PALOS VERDES PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL
DAILY BULLETIN for FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2025
Period Five Exams: 8:30 to 10:25 am
Nutrition Break: 10:25 to 10:35 am
Period Six Exams: 10:35 am to 12:30 pm
GENERAL
YEARBOOK SENIOR CREDITS
Senior credits run next to your senior portrait in the yearbook and include a list of your activities. The firm deadline to submit is Sunday, Jan. 04 and you may fill out the form here. Credits will not be accepted after that date. Email questions to [email protected].
POINT VICENTE ALUMS
If you are a senior and attended Point Vicente Elementary, be part of the alumni photo for the La Pantera yearbook Friday, Dec. 19 at 3:00 pm in the kindergarten yard at school. Email [email protected] your questions. Don’t miss it!!
COMEDY SPORTZ ALUMNI MATCH
Kick off winter break with a laugh and see the ComdySportz Alumni Match TONIGHT at 7:00 pm in the PAC. Watch your current team go head to head with their predecessors. Tickets are available at the door.
RIKKYO UNIVERSITY, JAPAN
Study and earn a degree in Japan. Under the new agreement between Peninsula and Rikkyo University, two Pen students will be admitted to the university each year. You must have an SAT score of 1140 or ACT score of 23 and a minimum 3.5 GPA. If interested, complete this form by TODAY. You will be notified by email if chosen.
DOCENTS NEEDED
Make your community service experience fun and educational when you become a Los Serenos Junior Docent at the Point Vicente Interpretive Center. Applications are available at losserenosrpv.org or pick one up at the Center. Deadline to apply is Dec. 31. Classes begin Saturday, Jan. 24. POINT VICENTE ALUMS
If you are a senior and attended Point Vicente Elementary, be part of the alumni photo for the La Pantera yearbook Friday, Dec. 19 at 3:00 pm in the kindergarten yard at school. Email [email protected] your questions. Don’t miss it!!
NATIVE PLANT GARDEN VOLUNTEER EVENT Sponsored by RPV
Come and join us Jan. 11, Feb. 15 and March 22. Help us keep our garden clean, healthy and beautiful. Volunteers can earn community service hours for school. 10:00 AM-12::000 PM Point Vicente Interpretive Center, 3150 PV Dr. WEST. To sign up E-mail Megan and Cannon at [email protected]
Girls Beach Volleyball Tryouts
Tryouts will be held Monday Jan 5 and Wednesday Jan 7 from 3-5 at the Ave H beach courts in Redondo Beach. Please plan on attending both days. Dress warmly and bring water bottle. Contact Coach Lamberson if you have questions or need to schedule a makeup tryout.
PALOS VERDES PENINSULA SUMMER SCHOOL
The calendar might show winter, but it's already time to start planning for the summer! Registration for Palos Verdes Peninsula Summer School opens on January 19. All courses, both onsite and online, run from June 15 - July 23 (except onsite history courses, which finish on July 9). PVPSS also offers amazing onsite workshops (no grades/credits), which run for two to three hours per day over the course of one to three weeks. Onsite courses and workshops will take place at Palos Verdes High School, and the online courses are asynchronous. Visit pvpss.com for details, and feel free to contact the director, Adam Genovese, at [email protected].
PHYSICS TEAM
Would you like to participate in the Physics Olympiad in February and the Physics Bowl in April? Then join the Physics Team which is open to all current and former physics students. All are encouraged to join and don’t think that you’d be “hurting the team.” Visit Mr. Greenberg in H61 or email him at [email protected] to get a registration form. Deadline to submit is Friday, Jan. 0
COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER
BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ STATE
Are you a junior interested in applying to be a delegate to Boys’ State or Girls’ State? Mark your calendar now for the upcoming information meeting Tuesday, Jan. 13 at lunch in the CCC, Current Pen who participated in this leadership and citizenship program will be there to talk about their experiences and answer questions. Deadline to apply to Boys’ and Girls’ State is Jan. 22. Applications are available on the CCC page on Pen’s website.
Internship Opportunity: Blue & Green Career Fellowship Program
Applications are now open for the Blue & Green Career Fellowship Program—a unique opportunity for high school students interested in environmental issues and climate solutions.
Why apply? Fellows will:
- Explore careers in climate and environmental fields
- Build skills in research, writing, networking, and public speaking
- Publish articles and share work through social media, school, and community platforms
- Connect with environmental leaders and organizations
- Gain valuable experience to strengthen college, internship, and career applications
Program Details:
- Virtual and flexible
- Open to motivated high school students
- Monthly workshops (typically on Wednesday evenings)
- Includes mentoring sessions and independent project work
- Runs from February–June 2026
Application Deadline: Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Attached please find a flyer, application link and job description for the program.
ENJOY THE WINTER BREAK, PANTHERS!
The Bulletin is not published during the break.
Next Bulletin is Monday, January 05.
Deadline to submit for the January 05 Bulletin is today at 10:00 am