PALOS VERDES PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL
DAILY BULLETIN
Friday, September 4, 2020
GENERAL
YEARBOOK PICK UP/LATE SALES
Yearbooks will be available for pickup next Wednesday, Sept. 9 from 1:30 to 3:30. If you still need to purchase one, there are some available for sale. Remember, it's cash only and the price is $140.
SAT SEPTEMBER TEST
PV High will not be a SAT testing site in September. Students and families who signed up for that testing date will be notified directly by email from the College Board of the closure.
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
Attention juniors and seniors with unweighted, cumulative GPAs of 3.65 or more! NHS is looking for new members for the coming year. You can check to see if you're on the eligible list by clicking here. Come to the additional online TEAMS mandatory information meeting Thursday, Sept. 10 at 6:30 pm to find out NHS guidelines regarding community service and leadership as well as how to submit the Candidate Information Packet. Deadline to register for the additional meeting is 1:00 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Click here to access the registration form. Contact Mrs. Borstel at [email protected] with any questions.
JNHS
The Japanese National Honor Society will have a mandatory meeting on TEAMS for all new and returning members on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 4:00 pm. In order to attend, all participants must fill out the form you will find here. Deadline to return the form is Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 3:00 pm.
CSF APPLICATIONS
California Scholarship Federation, California's oldest honor society, begins their fall collection this week online. Check to see if your name is on the eligibility list by clicking here. If it is, visit the PVPHS webstore here to apply for membership by making your payment to CSF. The membership fee is $25 per semester and no applications are needed this semester only. Be sure your name is on the list prior to purchasing as there are no refunds. Freshmen are not eligible to apply as membership is based on last semester's grades. Seniors-remember that to achieve Sealbearer status, you must have at least one semester of membership in CSF during your senior year. The collection period ends on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 5:00 pm. Contact advisor Mrs. Okamoto at [email protected] with questions.
ACADEMIC DECATHALON
Interested in mastering information about art, science and more? Do you have a competitive spirit? Then join Pen's Academic Decathlon team! Email Ms. Voegtlin at [email protected] with any questions or ask your counselor online to add AcaDec as a seventh period elective.
HUNGRY PANTHER ALERT
The cafeteria is offering curbside pickup for breakfast and lunch every school day from 7:30 am to 1:00 pm. Students or their parents/guardians may get a meal on behalf of a student as long as they have the student's ID card or the student's full name and ID number. The lunch menu includes pizza, tacos, orange chicken and more!
COUNSELING
CLASS CHANGES DEADLINES
The last day to add a class is TODAY. The deadline to level down or drop a class for the first semester is Friday, Oct. 2.
TIME CHANGE
The time for senior conferences on Wednesday, Sept. 9 has been changed to 12:10 to 12:50 pm. Your counselor will send you a link through TEAMS for your meeting
CLUBS
CYBER PATRIOT
Sponsored by the Air Force Association, Cyber Patriot is a cyber defense program that teaches participants about different operating systems such as Windows, Linux and networking using Cisco. If interested, fill out the form here. The deadline is TODAY or email Mr. Twiet at [email protected].
ROBOTICS TEAM
If you are interested in joining the Robotics Team, reserve your space here for the virtual introductory meetings on Wednesday, September 9 and Friday, Sept. 11, both from 4:00 to 5:00 pm.
STELLAR XPLORERS
Come to infinity and beyond via the Stellar Xplorers space program sponsored by the Air Force Association. Space Xplorers is designed to motivate high school students to pursue careers in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math) through a challenging space system design competition. Fill out the interest form here by TODAY or email Mr. Twiet at [email protected].
ENJOY THE LONG WEEKEND!
