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February 18, 2018
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WALK FOR LIFE
Our annual cancer fundraiser, Walk for Life, raised forty thousand dollars for the Cancer Support Community and City of Hope on Thursday. The day's activities started off with a lunch-time carnival in the amphitheater before moving down to the stadium. After a solemn ceremony, check presentation and traditional purple powder toss in the stadium, one thousand students, staff and community members walked up to Highridge Park and back to raise awareness in our community. View a short video of the day's events HERE on our website.
Forty students donated 8 inches of their hair to Children With Hair Loss, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating human hair wigs at no cost for all children with medically related hair loss including those battling cancer.
Thank you to our ASB and Service Learning Leadership students, as well as our Walk for Life Ambassadors and their teachers Season Pollock and Heather Myrick for all of their hard work organizing this important event.
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NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS NAMED 
PVPHS is proud to announce that 18 senior National Merit Semifinalists have advanced and been named Finalists in the 2018 Competition for National Merit Scholarships. These students will continue to compete for some 7,500 National Merit scholarships that will be offered in the spring. More than 1.5 million students nationwide entered the Merit Program as juniors by taking the PSAT. High scorers were designated as finalists by scoring in the top one-half of one percent among students taking the PSAT. In total, just over 15,000 academically talented seniors qualified nationwide. Congratulations!
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Matthew J. Baik
Sean N. Chang
Tyler K. Chang
Alyssa B. Chew
Christopher Chien
Ashley J. Hong
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Robert Hu
Kai Y. Kato
Nathaniel J. Kim
Yuna Kim
Samantha T. Liu
Daniel Jon Louie
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Riley K. Ng
Joshua S. Ni
Sabrina K.Panfil
Julia M. Schluper
Katherine H. Stam
Jonathan Yohannan
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CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP FEDERATION
 Congratulations to all of the new and continuing CSF members! Over the past two weeks, the CSF Board members and adviser took in 1182 applications for spring 2018 membership. For our senior class, there are 266 Sealbearers with an amazing 237 of those seniors achieving Highest Honors (five qualifying semesters of CSF) and 211 of them having membership EVERY single semester of high school (seven).The list of members can be found HERE.
CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION
On Friday, the Year of the Dog was ushered in on campus with Chinese Language classes making homemade dumplings, lunchtime activities in the amphitheater, and a delicious lunch served to PVPHS staff. A huge thank you to our Chinese American Parent's Association for sponsoring the Chinese New Year celebration.
VISUAL AND PERFORMANCE ARTS TEACHER LUNCHES 
All freshmen, sophomores and juniors are encouraged to stop by the Bradbury Smith Art Gallery during lunch any day this week to talk with our Visual and Fine Arts teachers about course offerings for next year. Every student is required to take a minimum of 2 semesters of fine arts in order to graduate from PVPHS. Come and learn about the many options available to satisfy this graduation requirement: band, choir, dance, drama, photography, ceramics, studio art, drawing & painting, video production, graphic design, animation, culinary arts, and more.
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OFFICIAL STATE SPORT?
Assembly member Al Maratsuchi and assembly majority leader Ian Calderon recently held a press conference with Peninsula Surf Team captains Colin Macleod and Isabel Frandsen, announcing assembly bill AB-1782, which would establish surfing as the official sport of California.
ACADEMIC DECATHLON 
Peninsula's Academic Decathlon team placed tenth in the 2018 Los Angeles Regional competition held January 31 and February 3 and have been awarded a wild card invitation to the 2018 state competition in Sacramento March 23-24.
Led by captains, seniors Tyler Chang, Chelsea Liu, and Atul Jalan, the team earned 54 medals and took the Silver Medal, and 2nd place trophy, among all Division II schools in Super Quiz!
Four Pen Decathletes medaled as top overall scoring decathletes: Cheetah Zhu - Gold, Tyler Chang, Alexa Jones and Spencer Ma - Bronze. In addition, Captains Chelsea Liu & Atul Jalan, along with team members Mini Jeun, Madison Hama, and Keaton Ramsey earned Gold, Silver or Bronze medals in each of the following areas of competition: Prepared & Impromptu Speech; Formal Interview; Essay; and 7 subject area tests: Literature, Art, Music, Social Science, Science, Economics, and Math.
Top Scoring PVPHS Team Decathlete, Tyler Chang, was also the recipient of one of nine merit scholarships awarded by the Los Angels County Office of Education.
Peninsula's Junior team, led by Yeji Cho and Arpit Jalan, along with Brian Ishi, Irene Zhen, Tara Safavian and Marisol Cruz, earned a 1st place in Literature, a 2nd place in Social Science, a 3rd place in Economics and 3rd place awards in Math.
Thank you to PVPHS teacher and team adviser Anne Marie Voegtlin for her dedication to our Academic Decathlon students.
SPEECH AND DEBATE
Nearly two-thousand students representing more than 200 schools from across the nation attended the 62nd annual Barkley Forum for High School Students at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. In policy debate, the Peninsula team of juniors Kevin Sun and Natasha Tieu reached the top 16 round. As a result of their finish, both received a bid to the Tournament of Champions (TOC) hosted by the University of Kentucky in April and are now fully qualified for the tournament.
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Natasha Tieu and Kevin Sun are headed to the Tournament of Champions!
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CHEER AND SONG BOOT CAMP 
Come and have fun and bring a friend. Monday, February 26, 2018 from 5:30 to 8:30pm in the Main Gym/North Dance Room. This camp is open to current 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th graders only. No Experience Necessary. Download the
Boot Camp Registration Form and Waiver and return it with your $30 class fee by
this Thursday, February 22. Questions? email
alvillarl@pvpusd.net or
stonemank@pvpusd.net
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VISIT THE SCIENCE FAIR!
 The annual Palos Verdes Peninsula Science and Engineering Fair (PVPSEF) showcasing science research students from Peninsula and Palos Verdes High Schools is this Friday, February 23rd at the South Bay Botanical Gardens. Judging will take place in the morning, followed by public viewing time from 2pm to 3:30pm, and then the awards ceremony from 3:30pm to 4pm. More than 100 students will be competing for awards and prizes and the opportunity to advance to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in May. I encourage everyone to stop by the Science Fair to see what our amazing students are accomplishing.
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2018-2019 COURSE SELECTION
Students are now able to submit their course requests for 2018-2019 using their student Aeries Portal. Students have through
this Friday, February 23, to complete their online selections. Information for course selection was mailed home last week. Students can access the Aeries portal through the school website,
pvphs.com, by clicking on AERIES at the top of the homepage. For complete details on registering for classes including assistance with finding course numbers, visit the
2018-2019 Course Selection webpage under
PANTHER PICKS on our school website.
Once courses are input into Aeries, scheduling paperwork, including Course Requests Form, Time Management Activity Worksheet, and any Request for Placement form(s), if required,
MUST BE RETURNED TO THE COUNSELING OFFICE NO LATER THAN THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 at 3:00 pm.
Students must have their own Aeries account to select classes; they cannot use the parent account. Parent accounts can only view the course requests.
If you do not have a student Aeries account, please send an email to Deirdre Heimer, PVPHS Registrar at
heimerd@pvpusd.net
. The email must contain the student's full name, birth date, grade, and email address. The email subject line should be: "<Student Name> requesting Aeries account". Once the Registrar links your email to Aeries, you will receive an email from help@pvpusd.net with the temporary password to access your account. Be sure to check your spam or junk folder if you do not receive the email.
Questions on what classes you should take next year? Counselors will begin meeting with individual students as follows:
Juniors: February 26 - March 9 during English classes
Sophomores: February and March during individual appointments
Freshman: March 12 - 23 during English class
FINAL COURSE PREVIEW SESSIONS
Thank you to all the Peninsula High teachers who gave up their lunch to speak with students about course options. The last of the 15 lunchtime Course Selection Fair meetings will be held this week. The sessions have been well-attended, so students should have the knowledge to select courses that best suit their personal interests and goals. We greatly appreciate Mrs. Fournier's dedication in organizing this annual event.
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 March 2, 2018.
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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PRACTICE SAT AND ACT TESTS
There will be a practice SAT and practice ACT test
this Saturday, February 24th in the CCC starting at 8:30 am. Practice tests give students the opportunity to simulate the testing environment and do not count in any way. Sign-ups run through this Tuesday, February 20th in the CCC. Registration fee is $20, payable at the time of registration. There are a limited number of seats for this practice test so make sure you sign up as soon as possible as registration may close early if all seats are filled.
MARYMOUNT CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY
Panther Day at Marymount California University is 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.
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 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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All Peninsula families are invited to
A Black & Gold Affaire
Saturday, March 17 at 6:00 PM at the Palos Verdes Golf Club
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.
Donate your items today
Our online auction opens in less than two weeks. 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. The first auction opens March 3rd.
Click
HERE to donate an item.
Become an Event Sponsor
Help sponsor the event for as little as $100! We are currently looking for another 100 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
Fritz Hitchcock
Steve and MaryBeth Kane
Kelly 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
Tony and Alice Cangas
Canlas Medical Corporation
EDCO
Harder Family
Lifetouch National School Studios
Meyerhoff 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
Mike and Renee Goldstein
Hay Family
Kent 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
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! |
MAKE A DIFFERENCE - JOIN THE ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB TODAY
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VARSITY SPORTS
COMPETITIONS ON CAMPUS THIS
WEEK
CIF Playoffs continue this week
for our boys' and girls' soccer teams
and girls' basketball team
Playoff game dates, times and locations are available on the CIF-SS webpage
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Girls' Soccer will host Serrano High on Tuesday at 3pm
Boys' Soccer will travel to Santa Barbara on Wednesday
for second round action against Santa Barbara High School
Admission to soccer games is free!
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Our Girls' Basketball team will travel to Beverly Hills High School
for their
quarter finals game on Wednesday evening at 7pm
Basketball tickets are $10 general admission and $5 for students
Note: There is NO ASB discount for CIF playoff games!
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Tuesday through 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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