PALOS VERDES PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL
DAILY BULLETIN
Thursday, September 3, 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. Further details will be available later this week.
 
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. 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. The registration for tonight's meeting is closed. 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 Zoom 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.
 
CLUBS
MODEL U.N.
General mandatory meetings of MUN begin on Zoom TODAY at 12:15 pm for all members or potential members. Email [email protected] to get the link to join the meeting. Additional information is on the penmun.com website.
 
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, Linix and networking using Cisco. If interested, fill out the form here by TOMORROW, Sept. 4 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 TOMORROW, Sept. 4 or email Mr. Twiet at [email protected].
 
COUNSELING
CLASS CHANGES DEADLINES
The last day to add a class is TOMORROW, Sept. 4. The deadline to level down or drop a class for the first semester is Friday, Oct. 2.
 
SENIOR CONFERENCES
Senior conferences are on Wednesday, Sept. 9 starting at 12:30 pm. TEAMS links will be sent to all seniors from their counselor on or before Monday, Sept. 7.
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