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Monday & Tuesday - Regular Bell Schedule
Wednesday - Late Start Bell Schedule
Thursday & Friday - Regular Bell Schedule
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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Follow Dr. Kuykendall on Instagram @pvphsprincipal for his weekly messages about what's happening on campus
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PARKING – Parking is only for Students and staff with designated parking spots and applicable placards. Violators will be subject to citations and/or towing. Important Note, we have added new staff parking spots in front of main gym number 1-12. Questions, please contact Officer Rozas – Rozasda@pvpusd.net
HEALTH OFFICE UPDATE
Reminder: If you are not feeling well, go to the health office, not attendance and your parents will check you out there. If you need to leave campus for any other reason, your parents must check you out from attendance. Remember to check your AERIES account on a regular basis to make sure your attendance is accurate.
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THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING COLLEGE NIGHT
Thank you for attending College Night on September 6th. Once again, all our presenters were impressed with the turnout of our community to this event. If you attended, we would greatly appreciate your response to our very short survey https://forms.gle/2A7dshKGgkjyg8w16. As we plan upcoming and future events, your response to this survey will assist us. Thank you!
COLLEGE REP VISITS
College Career Center welcomes Juniors and Seniors to attend in-person College Rep Visits which begin on Monday, September 11th and go through October in the CCC. The following colleges are just a few that have a scheduled visit: University of Michigan, University of San Francisco, Chapman, Arizona State University, UCSB, Southern Methodist, Dartmouth, University of Utah, University of Chicago. A full schedule is available on SchooLinks and all students MUST have a signed Teacher Permission Slip turned in 24 hours prior to the event to attend. Students wishing to attend 9/11 Dartmouth visit MUST have signed teacher permission slip turned in by Friday 9/8. Instructions on how to sign up to attend, and to access the Teacher Permission Slip can be found here https://pvphs.pvpusd.net/apps/pages/CCC-CollegeRepVisits Colleges are still in the process of signing up for times to visit Peninsula so make sure you check back regularly. All Rep visits are students only.
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What's happening on campus??
PVPHS has welcomed several new faculty and staff this school year. Take a second to get to know them by reading about them below and, students, don't hesitate to swing by their office or classroom to say hi!
Welcome to Peninsula!
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ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR - KIMI HENDRICK
This is Kimi Hendrick's 13th year at Peninsula. Prior to working here, she taught at Van Nuys Performing Arts Magnet and South High. While at Peninsula, she taught dance and speech and debate. Other than a 4 year stint at UCSB, Kimi is a lifetime resident of the South Bay. She has boy/girl twins who just graduated from high school and are off to college. She enjoys reading, cooking and working out.
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SCHOOL COUNSELOR - LINDSAY JOHNSON
Hello, I'm Lindsay Johnson, your Counselor holding down the fort while Goldie Chan is on maternity leave. I am the mother of two amazing kids, currently in 6th and 8th grades at PVIS. Although I was born and raised in the Midwest, I am married to a Pen High graduate and have lived in Palos Verdes for many years. Balancing motherhood and a career is an exciting new chapter that I am nervous and excited for. In my free time you'll find me indulging in two passions: baking and enjoying slow walks with our adorable and very lazy bernedoodle Pixie. I look forward to working with the Pen High staff and would like to say thanks for having me!
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DANCE & US HISTORY TEACHER - LORETTA TSUDAMA
Hello! I am a lifelong member of the South Bay community. I have been a part of the District as a Coach for the Peninsula Song and Pep Flag teams and as a classified staff privileged to work in the Pen ASB Activities Office. This year, I transitioned to the new Dance and US History teacher. I have been dancing since I was 7 years old and spent 3 years as a Los Angeles Clippers Spirit. I currently work as a choreographer and competition judge at the high school and collegiate level. I am a mother of 6 kids and wife to a Ridgecrest PE teacher. I love working and sharing my passion of positivity and love for dance and history. Go Panthers!
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SCHOOL NURSE - JINNIE SONG
Jinne has been with the District since 2019 as a substitute school Nurse, was at PVHS last year as the school nurse, and transferred to Pen this year.
She started School Nursing back in Connecticut. Before School Nursing she was an Army Nurse with the US Army and loved every minute of it!
She's been married for 22 years to a former Rolling Hills Titan, with 2 girls, one at PVHS and one at Pen High.
She likes to eat good food and workout in her free time!
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JENN ADAMS - COUNSELING OFFICE
Really thrilled to be working at Penn High! Everyone has made me feel so welcome. I am the new person in the counseling office working with amazing staff and super student TA's!
When not working, I love to hike, read great books and cook, minus the cleanup!
I am originally from the East Coast and enjoy living in Southern California.
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PSAT INFORMATION
Attention Juniors and Sophomores. On October 11th, Peninsula High School will be hosting the PSAT. The schedule for that date will be altered to accommodate testing, details on that to come. The PSAT/NMSQT is for our Junior class, and will be free of charge to any interested Juniors. This test not only tests your preparedness for the SAT, but it is how students qualify for the National Merit Scholarship. If you would like to sign-up, please go to the student store starting on September 12th through September 19th at Panther time or lunch with your student ID. Sophomores may also take the PSAT on October 11th, but the charge will be $20 for the cost of the exam. Sophomores may also go to the student store starting on September 12th through September 19th. When you sign-up you will receive information about the test. If you have questions please contact Dr. Panagos in the counseling office.
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Applications for PVPUSD Student Council
Are you interested in making our school district a better place? The PVPUSD Student Council is a student-run organization that meets monthly to address and resolve any issues that affect our district. Students will have the opportunity to talk about concerns that can be brought up during Board of Education Meetings. The applications are currently open and the deadline for submission is September 15th. If you'd like to learn more about this opportunity and submit an application, please click here https://forms.gle/hSeWxxauw1TsS5b49 or visit our Instagram page with the username @pvpusdstudnetcouncil.
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2024–25 Student Board Member
The California State Board of Education (SBE) is accepting applications for the 2024–25 Student Board Member. Any student who is a California resident and enrolled in a public high school; will be a senior in good standing in the 2024–25 school year; and will be available to attend a statewide student leader conference in Sacramento on November 5–8, 2023, is eligible to apply.
For more information about the 2024–25 Student SBE Member application, please visit the CDE Student Board Member Recruitment web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/be/ms/mm/sbestudentmember.asp or contact the SBE at sbe@sbe.ca.gov. Complete applications must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2023.
Sincerely,
California State Board of Education
SBE@sbe.ca.gov
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Our community partner, South Bay Families Connected, offers our families a variety of youth wellness resources. For Mental Health Awareness Month, we feature their resource pages covering trending youth wellness topics on the minds of parents and caregivers:
Visit our own PVPUSD Families Connected webpage for more youth wellness resources from PVPUSD and SBFC.
The new allcove Beach Cities mental health and wellness center is now open and welcomes everyone 12-25 years old in your district! The center is designed FOR and BY youth to reduce stigma, embrace mental wellness, and provide access to a variety of services. You can go check out allcove on the 4th floor at 514 N. Prospect Ave. in Redondo Beach. allcove is open Tues.-Fri. 1 - 7 pm and Sat. 10 am - 2 pm. Check us out on Instagram @allcovebeachcities or the website for more info. on services offered. Also check out all the weekly events on this flyer or ask for a tour. allcove is now accepting applications for a Youth Advisory Group for the '23-'24 school year. If you are 16 or older and want to get some leadership experience and join the youth movement for mental health access in your community, please apply ASAP. The allcove YAG Application is due April 2nd. We can't wait to see you!
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Sincerely,
Brent Kuykendall
GO PANTHERS!
**If you would like to submit an item for the Principal's Update, it must be emailed to kuykendallb@pvpusd.net by Thursday at 3:15 pm to be in that Sunday's update**
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Title IX Contact: Richard Licciardello, 310-378-9966 x 417
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