PRINCIPAL'S UPDATE
November 7, 2021
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This Week's Bell Schedule
Monday, Tuesday, and Friday- Regular Bell Schedule
Wednesday - Late Start
NO SCHOOL THURSDAY IN OBSERVANCE OF VETERAN'S DAY
PV ELITE 
Reminder: Peninsula High School Math and English department are offering targeted intervention to all students. See schedule below. Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions.  
Veterans' Day Appreciation

ASB is planning a special appreciation ceremony for our veterans at lunch on Wednesday, Nov. 10. If you are a veteran or know someone currently serving and interested in participating, email [email protected]. 
CSF FALL STUDENT MEMBERSHIP LIST  
CSF collections took place during the first two weeks of September. Congratulations to all the new and continuing members. View the CSF Membership List HERE. Members, if your name is spelled incorrectly, please email the adviser (Betsy Okamoto @ [email protected]) with corrections.  
Attention AMC 10 and 12 participants:

The AMC competition takes place on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Peninsula High School. AMC 12 students will test in room S45, AMC 10 students whose last name starts with A-M will test in room S44, and AMC 10 students whose last name starts with N-Z will test in room S46. Please arrive by 3:00 pm. . AMC 10 and 12 is a 25-question, 75-minute test. For the exam, bring: No. 2 pencils, Erasers, Rulers (optional), Graph paper (optional). You MAY NOT bring: Calculators, Study materials, or Electronic Devices. You can find past competitions at these websites: AMC 10 Practice Tests, AMC 12 Practice Tests. If you have any questions or concerns, please email [email protected]. 
Non-perishable Food Item Drive Begins this Week!  
 
Service Learning Leadership is sponsoring our food drive coming up this Fri., Nov. 12th through Thurs., Nov. 18th. Join us in supporting families in need this holiday season. Our drive will once again be a friendly (but fierce!) competition for third period classes. The winning third period teacher/class will be the keeper of our perpetual trophy. Please join us in supporting a number of different food distribution sites including the San Pedro Boys & Girls Club, Long Beach Ronald McDonald House and the Long Beach Rescue Mission. While we appreciate ALL donations, we also encourage you to please check expiration dates on your items if you donate from your own pantry. We had a number of expired items we could not donate last year. If you have any questions, please email Ms. Myrick ([email protected]) Thank you SO MUCH for your support of this tradition and of families in need! 
Update from the Girls' Tennis Team

On Friday, the girls' tennis team defeated Arcadia 14-4 to advance to the CIFSS Open Division Semi-Finals. They will play rival Mira Costa on Wednesday—at home at 2 p.m.—for a chance to reach the finals for the third straight year. In fact, the team is the two-time defending champion. They won the Bay League for the 9th straight year.  
 
Last week Isa Bringas defeated teammate Lindsay Eisenman in the finals of Bay League Singles, and both players will advance to Individual sectionals on Nov. 22. The team of Cydney Yamamoto and Kayden Roxas will advance in doubles. 
 
Recently Cydney announced her commitment to play college tennis at UC Irvine, while Lyndsay chose to play at D3 tennis powerhouse Claremont McKenna. Both are seniors and captains. 
Junior, Naomi Porter seeks Seat on California State Board of Education

Last week, Naomi Porter, was presented to the California State Board of Education as one of three finalists for the student board member position. Her name is now being submitted to Governor Newsom for appointment.

Naomi is currently serving a one year term as a youth advisor to Debra Duardo at LACOE. She'll be giving a TedTalk in Seattle next month and was invited to speak on Capitol Hill in March.

Keep up the good work for education Naomi!
Your Panther family is rooting for you!
Spanish National Honor Society Inducts New Members

On Wednesday, November 3rd the Spanish National Honor Society chapter of Peninsula High School, Los Sabios, held its annual induction ceremony. Admission into the Society is based not only based on a student’s high achievement in Spanish, but also on his/her/their genuine interest and zeal for the Hispanic culture.  ¡Felicitaciones! to the following 25 students who were inducted:  

Dylan Booth
Renee Daciuk
Jack De Pizzo
Jonathan Ding
Charlotte Flusser
Isabella Guglielmo
Joshua Ikegami
Ezra James
Yewon Kang
Helena Kim
David Ko
Kayla Law
Renzo Lazaro Rodriguez
Jeffrey Le
Megan Lee
Sophie Lin
Mihir Mehta
Sofia Muller
Abigail Nho
Lia Osipyan
Sasha Pantoja
Eshani Prasad
Benjamin Sanchez
Maya Vahedi
Kelly Wang
PTSA'S Reflections Art Program Winners Announced

Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Reflections Art Program. Congratulations to our Winners! The Award of Excellence winning pieces will move on to the Palos Verdes Council of PTA’s Districtwide Competition. The PV Council of PTA’s will be hosting an in-person gallery on November 15th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Malaga Cove library. 
 
View the online gallery HERE 
 
Visual Arts 
1st Place - Award of Excellence - Irene Baek, 10th Grade 
2nd Place - Award of Merit - Katie Cho, 10th Grade 
3rd Place (tie) - Award of Merit - Lauren Jung, 10th Grade 
3rd Place (tie) - Award of Merit - Keira Lam, 10th Grade 
 
Literature 
1st Place - Award of Excellence - Sanoja Sridevan, 12th Grade 
2nd Place - Award of Merit - Emily Aye, 9th Grade 
3rd Place - Award of Merit - Caroline McKeel, 9th Grade 
 
Film Production 
1st Place - Award of Excellence - Kyle Baric, 11th Grade 
 
Photography 
1st Place - Award of Excellence - Deya Ahuwalia, 11th Grade 
2nd Place - Award of Merit - Tara Timm, 10th Grade 
3rd Place (tie) - Award of Merit - Alyssa Shavely, 9th Grade 
3rd Place (tie) - Award of Merit - Keira Wong - 10th Grade 
 
Music Composition 
1st Place - Award of Excellence - Aama Veera - 9th Grade 
2nd Place - Award of Merit - Madhurima Premkumar - 11th Grade 
 
Dance Choreography 
1st Place - Award of Excellence - Vayuna Pradhan - 10th Grade 
2nd Place - Award of Merit - Juliette Belke - 11th Grade 
NOVEMBER 8th at 6:30P   REPEAT - FINANCIAL AID: HOW TO COMPLETE THE FAFSA   
How to Complete the FAFSA presented by Nancy Shafer, Financial Aid & Scholarship Specialist, PVPHS. Nancy will provide detailed information about how to complete the 2021-2022 FAFSA which opened on October 1. This event is for Seniors and parents as it brings you through the actual FAFSA. Registration is required with a valid PVPUSD Student ID#. 

UC AND CAL STATE APPLICATIONS FILING IS OPEN 
and due November 30th. 

UC Application Overview is available HERE 

If you have a question about the application, email 
[email protected] or call the UC Application Center at (800) 207-1710 (within U.S.) or (925) 298-6856 (outside U.S.) during normal business hours: Monday - Friday, 10am - 6pm PST 
 
Cal State Apply Information can be found HERE 

Sincerely,

Dr. Brent Kuykendall
Principal


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