April 21, 2024

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Monday & Tuesday - Regular Schedule

Wednesday - Late Start

Thursday - Double Assembly Pep Rally

Friday - Regular Schedule

SENIOR WEEK

Monday: 

The theme is Senioritis! Come in your PJs. Pick up your senior shirt at P115 at lunch 

Tuesday: 

Walking yearbook day! Bring white shirts and a sharpie to school to get your shirt signed by all your friends. Come to Coffeehouse from 7-9pm on the amp. 

Wednesday: 

4 years of ‘24-Senior Assembly, Panoramic Photo and Cap and Gown distribution-Wear Pen merch! 

Thursday: 

Today’s theme is Channel Orange! Come to school decked out in orange to represent your class at the senior pep rally. The brighter, the better. After school, make sure to go to the Powderpuff game on the football field at 5:30pm! 

Friday: 

Gear up seniors for senior week! Where has all the time gone? Wear your senior shirts to school! 

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

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

ATTENTION ALL JUNIORS:

Please mark your calendar for Wednesday, May 15th, at 8:30am! Your high school counselor will be holding a group meeting to discuss very important topics, such as the college process, requesting a letter of recommendation, and exploring future careers. An email will be sent home in May with exact room locations for each counselor. Although it is highly recommended for every junior to attend, please note that anyone who plans to request a counselor letter of recommendation MUST be in attendance. We look forward to seeing you there, juniors!

Harbor College Classes

Are you interested in pursuing a career, or learning more about the fields of Business or Culinary Arts? If you are, please come to the informational session in the CCC on Tuesday, April 23rd at Lunch to hear about course offerings for the Fall of 2024 at Peninsula High School. These courses will earn you college credit, and give you the baseline knowledge of what it takes to build a career in Business or Culinary Arts. We will see you in the CCC on Tuesday the 23rd at Lunch. 

Free College Credit this Summer

Interested in earning free College Credit this summer, while completing High School graduation requirements? Harbor College is offering Peninsula High Students an opportunity to reserve seats in some of their online summer courses. Through Peninsula’s relationship with Harbor College, not only can you ensure a seat in some of the summer online courses, but you will also have the opportunity to meet with Harbor representatives prior to summer to ask questions, and ensure that you have completed all steps necessary for enrollment. This is a unique opportunity for our Peninsula High School students, and we hope that you consider this when making your summer academic plans. Please come to the counseling office to pick up the Harbor College Dual Enrollment Form. Fill out the form in blue or black ink and return it to the counseling office. On May 6th, we will be contacting Harbor College to collect all of our forms, and schedule a time for them to come to ensure all students are enrolled. Counselors can answer questions about summer school as it relates to your four-year plan. If your summer plans affect your course requests, make sure to update those with your counselor. 

CLASS OF 2024 

CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES Don’t forget to complete your Senior Year End Activity & Senior Survey on SchooLinks, regardless of your plans for next year let us know what you’re planning to do. Please note this is where you request your final transcript and provide approval to be included in Senior Destinations. Directions are available at https://pvphs.pvpusd.net/apps/pages/YearEndActivitySeniorSurvey and response is due May 15th. Please stop by the CCC and talk to Mrs. Arico if you have any questions. 

REMINDER: There is one more week left to enroll in the FREE SoCal ROC/LA Harbor College Career Planning course this Spring semester! Earn 1 unit of college credit and 3 high school elective credits.  

Enroll in Career Planning!  

5 week, in-person course at SoCal ROC 

Monday/Wednesday, 5pm-6:50pm 

Begins on Monday, April 29th 

Please note, students will need their own transportation for this specific class. 

Have questions on how to enroll? Attend an Enrollment Workshop on Tuesday, April 23rd from 4pm-6pm. Harbor College counselors will be at SoCal ROC to assist with enrollments and for an orientation on the class. Contact your SoCal ROC career guidance specialist at  [email protected] or 310-224-4240 for more detailed information and assistance with enrollment ASAP! 

AVID OPENINGS 

If you are a current ninth grader who is interested in joining AVID as a sophomore, there are a limited number of spots open for next year. AVID is a program to help students who fall in the academic middle and need help with organization. Teams chat/email Mrs. DeMeyer for a date next week for a mandatory information session. 

After attending one of the sessions, interested students will be given an application and teacher/counselor evaluations requested. Interviews will follow. Email [email protected] with questions. 

Dance Auditions

Auditions required to be placed in the proper dance class for the 2024-25 school year. Auditions will take place the week of April 22-26, 2024. Workshop days - Monday April 22 and Tuesday April 23 from 3:45pm to 6pm; Review day - Thursday April 25 3:45-5pm; Audition Day is Friday April 26th starting at 3:30pm. 

Online Dance Dept Audition form submitted by Monday, April 22 before 3:00pm. Form can be found on the school website under the Athletics tab click Choreo Company.  

Calling Male and Female dancers who want to train, progress and grow. Audition for the award winning competitive PVPHS dance team- COED CHOREO. Auditions are the week of April 29-May 3rd. Complete the online registration application found on the pvphs website under the Athletics tab COED CHOREO. 

Calling all Changemakers! Apply for our Service Learning Leadership Class!  

Interested in making our school, community and world a better place? Apply for our Service Learning Leadership class and plan Walk for Life, Willenberg, the food drive, blood drive and more. This UC approved elective teaches leadership skills in a fun, warm and dynamic environment. If you like to work hard, make a difference and make lifelong friendships, this class is for you. Applications are due May 3rd and can be found here. Printed copies are available in the North Dance Room. Make sure to also sign up for an interview through the link on the applications. Questions? See or chat Ms. Myrick. See also our Instagram here, our website here and an "About us!" video here 

Congratulations to Sean Pellicciarini, Hiromi Ouchi, Julia Musial for their selection to the Cal State Fullerton Titan High School Honor Band.  Participation and seating in the honor band is determined by director recommendation and selection criteria is focused on students whose talent, musicality, and maturity will allow them to be successful in a serious honor band environment and limited to two to three students per school based on the recommendation of their high school band director. The Honor Band performed their concert on Saturday, April 13th. 

Pictured: Sean Pellicciarini, Hiromi Ouchi, Julia Musial along with Mr. Zozobrado and the directors of the Cal State Fullerton Band.

PEN HIGH ACA DEC SENIORS BRING HOME THE GOLD! 

PV Peninsula Seniors and Academic Decathlon Team Captains Emily Zhu, Leia Spagnola & Nathan Leung, along with Junior Nala Hodjat, brought home Gold, Silver & Bronze Medals from the California State Academic Decathlon Finals in Santa Clara, March 22-24. 

Congratulations! 

Emily Zhu, 4th Highest Overall Score, Division 2 Honors, winning Gold in Math—with a perfect score of 1,000 points! Gold in Music, Silver in Science & Bronze in Economics. 

Leia Spagnola, Honors: Silver in Art, Interview & Literature; Bronze in Music. 

Nathan Leung, Honors: Highest Scoring Division 2 Gold medalist in Economics! 

And Congrats to Nala Hodjat, Varsity: Gold Medal in Essay! 

Honorable Mention for Outstanding Score in Interview to Junior, Luciana Velasquez, Scholastic Division & to Sophomore, Jack Yang, Highest Scoring Decathlete—Pen High Varsity Division. 

Way to go Pen High Aca Dec! 

AVID Program Feeds The Homeless In Long Beach 

The AVID program fed 150 people experiencing homelessness yesterday at St Luke's Episcopal Church in Long Beach.  Thank you to the generous AVID families who donated all the food for this event and to the students who prepared the lunches ahead of time.  The AVID program serves the homeless at St Lukes three times each school year.  This is a wonderful opportunity for students to serve others who are less fortunate and a make a positive impact on the world. 

Rancho Vista Elementary School is looking for multicultural performers for their World Festival. If you are interested in performing at this event, please contact [email protected]. The festival will run from 3:30-6:30pm. Thank you, and we hope to see you there!  

Communications Survey 

One of our district goals is to improve communication between our district and the PVPUSD community. As part of these ongoing efforts, we are conducting a communication survey to gather feedback on our current efforts. This survey will ask you questions about our current methods of communication, including what is working well and where improvement may be needed. 

Your feedback is incredibly valuable and will be used to make future improvements to our district’s communication strategies. To take the survey, please visit PVPUSDsurvey.org. Thank you in advance for your time and input! 

Parents/Guardians of 6th-12th Grade Students: 

Save the Date for a virtual screening of Screenagers Under the Influence: Addressing Vaping, Drugs, and Alcohol in the Digital Age. 

When: May 1 

Time: 9:30am, 12:30pm, 7:00pm 

*Choose any of the above times to log in and join the Zoom Webinar 

Zoom Webinar Link: 

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88929189177 

Duration of screening: 1 hour and 15 minutes 

For more information prior to watching the video, please read the synopsis below or go to the Screenagers website (link is at the bottom of the synopsis) so that you are aware of the content (especially if you choose to watch the video with your student). 

SYNOPSIS: 

‍Screenagers Under The Influence: Addressing Vaping, Drugs, and Alcohol in the Digital Age, the third feature documentary in the Screenagers trilogy, delves into how the tech revolution has reshaped adolescence and its effects on substance use. The film debunks myths and depicts strategies parents and schools can use to encourage healthy decision-making, support teen mental health, set limits, and create healthy home environments. The film also includes many ways young people are using their wisdom and strength to help each other and themselves through this complicated terrain around substance use. 

While most documentaries about substance use focus on severe addiction, Screenagers Under The Influence fills a pressing need for a film that explores more common scenarios. The film is grounded in teens’ current reality of being flooded by images on social media, movies, and TV shows about vaping, drugs, and alcohol. 

Like the first two Screenagers films, Screenagers Under The Influence interweaves cutting-edge science with personal stories to create an informative and entertaining film experience for young people and adults alike. Screenagers Under The Influence focuses on practical solutions for keeping our teens safe in a changing world. 

https://www.screenagersmovie.com/ 

For more information, please contact Becky Egan at [email protected] 

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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