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DON'T MISS THE FINAL PERFORMANCE OF THE MUSIC MAN
This afternoon will be the final performance of the Music Man at 2pm in the PAC. Get your tickets by sending email to pendramatickets@cox.net or at the door.
PVPHS PTSA
Our next PTSA meeting is on Tuesday,
March 28 in the PVPHS
Library starting at 9:00 am.
Celebrate Learning Every Day! Preview the a
genda
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REDISCOVERING LITERATURE WEEK
This week the English Department inspired students to share their love of reading during Rediscovering Literature Week. Throughout the week students heard various literary selections read over the PA system during the passing periods, and in the classrooms students swapped books from home. One day at lunch teachers participated in a Read-in, while another day students performed poetry. On Friday the activities culminated with students searching the campus for more than 30 hidden books. Students who found the books got to keep them, and one lucky student, Senior Sarah Spencer, won a $50 gift card to Barnes and Noble. Thanks to all those who dressed up on Friday as a literary character.
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Literary characters, book swap, hidden books on campus,
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| Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Brown with Sarah |
 PENINSULA HIGH
LITERARY MAGAZINE HONORED
Congratulations are in order for Beard Full of Butterflies, the PVPHS literary magazine, for their recommendation of Highest Honors (highest award possible) from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) for last year's literary magazine. The students worked very hard to create an amazing showcase featuring a variety of writing, photography, doodles, and drawing. This is the highest award that the Panthers have received from NCTE! Congrats on a job well done!!!
The members of literary magazine are working extremely hard to create another amazing magazine this year! Copies available for purchase will only be offered through advance sales. If you are interested in purchasing a copy, please contact adviser, Betsy Okamoto at
okamotob@pvpusd.net
. Thank you so much for your continued support of Beard Full of Butterflies!
"19 UNDER 19" - SOUTH BAY MAGAZINE
Congratulations to Madison Westergaard and Jason Phillips for being included in South Bay Magazine's "19 under 19" for their
unique
gifts, early achievements, and potential to enrich the world. You can see the entire list of 19 honorees and their bios here.
LATIN STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN CERTAMEN
On Saturday, March 18, 2017 nineteen stalwart students from Peninsula High School's Junior Classical League (National Latin Honors Society) went to Loyola High School to face off against the best schools in Southern California for Certamen, a jeopardy-type Latin competition where teams face off to achieve points based on their knowledge of Latin language, myth, and history.
What a glorious and fun day they had, competing with all their might, and then having snacks and refreshments at Grumio's Spice Shack after the games!
After
reveling
in moments of glory and groaning over defeats, laughing in relief and excitement that it was over so quickly, they waited more than 36 hours for the results... and... Peninsula's HS Level 1 advanced to Semi-Finals! As several team members could not make the trip to the State Convention in San Francisco this year; Willows High School will take our place. We are so proud of Siena Zamel, Osaze Osayande, Luke Seymour, and especially team leader Abigail Shane! We can't wait for next year! HS Level 2 was represented by Minji Jeun, Michael Guan, Connor Tumelty, and team leader Kevin Sun. HS Level 3 was represented by Will Mueller, John Westervelt, and team leader Stephen Schatz, beating several teams such as Jesuit High and Foothill High by more than 50 points! Peninsula's Advanced Level, consisting of Temishi Onnekikami, Joslyn Chu, Amy Ross, and team leader Harmont Grenier, in a close match, managed to beat the powerhouse Woodbridge High this year! These upper levels especially went in with odds stacked high, bracketed against powerhouses University High and Loyola High, but were dedicated and determined, and made our school proud.
SHANNON HEARN MOVES ON IN SPEECH CONTEST
Shannon Hearn won the Region Contest in the annual Lions Club Speech Contest. Representing the Palos Verdes Peninsula Lions Club, Shannon spoke on the topic of "Is The Right to Privacy A Threat to Our National Security?" This was the third round of competition, and Shannon will next compete on April 8 in the Area-level contest. Shannon is pictured with Lion Mike DelCastillo, the chairman of the Region event.
PLUS CELEBRATES ST. PATRICK'S DAY 
In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, the PLUS staff committee showed our wonderful staff appreciation with some sweet St. Patrick's Day surprises! They enjoyed their rainbows and gold!
PRINCIPAL'S ADVISORY COUNCIL
Mr. Kuykendall will continue the Principal's Advisory Council next year. Applications are available in the Main Office or download now:
Current Student Application HERE
Incoming Freshman Application HERE
SPRING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER (ELL) FORUM FOR PARENTS
At the request of our ELAC members, PVPHS is hosting our 2nd annual Spring ELL Parent Forum for new families & parents of incoming 9th graders. We invite you to join us Friday, April 14, from 11:00am-12:15pm in the PVPHS library; light refreshments to follow.
For more information, please contact:
Junko Lee, Instructional Aide, PVPHS 310-377-4888, ext 704
MUSIC UPDATE 
- Monday, March 27th, the Music Boosters will meet in the Band Room at 7:00 PM.
- Thursday, March 30th, Mr. Doctor will travel to New York with PVPHS Choir students to perform at the WorldStrides Choir Festival.
- Sunday, April 2nd, the Winter Guard will compete in the Mayfair High School Winter Guard Show.
- Saturday, April 15th, the Winter Guard will again take the floor to compete at Chino High School.
SAMMY MILLER AND THE CONGREGATION GIVES US A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
The Kelly Johnson Fieldhouse was the perfect venue for an amazing concert by Jazz Band, and Sammy Miller and the Congregation. We are very grateful to Sammy for returning to Peninsula High to help our Jazz Band raise money for the Reno Jazz Festival trip.
The Intermediate and Advanced Jazz bands spent the day learning new songs that Sammy had arranged. The professional musicians worked directly with the students in preparation for the evening concert. After our students performed, Sammy and the Congregation took the stage and delighted the audience with their joyful jazz performances.
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CHOIR CONCERT
On Friday evening, March 24, the Peninsula High Choir presented a Spring Concert called Music for Hope. Many of the songs will be performed at a choral festival over the Spring break in New York City.
WINTER GUARD
Last Sunday our Winter Guard team competed for the first time in 3 years. Our 9 person team led by Mia Koss and Katrina Bjazevic performed a routine to
Summer of 78 at Azusa High School. They competed against 36 other teams from Southern California. Their next competition is April 2nd at Lakewood High School.
SPOTLIGHT
Three Peninsula High students are semifinalist in the Spotlight Program. Congratulations to Olivia Iacono (classical voice), Austin Kelly (acting), and Jamie Kim (instrumental music). Read the PV News article here.
CHOREO SHOW TICKETS ON SALE
Join us fo rthe spring dance production, Momentum 2017, coming up on April 18-20 at the
James Armstrong Theater in Torrance. All shows begin at 7p.m. and feature over 100 PVPHS dancers.Our Advanced,
Company, Coed, and Intermediate classes will be represented in a variety of dance genres. Tickets are $13 and available from any Advanced or Company member. Please email myrickh@pvpusd.net with questions, and please email hendrickk@pvpusd.net by March 31st if you would like to advertise in the show program.
MORE PEOPLE TO THANK FOR WORLD LANGUAGE WEEK
World Language Week takes a whole community to create each year. Following are additional people to thank that were not included in last week's update.
Thank you to Michiko Yu for all her preparation of her Japanese 2 students.
Mrs. Anderson would like to say "xie xie" to the following for their contributions to the Chinese cultural performances: Mrs. Shweta Jhangiani and Mr. Rajan Jhangiani for donating their time for the mural. Meher Jhangiani (Chinese 4) for donating an exceptional amount of time to organize the mural project along with Wendy Hui and other Chinese Honor Society members. Ms. Danielle Zhu for choreographing and teaching Chinese 3&3H 0 period Kung Fu Fan routine. Ms. Diana Wu for helping deliver the drums. Zoe Pepper (Chinese 1) for choreographing and teaching the Hip Hop routine to her class. Annabella G. Christen (Chinese 2) for teaching her class how to play the drums. Benecia Chen and Chrislyn Tseng (Chinese 3/3H), as well as Natalie Wong and Eden Zafran (Chinese 4/4AP) for choreographing and teaching the dance to their classes.
Ms. De Guzman would like to say "gratias tibi" to the following:
Lead Mural Designers: Mei Johnson, Will Mueller, Bec Klose
Announcers: Saffy Laurio and Nile Minn
Aeneid leads: Peter Kuyper, Justin Tandoc, Luke Martin, Kristen Lu, Jennifer Terada, Connor Tumelty, Alexandros Paris and Cabinet Battle recurring role from last year: Temishi Onnekikami, Connor Wahlen, Tobi Adeoye, Lucas Grenda
Ritual Song Venite lead singer and instrumentalists: Gia Morelli, Kevin Sun, Henry Norton, Nick Shawger, Lauryn Williams
Computer tech: Jason Lechuga and ASB sound person: Sam Shafiee
The Spanish department would like say "gracias" to our wonderful MC's Mia Salas (Spanish NHS President) and Juliana Fager (Spanish NHS Vice-President). Srta. Valerio would like to send a special thank you Profe Zambrano for his help in choreographing and teaching the salsa routine to Spanish 4.
The Korean department would like to say "gamsahamnita" to the following:
Jeannie Kim - Kim Eung Hwa Korean Dance Academy
Master Yang & Austin Sams of Rolling Hills Taekwondo
Christina An(10th), Alex Morton(10th), Se Hui Whang(11th), Chloe Green(9th) - Taekwondo
Varsity Coed Choreo - Serina Nuber(12th), Derek Cao(12th), Sophie Lee(12th)
Anna Ishizawa (Peninsula Class of 2016) for Flash Mob Choreography
Peninsula Korean Parents Support Group
The entire department would like to thank ASB, in particular Sam Shafiee & Ishan Jaffer, for providing the sound system for the entire week.
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