PRINCIPAL'S UPDATE
March 20, 2022
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This Week's Bell Schedule
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - Regular
Wednesday - Late Start
Friday - Minimum Day
3/28-4/1 - SPRING BREAK!
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FREE COVID TEST KITS TO BE DISTRIBUTED THURSDAY
We are happy to report that the district will once again be supplying free COVID tests to all families. Covid test kits are going home on Thursday... We ask everyone to test on Sunday, April 3, prior to returning from spring break. This will ensure that our schools continue to be safe. If you do not want a Covid test kit sent home, please fill out this form.
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SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Please check Schoolinks for scholarship opportunities! Current postings include: Kordich Memorial Scholarship (due 3/22), Alegria Family Public Service Scholarship (due 3/24), Drama Boosters Laura K Bensons Scholarship (due 3/24), Peninsula Education Foundation Scholarship (due 3/26), Salatino Creative Arts Scholarship (due 4/1), South Bay Japanese American Citizens League (due 4/1), Panhellenic Alumnae Association (due 4/3), PVP Republican Women-Federated Scholarship (due 4/6), Silver Spur Elementary Scholarship (due 4/6), and many more! To find scholarship listings on Schoolinks, click on Finances (left info bar), then Scholarship Matching. Look for scholarships that say, “posted by your district” above the name then click on the name of the scholarship to find out more information including how to apply. You can sort the scholarship list by clicking the Posted by your District tab on the top right, and sort by “closest deadline” above the date column. Many scholarships require essays and letters of recommendation so make sure you are researching the scholarship several weeks before the due date.
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SENIOR DITCH DAY - ACTION NEEDED BEFORE 3/23
Seniors and parents of Seniors- PLEASE READ!
Senior Ditch Day at Disneyland is a special tradition that the graduating class of Peninsula High School has enjoyed for many years. We are thrilled to bring it back for the Class of 2022 to enjoy together.
We have been working with Disneyland for confirmation that they can reserve enough tickets for our entire senior class on Tuesday, May 17th, and Disney has shared that unless we purchase our senior class’ tickets very soon, they cannot guarantee there will be space for us.
Therefore, we are moving the deadline to purchase your ticket for Senior Ditch Day up to Wednesday, March 23rd
If you want to go to Disneyland for Senior Ditch Day with the rest of your class, you must do the following by Wednesday, March 23:
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1. First, please have your parent complete the permission slip for you sent through their Aeries parent portal. (If they did not receive the posting, please make sure that they have turned on (clicked) that they will receive all notifications. If it is only clicked on emergency, they will not get the email.) CONFIRM WITH YOUR PARENT/GUARDIAN ASAP THAT THEY RECEIVED THE EMAIL! Please email our Registrar Deirdre Heimer - heimerd@pvpusd.net - if you need help finding the permission slip.
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2. Next, you will go to the Student Store to purchase your ticket and pay the bus fee. Bring your student ID as well as cash or check made out to “PVPHS Disneyland” in the amount of $183 ($158 for park hopper ticket (both Disneyland and California Adventure) and $25 for bus fee).
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3. If you have a Magic Key Pass that you plan on using on May 17th and want to attend Ditch Day with their class, you will need to make your own reservation online to enter on that day through Disneyland Reservations and then purchase the bus transportation through the Student Store. Bring your cash or check payable to “PVPHS Disneyland” in the amount of $25.
REMEMBER: LAST DAY TO PURCHASE IS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2022. HAVE YOUR PARENTS FILL OUT THE PERMISSION FORM THROUGH THEIR PARENT PORTAL. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND DISNEYLAND/CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE IF YOU DO NOT PURCHASE YOUR TICKET AND FILL OUT THE PERMISSION SLIP BY MARCH 23!
DISNEYLAND COVID RESPONSE:
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Cap and Gown
Seniors- Do you still need to order your cap and gown for graduation? Are you unsure if you already ordered a cap and gown? You can still order online and get your cap and gown delivered on distribution day. Head to www.moongradservices.com or contact them at moongradservices@gmail.com or 805.716.0278 with your questions regarding orders.
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Apply to be a member of ASB next year!
Three more days to turn in your application to be an ASB Appointed Officer. Apply to join ASB, and be a part of the 4th period class that plans events including Pep Rallies, Coffee Houses, March Madness, Class Comps, Formal, Prom, Homecoming, Senior Activities, and more! Applications are due this Wednesday, March 23rd. Go to the school website and find the application under Panther Picks, or click HERE!
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LINK CREW APPLICATIONS DUE THIS THURSDAY!
Are you a kind, enthusiastic, diligent sophomore or junior thinking about applying to be a Link Crew Leader for next year? Don’t forget, your application must be turned in to P103 by Thursday, Mar. 24 at 2:00 pm. No late or electronic submissions will be accepted. Contact Ms. Dibble on Teams with questions.
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Unified Track Meet
Attention Students: Mark your calendars for our annual Unified Track Meet 3/24/22
Students with and without disabilities will run together in the 50m, 100m and relay on our track with fans in the stands.
Peninsula High is proud to be a Special Olympics Unified Champion School, and this event will be the culminating activity for March 21-24 "Inclusion Revolution" week co-sponsored by Best Buddies and Friendship Club. Funding generously provided by Peninsula High's Athletic Booster Club and Special Olympics.
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AVID - 9th Grade Recruitment
AVID will be accepting a few current 9th graders into the program for next year. Current 9th graders who are interested in joining the AVID program next year must attend an informational meeting in room H44 on either Wednesday 3/23 or Monday 4/4. Attendance at one of these meetings is required to be eligible to apply for a spot in AVID. To receive updates about this opportunity for current 9th graders, please enter contact information using this link: LINK TO REQUEST INFORMATION ABOUT AVID 9th GRADE RECRUITMENT. Please contact Mr. Spalding at spalding@pvpusd.net with any questions.
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A BLACK AND GOLD AFFAIRE WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS!
Wow! What a fun and exciting evening A Black & Gold Affaire was last night! We could not have been prouder of our senior athletes and all of you that came out in full force to a sold-out crowd to support our students at Peninsula High School. The fun just never seemed to end! It was a truly special event thanks to all of you that showed your support through your volunteer efforts and/or financial support!
Thank you to the event chairs – Kim Ginsburg, Paul Rand, Don Koeberle and Julia Parton-Rosas, the event committees, volunteers, and all of the many donors, sponsors, and bidders that made this event so successful! This event was able to raise a significant amount of money for Peninsula athletic programs to benefit our students. Thank you for being part of it! (I’ll have a full report next week).
We want to thank and acknowledge the generous Panther families and businesses that have sponsored and donated to our largest fundraiser…
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South Bay Families Connected: Focus on youth wellness
Finally, after a full year of distance learning, some students have, understandably, experienced the return to in-person learning as a social challenge. PVPUSD partner South Bay Families Connected (SBFC), a network of 115 schools in the South Bay, has organized Teaching Social Skills: Resources for Parents and Guardians, which contains a video featuring students at local schools, including PVPHS’s own Rhys Moon and Amanda Rucker, sharing their perspectives regarding the social ups and downs of returning to in-person learning. There you will also find some useful tips to support your children and teens as they develop and refine their own social skills. For related resources, please visit the SBFC Healthy Relationships Page. The SBFC Virtual Teen Center contains a wide variety of mental health and wellness topics. To see more youth wellness resources provided by PVPUSD and SBFC, please visit our own PVPUSD Families Connected.
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Sincerely,
Dr. Brent Kuykendall
Principal
All District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
Title IX Contact: Richard Licciardello, 310-378-9966 x 417
Section 504 Contact: Michael Bosler, 310-378-9966 x 444
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