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SUNDAY LETTER March 26, 2017
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A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
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What Has Your Son or Daughter Achieved this Trimester?
Now that second trimester exams, musicals, regattas, and basketball state championships are over, that's not a bad topic for dinner conversation this Sunday, even before grades come out later this week.
- In what areas has (s)he grown? Where has (s)he struggled?
- What are plans for improvement in the third trimester?
- Academics (first, of course)? Arts? Sports? Service? Clubs? Leadership?
- And, especially for upper schoolers, what are plans for the summer? Service hours? A paid job? A summer class?
Meanwhile, enjoy some down time over spring break and we'll see you back for the final trimester on Tuesday, April 11.
And, for advanced planners, next year's school calendar is
here.
Oh, and . . . Congratulations to the Boys' Varsity Basketball team for their win at the 2017 CIF Division 5 State Championship, and the Girls' Varsity Basketball team for becoming the runner-up for the 2017 CIF Division 5 State Championship.
Peter McCormack
Head of School
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TOTALLY AWESOME GALA 2017
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Don't miss out on the all the FUN!!!
Purchase your ticket TODAY for the Totally Awesome Gala.
Saturday, April 22, 2017
Support by donating to the Auction!
Click on the button below for more information and donor form.
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Parent Association Meeting
Wednesday, April 12 | 8:15 - 9:30 a.m.
Meetings are casual and all parents or guardians are automatically members. Come and see how you can be part of the decision-making process for supporting the schools!
Thursday, April 13
Students, please wear your class colors.
| Class |
Grad Year |
Class Color |
| 5th Grade |
2024 |
Purple |
| 6th Grade |
2023 |
Black |
| 7th Grade |
2022 |
Red |
| 8th Grade |
2021 |
Green |
| 9th Grade |
2020 |
Purple |
| 10th Grade |
2019 |
Black |
| 11th Grade |
2018 |
Red |
| 12th Grade |
2017 |
Green |
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Varsity Basketball State Playoffs
Husky basketball made school history on Friday by going to the CIF State Championships for the first time, but even more exciting, both the Varsity Girls' and Boys' went up to Sacramento together. This achievement alone is a testament to the dedication and hard work by the players and the coaches, along with the support of the entire school community.
The Boys' Varsity team won the 2017 CIF Division 5 State Championship with a nail-biting finish of 47-46 against St. Francis. The teams were neck to neck the entire game, tied 33-33 by the end of the 3
rd quarter. It came down to a 1 point lead made by Chris Koon with nearly a minute left on the clock. St. Francis was left with 17 seconds to make their final shot, a missed 3-pointer which sealed the victory for the Huskies.
The Girls' Varsity team faced an insurmountable challenge as their opponent Eastside Prep School was defending a 3 year State Title along with playing in the CIF Open Division this season. However, CIF decided to drop the Eastside Prep team to Division 5 for the State Tournament. Despite this challenge, the girls gave their all and didn't get discouraged as they faced this experienced northern California team. The Husky Girls' Basketball team still brought home the runner-up trophy for the CIF Division 5 State Championship, which is an incredible accomplishment for the team that is primarily made up of freshmen.
The Rolling Hills Prep Athletic Department took the plunge this year and added the first official Husky swim team! The team has been practicing for the past several weeks and 5 RHP Huskies made a great showing at their first Coastal League swim meet on Saturday, March 18 at Crossroads School in Santa Monica.
Senior Simone Elias led the Varsity girls with two first place finishes (100-yard Freestyle and Backstroke) and a second place finish in the 200-yard Freestyle. Freshman Maya McKivett was a standout in the varsity 200-yard Individual Medley (IM) winning the entire event, and placed 4th and 5th place in the 50 Freestyle and 100 Breaststroke respectively.
RHP Junior Austin Wallace was the RHP Varsity high-point scorer, winning all three of his events: 100-yard Butterfly, 100 Freestyle, and 100 Backstroke.
Senior Huskies Amy Lee and Brevin Johnson made a great showing in the Junior Varsity division. Lee won the girls' 50-yard Freestyle and finished second in the 50-yard Butterfly. Johnson swept both his events, winning both the 50-yard Freestyle and 100-yard Backstroke.
"Saturday was a BIG day for RHP," commented coach DeAnne Preyer. "It was awesome seeing the swimmers get out there and give their all. They did a great job in their races and could not have represented RHP any better. Spirits were high and I'm excited to see them continue to ride the wave of motivation and enthusiasm they are on."
The team looks forward to their next meet, April 15, also at Crossroads.
The Husky sailing team traveled to Santa Barbara on Friday, March 10, to
compete in the Gaucho Regatta, hosted by UC Santa Barbara.
Saturday dawned sunny and breezy and the team sailed consistently at the
front of the Silver fleet finishing third in the fleet for the day, just one
point out of second place. Sunday there was no racing due to fog so the
team ended up in third overall.
The team will next compete at the Pacific Coast Championships right here in
our own backyard at Cabrillo Beach. Come on down to Cabrillo Beach Saturday
and Sunday, April 22 and 23 to support the team.
The Husky Sailing team is looking for more sailing crew for next year.
Interested in finding out what it's all about? Talk to one of our team
Skippers Drea Keswater and Cade Morris.
Varsity Boys' Baseball vs. Animo
Tuesday, March 28| 3:30 p.m.
Navy Field
Varsity Boys' Baseball vs. Hillcrest Christian Thousand Oaks
Wednesday, March 29 | 3:30 p.m.
Conejo Creek South Park
Varsity Boys' Baseball vs. Vistamar
Thursday, March 30 | 3:30 p.m.
Navy Field
Varsity Girls' Softball vs. Lennox Academy
Thursday, March 30 | 3:15 p.m.
Swim Team League Meet
Thursday, April 13 | 3:00 p.m.
Santa Monica High School
Varsity Boys' Baseball vs. Lennox Academy
Thursday, April 13 | 3:15 p.m.
LA Southwest College
Click Here
to view the full athletic schedule. Go Huskies!
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Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly Service Learning
Blue Butterfly Reserve service learning opportunities from 9 a.m. - noon on Saturdays, April 29, May 27, and June 3. Everyone from the community is invited. We will be meeting in the parking lot behind the goal posts. We will be partnering with the Audubon Society.
Volunteer Opportunity Available for Saturday, April 15
Easter Egg Hunt at St. Luke's Presbyterian Church
We need 20 volunteers from 8:30 a.m to 1:00 p.m. to help in
setting up games, monitoring the games and handing out prizes, monitoring the bounce houses, and directing cars in the parking lot. For more information, please contact Yesela Tadeo at ytadeo@rollinghillsprep.org.
PV Net Course: Introduction to Aeronautical Engineering
 Unmanned Aerial Systems technology has evolved into a sophisticated, highly-advanced and competitive area of technology with limitless applications. UAS's are not limited to recreational use. They are used for search and rescue, water management, accident reporting, military, topography mapping, artificial intelligence development, first responder information, and movie-making. This is a fully project-based class where students will build a UAS quadcopter from scratch and receive basic flight instruction from an FAA certified pilot and licensed drone expert.
Course Outline:
In this class, students will be introduced to and learn concepts and hands on applications in the areas of safety, electronics, mechanics, programming, radio control, fundamentals & physics of flight and basic understanding of the digital electronics used to control the craft as wells as gain actual hands on flight skills.
Instructor Don Wahlquist's Bio:
Don is a PVNet Manager of UAS and Robotics and has extensive mechanical and software engineering experience. He is also an FAA licensed aviator, UAS expert, as well as the President of the Soaring Union of Los Angeles.
Specifics:
1:15- 3:30 on Tuesdays, April 11- May 30th (8 total classes, 18 total hours)
1.5 credits
Open to MS and US Students, both RHP & Renaissance and South Bay Schools
Location: RHP Campus
Cost, including Quadcopter: $510.00
From the College Counseling Office
RHP and Ren Case Studies Night
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Every year, 10th grade students and their parents are invited to participate in a mock admissions evening known as Case Studies. Parents and students will receive three sample college admissions applications to review in advance. During the Case Studies event, they meet in small groups with experienced admission officers who lead a discussion on what colleges look for in an applicant, as well as what colleges value. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to learn first-hand how they will be evaluated and begin thinking about the qualities and strengths they bring to the process and how best to prepare for the application process. A college fair concludes the evening, allowing students to benefit from one-on-one conversations with college reps. Please RSVP by Monday, April 10th to
bdyment@rollinghillsprep.org
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Upper school history teacher Kathy Hagee was chosen out of a national selection of k-12 teachers to attend a three day colloquium sponsored by the Nation Council for History Education, Library of Congress and The Astronauts Memorial Foundation at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Forensics students investigated a crime scene on campus this week. They analyzed "blood" splatter, collected evidence, and interrogated suspects to discover who kidnapped Ms. Acosta's dog.
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Over the past few weeks, 8th grade students have organized a book drive in order to help local elementary schools who don't have enough books for a library. On Friday, 8th graders, Rylie, Sofia, Evin, along with Ms. Alejandra and Mrs. Akahiji delivered over 800 books to Wilmington Park Elementary School!
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