PALOS VERDES PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL

DAILY BULLETIN for  WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2025

Late Start Schedule Today

GENERAL

HELP THE FIRE VICTIMS

Peninsula’s ASB is holding a non-perishable food, clothing and monetary donation drive through the “It’s Better Than Us” foundation to help victims of the fires across Los Angeles County. Drop off your donations at the Attendance Office during school hours all week. You may also bring donations to the basketball game this Friday, Jan. 17. Contact Isiah Wiggins at [email protected] or Kimi Hendrick at [email protected] with questions.

RIVALRY TICKET LOTTERY

If you want to get a ticket for the boys’ Pen vs PV rivalry basketball game, come to the Student Store with your physical ID (no copies on phone or paper) and get on the list. No physical ID, no ticket. Lottery winners will receive their tickets TOMORROW, Jan. 16 for the Friday game.

COFFEE CHAT WITH COUNSELORS

Ask away! Peninsula’s counseling team is available to answer parents’ burning questions TOMORROW, Jan. 16, from 9:00 to 10:30 am via Zoom. Register here and you will receive the Zoom link for the meeting.

CSHS

New members are being accepted to Peninsula’s Computer Science Honors Society. Come to the information meeting TODAY during lunch in T106 and find out about the application requirements.

ROBOTICS FUNDRAISER

TODAY is your pizza day! Order from MOD Pizza in the Peninsula Center, use the code MODGIVES25 and 25% of your order goes to Pen Robotics.

LOS SERENOS JR. DOCENTS

There are two spots open in the upcoming Los Serenos Junior Docent program at Pt. Vicente Interpretive Center starting this month. Docents earn community service hours with classes held from 9:00 am to noon starting Jan. 25. Applications and information are available at the Center or call (310) 544-5375. Deadline to apply has been extended to Friday, Jan. 17.

PVPSS

If your summer plans include summer school, Palos Verdes Peninsula Summer School will be held June 16 to July 24 (with the exception of onsite history classes which end July 10). Onsite courses are in session four days a week from 8:00 am to 1:30 pm at Peninsula High. Online courses are asynchronous with no attendance, but online students must submit assignments/tests electronically each school day. 

New this year are onsite workshops which do not involve grades or credits. Their sole purpose is to provide enrichment and support to the participants. Workshops include college application prep; college application prep for juniors; SAT prep; algebra 1 and 2 prep; and surgery 101. 

Registration opens at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, Jan. 29 and closes on May 30. For more information, go to pvpss.com and click on the summer high school tabs. Or contact Dr. Adam Genovese, PVPSS director, at [email protected] with questions or concerns.

DIGITAL SAT HYBRID WORKSHOP

DB Academics is offering a digital SAT prep hybrid workshop from Feb. 2 to Mar. 5. Class size is limited to 20 students and may be in-class or remote. Hard copies of instructional materials are given to students. Visit dbacademics.com for more information and to sign up. Deadline to sign up is Wednesday, Jan. 29. This is also a fund raiser for Pen’s PTSA.

SAT BOOT CAMP

If you can’t commit to a multi-week SAT prep schedule, DB Academics is offering a one-day boot camp on Sunday, Mar. 2. English is from 9:00 to noon and math is from 12:30 to 3:30 pm. Visit dbacademics.com for more information and to sign up. Deadline to sign up is Wednesday, Feb. 26. This is also a fund raiser for Pen’s PTSA.

COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER

CAREER EXPLORATION

Talk to professionals in career fields that interest you at the career exploration seminar TODAY at 8:30 am. Nineteen professionals are coming to share information about their careers, including an executive chef, TV editor, nurse and more. They will discuss their education and pathway to success. Students may choose to attend two presentations, one from 8:30 to 8:55 am and the second from 9:00 to 9:25 am. There is also a mixer with the professionals afterward in the CCC. More details about the event as well as registration is available here.

BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ STATE

Are you a junior interested in applying to be a delegate to Boys’ State or Girls’ State? Don’t miss the information meeting TODAY at lunch in the CCC. Current Pen students who participated in this leadership and citizenship program will be there to talk about their experiences and answer questions. Deadline to apply is Thursday, Jan. 23. Applications are available on the College and Career Center’s page on Pen’s website.

PRACTICE SAT/ACT

Would you like to try taking the SAT/ACT and not have it count? The CCC is offering a practice ACT or SAT for sophomores and juniors on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 9:00 am. This test is not official and provides a simulated test experience. Registration is now open in the CCC at Panther Time or lunch. A $20 donation is appreciated. Deadline to register is Friday, Jan. 17 at the end of lunch or as soon as all spots are filled. Click here for additional information.

COLLEGE FAIR IS COMING

Circle Wednesday, Jan. 29, on your calendar for the annual College Fair. More than 40 colleges will be represented in one place. Go to SchooLinks for the most complete list. Students are asked to register before hand at Strive Scan so your information may be shared with the college agents.

ATHLETICS

EARLY DISMISSAL: BOYS’ SOCCER

Please release the frosh boys’ soccer team at 1:45 pm today for their game.

JR. PANTHER SPIRIT CLINIC

Join the Pen Pep Squad for their Junior Panther Spirit Clinic for TK to 8th grade. The last workshops is TODAY at the Fieldhouse starting at 4:30 pm. The finale of the workshops is a performance during the varsity girls’ basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 21. For more information and to register, go to Peninsula’s website under Panther Picks.

GIRLS’ LACROSSE TRYOUTS

If you’re looking for a new sport, come to the girls’ LAX clinics TODAY and TOMORROW, Jan. 16, from 3:45 to 5:15 pm. Meet at the GLAX shed adjacent to the stadium track. Participants need a mouthguard, cleats and proof of a valid, current physical. There are some sticks available to borrow through tryouts. Newbies welcome. Contact Mrs. Borstel in S10 at lunch for more information. Actual tryouts for the team are next week.

RIVALRY WEEK

Panthers, it’s time to rally and support our boys’ and girls’ basketball teams! The Lady Panthers take on the North Torrance Saxons this Friday, Jan. 17 at 5:30 pm and at 7:30 pm, the boys’ team takes on the PV Sea Kings in a battle for the hill. Tickets for the girls’ game are available at the door. The lottery for tickets to the boys’ game is TODAY during Panther time. If you are chosen, you may buy your tickets on Friday.

SWIM TEAM TRYOUTS

Make sure your backstroke is strong and your crawl fast so you’ll be ready for the boys’ and girls’ swim team tryouts on Saturday, Jan. 18 from 9:30 am to 12:00 noon. Participants are expected to be on time and plan to stay for the entire tryout. Be sure to bring your racing suit (no tech suits), goggles, cap, towel, water and warm clothes. You must bring a copy of your current sports physical with you to tryouts or have one on file before you can participate. Club swimmers who have competed within 30 days of the tryouts need not attend, but proof of competition and times must be sent to Coach Bellows at [email protected] before the tryouts. Check the Pen Swim Team Instagram site (@pvphs.swim) for updates and email questions to Coach Bellows.

TIMER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Pen’s swim team is in need of volunteer parents to help with the timing at tryouts on Saturday, Jan. 18, from 9:30 am to noon. If you can be of assistance, contact Coach Bellows at [email protected].