Friday, December 05, 2025

Regular Schedule Today

GENERAL

SATURDAY SCHOOL REMINDER

Any students assigned to Saturday School for TOMORROW, Dec. 06, must report to the library at 8:00 am with your student ID and completed Saturday School contract.

BOOKFAIR IS HERE

Panthers, visit the Bookfair at the library now through Monday, Dec. 8 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm daily. You can give the gift of reading along with a lot of other holiday gift options. 

METAMORPHOSES

Have a splash at the fall play, Metamorphoses, where you’ll follow the Greek gods and their adventures tampering with the mortal world. Performances start TONIGHT at 7:00 pm and continue Dec. 6, 12 and 13 at 7:00; matinees on Dec. 6 and 14 at 2:00 pm; and Dec. 11 at 4:00 pm. Tickets are available online at peninsuladrama.com for $13 adults and $10 students. Tickets will be available at the door for $16 adults and $13 students, cash or check only.

ASB FUND RAISER CANCELLED

The ASB ice-skating fund raiser for today has been cancelled so Panthers can go to the home basketball game vs Chadwick in the Main Gym at 7:00 pm. Come decked out in your best ski gear! Tickets are free with ASB; $7 without. Support Peninsula and kick off the basketball season in style.

RANCHO VISTA ALUMS

If you are a senior and attended Rancho Vista Elementary, be part of the alumni photo for the La Pantera yearbook. Contact Mrs. Okamoto through Teams or email her at [email protected]. When you do, you’ll be added to a private channel in the Senior Team where you’ll get all the details about this fun opportunity.

SPRING MUSICAL

Zombie Prom is coming to Pen and the Drama Department is looking for talented students to be part of the spring production. Auditions begin Monday, Dec. 15. For more information on how to be part of the cast or crew for Zombie Prom, go to peninsuladrama.com or email Mr. Cohen at [email protected].

PTSA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

Help Peninsula’s PTSA meet its goal of 1,346 members. Your membership and donations are appreciated because they directly support the school community. Join today by clicking here.

COUNSELING

SPRING SoCalROC SCHEDULE HERE

If you want hands-on experience in design, health, construction, automotive and more, consider taking a class at SoCalROC. The classes let you explore career pathways while earning high school credits and meeting A-G requirements. Click here for the pre-registration link and the flyer is here. Stop by the Counseling Office and talk to Mr. Rubio at the front desk or email him at [email protected].

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 students 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.

CLUBS

GAMING COMMUNITY CLUB

The Gaming Community Club meets TODAY at lunch in S42.

ROTARY INTERACT CLUB

Hear past campers share their stories about RYLA, a free Rotary youth leadership camp, while you enjoy free pizza at the Rotary Interact Club meeting TODAY at lunch in H44.

ATHLETICS

EARLY DISMISSAL: WATER POLO

Please dismiss the girls’ water polo team at 2:10 pm today for their tournament game at Troy High.

SUPPORT GIRLS’ WATER POLO

Come and cheer on the girls’ water polo team at their home game Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 3:30 pm and then satisfy your burger craving at The Habit in the Pen Center. Mention you support Pen’s girls’ water polo team when you place your order or use the online code GIVEBACK and 20% of your order comes back to the program. 

SWIM TEAM TRYOUTS

Swim team tryouts are TOMORROW, Dec. 6 and start promptly at 9:00 am. Arrive early so you are in the water at 9:00. Bring a copy of your physical or proof of physical from the nurse’s office if you haven’t uploaded it to the Athletic Clearance page. If you are interested in earning service hours by volunteering to help at the tryouts, contact Coach Bellows at 

[email protected].

BOYS’ TENNIS TRYOUTS

If you are interested in playing boys’ tennis this year, come to the tryouts Tuesday, Dec. 9 through Thursday, Dec. 11 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm each day. You must have a current, passed physical on file to participate. Email Coach Hoeger at [email protected] with questions.

UGLY SWEATER 5K RESCHEDULED

The first annual Ugly Sweater 5K has been moved to Sunday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 am. Help support Pen’s student athletes by participating and/or donating to help the athletic department continue to offer quality sports programs. You may register up to the start of the race at PEN5K.COM.