August 20, 2023

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Welcome back Panthers!

The first day of school is Wednesday, August 23rd.

Check out Dr. K's Welcome Back Video above for all the details!

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

Monday & Tuesday - Enjoy the last two days of summer and finish your summer assignments!

Wednesday - Minimum Day -First day of School and make up registration

Thursday & Friday - Regular Bell Schedule

All Bell Schedules

PVPUSD Calendar

PVPHS Calendar -Check out the website on the right-hand side or HERE

Follow PVPHS ASB- @pvphs

Summer Assignments

• All PVPHS students have summer reading for ALL ENGLISH CLASSES

Check the reading list HERE!

• Students taking AP or Honors classes next year should check their Summer Assignments HERE!
• All assignments can be found on the school website under "Panther Picks"

PVPHS provides the opportunity each summer for a handful of rising seniors to participate in Boeing’s High School Internship program at the El Segundo location. This year’s participants were Oliver Ahern, Sofia Deek, Andy Gu, Hillary Kchao, and Nikki Yeh. Each intern worked with different mentors and in a variety of departments on Boeing’s El Segundo site. Oliver worked on an RF coaxial cable selection process. Sofia researched satellite failure modes and completed a risk analysis report as well as created a supplier dashboard using Excel for all employees. Andy uncovered the nuances of machine learning with linear regression while also taking on the role of Communications Lead, orchestrating the program review and refining articles. Hillary analyzed the effects of atomic oxygen contamination on spacecraft material degradation, spending her time between the Huntington Beach site and the El Segundo site to utilize both locations’ resources. Nikki performed flight software validation by parsing and analyzing satellite test reportsfor ACS.  

Our work culminated in a final poster, where we had the opportunity to explain our findings to Boeing employees. In addition to main projects, all interns participated in a group challenge to research possible implementations of AI. Lab tours,meeting Boeing employees in talks/through mentorship, and networking sessions allowed for exposure to a wide variety of career paths and subject fields, providing an invaluable experience that we would strongly recommend to others. 

Thank you to Boeing, PVPHS, and the selection board for this opportunity! 

Oliver, Sofia, Andy, Hillary, and Nikki 

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:  

• Supporting healthy social media and screen time management 
• Recognizing and supporting mental health challenges 
• Understanding and managing stress and anxiety 
• Helping youth build healthy relationships and fostering empathy and compassion 
• Practicing mindful parenting 

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! 

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  

Section 504 Contact: Michael Bosler, 310-378-9966 x 444  

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