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November 25, 2018
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The Peninsula football team's breakout season came to an end in the CIF Division 11 Championship game Friday night when our Panthers fell 49-21 to the Western High Pioneers
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The following is a video message from Principal Kuykendall
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Service Learning Leadership students celebrate World Kindness Day
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CANNED FOOD DRIVE SUCCESS
Thank you to everyone who participated in the canned food drive. Our Panther Family absolutely made a difference this holiday season in the lives of many local families as we collected nearly 7,000 food items. Thank you to our Service Learning Leadership students and their teacher Ms. Myrick for organizing this event, and congratulations to Mr. Chou's 3rd period class who earned the 1st Place trophy for bringing in 2,225 canned food items!
PIE DAY
On the Thursday before the Thanksgiving Break, Link Crew invited all freshmen and transfers to our 5th Annual Pie Day! This event brings Link Crew Leaders back together with their crews for fun, food, and most importantly, PIE! Freshmen who brought canned food donations also got to "pie" their leaders in the face with whipped cream. Thanks to the many freshmen who attended as well as all of the hard-working Link Crew Leaders who helped make this event a memorable success. Events Commissioners Joanne Kim and Nic Scalfaro deserve a special shout out for going above and beyond to make this Pie Day the best one yet!
CROSS COUNTRY STATE FINALS
Sophomore Ewan Macfarlane proudly represented PVPHS Boys' Cross Country yesterday in the CIF Division 2 State Championships at Woodrow Park in Fresno, placing 30th in the field of 204 runners. Ewan has had a break out season this year and qualified for the CIF Division 2 finals with a 15:01.02 time in the prelims last weekend. We look forward to watching Ewan run for the Panthers for two more stellar years. Great job, Ewan!
GETTING READY FOR RAIN
ASB coordinated with the Metropolitan Water District to distribute 400 free rain barrels to local residents last weekend. Thank you to all the student volunteers who came out to help with the paperwork and loading the barrels into the cars.
SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY GOES TO THE BALLET
On Saturday, November 10th, several members from the Spanish National Honors society went to see the Don Quixote ballet at the Segerstrom Theater in Orange County. The performance with its elaborate sets, beautiful dances, colorful costumes and euphonious music dazzled the audience. Whether or not one knew the story of Quixote, he or she could thoroughly enjoy it. The students truly had an amazing experience watching this performance that not only broadened their view on Spanish culture, but also provided them with an opportunity to see something they studied in class come to life.
YEARBOOK - SENIOR CREDITS
Senior Credits run adjacent to the senior portraits in the yearbook and include a list of each student's activities and/or a quote. Seniors can click
HERE to complete the Senior Credits form online. All senior credits must be submitted by December 7!
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Senior credits from the 1966 yearbook
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To purchase a yearbook please visit
www.yearbookordercenter.com, enter
 our school code (07435) and proceed with entering your credit card information. You will receive a confirmation email once your order is placed. Please keep this receipt as proof of purchase. Prices are tiered throughout the year - order your yearbook now before the next price increase!
GIVING TUESDAY
 For most of us, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season. This year, let's make Giving Tuesday the official start of the giving season!
This Tuesday, November 27, Peninsula Education Foundation is proud to participate in #GIVINGTUESDAY. This global day of giving invites individuals to give back and create change. Help us provide the best education possible for all PVPUSD students. Your donations are essential for PEF to continue to fund academic counselors, College and Career Center staff, STEM programs and more. To donate or pledge, please go to
www.pvpef.org or call 310-378-2278.
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CAPITOL CONVOY APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE
 Applications are now being accepted for students interested in joining the 2019 Capitol Convoy. Students selected will be invited to represent Peninsula High School in a PTSA-sponsored advocacy trip to Sacramento on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 19-20, 2019. The purpose of this trip is to work as a team with parents, teachers, administrators, and other students to represent and discuss PVPUSD's advocacy points with legislative representatives. If you want to represent PVPUSD in this unique experience, please click
HERE to download an application and return it by Thursday, December 6.
PTSA MEETING TUESDAY
 Don't miss the final PTSA Association Meeting of 2018 this Tuesday, November 27th. In addition to hearing the Principal's Update in person, you will catch up on what has been going on at Peninsula and help plan for the remaining school year. This month the guest speaker is molecular biologist Barbara Veit, who will talk about the physiology of addiction, and explain the neurobiology of the developing brain that makes the adolescent brain vulnerable to developing addiction. This is a discussion all parents should attend. The PTSA meeting is
this Tuesday, November 27, in the Community Room - 8:45 am (social) 9:00 am (meeting). Please
review the meeting agenda
HERE
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MOCK TRIAL
PVPHS Mock Trial is an academic competition sponsored by the
Constitutional Rights Foundation that simulates a fictitious criminal court case and brings it to life in a real courtroom in front of an LA County judge. Student teams study a hypothetical case, conduct legal research, and receive guidance from volunteer attorneys in courtroom procedures and trial preparation. Students participate as lawyers, witnesses, defendants, courtroom artists, court clerks, and bailiffs, thus acquiring a working knowledge of our judicial system while developing their analytical abilities and communication skills.
Our Mock Trial students begin practicing for the competition in September and "go to trial" in November. We have two teams, Gold and Black, that are taken to competition. The teams contain members from all grade levels (9-12). This year's case is
People v. Klein. Both teams have the opportunity to prove whether Reagan Klein or Cameron Holmes was the author of a "text-a-tip" that sent a SWAT team to Sawyer Smith's home.
After the first two rounds of competition at the Los Angeles Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Downtown LA, both the PVPHS Black Team Prosecution and Defense teams are moving on to the next round of competition
tomorrow, November 26th. A huge thank you to the volunteer community members - retired and active lawyers - who have trained our Mock Trial teams this season.
MUN
 Last weekend, Peninsula High School's Model United Nation novice and advanced teams attended Tustin High School's annual Model United Nations conference. Our Panther delegates performed exceptionally against other high schools from all across Southern California. PVPHS MUN took home 30 awards out of 34 delegates in a field 1200 delegates from of 22 high school teams. Pen winners included a "Best Delegate Award" for dual delegates Bayan Baddour and Aiden Flynn. The conference was led by student advisers Ryan Kim and Lenuka Senaratna.
Our delegates debated topics ranging from the Refugee Crisis in Yemen, Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Boko Haram, to Human Rights abuse and the Prevention of Food-borne Illnesses and solutions for International Over-fishing. Also, some of our advanced delegates participated in a special historical crisis committee taking place at the start of World War I. PVPHS delegates competed as countries that included Poland, France, and Italy and presented several proposed solutions through a variety of resolutions on different topics in the many UN committees at the conference.
Congratulations to these award winners:
Best Delegate
Awards
Bayan Baddour
and Aiden Flynn
Outstanding
Delegate Awards
Sydney Choi and Parker Winig
Shivani Jain
Adam Majcher
Aishani Ramireddy
Kareem Shaheen
Reece Takemoto
Elizabeth Zhang
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Commendation Awards
Justin An and Joshua Bae
Ella Captain
Alexander Cha
Ryan Cardinalli
Daniel Daly
Zoie Denton
Lili Warren-Johnston
Tony Marr
Olin Osborne
Anish Ramireddy
Research Rewards
Justin An and Joshua Bae
Sydney Choi and Parker Winig
Caroline Louttit and Jien Seo
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DEBATE
Last week 300 students from 57 schools and ten states attended the Damus Hollywood Invitational at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks. Twenty-one Peninsula students were among them.
In novice Lincoln-Douglas debate, freshman Rhys Moon was tournament champion. Freshman Jacob Namgung reached the semifinal round. In varsity policy debate, seniors Kevin Sun and Natasha Tieu were tournament champions. The team of senior Julian Anderson and junior Kristen Lu reached the octafinals (top 16) and sophomores Dylan Frankwick and Nathan Wang reached the double octafinal round (top 30). Natasha was the tournament's top speaker and Kevin was third speaker.
In novice policy debate, freshmen Lukas Rhoades and Kan Shimada finished in second place. Lukas was the tournament's seventh speaker and freshman Blake Dee was tenth speaker.
Earlier this month, seniors Kevin Sun and Natasha Tieu competed at the Meadows Tournament at the Meadows School in Las Vegas, Nevada, where they reached the semifinal round (top 4). Natasha was fourth speaker and Kevin was tenth.
HOLIDAY PARADE NEXT SATURDAY
 The Pen High Marching Band and Color Guard will kick off the holiday season by marching in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Holiday Parade of Lights. PV High and all the PVPUSD intermediate school band students will join together with our Marching Band and Color Guard to march as one unit, 170 students strong. The parade starts at 6 PM
next Saturday, December 1st. The route is along Silver Spur Road and Deep Valley Drive, through the Promenade on the Peninsula to Norris Center Drive.
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The following is another in a series of weekly columns from guest writer, Dr. Moe Gelbart, Executive Director of the Thelma McMillen Center.
PARENTAL STRATEGIES: THE VALUE OF RITUALS
With the Holiday season approaching, it is a good time to reflect on the value of rituals, and the emotional benefits they have on children. Rituals are sets of behaviors that are repeated on a regular basis, and that help provide meaning and develop values. Rituals also serve to increase sense of self, sense of  belonging, and continuity across generations within a family. In a prior column, I discussed the importance of modeling, and rituals are vehicles for modeling values around family, caring, consistency, communication, and togetherness. In a word, rituals are traditions that a family develops, and are often carried on. Examples of rituals include things like going to the library on a certain night of the week; watching a particular TV show together every week; visiting a grandparent on a regular schedule; going to church/synagogue/place of prayer on a regular basis; discussing the news every night; eating dinner as a family several nights per week. Holidays provide a unique opportunity for tradition and rituals, such as celebrating every Thanksgiving at a particular family member's home; holiday dinners and gift giving; special holiday foods. These are just a few of the infinite possibilities that you and your family can create.
What are the benefits of establishing rituals/traditions? As stated, they are a way of imparting strong values to children. The message that our family is important, and that the time we spend together is important is transmitted. Through such behaviors, we communicate to our children that they are special, that they are a priority, and very strong bonds are built.
Besides feeling good, and establishing bonds and values, research has found benefit to certain rituals. Studies have shown that having dinner together as a family is related to reduced rates of substance abuse. Families who have dinner together 0-2 times per week, show that 47% of 12-17 year olds have tried alcohol, while those families who have 5-7 family dinners lowers that percentage to 30%. For cigarettes, the numbers go from 26% for 0-2 dinners to 10% for 5-7 family dinners. Marijuana rates go from 25% for those with 0-2 dinners to only 8% for 5-7 dinners per week. It is clear that when close bonds are built, and family members have strong sense of values, purpose, and belonging, the benefits on mental health are significant. It is important to continue those traditions which you already have in your family, and to consider others that all members would find rewarding.
Remember, if you have issues you would like to see addressed, please email me at
askdrgelbart@gmail.com
. Your inquiries will always remain anonymous.
Moe Gelbart, PhD
Psychologist
Executive Director, Thelma McMillen Center
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SENIOR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS
The UC and Cal State application windows close this Friday, November 30th - don't wait until the last minute and risk system failures - complete your applications early!
DROP DEADLINE
The deadline to drop a class with a "W" on the transcript is Wednesday, December 14th. Drop forms, which require parent signature, are available in the Counseling Office.
SOPHOMORE LESSON
On Thursday, December 13th, our counselors will be visiting all sophomore English classes to deliver a guidance lesson on "What's Your Game Plan?" They will be talking about coping skills, academic pressure, peer pressure, etc. A letter with more details will be mailed home this week.
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HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE COMING SOON!
Our annual boutique will be held on Saturday, December 8, 2018, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, in the Kelly Johnson Fieldhouse Get a jump-start on your holiday shopping and help benefit our student athletes! Shop the over 25 tables of one-of-a-kind gifts and special Panther Gear just in time for the holidays!
A BLACK & GOLD AFFAIRE - SEEKING SPONSORS
The ABC Black & Gold Affaire will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at 6pm. This is the PVPHS Athletic Booster Club's Major Fundraiser benefiting all Palos Verdes Peninsula High School athletics. Become one of the Black & Gold Affaire sponsors by completing the online
Black & Gold Affaire Sponsorship Form!
Thank you to our current ABC members for your continued support of PVPHS athletic programs. We are truly appreciate your contributions.
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN THE ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB
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VARSITY SPORTS
COMPETITIONS ON CAMPUS THIS
WEEK
Boys' Soccer - South Bay Tournament
Thursday @ 3pm vs Lawndale
Girls' Soccer - South Bay Tournament
Friday @ 3pm vs El Segundo
Girls' Basketball against Rolling Hills Prep
on Friday @ 6pm.
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The annual Soccer Thanksgiving Day Alumni
game ended in a 4-4 tie
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Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, and 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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Wednesday
(Late Start)
Period 0: 9a-9:40a
Period 1: 9:45a-10:25a
Period 2: 10:30a-11:10a
Period 3: 11:15a-11:45a
Period 4: noon - 12:40p
Lunch: 12:40p-1:15p
Period 5: 1:20p-2:00p
Period 6: 2:05p-2:45p
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Come hear this speaker at the PTSA meeting Tuesday morning at 9am
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Support PTSA this Tuesday!
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Information meeting for students interested in being a part of the cast or crew of the Pen High Spring Musical - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - will be this Tuesday, November 27 at 3pm in the PAC
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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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