Dear Sea King Families,

Congratulations to all of our AP students who wrapped up their final AP exams this week. We are so proud of our students and their dedication to their academic success! A special thank you to our AP teachers who worked diligently to support our kids in preparation for these exams. Our teachers held special study sessions, offered extra opportunities for test prep, and provided before-exam snacks and breakfast! We have a week off from testing and then we head into Math CAASPP testing for our juniors the week of May 22nd. Let's keep up the good work and finish strong Kings!

Our Be The Change leadership class celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week this week with treats and small tokens of appreciation for our teachers. Every day, I am amazed by the energy and commitment our teachers give to their students. We are so lucky to have faculty and staff that are passionate and dedicated to making our school community the best it can be.

On this Mother's Day, I would like to take a moment today to recognize all of our Sea King Moms. Thank you for your amazing dedication to your kids and through that, also supporting our school community. I hope you are spending the day relaxing and being pampered by your families!

This Sunday, let's remember to show our appreciation and gratitude to those who impact our lives each and every day, our moms and our teachers! Have a wonderful day and we will see you tomorrow!

Sincerely,

Dr. Trista Ramirez 

Principal

This Week's Bell Schedule

Monday, May 15th - A Day

Tuesday, May 16th - B Day

Wednesday, May 17th - Late Start A Day

Thursday, May 18th - B Day



Friday, May 19th - Adj. A Day *Schedule below*

Bell Schedule for Friday, May 19th

7:30 - 8:25 Zero Period

8:30 - 10:15 Period 1

10:15 - 10:25 Nutrition

10:30 - 12:21 Period 2

12:21 - 1:21 Extended Lunch (Boat Races)

1:30 - 3:15 Period 3

The Boat Race is one of our most fun annual traditions. Teams of marine biology and physics students construct boats out of only cardboard and tape and enlist a staff member to race their boat across the PVHS Pool against other staff members. The top three boats from each heat advance to the finals with a chance to win the coveted Boat Race Trophy!

Shoutout to Ms. Wood and Mr. Warren for organizing the event and giving the whole school an exciting and fun lunchtime tradition!

PVIT Underwater ROV Team Advances to MATE World Championships!

A HUGE Congratulations to the PVIT Underwater ROV team for Winning the MATE Regional Competition for underwater robotics!

This team’s long history of success for the last 15 years has helped to build strong engineering practices, resulting in the lightest, fastest ROV that the team has ever produced. Putting in long hours, including late night practices at the pool, helped the team to win Regionals which qualifies them to compete at MATE World Championships in Colorado in June. Wow!

A very special thanks to the team's amazing mentors and to Ms. Patty Camp for their tireless support of the team. 

Photography and Art Students get Inspired in Downtown LA

PVHS Photography & Drawing students took a field trip to Downtown Los Angeles & the LA Zoo this week for an opportunity to take pictures of new environments and draw some unique animals and plants. The students had a wonderful time and produced some tremendous artwork. Ms. Jiminez and her students will be producing posters to decorate the school as we get closer to hosting graduation celebrations on campus.

A huge thanks to Mrs. Jiminez for planning so many field trips like these to expose our students to new inspiration and hone their art skills!

Congratulations to California Educational Theatre Association (CETA) Scholarship winners Caiden Falstrup-Finney (Acting) and Scarlet Bailey (Technical Theater).  

Both of you have made such a tremendous impact at PVHS through your artistic talents and we are all incredibly proud of you both!

REGISTER NOW FOR MOCK ADMISSIONS CASE STUDY!

Limited Seating is Available!

Tuesday, May 16th @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm in Various Classrooms

RSVP by May 12th or until fully booked!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Beginning May 6th, ALL PVPUSD high school students and parents in Grades 9 – 11 are invited to attend… however limited seats are available!

Participants will be placed in various rooms with college admissions officers to simulate small “Admissions Committees” and will review 3 candidates applying to a fictitious college. As a group, you will then review all aspects of the Common Application to determine how the candidates compare to the University profile in order to then decide which student should be admitted, denied, or waitlisted.

This is one of the most enlightening college planning events

of the year that you do not want to miss.



A mini–College Fair will follow the case study from 7:30 – 8 pm.

Currently, these colleges will attend:

· American University

· Baylor University

· Elon University

· Hawaii Pacific University

· Indiana University Bloomington

· Michigan State University

· Ohio University

· Oregon State University

· Rice University

· Scripps College (Claremont College Consortium)

· Southern Methodist University

· University of Arizona

· University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

· University of Oregon

· University of Rochester

May Celebrates Mental Health Awareness Month 

A time when we can all remember to prioritize our health and wellbeing. Join SAGE and the PVHS Counseling Team for weekly activities throughout the month of May at Nutrition and Lunch time at Senior Park.

Coffee Chat on Wednesday, May 17 at 8:30am in the Wellness Center

Senior Parents - Please join PVHS Counselors, Kristin Jones-Manning and Heidi Shulman, for a Coffee Chat discussing sending your soon-to-be graduates off to college! We look forward to seeing you there.

Junior Presentation, Part 2 on Wednesday, May 24th

8:30am and 7:00pm (attend only one)

Junior Parents/Guardians and Students - Please join PVHS Counselors, Kristen Nelson and Heidi Shulman, along with PVHS CCC Director, Joanne Lewis, for a presentation on the College Application Process. We will review Senior Year, College Applications, Application Accounts, Essays and Supplemental Essays, and more. 

Presentations will be held at 8:30am and 7:00pm in the MPR. Parents/Guardians and students are welcome to attend together and only need to attend once (the same information will be covered at booth presentations).

Mental Health Awareness Month 

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.

High School Naturalist Internship



Through this program, high school students volunteer in both George F Canyon Nature Center and White Point Nature Education Center as well as in the adjacent Nature Preserves. Interns shadow PVPLC Nature Center Staff to assist with greeting visitors, facilitating programs, community science projects, trail monitoring, animal care and facility maintenance. Interns also receive a checklist of enrichment requirements including reading and activities that they complete to round out their knowledge during their internship. This is an unpaid internship and interns must be age 16 or above when they start. Interns are required to complete 25 hours of shifts and enrichments to complete this program. Applications can be completed online and competitive applicants will be contacted for an interview whenever internship spaces are available. Here is the link to the application: https://forms.gle/js1M3q2sRFydXmot8

The new allcove Beach Cities mental health and wellness center is now open and welcomes everyone 12-25 years old in PVPUSD. The center is designed FOR and BY youth to reduce stigma, embrace mental wellness, and provide access to a variety of services.

Students 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 out allcove on Instagram @allcovebeachcities or the website for more info. on services offered. 

State and AP Testing in April and May

The testing season is upon us! Our Juniors will be participating in state testing in Science, English, and Math and our AP students of all grades will participate in their subject area AP tests. The full testing schedule is below for your reference.

The State of California assesses schools by testing 11th-grade students in Science, English, and Math. A school's scores on these tests are a major factor in determining a school's ranking, which some colleges look at when they are considering students for admission. Thus, a strong performance on the SBAC ELA, Math, and CAST Tests is absolutely pivotal in keeping our California school ranking strong and giving our students the best chance with admission at the top colleges and universities.

Please join PVHS Staff in encouraging our students to prepare and do their best on these upcoming tests and to Go for the Green, the highest school ranking a school can achieve on the CAASPP tests.

For more information about the exam: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca

For information on opting out of state tests for 11th-grade students,

please contact our associate principal, Mr. Hill at hilld@pvpusd.net.

PTSA News and Important Info

PTSA would like to extend a warm welcome to all Sea King families!

Click here to join!

Attend monthly meetings on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 9 am in the MPR. Each month you will hear from various speakers including our principal, Dr. Ramirez, PVPUSD Administration, PVPUSD School Board Members, and others on campus!

To provide feedback, please submit your questions/issues/suggestions here.

PVPUSD Student Board Policy Handbook

Please see the link below to the PVPUSD Student Board Policy Handbook. It is also located on the main district website under the Parent & Students tab. The handbook was updated in June 2022 and includes the pertinent and updated board policies related to students. 

Student Board Policy Handbook

PVPUSD New Student Enrollment for 2023-24 School Year is now available!  

Do you have a child turning 5 on or before April 2, 2024 and would like to enroll in school for the fall? Enrollment season for all grades TK-12 is now open. 

Please visit the PVPUSD Enrollment home page for more information.