The AP Seminar and AP Research students enrolled in the AP Capstone program are hard at work drafting their final research papers for submission to their College Board portfolios.
Seminar students are completing their Individual Written Arguments as part of their Performance Task 2 and are preparing for their multi-media presentations on self-selected topics. These past weeks they have formulated questions, researched, synthesized findings
and positioned them within varying perspectives, and constructed and defended arguments.
The AP Research students are in the final stages of a year-long process of conducting original Research in their chosen fields of study. Through laughter, tears, frustration, roadblocks, and more, these students have worked so hard and accomplished so much within circumstances that have been less than ideal.
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From emergency medical supplies to therapeutic drug trial, from an analysis of DA appointments to diagnostic programming and a study of online engagement with racial justice, these Capstone Research students are engaging with the real world in critical acts of inquiry and original thought and producing and communicating new understandings with last implications beyond the classroom.
AP Capstone™ is a diploma program from the College Board. It’s based on two yearlong AP courses (Seminar and Research) which develop students’ skills in research, analysis, evidence-based arguments, collaboration, writing, and presenting. Students who complete the two-year program can earn one of two different AP Capstone awards, which are valued by colleges across the United States and around the world. There is still time to add AP Seminar to your schedules next year! Reach out to your counselor or Ms. Lyons and Ms. Brockman for more information!
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Boys Soccer beat Culver City 3-0 and tied Peninsula 2-2 after double overtime
Girls Soccer beat Culver City 4-1 and Peninsula 2-1 in double overtime to secure a 3rd place title in the Bay League
Girls Lacrosse beat Peninsula 16-8
Boys Lacrosse lost to Loyola 11-8
Baseball lost to Redondo 4-0 then beat Redondo 3-1
Softball lost to Mira Costa 9-7 but beat Culver City 9-6 and North 11-6
Boys Volleyball lost to Peninsula in 5 sets 3-2 and in 3 sets 3-0. They also lost to Redondo 3-0.
Boys Golf is undefeated with a record 7-0. The team is led by Matthew Kang with a team-low average of 37.08
Girls Golf junior, Cassidy Virizi shot three under par at Victoria Golf course in the first week of league play. She then came back to shoot two under par at the PV Golf club to help lead the team to start 2-0 in league
Girls Basketball lost to Peninsula 55-51and Redondo 43-32
Boys Basketball lost to Peninsula 51-46 and Redondo 64-56. They beat Mary Star 72-51
Varsity & JV Girls & Boys Swim Teams won their dual meet versus Culver City on Saturday. The girls scored PV 73, Culver City 71 and the boys scored PV 100, Culver City 66. The following students also achieved automatic CIF times:
Williams Criley: 100 Free, 50 Free
Boys 200 Free Relay Team: Criley, W., Boyle, Wattson, A., Campbell
Track & Field: The girls sprint medley relay team took 2nd place at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational! Great job Ife Ibraheem, Tatiana Grimes, Anna Terrell, and Claire Hardesty!
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3. Speech and Debate Spotlight |
Speech and Debate is looking for new members. Earn 5 credits per semester by adding a 7th period class to your schedule next year. Speech and Debate has been a growing program at PVHS since its transformation from a club to a 7th period class in 2014. Through the class, students develop and improve upon their public speaking, critical thinking, and argumentation skills. The program is split into two teams, a speech team, and a debate team, each with their own coaches and practice schedules. Throughout the school year, both teams compete regularly against 20 other schools in regional tournaments and attend statewide competitions as well.
Awards our speech and Debate team has won:
2021 Peninsula Invitational
Impromptu Speaking 3rd place: Chloe Dowling, Senior
Novice Lincon Douglas Debate Quarter Finalist: Sophie Sun
Novice Lincon Douglas Debate 4th speaker: Sophie Sun
Novice Lincon Douglas Debate 5th speaker: Christine Xie
35th Annual Stanford Invitational
Novice Impromptu-Quarter Finalist Zen Vibhaker
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Engineering Design and Development Presentations
Seniors in the PVIT engineering program presented their Engineering Design and Development (EDD) projects last week to a panel of professional engineers. Four years of PVIT engineering courses (Introduction to Engineering Design, Digital Electronics, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, and Physics) culminated in presentations of inventions that students have been working on all year. Project ideas ranged from a lightweight tennis ball gathering device to a drywall hanging assistance tool to an after-market car theft video surveillance system to a music compression phone app. Students impressed the judges with their engineering designs and testing strategies, while demonstrating their prototypes via Zoom and in-person.
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5. Student Mural Spotlight |
Chloe Boss, senior, began working on the Black Student Union "Sea Kings of Color" mural. This process includes many steps but she always starts by tracing out her image. Great work Chloe, we can't wait to see the finished product! |
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6. Teacher Appreciation Week |
This past week was the national teacher appreciation week. Thanks to our PTSA we were able to shower our teachers with goodies each day. Thank you to all of our amazing teachers for all of their hard work and dedication to our Sea King family! |
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7. Live from 205 Spotlight |
Live from 205, PVHS' award winning student broadcast program, filmed their first live show this past week in over 14 months. While the show will be live-to-tape, our students were beyond excited to be back in the studio. Thank you to all of our students in Live from 205 for their hard work in putting together a show with masks, social distancing, plexiglass, and more. Great job! |
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Williams Criley, senior, is a member of the PVHS swim team and qualified for TYR 2021 18 & Under for the 50 meter timed trials.
The Meet was held in 4 different locations in the US. Williams was seated 21st overall and made it into finals and did extremely well! He finished first in his heat with a time of 24:30 and was 4th overall in 50-meter men's times. Congrats Williams!
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Mr. Neal is in his first year as a full-time Social Sciences teacher at Palos Verdes High School, but he is no stranger to the Sea King Family. Mr. Neal has been an Assistant Football Coach at PVHS since the 2009 season. In 2018 he also completed his student teaching at PVHS under the guidance of Ms. Barton and Mr. Gardner. Mr. Neal currently teaches Economics and United States History. Mr. Neal is a 3rd generation South Bay native, and completed his undergraduate degree in Government at Pomona College in Claremont, CA. In addition to Mr. Neal’s Master's Degree in Education from Loyola Marymount University, other post-graduate work included studying United States Foreign Policy at American University’s School of International Service in Washington, D.C. In his free time, Mr. Neal enjoys ocean sports, snow skiing, fly fishing, and cooking, and traveling with his wife and two daughters. GO SEA KINGS! |
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10. Next week at a glance |
Monday May 10th
- A Day
- AP Tests continue this week! Make sure to check your email, the PVHS website, and College Board for continual updates!
Tuesday May 11th
Wednesday May 12th
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All Period Day, all students virtual. Click here for the bell schedule.
- Senior Sleep-in! Seniors pick up your cap and gown and breakfast sponsored by the Booster Club from Sea King Park anytime between 10am-12pm
- Slam Poetry Night at 5pm in Sea King Park
Thursday May 13th
- A Day
- Last day to buy a prom ticket for Juniors and Seniors at the Student Store
- I Declare Day! Seniors join us in Sea King Park at lunch wearing your new school gear or plans for after PVHS. Celebrate with the Class of 2021 and enjoy lunch sponsored by the PTSA.
Friday May 14th
- B Day
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PVHS Drama presents "Urinetown" virtually starting tonight! Visit the drama website for more information
- Prom at the South Coast Botanic Gardens. Make sure to bring your student ID and wear a mask and comfy shoes to walk around in!
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Any student interested in applying for the student representative to the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Board of Education may download an application form here. The application deadline is Friday, May 14, 2021. Completed applications should be emailed to Dr. Hafer at haferk@pvpusd.net by 3pm on May 14th.
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