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Monday & Tuesday - Regular Schedule
Wednesday - Late Start
Thursday - Double Assembly Schedule
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.
Tickets go on sale in the Student Store on Monday 1/29 with early bird pricing! Get your tickets now!
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Malcolm S. Sharp
1950-2024
The Peninsula High School family would like to recognize the passing of Malcolm Sharp, former PVPUSD School Board of Education member and long-time Panther supporter. Malcolm served as a Peninsula Education Foundation trustee from 1999 and was co-President of the PEF from 2003-2004 and then sole President in 2005 when he was elected to the Board of Education. He won election to the Board two more times and served until he resigned in 2018 to move to Ohio with his wife Wayne to be closer to family.
Malcolm’s impact on the Peninsula High School campus can be seen and felt in so many ways. He was an integral part of the facilities modernization bonds efforts in the 2000s that improved the campus including the P wing, SMERT Building, and weight rooms. He creatively brought the term “field house”, from his youth on the east coast, to name the Kelly Johnson Fieldhouse. The rebuilding of the Jackie Prindle Pool in 2013 was Mr. Sharp’s idea to help heal a grieving family and fill a need on this campus. His presence will long be felt as a Panther.
Family and friends including sons Ben (class of 2003) and Will (class of 2005), his grandchildren Abigail and Bo will celebrate his life on February 3rd, 11:00 AM, at St. Peter’s by the Sea church in RPV. The public is welcome.
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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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What's Happening in Mr. Greenberg's AP Physics Class? A Toy Crossbow Lab!
Mr. Greenberg's AP Physics 1 students concluded a multi-day lab using a toy crossbow. The three-part lab allowed the physics students to calculate the initial velocity of the plastic toy dart by utilizing three separate methods. First, by conservation of energy. Second, with a ballistic pendulum and conservation of momentum. And finally, the students went outdoors to make their calculations with ol' trusty kinematics.
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SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Please check Schoolinks for scholarship opportunities! Current postings include: California State PTA scholarships (due 2/1), 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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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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AVID Taco Night at the Peninsula High College Fair
Pen High AVID cooked up some tasty tacos for all the families who attended last week's amazing College Fair. AVID students worked alongside their teachers and served taco dinners to over 200 people at this event. AVID would like to thank our incredible College and Career Center for allowing us to be a part of the College Fair evening and for all the support the AVID program receives throughout the year from the CCC.
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PVPHS Panthers in Orchestra had the chance to visit the Disney Imagination Campus. While there, they particpiated in a recording session in the studio with a conductor/musicion who worked. onsevral Disney films. The students played five pieces from various Diseny movies which the sound engineer recorded and then laid on the actual Disney movie clip so, as the students watched the clip, they heard the music they had played.
So fun to see them each with headsets on recording as "real" studio musicians.
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PENINSULA HIGH LITERARY MAGAZINE HONORED
Congratulations to Beard Full of Butterflies, the PVPHS literary-art magazine, for achieving THE MOST OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL LITERARY ART MAGAZINE for 2023 from the American Scholastic Press Association! The students worked very hard to create an amazing showcase featuring a variety of writing, photography, and drawing. Here is what ASPA shared about our magazine:
"Beard Full of Butterflies is an excellent publication that deserves a FIRST PLACE award in the American Scholastic Press Association's annual magazine competition. Creating a magazine teaches students the fundamentals of creative writing, publishing, good writing skills, proofreading, editing skills, concepts of design and composition, and promotes and supports a community of young writers and gives them esteem. Your magazine shows the superior efforts of talented and creative editors, writers, artists, photographers, layout/graphic designers, staff members, and adviser. ASPA congratulates you on your First Place Award! Also, Congratulations to your staff for being THE MOST OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL LITERARY ART MAGAZINE for 2023!”
If you are interested in purchasing a copy of the upcoming Beard Full of Butterflies, (published in late May) please the attached order form to get your copy of this AMAZING work produced by Peninsula High School students!
Any questions, email adviser, Betsy Okamoto at okamotob@pvpusd.net.
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Mr. Stiles is happy to announce that PVPHS photo and video students won more awards from the School of Visual Arts High School Photo and Video Contest than any other public school worldwide! 37 of Pen’s art students were selected for the virtual gallery and two photos by Jonathan Holm were selected to be published in the book!
Find information and art at the link HERE
From the School of Visual Arts’s website: “S.V.A. presents a virtual exhibition of high school students’ work from around the globe showcasing a wide range of perspectives that explore the theme of “we the present” and what it means to exist in the current moment as we look ahead.”
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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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