. Proceeds to benefit Peninsula High Athletics! We ask each family of an athlete to donate an auction item or to become an event sponsor. Sponsorships start at only $100! Visit: www.pvphsabc.com for more information.
Thank you to our current ABC members for your continued support of PVPHS athletic programs. Your support does not go unnoticed.
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN THE ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB
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VARSITY SPORTS
COMPETITIONS ON CAMPUS THIS
WEEK
Girls' Water Polo
Thursday @ 3pm vs. West Torrance
Friday @ 3pm vs. Poly / Long Beach
FREE admission
Boys' Soccer
Friday @ 3pm vs North Torrance
FREE admission
Girls' Basketball
Wednesday @ 6pm vs. North Torrance High
Friday @ 6pm vs. Torrance High
Admission is $8 for adults, $4 12U, and free with ASB
Boys' Basketball
Friday @ 7:30 vs Torrance High
Admission is $8 for adults, $4 12U, and free with ASB
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Tuesday, Thursday, 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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Monday
No School
Wednesday
(Late Start)
Period 0: 9a-9:40a
Period 1: 9:45a-10:25a
Period 2: 10:30a-11:10a
Period 3: 11:15a-11:45a
Period 4: noon - 12:40p
Lunch: 12:40p-1:15p
Period 5: 1:20p-2:00p
Period 6: 2:05p-2:45p
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