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Academics
BIOLOGY
180 Freshman Biology Honors students, participated in the Amgen Biotech Experience.
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AP EXAMS
Hundreds of students took multiple AP exams this week. On Friday, Therapy Dog Tanker visited with our Sea Kings and gave them a few moments of stress release. One more AP exam week. Rest and relax this weekend!
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A VISIT FROM SAWL HIGH SCHOOL, KOREA
SAWL (Suwon Academy of World Language) students had a great time with PVHS students in classes and on campus! Thank you SAWL students for your great K-pop performances! Thank you BTC, ASB, and Korean class students for active involvement and support! How wonderful it is that we are building a global friendship with SAWL in Korea.
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Athletics
TENNIS
Boys tennis fell in the tie breaker against Woodbridge, Irvine, in the second round of CIF.
Great season, boys!
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BASEBALL
The Varsity completed a series sweep of crosstown rival, Peninsula, with a rally in the 7th inning to win 5-4 on Thursday.
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BOYS LACROSSE
Loyola 9 - PV 5 in the USL LA Championship on Wednesday. Another great season for the Sea Kings!
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SOFTBALL
PV over Pen 6-0 Bay League Co-Champs on Wednesday. Congrats Sea Kings!
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VOLLEYBALL
CIF 1st Round: Mater Dei takes the 3rd set 25-16 and wins 3-0.
Great season players and coaches with some memorable wins!
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Arts
MUSIC FIELD TRIP TO NYC
The PVHS Music Department spent last weekend in New York City. They toured the New Amsterdam Theater, Carnegie Hall, and the Apollo Theater. In addition to performing at Macy's, they visited important NYC landmarks like the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, the Met, and the 9/11 Memorial Museum. Highlights of the trips included attending a Jazz Concert at the iconic Cotton Club in Harlem and seeing the musical Wicked on Broadway.
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Activities
TRITON YEARBOOK ACHIEVES NATIONAL PROGRAM OF EXCELLENCE
For the second year in a row, the Palos Verdes High School Triton Yearbook has been awarded the National Program of Excellence award for 99 percent coverage of the student body, creative copy, innovative design and quality photography. We are proud to accept this award and continue our commitment to serving our school and larger community.
Application for 2018-2019 leadership and staff positions for Triton Yearbook are available in room 415 and online on the
PVHS website under
Triton Yearbook. Deadline is May 18 for applications and letters of recommendation. Interviews are May 22 for leadership positions and May 25 for staff positions.
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Triton Yearbook Staff represent signature programs at the Lip Dub on Friday, May 4. From left to right Charlotte Shook, Kaylin Lee, Caroline Turnbull, Leah Pratley, Megan McCallister, Emma St. Hilaire, Hana Meroth, Eve Siddiq, Maddie Padian and holding the sign Colette Goldstein.
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BREAK OUT
There was no locking up these Sea Kings' intellectual freedoms! All our players broke out with time to spare! A great time was had by all on Friday in the library as students and faculty spent the lunch period working together to solve the series of multilayered puzzles. Challenges like these encourage collaboration, critical and creative thinking, resiliency, and fun! Thanks to all who attended! Keep an eye out for future events!
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CHESS TOURNAMENT
The library will be hosting the first annual PVHS chess tournament.
Sign up in the library or by using this link:
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PVIT
PVIT VEX TEAM COMPETES AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratulations to the PVIT VEX team for competing at the VEX World Championships in Louisville, Kentucky. This rookie team had an amazing season, with many ups and downs that culminated with a great experience at Worlds. Only 7% of the VEX teams worldwide qualify for the world championships, so this team of freshman has really proven themselves. Thank you to mentor Jud Welcher for mentoring the team and to Mrs. Jarrin for chaperoning. If you are interested in joining this team for next year, we are already working on next year's game, "Turning Point". Contact Mrs. Norris (
NORRISL@PVPUSD.NET) for more details.
https://www.vexrobotics.com/competition
Pictured (L-to-R): Aaron Guo, Cole Welcher, Rodrigo Boixo, Tyler Ewald, Dominic Yore, Noah Lin.
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PVIT ROBOMAGELLAN TEAM TAKES 4th PLACE AT ROBOGAMES
The PVIT Robomagellan team returned to Robogames, the "Olympics of Robotics", for another great finish. The team finished in 4th place as the only group of high school students competing against professional engineers. The robot, "Monty", navigated autonomously through a large field to find orange traffic cones, guided only by GPS waypoints and Monty's complex software. The students worked all year to perfect the sensors, camera, and code to guide Monty. Congratulations! We will be back at it again next year!
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Palos Verdes High School is fortunate to have amazing students. Join us in congratulating...
Athletes of the Year
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Eliana Choi, junior, has been selected for Hangul Grand Scholarship Award (First Place) from the Korean Education Center.
The First Prize is the highest award this year.
She can go to
Summer Program in Korea or get the scholarship of $250.
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The 4 student researchers who competed at the CA State Science Fair last week:
Austin Nash, senior
Laura Gong, junior
Andrew Wang, junior
Chen Filler, sophomore
Austin Nash placed 2nd in the Environmental Science Category:
Laura Gong earned Honorable Mention in Applied Mechanics and Structures:
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Reserved VIP Parking for the 2018-2019 School Year, Available Now the final 2 spots
Have you been waiting for a chance to get a Reserved VIP 2018-19 Renewable Parking Spot for your sophomore or junior? Here is your final chance!
We have two remaining VIP Parking Spots available for the upcoming school year. This is a PVHS Booster Club Fundraiser.
Reserved parking gets you a personal spot at the front of the school with a personalized sign in front of it!
No more running late to class because of parking issues.
These spots will be renewable for the following year. Please contact Lisa Smithsmithpve@cox.net for additional information.
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Class of 2018 Reserved VIP Graduation Seating
Hello PVHS Senior Parents,
LAST CALL for VIP RESERVED GRADUATION SEAT TICKETS
There are a very limited number of
VIP Reserved. VIP Reserved Graduation seat tickets are available for purchase for $100 per seat. VIP Reserved seating is a convenience that allows you to skip the main entrance area at the graduation ceremony to access your designated seats as well as a parking pass to
VIP Reserved parking if you purchase 4 seats. This is also one last amazing opportunity to support fundraising at PVHS.
There is less than one row left in VIP Seating. So if you wanted VIP seating with VIP parking please contact me ASAP! This is a huge class and VIP Reserved seating has gone fast!
As a PVHS Booster Club Fundraiser. You do not need to purchase tickets...this is a fundraiser to sit in
Reserved VIP seating...every PVHS senior receives 6 free seats. You may purchase any number of
VIP Reserved seat tickets but to receive a
VIP Reserved parking pass you must purchase at least 4 VIP Reserved tickets.
You are eligible to receive your 6 free tickets even if you buy VIP Reserved seat tickets, but free seat ticket holders will not have access to VIP seating area. Free seat ticket holders must sit in the General Free seating area.
Please contact Alison Mayer at 310-936-4446 or email at
alipve@gmail.com to purchase Reserved VIP tickets.
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Counseling Office News
PVHS is excited to be offering the Introduction to Mindfulness class next year.
The class is University of California A-G approved and counts as elective credit.
See your counselor if you are interested in being part of this exciting new course!
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WELLNESS CENTER DONATIONS
During lunch students have the ability to drop into the Wellness Center to take a break, rest and be restored. We are currently looking for donations to provide students with some snacks and beverages to add to their experience. The following items would be greatly appreciated!
Fruit, water, Keurig tea pods, essential oils, adult coloring books, sketch pads, puzzles and any other items that might add to the student wellness experience.
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College Career Center News
2018 Senior Destination and Scholarship Survey is now live on Naviance/Family Connection
Calling ALL SENIORS:
PLEASE
FILL OUT THE:
2018 Senior Destination & Scholarship Survey!
A link to this survey is located
IN NAVIANCE under the
"About Me" tab on the left hand margin.
Your college application information and outcomes provides us with important data for scattergrams and PVHS graduation statistics. Your name or student number is NEVER disclosed as we guard your privacy.
Please answer honestly to protect the integrity of our school!
ALL SENIORS ARE ASKED TO FILL OUT THIS SURVEY REGARDLESS OF YOUR PLANS AFTER GRADUATION AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT YOU'VE BEEN OFFERED ANY MERIT SCHOLARSHIP!
Any senior who
has been offered or awarded
ANY ATHLETIC OR MERIT scholarship
(including from schools you will not be attending) should fill out this survey and indicate the total amount of each scholarship in order to be eligible to receive a
silver honor cord to be worn at graduation. (Your individual scholarship amount is never disclosed).
The deadline to submit the completed survey is Thursday, MAY 31ST 2018. If you have any problems or questions, or need your log-in information for Naviance, please see Mrs. Lewis or Mrs. Hoffman in the CCC (room 318).
Thanks for your time &
CONGRATULATIONS!
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