In English class, 11th graders kicked off the first 10 chapters of The Grapes of Wrath by drawing quotes, building, choosing songs, and writing articles about the Dust Bowl.
In addition to vocabulary and rhetorical analysis, they are acting out scenes from the novel as well.
Come by Mrs. Mogilefsky’s class in room 509 to enjoy their handiwork.
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PVHS football is now 3-3 after their victory over the Mira Costa Mustangs 42-18. Their next game is Friday at home where we will also celebrate Homecoming.
Boys and girls cross country hosted their annual XC Invitational last Friday for over 1,000 students from 26 teams all over Southern California. Both boys and girls won the invitational and Will Teets now has the second fastest time in school history.
Girls Volleyball beat Peninsula in three games at Pen on Wednesday and lost a hard fought four games vs Mira Costa at home on Friday. Great job girls!
Girls Tennis won 6-0 versus Palisades this past week.
Girls Golf defeated Redondo 200-253. They girls are on a consistent path towards a CIF victory.
Boys Water Polo beat El Segundo 21-6 at home and won an intense game versus Mira Costa with the final score 10-9.
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This past week BTC hosted our annual Yellow Ribbon Week to promote kindness and inclusion on campus. Each day of the week had a different dress out day and activity for students to participate in. Over 1,000 students signed the kindness chain that is hanging in Sea King Park, made bracelets, and wrote kind chalk messages to their peers. Thank you BTC for making our campus shine with kindness!
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The Gay Straight Alliance, Palos Verdes Organization for Women, and Coalition for the Advancement of Rights and Equality hosted a joint Freshmen only meeting to help get 9th graders involved and feel included on Wednesday during lunch. Over 100 students were in attendance and got the opportunity to get connected to other students and the campus. Anyone still interested in joining that missed the meeting can sign up during Club Rush!
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Monday, September 24 (August 15 per Chinese Lunar calendar) 2018 was Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival with a nickname "Moon Festival", which is the second most important holiday for Chinese people. All Chinese students at PVHS had a chance to experience the celebrations in their classroom on Monday and Tuesday. Their classroom was decorated with colorful lanterns, kites and posters. Students ate traditional food such as Moon Cake, Asian pear, pineapple cake, fresh jujube and other Chinese snacks and fruits. Besides watching a live Mid-Autumn Festival Gala TV show, students also watched a video about the legendary of the holiday. At the end of the celebrations, students had a chance to answer questions and earn some prizes based on their earlier research on this holiday. Their classroom was full of laughter and traditional music. All students had a lot of joy and learned so much about this important Chinese culture.
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Happy Chuseok! Korean class had a great Korean Thanksgiving luncheon on Tuesday. Chuseok is August 15 in the lunar year, and it falls on September 24 this year. We had a great time learning about Chuseok, enjoying K-BBQ, Jeon (pancakes), Japchae (noodles), Dakgangjeong (chicken) with rice. Thank you Korean Honors Society students, Joanna Choi, Eli Choi, Toby Park, Nik Tempereau, Alice Cui, Noah Whang, Mandy Snyder, and Joonseon Lee, for your support!
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This week our entire science department was given the opportunity to collaborate with teachers across the district on the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). This collaboration provides our teachers with time to plan, analyze, and assess the needs of our students so that they can continue to provide rigorous instruction. Thank you Science department for all of your hard work!
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The College and Career Center hosted another successful Financial Aid Night last Wednesday. Representatives from USC and PVHS CCC spoke aboutfour main topics relating to financial aid for college: the types of financial aid that are available, how schools determine eligibility for financial aid, how to apply for financial aid, and how to find merit scholarships.
To follow-up this presentation, the PVHS CCC will host the FAFSA Workshop scheduled on Thursday, October 11, at 6:30 pm in the OAR to help our families navigate this financial aid form line by line.
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Tuesday over 1,800 students and staff participated in our annual disaster evacuation drill. This drill aims to practice what would happen in the event of an emergency such as an earthquake or a fire. Staff members were seen participating in search and rescue, treating students, and practicing student release. Thank you to all of our staff that participated and our continued partnership with the PTSA who support all of our supplies needed.
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10. Next week at a glance
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Monday:
- Homecoming Week starts today! Our 2018 theme is GREASE!
- Go Greased Lightning and cruise into school in your PJs!
- Homecoming tickets go on sale in the student store for $20 w/ASB and $25 w/out
Tuesday:
- Typical Tuesday: Dress like your average high schooler, extra points for 50s style!
- Water Polo vs. LB Wilson
- Golf vs. Santa Monica
- Don't get stranded at the drive-in Movie Night in Sea King Park! Free movie, free popcorn and free fun!
- Limited edition Pink Tide T-shirts go on sale at movie night for $20 and scarves for $3
Wednesday:
- Summer Lovin' day: Wear your best summer gear, Hawaiian shirts, flip flops, shades, and tank tops!
- Water Polo vs. Peninsula
Thursday
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- Beauty School Drop Out Day: Wacky hair, wacky clothing, wacky wear!
- Homecoming Rally at nutrition in Sea King Park
- Volleyball vs. Redondo
- Tennis vs. Peninsula
- Golf vs. Santa Monica
Friday
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- Homecoming Football game at 3pm vs. Centennial, Come out and watch us crown our 2018 Homecoming Court! Vintage Celebrations with Root Beer Floats on sale at the Snack Shack!
- Homecoming Dance 7:30-10:30 in the Gym. Dress to the theme and don't forget to bring your ID!
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Health and Wellness
PARENTAL STRATEGIES FOR HELPING TEENS IN TODAY’S PRESSURE COOKER: PART II – SETTING LIMITS
Here is a secret. Kids love limits and boundaries. You would never know it from their behavior, and their reactions to limits. It is in their developmental DNA to push against boundaries and rules and limits, and in doing so it is how they come to understand themselves and the world around them better, and how they grow emotionally. While they will rebel against most of the limits you set, limits actually provide a safety net for them to explore their environment. They know how far they can go, and know if they cross those lines, they will be taken care of. Those who grow up with little or no limits, experience fear and uncertainty, which leads to anxiety and the need to predict the future and plan for all possible outcomes. Growing up with inadequate limits develops distrust in one’s ability to live in the present and develop good coping skills.
Limits by themselves are not enough. Parents need to develop limits, consequences, and follow through. All three aspects need to be present. Limits without consequences or follow through are the proverbial “bark without bite”. Limits need to be set clearly and objectively, and understood by the child. As much as possible, they should be set out in advance of behaviors, and not reactive to issues and events which come up. Naturally, all behavior is not always predictable. We will use an ongoing example for demonstration. A curfew limit could be “you need to be home by 10 PM”. The child needs to understand it is not 10:05 or 10:10, but 10. Consequences should be explained in advance, and not as a reaction to an event. I believe it is important for consequences to be related to the offense, and not random. If curfew is the issue, the consequences need to be related to privileges for staying out, and not unrelated issues.
It is very important to not have consequences of removing things which are positive for the child’s development. In our curfew example, the consequence could be something like “if you come home after 10, you won’t be able to go out next weekend”. The consequences should be meaningful enough to change behavior, and should BE DISCUSSED IN ADVANCE. Children will learn they have choices, which have consequences and have a right to make those choices. This approach enables parents to diffuse their anger over broken limits. Imagine, instead of getting angry at your child for coming home late, you said “ I respect your right to have an extra 10 minutes out today, knowing that as a result you will not be going out next weekend”.
The final piece, and most critical piece, is follow through. You must think clearly about the consequences you set, and be certain you are able/willing to act on them. If you do not, if you soften, then your child will learn to not trust your words, and internally ignore your limits. We have all seen rambunctious 2 year olds in shopping carts in the grocery store
throwing items. The parent screams “if you don’t stop, I’m never taking you shopping again”. Even at 2, the child smirks internally, knows this is not true, and their willingness to listen is eroded slightly. Before you set consequences, make sure it is something you will see through.
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his process – LIMITS/CONSEQUENCES/FOLLOW THROUGH is essential in raising children who will feel secure and safe in a stressful world.
Next week, I will discuss Delayed Gratification.
Remember, if you have issues you would like to see addressed, please email me at askdrgelbart@gmail.com.
Moe Gelbart, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Thelma McMillen Center
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