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OPEN HOUSE
Peninsula High welcomed members of the community to our annual Open House for incoming families last Thursday evening. Special thanks to Associate Principal Lea Toombs who chaired this year's successful Peninsula High School Open House and to Activities Director Season Pollock who ensured that all of the events ran smoothly.
A big thank you to our five Leadership Groups, (ASB, PLUS, LINK CREW, PAC, and SERVICE LEARNING) who helped answer questions, led families on tours, and stationed themselves around campus to help our visitors with whatever they needed.
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Student leaders were ready to answer questions and give directions
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Troy Simpkins leads a customized tour of the campus
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We appreciate the teachers, coaches, and students who volunteered their time to share information with prospective students.
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Math Department Chair Linda Kurt explains the math pathways
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Student athletes share information with parents and 8th graders
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Thank you to all the students who performed during the evening, the Zookeepers, and Link Crew. Mrs. Dibble did an amazing job leading the entire gym in Link Crew fun. And finally, thank you to the PTSA and ABC members for all their support throughout the evening.
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Sophomore Troy Simpkins left, and freshman Anneliese Espinoza right,
shared their Pen High stories in the gym
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Our Varsity Spirit Squad and Marching Band kicked off the
gym presentation portion of the evening
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Pen High's very popular and talented coed choreo group performed in the gym
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REFLECTIONS
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Kara
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Trisha
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The PV District's PTSA Reflections Awards Ceremony was held at Ridgecrest Intermediate on Wednesday evening. Two Pen High students received 33rd District awards: senior Kara Skye Lee received first place in the Dance / Choreography category with her entry "
Just Within Reach
" and will move on to compete at the state level. Junior Trisha Sakamoto received an award in the Literature category for her essay "
One Future
". Congratulations girls and we thank you for sharing your wonderful artistic talents with our community!
Thank you to Selina Lai and Kako Silvestre for chairing the Peninsula High Reflections Contest again this year.
VISITING CHINESE STUDENTS
This past Sunday, January 21, Peninsula High School families welcomed 14 students from Shi Da Fu Zhong School in Changchun (northern China). Thanks to the hospitality of the Odhner family, the students were able to meet their host families at a party and get to know one another over s'mores. During this past school week, the Chinese students have shadowed their American host brothers and sisters in their daily school schedules, simultaneously practicing their English and observing American culture at school. In addition, Pen High students have been able to practice their Chinese and develop further understanding and appreciation of a foreign culture.
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Visiting students from China and their Pen High hosts
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Pen High Chinese teacher Mrs. Anderson would like to thank Mrs. Pamella Odhner for graciously opening her home for the meet-and-greet, as well as the many Peninsula families who agreed to host a Chinese student for the week.
THANK YOU JONATHAN STAMPER
Pen High Chemistry / Physics teacher Jonathan Stamper is also serving our country as a sergeant in the army. On Friday night he delivered a heartfelt performance of our national anthem before the start of both the girls' varsity and boys' varsity basketball games. Thank you for your service Mr. Stamper - your Panther Family is very proud.
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Following the Kickoff meeting in early January, the Phantom Catz subteams began planning the design for their robot. The Build and Drive subteams began testing and constructing game pieces. The Electronics subteam researched pneumatics and installed an electronics board The Programming subteam updated the computers, wrote basic code for the camera, and worked on the robot code. The CAD subteam completed the draft and finalization of the drive-train and researched and developed the scalar prototype. The Business subteam began preparing the team's submission for the Chairman's Award. 
