PALOS VERDES PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL
DAILY BULLETIN
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
GENERAL
YEARBOOK PICK UP/LATE SALES
Yearbooks will now be available for pickup on Wednesday, Sept. 16 from 2:00 to 4:00 or until the supply runs out. Drive by the front of the gym to pick up your yearbook and be sure to have your name printed on a sheet of paper on the passenger side of the car. If you still need to purchase a yearbook, there are some available for sale. Remember, it's exact change cash only and the price is $140.
SERVICE LEARNING LEADERSHIP
Calling all Panthers! Service Learning Leadership is excited to host our first virtual event this year for National Week of Encouragement. Each day you have the opportunity to write a note of encouragement to people or a person in the following groups: TODAY: essential workers; THURSDAY: teachers; and FRIDAY: free choice. Follow @pvphsservicelearning on Instagram for daily templates and reminders. Let's encourage one another!
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 and if you missed the meeting last week, don't worry. Come to the additional, mandatory online TEAMS information meeting TOMORROW, 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 TODAY. You can check to see if you're on the eligible list by clicking here and access the registration form here. 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 TOMORROW, 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 TODAY at 3:00 pm.
NSSHS
Applications to Pen's National Social Science Honor Society are open TODAY through Saturday, Sept. 19. Fill out the application here and email to [email protected].
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 TOMORROW, Sept. 10 at 5:00 pm. Contact advisor Mrs. Okamoto at [email protected] with questions.
COUNSELING
TIME CHANGE
The time for senior conferences TODAY has been changed to 12:10 to 12:50 pm. Your counselor will send you a link through TEAMS for your meeting
COLLEGE CAREER CENTER
NAVIANCE
Students should access their Naviance account through their student SSO Portal here. Directions to access the student portal are here. If you request a password change, you will be directed to your student portal.
VIRTUAL COLLEGE REP VISITS
The CCC has scheduled virtual college visits through November. Two to three schools will be combined per visit and all meetings are in conjunction with PVHS. You must register on Naviance to attend and follow the rules as directed. Included in this week's visits are Pepperdine; University of Colorado, Boulder; Boston University; Vanderbilt; DePaul; University of Wisconsin; Skidmore College; and Union College. The international schools of American University of Paris and EHL will also attend. Don't miss out; these schools only visit once a year. The complete schedule is on Naviance or click here.
COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE SERIES NO. 2
The virtual knowledge series continues TOMORROW, Sept. 10 at 6:30 pm with an overview of the UC system presented by CuCa Acosta, associate director of school services at UC Santa Barbara. Registration deadline is TODAY at 5:00 pm. Click here for more information.
CLUBS
ROBOTICS TEAM
If you are interested in joining the Robotics Team, email Mr. Twiet at [email protected] to register for the virtual introductory meetings TODAY and this Friday, Sept. 11, both from 4:00 to 5:00 pm.
MATH TEAM
If you are interested in improving your math and problem solving skills, then the PVPHS math team is for you. Interested students are asked to fill out the informational form here. You may also visit the math team website or email [email protected].
