March 10, 2024

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Monday & Tuesday - Regular Schedule

Wednesday - Late Start

Thursday - Regular Schedule

Friday- Walk for Life Schedule

Walk for Life is coming up on March 15th, so make sure you get your forms filled out and turned in by Wednesday, March 13th with a minimum donation fee of 30 dollars. Join us in celebrating the incredible contribution our Panther family is making to further cancer research by walking in remembrance of those affected by cancer. This amazing event has been going on for nearly twenty years and is a great way to give back to the cancer research community and have fun with your friends.

You can download this WFL Participation Form or find it under Panther Picks on the school website pvphs.com. Students will need to get their parent signature as well as Period 5 & 6 teacher signatures on the form. Forms must be returned with a minimum $30 donation (cash or check payable to PVPHS - WFL) to the ASB room P115.

DEADLINE TO TURN IN YOUR PARTICIPATION FORM IS WEDNESDAY, March 13!! Please help us maximize our gift to help our community cancer patients. Together we can make a difference.

CARNIVAL

Walk for Life activities will kick-off with a carnival during an extended lunch period. Our campus clubs and honor societies will be selling food, drinks, and more at booths set up in the amphitheater. A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to our WFL beneficiaries. Students must use WFL Carnival Tickets to make purchases. Buy your WFL Carnival Tickets at the Student Store all day Friday. Each ticket costs $1. Items for sale at the carnival will range in price from 1 ticket to 7 tickets. 

FLOWER CEREMONY

An important part of our Walk for Life ceremony is the Flower Ceremony, during which we read the names of loved ones who have lost their life to cancer. If you would like to have the name of a loved one read during the ceremony, please complete this online Remembrance Form. We will honor each name with a beautiful flower.

Make sure to stop by the Walk for Life club carnival before heading over to the Rose Ceremony and powder celebration. Hope to see you there Panthers! 

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Follow Dr. Kuykendall on Instagram @pvphsprincipal for his weekly messages about what's happening on campus

SPRING COLLEGE NIGHT – MARCH 19 at 6:30P 

The College Career Center is excited to announce Spring College Night on Tuesday, March 19th at 6:30P. This event is targeted to Juniors and their families who are preparing for the College Application process this fall but all PVPHS students and parents are welcome to attend. Attendees will choose three presentations to attend during the evening. Topics to choose from include:  Get Organized for the College Application Process, How Do Schools Decide, Testing & the Digital SAT update, Importance of Connecting, The College Essay and Career & Technical Educational Opportunities. Additional information and details of the evening can be found here: https://pvphs.pvpusd.net/apps/pages/Calendar 

SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 

Seniors, please check Schoolinks for scholarship opportunities! Current postings include: NCL Strive Scholarship (deadline extended to 3/17), ILWU Scholarship (due 3/14), Cabrillo Civic Club Scholarship (due 3/15), Elks California Student with Disabilities Scholarship (3/15), Palos Verdes Junior Women’s Scholarship (3/17), Bagdasar Family Memorial Scholarship (3/19), PVP Lions Club (3/20), Peninsula Education Foundation (3/24)and much 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. Make sure to read more than just the name of the scholarship. For instance, the Palos Verdes Junior Women’s Scholarship is not for juniors or for just women, Palos Verdes Junior Women is the name of the organization, and the scholarship is for any PVPHS senior. If you click on the scholarship name, it will give the description of and, often the criteria for, the scholarship. 

Attention Students: 

Jumpstart your career in the welding industry at SoCal ROC! Learn the necessary skills to become a certified welder in construction, automotive, aerospace, and a wide variety of other industries! 

Welding I – Monday through Thursday, 1:15pm-4:15pm.  

Starts April 15th 

First of 4 total Welding modules 

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 the 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! 

What's happening in Mr. Daley's Ethnic Studies class?

Mr. Daley’s Ethnic Studies class recently embarked on a captivating field trip to Terminal Island, exploring the rich history of the former Japanese fishing village predating WWII. They also visited the White Point Visitors Center to delve into the legacy of the once-thriving Japanese farms across the PV Peninsula. The Japanese Americans had to leave Terminal Island after the bombing of Pearl Harbor due to the widespread anti-Japanese sentiment and the subsequent internment policies. 

Survive and Thrive meeting

Homeland Security came and talked about human trafficking, labor trafficking, and what to look for/who to contact if you see something suspicious. 

Capitol Convoy 2024 made waves in Sacramento! 

We were on a mission to upgrade our school facilities, and we made it happen! We showed Sacramento the power of Panther Pride! Thank you students for contributing to our success. 

Congratulations Pen High Aca Dec! 

PV Peninsula once again won a bid to the California Academic Decathlon State Finals to be held March 21-24 in Santa Clara. 

Pen High Aca Dec placed 4th at the LA County Regional Finals Overall & 2nd Place in Super Quiz out of 63 teams and almost 500 decathletes! 

Congratulations to Seniors—and Team Captains— Emily Zhu, Leia Spagnola & Nathan Leung; Juniors Aarna Veera—Team Captain, Artin Abdemanafi, Nala Hodjat & Jessi Li; and Sophomores Jack Yang & Luciana Velasquez. 

Senior Emily Zhu (Honors Div) earned a Silver medal & $400 LACOE scholarship for 2nd highest Decathlete Overall! 

Emily won Gold in Essay; Silver in Art, Economics, Music, Social Sci, Speech & Super Quiz; and Bronze in Science. 

Leia Spagnola (Honors Division) won Gold in Essay; Silver in Science, Speech & Super Quiz; & Bronze in Music. 

Gold medals in Essay & Interview and Silver in Super Quiz went to Aarna Veera (Scholastic Division) & Nala Hodjat (Varsity Division). Nala earned a perfect score of 1,000 in Interview! 

Nathan Leung (Honors Division) won Silver in Interview & Super Quiz; and Bronze in Speech. 

Artin Abdemanafi (Varsity Division) won Gold in Math & Music; and Silver in Art, Social Sci & Super Quiz. 

Silver Medals in Super Quiz also went to Jack Yang, Jessi Li & Luciana Velasquez. 

Honorable Mention to Pen High's Junior Team: 

Captain Lynn Zhang, Senior (Honors Division)—Gold, Essay; 

Silver, Speech; Bronze, Art 

Yejun Kang (Honors Division)— Bronze, Math 

Connor Lee (Honors Division)— Bronze, Interview 

Sharon Lee (Honors Division)—Silver, Interview & Speech 

Lea Segal (Honors Division)—Gold, Speech; Bronze—Interview 

Congratulations to all our Decathletes! Go Panthers! 

The Peninsula Physics Team competed in the annual Physics Olympiad competition in February. This is the first round of a highly competitive process that determines the members representing the U.S. Physics Team in June. The U.S. Physics Team will compete alongside other nations in the International Physics Olympiad, this year hosted at Isfahan University of Technology in Iran. 

Peninsula junior, Eric Lu, has once again qualified as a semi-finalist for the U.S. Physics Team. He will continue his journey in April in an attempt to become a finalist. Congratulations, Eric! 

To support our district goal of engaging in clear, transparent, and consistent communication with all educational partners and the broader community, we have established social media channels for Facebook and Instagram. Follow PVPUSD to stay up to date with current district events! 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pvpusd

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pvpschools/

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. 

Sincerely, 

Brent Kuykendall 

GO PANTHERS!

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