PRINCIPAL'S UPDATE
June 13, 2021
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Congratulations PVPHS Class of 2021! |
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PVPHS is so proud of our graduating class of 2021! What a wonderful way to celebrate this amazing class with an in-person graduation on our new football field. Best of luck to our newly alumni Panthers! Now go do great things! |
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The Pen High Grad Nite Committee is proud of the outstanding achievements of the Class of 2021. We’ve updated our website with “Pearls of Wisdom” for the new graduates and the Pen community to read and contemplate.
Congratulations Class of 2021 and best wishes for your bright future!! Go Panthers!!
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Important Dates for 2021-2022 School Year |
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August 17 - Picture Day/Book Pick up
August 19 - Freshmen Orientation
August 25 - Makeup Picture Day/Book Pick up
August 25 - First day of school
November 22-26 - Thanksgiving Break
December 20-31 Winter Recess
March 28-April 1 - Spring Break
June 9 - Last Day of school
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PVPHS Summer Assignments
Are you taking an Honors or AP class in the 2021-2022 school year? Check out THIS PAGE to see if there is a summer assignment you need to complete for the course.
You can also find the Summer Assignments page under "Panther Picks" on the home page of the school's website. PVPHS.PVPUSD.NET
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Peninsula Sports Update
With all seasons of sports now complete, here are some highlights of the Spring season.
Boys Volleyball
A third place finish in the competitive Bay league capped by two big wins against Palos Verdes meant a first round playoff game versus Valencia.
Boys and Girls Lacrosse
For the first time in school history both teams made the playoffs and won wildcard games at home, earning them a spot in the first round of CIF.
Swimming
At Bay league finals, the boys(Yoon, Yousefi, Sato, Lakis) broke a school and league record in the 200 Freestyle Relay with a time of 126.95. And freshman Elsie delaCruz broke a school and league record for the 100 breaststroke with a time of 105.16. Congratulations to the Varsity swimmers who competed in CIF: Brandon Yoon(school record in the 100 and 200 Freestyle), Alex Yousefi, Hiro Sato, Logan Lakis, Rayen Lin, Elsie delaCruz, and Mekalea Kaji.
Boys and Girls Tennis
The Boys won the Bay league outright and qualified for the Open division where they lost in a nail-biter (9-9, 81-80 in games).
The girls won Bay league and a second consecutive Open division title and were Southern Regional Finalists.
Both teams have individuals still competing.
Track and Field
John Wooden once said, “if you fail to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” The track and field team PREPARED! In fact, they prepared so well they won a Bay League Championship and had 22 athletes qualify for CIF postseason.
With only 108 athletes, a relatively small team since they usually have about 200, the T&F team won every dual meet at all levels this season. On May 28th, the Bay League Championship meet was held at Redondo Union High School, where the varsity girls and frosh soph girls won their perspective team titles outright. The boys were close behind, but the girls had enough points to ensure the whole program a combined team championship. This combined championship hasn’t occurred since the 1990’s.
Elite Scorer Award winner Alyssa Matsuzaki (12th) won every hurdle event (100 and 300 hurdles), and triple jump event she competed in this season. In fact, she won the prestigious Arcadia Invitational 300m hurdles event, where they typically have the fastest high school athletes in the country. Alyssa qualified in four events in CIF, which is very rare. She will be attending UCLA where she will continue pursuing her athletic goals.
Ewan Macfarlane (12th) and Aishling Callanan (10th) earned the Varsity most valuable athletes award because of extremely intense competitive moments in distance races. Specifically, in the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m races. Aishling has a few more years of high school success, where Ewan will move on and compete for UCLA.
Francesca Villain (10th) and Tony Valencia (10th) earned the frosh/Soph most valuable athlete awards. She successfully competed in the pole vault, 300m hurdles, 4x100, and high jump. Tony was dedicated beyond belief and competed in the 400m, 800m, and 4x400m relay.
Gabrielle Pack (12th) earned the “Grit” Award because of the four intense years at pursuing perfection in the pole vault. She is getting closer and closer. She broke the school record three times. She qualified for CIF in pole vault, as well as on the 4x100 relay team. She will be competing for Cornell in the Fall.
Erin Nimick (12th) earned the Leadership Award. With a team of leaders, she managed to basically coach the sprinters. She is wise beyond her years. In addition to her leadership skills, she qualified for CIF in the 4x100m relay. She will continue her education and athletic goals at Purdue University in the Fall.
Since our season began a month after its normal start date, we must compete after school ends in CIF Finals taking place on June 12th. Several athletes will be competing for medals. The varsity girls will be competing for a CIF Championship.
Girls Basketball
The Lady Panthers secured a second straight Bay league title by beating Palos Verdes in the last game of the season and earned a first round home game where they beat Brentwood 71 – 54. The girls ended their season with a loss to eventual champion Long Beach Poly.
Boys Golf
The boys golf team won a league title for the fifth consecutive year, had two individuals qualify for CIF and competed in the Division 1 Team Championship where they made the cut to play in the CIF Team Finals. Senior Greyson Leach was named player of the year and also qualified to play in the Southern State Regional.
Cheer and Song
After practicing all year long, Cheer and Song finally got a chance to perform at Football and Basketball, and even made an appearance at Lacrosse. Their high-flying routines brought some normalcy back to our home games and smiles to people’s faces. The excitement these teams add to high school sports is undeniable.
Athlete of the Year
At the June 8th banquet, winners of Captains of the Year, Most Inspirational and Athlete of the Year were announced. And the winners are…
- Male Captains of the Year: Joel Yamada (Lacrosse) and Ivan Dinev (Basketball)
- Female Captain of the Year: Erin Nimick (Track & Field)
- Male Most Inspirational: Jackson Grant (Football)
- Female Most Inspirational: Jessica Ho (Wrestling) and Mia Yamada (Basketball)
- Male Athletes of the Year: Greyson Leach (Golf) and Ewan Macfarlane (Track & Field, Cross Country)
- Female Athletes of the Year: Kimmi Hance (Tennis) and Alyssa Matsuzaki (Track & Field)
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Honorary Service Awards
The Pen PTSA is very proud to announce our Honorary Service Award recipients for this year. These awards honor volunteers and staff members from our school and community who go above and beyond their usual responsibilities on a specific project or throughout the year. Because we were not able to hold an HSA reception last year, these awardees cover both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years. All honorees were honored at an outdoor reception in the Pen amphitheater on May 19th. Congratulations to all, and thank you for your service to our school!
PANTHER AWARD
Vicki Croucier and Carolyn Lore (co-award)
Catherine Wakefield-Carl
Rosie Chia
VERY SPECIAL PERSON
Michelle Slattery, Monica Rudder, Emily Mellquist (co-award)
Kara Kent
Roberta Shreeves
Jean Christen
Sangita Mody
HONORARY SERVICE AWARD
Lori Eurich
Beth Meyerhoff
CONTINUING SERVICE AWARD
Karen Buresh
GOLDEN OAK SERVICE AWARD
Lisa Jaksic
OUTSTANDING ADMINISTRATOR AWARD
Dr. Brent Kuykendall
COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIPS
We are proud to announce that 5 Peninsula Seniors received scholarships from the PV Council of PTAs this year. Congratulations to:
Aksh Garg
Connor Gorsuch
Nicholas Hama
Daniel Kent
Nicole Siembieda
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2021!
We are proud to announce that after four years and over 5,000 college applications, over 80% of the Class of 2021 has reported their commitment to a four year or two year college. Students from the Class of 2021 will be at every UC campus, 16 California State campuses and 7 different Community Colleges located throughout California. They will be attending many out-of-state public colleges and private schools in California, throughout the country and around the world. A full list of schools that Panthers were accepted to, and will be attending, can be found here https://bit.ly/PVPHSCCC under the Destinations tab.
University of California received over 1100 applications to all 9 University of California campuses from Peninsula students. The Class of 2021 had 37% acceptance rate across all UC campuses and 58% acceptance rate across all Cal State campuses. Of the top 25 applied to school by the Class of 2021 Panthers saw acceptance rates at or above the national average as highlighted here:
- UCLA 15%
- UC Irvine 45%
- USC 23%
- Cal Poly SLO 35%
- U of WA 71%
- Boston University 24%
- University of Michigan 27%
- Loyola Marymount University 77%
- Stanford 5%
In addition, we have several students who are joining the military through attending a Military Academy or enlisting directly in the United States Navy and United States Army. Some of these students have specific areas of interest they are pursuing within the military which are highly selective and competitive. We are thankful to all students who have chosen to serve our country.
We are so proud of the Class of 2021 and all their accomplishments which includes the awarding of over $11M in scholarships. We wish you all the best!
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Sincerely,
Dr. Brent Kuykendall
Principal
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