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THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
Monday & Tuesday - Regular Bell Schedule
Wednesday - Late Start Bell Schedule
Thursday - Regular Bell Schedule
Friday - Regular Bell Schedule (+Freshmen elections)
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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 | |
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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. 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.
COLLEGE NIGHT
The College Career Center presents College Night on Wednesday, September 6th at 6:30P. Juniors and their parents are invited to attend a special presentation beginning at 5:30P and senior parents are invited to counselor presentations at 5:30P. College Night Presenters provide information to students and parents about applying, attending, financing: Private Universities, Out of State Universities, California State Universities as well as information about Writing Your College Essay, Putting together the College List, Deciding on a Major, SAT/ACT testing and the new Adaptive SAT. Additional information and details of the evening can be found here: https://pvphs.pvpusd.net/apps/pages/Calendar
PRACTICE SAT/ACT
The College Career Center will offer a practice ACT or SAT for Juniors and Seniors only, on Saturday, September 9th at 9:00A. This practice test is not official in any way and is intended to provide a simulated test experience for students. Students can register beginning Monday, August 28th in the CCC at Panther or lunch time and a $20 donation is appreciated. Deadline to register is Friday, September 1 by end of lunch or as soon as all spots are filled. Additional information can be found here: https://pvphs.pvpusd.net/apps/pages/Calendar
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What's happening in Ms. Borstel's Chemistry Class? Ms. Borstel's Chemistry students participate in some Chemistry Trivia during the first week of school. Check out the Principal's Update each week to find out what's happening in the classrooms at PVPHS!
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Parents/Community members - Want to get involved on campus?
Join School Site Council! School Site Council is a two-year commitment to attend meetings and provide input alongside administration, teachers, staff, and student leaders working to create schoolwide goals for Peninsula High School. This year we are also participating in the WASC Accreditation process which involves participation in Focus Groups as well as the WASC Visit. School Site Council is a great opportunity to be involved in the decision-making process on campus as well as to get to know school leaders. We are looking to fill 3 openings this year. Please use this link to nominate yourself or another parent/community member. If there are more nominees than spots, a ballot will be sent out in the next Principal's Update for a vote. Questions? Contact Associate Principal Katie Clovis at clovisk@pvpusd.net
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ISPE Information
Hello ISPE Students! Welcome to the new school year! I am looking forward to working with you. Glad to have you in our ISPE class. Please read below for some important info about our class:
- Our first meeting will be Wednesday, 8/30 at lunch in the North Dance Room. We will not meet on the first day of school or before the 30th.
- Please attend this meeting if your application is approved OR still pending
- We will continue to meet weekly on Wednesdays at lunch in the North Dance Room. Please make a note in your calendar of these weekly meetings.
- At our first meeting on the 30th, I will give you a syllabus with further info and a log you will show me weekly
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Students only, please join our Remind Group via the Remind App: https://www.remind.com/join/k7eeb9e
- When it is available, please make sure you can access our class on Teams
- Please email or chat Ms. Myrick with questions.
Warmly,
Ms. Myrick
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California Scholarship Federation (CSF - California's OLDEST honor society) begins their fall collection soon. Collections are at lunch in H65 August 28th – September 8th. Check the eligibility lists outside of H65 and the Hawthorne Office to see if you qualify. List contains ID numbers only so check carefully!
Applications are in the Hawthorne Office and H65. Apps are accepted in H65 during lunch ONLY. Collections end September 8th @ lunch BUT DON’T wait until the last day to turn in form!! Membership is $25 (if paying with a check, make it payable to PVPHS – CSF and put student’s name on memo line). Freshmen may not apply this time as they have not yet earned grades in high school. Students who were CJSF honor members at RIS will have automatic junior membership for this semester.
Please note…if you are in a Guided Study class and your name is not on the list, please see adviser.
Remember…NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED, and you must use the official PVPHS application from campus, not the web.
Looking forward to celebrating your membership in this fantastic student recognition program/honor society!
Please contact Mrs. Okamoto if you have questions: okamotob@pvpusd.net
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NHS
It’s that time of year again—National Honor Society is looking for some great juniors and seniors to become members. The list of eligible students is posted outside of S10 or H64 or click here. In order to submit a Candidate Information Packet (CIP) for consideration, you must come to the mandatory meeting Wednesday, Aug. 30 at 6:30 pm in the gym. You need to arrive before 6:30 to allow time to check in and find a seat. Information about NHS and the requirements will be discussed which include a GPA of 3.65 or higher, 60 hours of community service and two leadership positions after the 8th grade. Contact Mrs. Borstel, on Teams or email at borstelp@pvpusd.net or Mr. Kim at kimki@pvpusd.net with questions.
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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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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 on the link here or visit our Instagram page with the username @pvpusdstudnetcouncil.
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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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