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Monday & Tuesday - Regular Schedule
Wednesday - Late Start
Thursday & Friday - Regular 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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COLLEGE FAIR – WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24 at 6:30P in GYM
Colleges and Universities from across the country and around the world will be in here at PVPHS to meet our students. Attendees have the opportunity to connect with schools, learn about the offerings of different colleges and make a personal connection with the admissions representative. To facilitate in connecting with colleges, all attendees (both students & parents) are encouraged to register at StriveScan
StriveScan is a service that allows attendees to electronically share contact information with the College Reps of their choosing.
Check the https://pvphs.pvpusd.net/apps/pages/Calendar for additional details of the event and check SchooLinks for the most up to date list of schools currently registered.
FAFSA WORKSHOPS - 1/27 in-person
The revised FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) opened DECEMBER 31.
Step by Step instruction of completing the FAFSA will be provided at both presentations. Parents/guardians of seniors (Class of 2024) should plan to attend either Thursday, January 18 at 6:30P via ZOOM or Saturday, January 27 at 9A in person at PVPHS. Registration is required for either event you attend.
Both student and parent need to create a StudentAid.Gov account to complete the FAFSA and if you want to follow along on your account during the presentation make sure to have your FSA ID username and password. You can create your account here: https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch
Make sure to check the deadlines for all the schools where you applied as many have deadlines at the end of January or early February.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND THESE FAFSA WORKSHOP EVENTS:
Saturday, January 27 at 9A IN-PERSON at PVPHS Event
https://forms.gle/oAAG34TaKpaa4jzb9
PVP CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TEEN ENTREPRENEUR INFORMATION SESSION – Tuesday, January 23 at 12:45P
Formerly known as the PVP Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneurs Academy. Are you interested in learning about business, developing a concept, pitching for funding and more? Then discover more about the Teen Entrepreneurs, sponsored by the PVP Chamber of Commerce, at an information meeting Tuesday, January 23rd at lunch in the College Career Center.
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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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Would you like to jump start your future career as a game developer or game tester? Enroll in SoCal ROC’s 3D Game Design! Want to learn 3D animation skills that can be applied across a wide range of industries from education, medicine, engineering, architecture, or film, video, and gaming industries? Try out our 3D Modeling & Animation course! Interested in learning how to create designs for logos, corporate and brand identity, movie posters, music album covers, graphic t-shirts, and character art? Complete our Media Design program! All SoCal ROC Art & Design courses are only 2 days a week now! Choose from the courses below:
· Intro to 3D Game Design – T/Th, 4:15pm-7:00pm
· Intro to 3D Modeling & Animation – M/W, 4:15pm-7:00pm
· Media Design I (Photoshop) – M/W, 4:15pm-7:00pm, Hybrid
· Media Design II (Illustrator) – T/Th, 4:15pm-7:00pm, Hybrid
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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All of our Peninsula High School teams are Semi-Finalists in the “Modeling the Future Challenge” competition!
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From Left to Right…
PVPHS Team 4: Veronique Yeh, Paul Martin (not pictured), Praveen Vadlamani (not pictured)
PVPHS Team 2: Jade Du
PVPHS Team 3: Sharon Lee
PVPHS Team 1: Angelina Jo
The Modeling The Future Challenge (MTFC) is an academic challenge hosted by The Actuarial Foundation with design and operations support from the Institute of Competition Sciences.
The premise is simple: each year a technology topic area is selected, and students are challenged to develop and present their own mathematical models describing how they envision the new technology or industry will change the future.
Not so simple: The training and skill development which our student teams dedicated themselves to in completing the Phase 1 Scenario Quest and Project Proposal in order to make it to the Semi-Finals!
Students began their training in the Actuarial Process the first week of school. With the support of their coach, Mrs. Rudder, actuarial professionals, FEMA experts, and NASA experts, students have honed their skills in risk identification, querying database tools (made available by FEMA, NASA, ESRI ArcGIS, and more!), data cleansing, data analysis, mathematical modeling, separating and quantifying risk, and risk mitigation strategies. Current experts involved in developing state of the art risk management strategies for firms such as FEMA and NASA have met with the students to share how they use these processes and skills in their professions.
Our students have worked weekly to satisfy the criteria for the Scenario Quest while at the same time working on their individual project proposals. Each student has successfully shown that they have a viable project and have the skills to see it through (based on their Scenario Quest data analysis, mathematical modeling, risk assessment and risk mitigation recommendations).
The organization that sponsors the competition (Institute of Competition Sciences) has been incredible in connecting our students with professionals in varied fields who use these skills on a daily basis. For example, we have had several live webinars which included a webinar with a NASA astronaut who described how she uses risk management in their missions, FEMA analysts (who have taken the time to walk the students through how to use their database systems and tools to access and analyze disaster data from all over the U.S.A), NASA engineers (who walked through their latest research in using unmanned air vehicles to mitigate loss from wildfires), and Actuarial professionals who have walked through available data tools and scenarios to give students a real-life experience of the actuarial process. In our weekly sessions, students are learning how to access these and other data sources, create models from the data, merge data sources, and analyze the risk of loss based on the data. They are then tasked with formulating strategies for mitigating these risks.
Congratulations to our very own PenHi Modeling the Future Challenge Semi-Finalists! You are amazing and we are cheering for you as you finalize your proposed projects!
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Are you interested in spending a month this summer on a UC college campus working side by side with university researchers and faculty doing hands-on experiments and research? If this opportunity interests you, go to H44 at lunch this Thursday for more information about the COSMOS summer science program. | |
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California Scholarship Federation (CSF) begins its winter collection on January 22nd, accepting applications (available in the Hawthorne Office and H65) during lunch in H65. The collection period ends on February 2nd at 1:18 p.m. Freshmen are encouraged to apply for membership based on last semester's grades. Students may check the eligibility lists posted outside of the Hawthorne Office and H65 to see if they qualify for this prestigious organization. Please bring your report card to the adviser if you are not on the eligibility but think you should be. Membership is $25 per semester. Seniors, remember that to achieve Sealbearer status, you must have at least one semester of membership during your senior year (meaning this one!). Any questions, please contact Mrs. Okamoto (adviser) at okamotob@pvpusd.net.
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VOLUNTEER TO SUPPORT ROBOTICS
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School is thrilled to host our first annual VEX Robotics Tournament on Saturday, February 17, 2024. This exciting competition unites 32 of the most brilliant robotics teams from all corners of Los Angeles, highlighting innovation and talent, as they compete to qualify for the state-level tournament.
We are actively seeking volunteers of all ages to support various aspects of the event. We are also seeking judges with engineering experience to interview teams throughout the day and determine recipients of a variety of awards. Judging experience is not necessary. All judges will receive Information prior to the event and will receive training that morning.
Questions? Contact Mr. Hassan Twiet at twieth@pvpusd.net. Please use the link below to for more information and sign up today!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084BA9AB23ABFCC34-44795491-vexcompetition
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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**
All District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
Title IX Contact: Richard Licciardello, 310-378-9966 x 417
Section 504 Contact: Michael Bosler, 310-378-9966 x 444
375 Via Almar, Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274
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