Dear Sea King Families,  

This past Tuesday, PVHS had the opportunity to partner with Lunada Bay Elementary School and the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department to celebrate the Special Olympics torch run. With the opening ceremony at Lunada Bay Elementary, our cheer and song team joined the elementary students, district, and city officials in celebrating the send-off of the runners and parade of cars. Our own cross-country coach, Brian Shapiro, and some of our Sea King runners joined the PVEPD in the running of the torch down to Malaga Cove. As the torch passed by on Paseo Del Mar and Epping, a group of our Special Education students joined the PVHS marching band, cheer, song, Red Tide and ASB to cheer on the torch runners. What an amazing day of community, inclusion, and celebration with our Sea Kings! A special thank you to the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department and Community Relations Officer, Merlin David, for inviting us to be a part of this wonderful morning!  

November is the month of gratitude and appreciation. As always, we have so much to be grateful for as a PVHS community. This week, remember to thank a veteran for their service to our country. We owe those men and women a debt of gratitude.  And it's only 12 days until Thanksgiving Break, but who is counting? During the coming weeks, take an opportunity to thank a member of the Sea King family who has made a difference in your life this school year. I am confident that it would mean the world to them! 

Be great this week, Sea Kings!

Sincerely, 

Dr. Trista Ramirez 

PVHS Principal

This Week at a Glance

Monday 11/7 -  A Day

Tuesday 11/8 - B Day

Wednesday 11/9 - Late Start A Day

Thursday 11/10 - B Day

Friday 11/11 - No School - Veterans Day

AVID Fall College Field Trip

Every year, our fantastic AVID program takes its students on an overnight Fall College Field Trip to explore college campuses our students may want to apply to in their senior year.

This past week, our PVHS AVID Program took a trip up the coast, visiting the beautiful campuses of UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly SLO, and Loyola Marymount University.

At all three universities, AVID students received a private guided tour, where they checked out the campus at their own pace and asked questions relevant to PVHS student admissions.

At Cal Poly SLO, the tour was led by PV

alum Morgan Mitchel, and at LMU our tour

was led by PV alum Danielle Parker!

Congratulations on the Great trip, PVHS AVID!

PVHS Mock Trial Team

The 2022 PVHS Mock Trial Team begins its competition season, sponsored by the Constitutional Rights Foundation, this week. The two PVPUSD Mock Trial teams had a scrimmage on Sunday afternoon at Pen High in preparation for the upcoming competitive trial.

Thank you to our awesome attorney-parent coaches, Troy Slome, Val Cole and Robert Sandler.

Good luck to our Mock Trial Team!

Math Honor Society/Math Club

The Math Honor Society/Math Club went the Bay Math League competition this week at Santa Monica High School, the first time in-person in almost two years. Congratulations to junior Christine Xie for a perfect score, and senior Eugene Lee for a near-perfect score. We were excited to get a lot of new competitors and we had a blast!

Come join the fun at Math Club meetings on Mon and Thur at lunch in room 514. 

National PTA Reflections

Congratulations to our 22-23 Reflections Winners! The Winners of "Award of Excellence" (First Place) will be moving on to the District Competition. We are so proud of our Sea King artists for their amazing entries! 

College & Career Center Updates & Events

November 9th @ 5pm - 7:30pm - El Camino College Night @ El Camino campus College Night at El Camino College is an open house event featuring workshops, a resource fair, twilight campus tours, and assistance with applying to El Camino College! Learn more about how to qualify for two years free college with South Bay Promise. All prospective students, parents, educators, and community members are invited to attend! REGISTER HERE!

November 10th @ 12:45 pm – LAST MINI COLLEGE FAIR Sea King Park @ lunchtime 

November 15th @ 6pm – 7pm (MPR) – Community College presentation:

Advantages & Strategies for the Community College Student! Many students choose to attend Community College and transfer to a four-year university. Pam Schachter, Independent Educational Consultant, will discuss the benefits of attending Community College, both academic and financial. Families will learn about the opportunities/advantages of a 2-year community college/ priority transfer college option. Any student thinking of applying to any California Public College should learn about priority and guaranteed transfer opportunities available via the Community College Transfer program. Students and parents are encouraged to attend!  Learn about the South Bay Promise which can cover enrollment fees & additional services/counseling for up to two years! ALL are welcome; no registration required. 

November 15th @ 9:15am (CCC) – FRESHMAN PARENT SEMINAR #2 – 

Introduction to the Changed Landscape of College Admissions: What every Freshman parent should know about how colleges read applications - what is important and what is fluff! Special Guest Speaker from one of the most applied to private colleges our Sea Kings apply to! There’s a lot of “noise” surrounding all things COLLEGE! Please come to learn more and separate fact from fiction regarding college admissions. This presentation is geared towards freshman/sophomore parents, but ALL ARE WELCOME!

Thanksgiving break! Enjoy time with family & friends. Submit Cal State/UC apps

November 29th @ lunchtime (CCC): El Camino College Application Workshop 

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES and DEADLINES:

NOVEMBER 14 - ELKS CLUB MVS FOUNDATION (up to $50,000) – seniors only; local/district/state/national competition; applicants will be judged on scholarship, leadership, community service, and financial need. Large emphasis on academics. To apply, log onto https://www.elks.org/scholars/scholarships/mvs.cfm

PVPUSD Student Board Policy Handbook

Please see the link below to the PVPUSD Student Board Policy Handbook. It is also located on the main district website under the Parent & Students tab. The handbook was updated in June 2022 and includes the pertinent and updated board policies related to students. 

Student Board Policy Handbook

To view the 22-23 bell schedules,

click HERE. 

Just a reminder, all students in grades 9-11 are required to stay on campus during lunch unless they have an off-campus pass. 

Please remind your students!

Driving Reminder

When exiting PVHS through the baseball field (between 2pm-4pm) on Chelsea Road, please remember you can only make a right turn only between 2pm - 4pm. No left turns are permitted during these hours. PVEPD has issued warnings this past week, however, they will be issuing tickets moving forward. 

PTSA News and Important Info

PTSA would like to extend a warm welcome to all Sea King families!

Click here to join!

Attend monthly meetings on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 9 am in the MPR. Each month you will hear from various speakers including our principal, Dr. Ramirez, PVPUSD Administration, PVPUSD School Board Members, and others on campus!

To provide feedback, please submit your questions/issues/suggestions here.