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Monday & Tuesday - Regular Schedule
Wednesday - Late Start
Thursday & Friday - Regular Schedule
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Winter Formal - February 10, 2024
Join us at the Petersen Automotive Museum for Winter Formal on February 10 from 6:30pm -10:30pm.
For all the info click HERE or find it on Panther PIcks on the PVPHS website.
Get your tickets NOW!
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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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SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Please check Schoolinks for scholarship opportunities! Current postings include: Sandpipers (due 2/7), Elks Legacy scholarship (due 2/1), LA Military Charitable Fund (due 2/28), and more. To find scholarship listings on Schoolinks, click on Finances (left info bar), then Scholarship Matching. Look for scholarships that say, “posted by your district” above the name then click on the name of the scholarship to find out more information
including how to apply.
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On January 24th, Peninsula High School College Career Center hosted over 50 colleges as well as Military Academies, Community Colleges, SCROC, Navy ROTC, Army ROTC and Air Force ROTC’s at the 2024 College Fair in the Gym. Over 650 students and parents attended the event and talked directly with Admissions Reps and representatives of these organizations, including some of our very own Alumni. Colleges and universities from all over the country and around the world were represented. This is the start of the college search for many students, and we are thankful to all the representatives present at our event.
College Reps will be back next Fall for College Rep visits with Juniors and Seniors, and we look forward to hosting the 2025 College Fair next year.
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The Aeries scheduling window is open MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2024, through MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2024. An e-mail was sent that has full details about the process, along with documents you will need to help you select the classes you would like to take next year. In addition to selecting courses on the student portal in Aeries, the Scheduling Worksheet must be completed, signed, and turned into the counseling office by WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2023, by 3 pm.
Additional copies of this form can be found in the counseling office if you were unable to print it out yourself.
Counselors will meet with students to review their course selections on the following dates:
- Juniors – February 20 through March 1 through English classes.
- Sophomores – February and March through individual Sophomore Counseling appointments,
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Freshmen – March 4 through March 15 through English classes
SENIORS NEEDING MIDYEAR TRANSCRIPTS:
All seniors who need midyear transcripts sent to their colleges have to order the transcripts through: https://pvpusdca.scriborder.com/
You will then complete the TEAMS form using the link below that corresponds with your school counselor. Midyear transcripts will be available on Friday, January 19th. Please allow up to 48 hours for transcript orders to process. Transcripts are processed Monday – Friday.
Midyear Links by School Counselor:
Ms. Baranick (Ci-Fo)
Ms. Colin (Fp-I)
Mr. Edwards (P-Sh)
Ms. Fournier (Si-Z)
Dr. Genovese (A-Ch)
Ms. Johnson (J-L)
Mr. Wolven (M-O)
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Attention Students:
SoCal ROC Spring semester begins on Monday, February 5th! You can still enroll in a class during the first week of our semester, don't wait much longer! Jump start your future career in Art & Design, Engineering & Design, or Health Sciences!
Earn high school A-G approved credits, while learning valuable skills that prepare you for college and/or an entry-level career! Courses are after school and FREE for high school students! We also offer free transportation to and from SoCal ROC. Add your name to the sign up sheet in your Counseling Office to meet with your SoCal ROC career guidance specialist or contact her at rpcontreras@scroc.k12.ca.us or 310-224-4240 for more information ASAP!
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Our Annual Walk for Life Event is Coming up On March 15th! Here is How You Can Help!
Each year our students come together to raise funds for cancer care and research. This year our school will continue to support City of Hope and the Cancer Support Community. As always, we hope to make a huge impact on these organizations with our donations. We are currently accepting sponsors at the $150 level which means your name or company logo will be printed on the back of this year's shirts. (Students wear these shirts for years to come as well!) We are also looking for hair stylists to assist with students interested in donating their hair during our pre-walk carnival. If you would like to be an event sponsor, please fill out and return this form and return it by February 9th. If you would like to be a volunteer hair stylist, please fill out this form and return by February 9th. Questions? Email Heather Myrick at myrickh@pvpusd.net. We appreciate your consideration and hope you will join us in supporting this important cause! Walk for Life is truly one of the best days of the school year.
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Panthers, come see your favorite teachers strut their stuff in the first ever Choreo Company: Dancing with the Staff fundraiser!! The show will be held on Tuesday February 13th at 6:00pm in the main gym. Tickets will be sold at the door and by members of Choreo Company for $7 with ASB and $10 without. See you there!! | |
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Peninsula speech and debate finished a first semester that was one for the record books. The school won or was in the finals of almost every tournament it competed in. This year Peninsula students have earned 34 bids to the TOC--with 14 students earning a bid. Peninsula three teams ranked in the top 25 coaches poll conducted by the University of Michigan, and four teams received votes. All of that is the most (or tied for the most) of any school in the country. In policy debate, Peninsula has competed in more elimination rounds than any school in the country. And has the most wins of any school.
At the Meadows tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada, Peninsula not only repeated its championship in policy debate, but also won first place in Lincoln-Douglas debate. Senior Devin Lai was the tournament champion. Senior Alex Borgas and sophomore Sterling Utovac reached the quarterfinal round (top 8). Junior Shawn Lo reached the partial doubles round (top 22). Devin was also the tournament's second speaker. In policy debate, senior Steven Yu and junior Brandon Lin were tournament champions. Junior Zhian Xu and sophomore Aiden Kwon reached the quarterfinals round and senior Arthur Qin and junior Mike Li and sophomores Mason Kim and Jonathan Yang reached the octafinals round (top 16). Arthur was the tournament's top speaker. Mike was second speaker. Zhian was sixth speaker, Brandon ninth speaker, and Aiden tenth speaker.
At the Damus Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame High School and Harvard-Westlake Upper School in Sherman Oaks, Peninsula "closed out" varsity policy debate for the second year in a row. A close-out occurs when all of the remaining teams are from the same school, in which case all are declared "co-champions." The teams of senior Steven Yu and junior Brandon Lin, senior Arthur Qin and junior Mike Li, and seniors Devin Lai and Kevin Lai were tournament champions. Junior Zhian Xu and sophomore Aiden Kwon reached the quarterfinal round and juniors Kris Deng and Jeremy Kim reached the partial octas (top 14). Devin was the tournament's top speaker. Kevin was second speaker, Arthur third, and Brandon tenth. In Junior Varsity policy debate, freshman Kevin Han was the tournament champion and freshmen Grant Liu and Timothy Liu reached the semifinal round (top 4). Grant was also the tournament's tenth speaker. In Lincoln-Douglas debate, sophomore Sterling Utovac finished in second place. Junior Alex Borgas reached the quarterfinals. Sterling was sixth speaker and Alex seventh. Juniors Aaron Yi, Brian Son, and Shawn Lo also finished with winning 4-2 records, but missed clearing to elimination rounds on particularly brutal tiebreakers.
At the La Costa Canyon tournament in Carlsbad, sophomore Sterling Utovac was tournament champion in Lincoln-Douglas debate. Senior Alex Borgas and junior Aaron Yi reached the semifinals. Junior William Wei reached quarterfinals. Junior Austin Loui reached the octafinals. Alex was second speaker, Sterling fourth speaker, and William ninth speaker. In policy debate, junior Jeremy Kim and sophomore Mason Kim finished in second place. Sophomore Dalton Ngo and freshman Kevin Han reached the semifinals. Sophomores Troy Wilson and Jonathan Yang and freshmen Grant Liu and Timothy Liu reached the quarterfinals. Freshmen Daniel Weiss and Jaden Tarng reached the partial octas (top 14). Jonathan was the tournament's third speaker, Mason was fourth, Jeremy fifth, Troy seventh, and Timothy ninth. Peninsula speech competitors cleaned up as well. In Dramatic Interpretation, Iris Ye finished in third place and Sophia Brach finished in fifth place. In Humorous Interpretation, Angelina Jo finished in seventh place. In Original Oratory, Jada Lin reached the semifinal round (top 14).
At the Arizona State tournament, Junior Aaron Yi and senior Alex Borgas "closed out" the tournament in Lincoln-Douglas debate. Junior Austin Loui reached the quarterfinal round, sophomore Isaac Kim, junior Shawn Lo, and junior Brian Son reached the doubles round (top 32). Aaron was the tournament's fourth speaker, Austin was sixth speaker, and Alex seventh speaker. In policy debate, junior Jeremy Kim and sophomore Mason Kim reached the octafinals. In novice policy debate, freshmen Claire Shim and Solena Lengauer reached the quarterfinals. Solena was the tournament's fourth speaker and Claire fifth. In Dramatic Interpretation, Iris Ye finished in fourth place. In Humorous Interpretation, Angelina Lo finished ninth. In Program Oral Interpretation, Iris finished third.
The speech an debate team will be conducting tryouts for the 2024-25 school year on 2/20 and 2/22. Students who are interested should contact faculty advisor Kimi Hendrick at hendrickk@pvpusd.net.
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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.
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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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