October 18th, 2020
Dear Sea Kings,
Please see below for updates on everything happening at PVHS. We encourage everyone to continue to check our Distance Learning webpage for additional updates and information as well.
Please note that there is no school Friday October 23rd and Wednesday October 21st is a minimum block day. For the most up to date AB schedule click here or for the bell schedules click here.
Sincerely,
Allan Tyner, Ed. D
Principal
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Model United Nations Wins during Virtual Conference
A big congratulations and great job to all the students of Model United Nations that participated in the Cerritos Conference on October 10th. The following students received awards of excellence at the conference: Janna Lee, Haleigh Liu, Jackie Lane, Mark Lin, Sam Malekzadeh, Jenna Chow, Naomi Gan, and Kelsey Turnbull. Well done!
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Student Spotlight
Madison Miller, sophomore, is currently in our Korean 2 class. As part of the class Madison participated and won the 2020 Korean Class Scholarship Award sponsored by the Korean Education Center in Los Angeles (KECLA). The essay topic was "Popularity of Korean Culture". Madison expressed how Korean Culture has become so globally recognized in the past few years and how K-pop music influenced her in her life. Congratulations Madison!
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The Point Student Newspaper
This past week The Point journalism staff worked tirelessly to publish the first issue of the school year. Staff reporters wrote a variety of stories including articles about athlete updates, online learning adjustments, the NBA bubble success, problems with Harry Potter, the electoral college, and more! Without a traditional newsroom this school year, the staff had to get creative and adjust to working collaboratively online. Even though they couldn't interview students on campus, interviews were conducted via phone calls, text, Facetime, and Zoom. Thank you to the editorial team for putting it all together!
A special shoutout to the following staff members for their extraordinary contributions to this issue:
Best photo/graphic: Frances Stott
Best articles: Sydney Lyle and Jonathan Liu
Best spread/section: News (Aurora Khatibi Garrity and Aidan Sun)
MVP: CJ Haddad
Spirit of The Point: Alycen Kim
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Leadership and Activities Information
Anyone interested in forming a 2020-2021 Club, please find the Google form here. If you are applying for a NEW club, you will be contacted by ASB with the schedule via email to interview. Returning clubs must fill out the google form, but there will be no interview. ALL CLUBS MUST HAVE THE FORM FILLED OUT BY MONDAY OCTOBER 19TH.
Please note that at this time, all clubs will be virtual and there will be no in person gathering. You will still need to have a faculty advisor be present even while virtual. We will have a zoom meeting with the new club presidents at the end of October to establish how club rush will work and go over any and all guidelines for how clubs will run this year.
Questions? Please email Mrs. Maxfield at maxfieldj@pvpusd.net
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The CSF Fall 2020 Membership Drive continues through Friday, 10/23. See application and information on the CSF Page. If your student ID # was on the Fall 2020 Eligibility List (posted online), then you can apply. If you feel there was an error, contact Ms. Klabe klabea@pvpusd.net and she will review your eligibility. Once confirmed, you will receive an email on how to complete the membership dues. Due to restrictions, for the Fall 2020 semester, you will not be required to submit a service/donation.
**Please note: you will need to be signed in through your pvpusd email/account in order to access the Google form---just like how you access your Google Classroom docs. If having difficulty, try making sure you are signed out of any other Gmail/Google accounts or tabs on your computer.
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Math Club is starting up this week - first competition is Tuesday! We compete in local and regional math competitions and everything will be online for now. Contests are fun, and a great way to experience math differently. If you compete for a semester and have a 3.5 GPA in your math classes, you can join Math Honor Society. To join Math Club, join our Google Classroom (code: r4auup3) and complete all the information there. Hope to see you in Math Club. |
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Counseling Office Updates
Seniors- If you have not yet met with your counselor regarding your plans for college or post-secondary options PLEASE sign up for an individual appointment to meet with your counselor to discuss your plans using the link below. As a reminder the deadline to request a counselor letter of recommendation is November 2nd.
Please click here if you would like to schedule a senior meeting with your counselor
Attention All Students! Would you like to meet with your counselor to discuss academics, college interests or personal issues, we are here to help....click below to make a virtual appointment with your counselor at a time convenient for you. Unsure why you would see your counselor? Check out the Top 10 reasons to See your Counselor below.
Students! Check out our new virtual wellness center on the PVHS website. There are a variety of wellness resources that you can access that will be helpful in de-stressing and managing anxiety during distance
Feeling Stressed or Anxious with online learning? Check out these tips to help you manage your stress:
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As a South Bay Families Connected partner school district, our teens have access to the new SBFC Virtual Teen Center. This was created by local teens from the South Bay community who understand the challenges that teens are facing during these current times. These teens have produced videos and curated resources to help support teens mental health and wellness. It is their goal to help others with practicing self-care and kindness, encourage teens to connect with their passions and remind the teen community they are not alone during these challenging times. Check out the resources at the link below.
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College and Career Center Updates
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: Pop Up/Pop In Q & A WITH THE PVHS CCC - for PARENTS ONLY!
12:30pm – 1:30pm, OCT. 20th. Are you the parent of a Sea King with a few critical issues or questions for Mrs. Lewis or Mrs. Hoffman that you’d like to quickly ask face to face… via Zoom? Plan to pop-in to our pop-up Q&A session on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 20th from 12:30- 1:30. Parents of all grade students are welcome!
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SAVE THE DATES! COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE SERIES CONTINUES THROUGH OCTOBER:
Event #9 – Oct. 20th @ 6:30pm California Community Colleges: Opportunities galore!
Event #10 – Oct. 28th @ 6:30pm CSU APPLY – Cal State Application line by line! Q & A!
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Technology Updates
Students, if a teacher is absent, an email will be sent to you that morning with a Google Meet link to meet the substitute teacher. If you cannot get into your class, please check your email!
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Attention all students! The One Hill Project is seeking your input! Click below to fill out the survey.
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Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk
This year the SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk is going virtual. Normally, the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk rallies thousands every October for a fun-filled celebration at the beach, where families and friends gather to walk from Manhattan Beach Pier to Hermosa Beach Pier and back in support of our children. Since 2009, the event has raised more than $13 million to support public education and the Friendship Foundation. Last year, our district had over 3,500 registered walkers which raised more than $257,000 for the Peninsula Education Foundation (PEF).
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Monday October 19th
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AP Testing Registration is due in less than one month! Click here for more information and directions on how to complete your registration and pay for your exams
- A Day
- Fall Festivities Week starts today! "Make Something Monday: Carve a pumpkin contest, make sure to tag @pvasb in your pictures by Thursday and winners will be announced on Friday!
Tuesday October 20th
- B-Day
- Fall Festivities Week continues with Trader Joe's Tuesday: Try all things pumpkin and fall at Trader Joes and send your favorites to @pvasb
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Pop-up Q&A session with the PVHS CCC from12:30- 1:30. Parents of all grade students are welcome! Click here for Zoom link!
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College Knowledge Series Event #9 @ 6:30pm California Community Colleges: Opportunities galore!
Wednesday October 21st
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Minimum Block A-Day. Click here for the schedule
- Fall Festivities Week continues with Wicked Wednesday: Show us your fall decorations at your house and tag @pvasb to show your spirit!
Thursday October 22nd
- B-Day
- Fall Festivities Week continues with Thriller Thursday: Watch your favorite scary Halloween movie and show us @pvasb
Friday October 23rd
- No school today. Teacher Professional Development day.
- Fall Festivities Week continues with Fall Fit Friday: Show us your favorite fall fit (outfit) and tag us @pvasb!
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Save the date Sea Kings for your school photos and ID cards! More information including a detailed schedule will be released later. |
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