May 12, 2024

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Senor T's French and Spanish classes made Mother's Day projects.

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

Monday & Tuesday - Regular Schedule

Wednesday - Late Start

Thursday & Friday - Regular Schedule

AP Exams will be held in the Main Gym over the next two weeks. If you have a morning exam arrive at the SMERT Parking Lot by 7:30am. If you have an afternoon exam arrive by 11:30am. Bring your PVPHS ID card, several pencils and pens and a snack in a clear bag. DO NOT bring your cell phone, study materials or electronics of any kind.

See the website or click HERE for more information including rules for calculators. Week 2 schedule is below.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

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

PROM is coming! Check out the video HERE

For more information, permission slips, and guest passes check out our website HERE

SENIOR OBLIGATIONS 

Seniors--check the list in front of the Attendance Office and library to see if you have any outstanding obligations. All obligations must be  

cleared by Friday, May 24 or you will not be able to get a yearbook or graduation tickets. 

Attention All Juniors 

RE:  *Letter of Recommendations* 

If you will be requesting a letter of recommendation from your school counselor next year, you must attend this MANDATORY meeting.    

When: Wednesday, May 15, 8:30-9:30am (late start day) 

Where: See locations below by Counselor 

CLASS OF 2023 

Complete your Senior Year End Activity & Senior Survey on SchooLinks by Wednesday, May 15th if you want your destination included in The Pen Senior Destinations. The Year End Activity is where you order your FINAL TRANSCRIPT. Questions can be answered and directions are available at https://pvphs.pvpusd.net/apps/pages/YearEndActivitySeniorSurvey.

Please stop by the CCC and talk to Mrs. Arico if you have any questions. 

COLLEGE CAMP 

Class of 2025 do you need assistance getting a jump start on the college search and application process this summer? The CCC is offering College Camp June 10-13 from 9A to Noon. Each day students will go through a different aspect of the process which includes a balanced college list, writing the essay, making the most of the activities, discussing majors, getting organized, etc. Additional details and sign-up information will be available next week. 

What's Happening to Prepare for AP Exams??

Mrs. Tootell's AP US History classes participated in a review scavenger hunt with a little help from Peninsula staff.  

Congratulations to our 2024-25 Student Board Member, Brandon Lin! 

Physics Bowl 2024 

In April, 38 Peninsula Physics students participated in the annual International Physics Bowl Competition. Physics Bowl is divided into two divisions. Division 1 is for first year physics students and Division 2 is for second and third year physics students.  

It is my humble honor to announce that The Peninsula Physics Team took 1st place in both Division 1 and Division 2 across our entire region which covers half of California! 

The top five scores from each division contributed to the overall total score. Peninsula's top 5 scorers from each division are: 

Division 1 

Conner Lee 

Brady Dong 

Anton Kalimov 

Chenchen Shao 

Osagie Osayande 

Division 2 

Eric Lu (Top overall score in Region 12!) 

Shengie Hong 

Harley Qiu 

Brian Kunzang 

Andy Dong 

Kudos to all members of The Peninsula Physics Team who spent many hours outside of school dedicated to excellence in physics while preparing for this year’s competitions. 

Boys' Swim- PEN Boys Swim Team finishes the season with placing 2^nd at CIF-SS Finals at MT. SAC on last Friday. Junior Alexander Thornton broke our school record of 100 yard butterfly with an impressive 50.09 (previous record was held by Ike Shirakata ('19) 50.55). Congrats to other swimmers, Jack Rodenkirch, Kevin Han, Christopher Delacruz, Antonio Quiroz, and Franco Lee for also finishing strong at the Finals. Also, big shout out to Daniel Huang and Daniel Yang for making into the CIF-SS Prelims! Go PEN!

Boys' Water Polo Fundraiser- Save yourself from a night of cooking! Come out and support Boys Water Polo Program by dining out at Panda Express (located at Hawthorne Blvd and PCH) on May 15^th (Wednesday). You can mention PEN BWP when ordering in person or enter 366180 in the fundraiser code box when ordering through the App. 20% of the profits will be given back to our program to help us cover the expenses for the upcoming season. 

Four Pen students volunteered at the Torrance Sister City Association's annual Bunka-sai Japanese culture festival on April 20 and 21 to read five stories in English and Japanese for Kamishibai (paper theater). Ari Ortiz, Angie Jo, Eren Bossard and Sophia Muratsuchi did a great job sharing this old traditional art. And, in the festival's anime drawing contest, two Panthers won in the hand-drawn high school division. Anastasia Kudo took first place with her beautiful watercolor painting of cherry blossoms and a girl, and Ari Ortiz took second place with his 3D piece featuring a fox and blue-suited character. 

Please use this QR code to purchase your copy of this amazing artistic gem!

Get your copy of this AMAZING work produced by Peninsula High School students! The window for orders closes, Friday, May 10th. 

Any questions, email adviser, Betsy Okamoto at okamotob@pvpusd.net. 

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!

**If you would like to submit an item for the Principal's Update, it must be emailed to kuykendallb@pvpusd.net by Thursday at 3:15 pm to be in that Sunday's update**

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Title IX Contact: Richard Licciardello, 310-378-9966 x 417  

Section 504 Contact: Michael Bosler, 310-378-9966 x 444  

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