Palos Verdes Peninsula High School - Rolling Hills Estates, California/CA

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Palos Verdes Peninsula High School

27118 Silver Spur Rd., Rolling Hills Estates, CA, 90274-2300 -

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Definition of Terms

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2527 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

114 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 633 students

Grade 10 - 617 students

Grade 11 - 643 students

Grade 12 - 634 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:22

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	3%
% Asian	37%	8%
% Hispanic	5%	39%
% Black	3%	9%
% White	54%	36%
% Unknown	1 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	17	7
Number of Students Managed	12,054 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	$90,279,000	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	$93,153,000	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,490	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	$7,728	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Evacuations in L-A Area Fires (KOGO 600 AM San Diego)
posted on August 30, 2009 at 06:16:46 am
Brush fires were still burning out of control in the Angeles National Forest north of Los Angeles with evacuations ordered.
RPV fire 100% contained (Daily Breeze)
posted on August 29, 2009 at 06:11:25 am
Firefighters held the line and only six homes were damaged by the 230-acre wildfire which was declared 100 percent contained on Saturday morning. See latest KCBS2/KCAL9 videos inside. RPV Fire Photo Gallery 2nd Day RPV Fire Photos
Rancho Palos Verdes Fire Evacs Over (FOX 11 News Los Angeles)
posted on August 28, 2009 at 09:29:11 pm
Firefighters moved closer to completely containing a wildfire that had threatened homes in Rancho Palos Verdes, and evacuation orders were lifted for more than 1,000 residents who were told to get to safety. Video reports inside this story.
Evacuations LIfted in RPV Fire (FOX 11 News Los Angeles)
posted on August 28, 2009 at 07:59:20 pm
A mandatory evacuation was lifted today in Rancho Palos Verdes for more than 1,000 residents ordered to leave their homes because of a wildfire, a county fire captain said. Amy Muprhy has a report from the scene.
Crews mount air, ground assault on Palos Verdes wildfire (Los Angeles Daily News)
posted on August 28, 2009 at 03:29:14 pm
Firefighters launched an aggressive air and ground assault today on a brush fire in Rancho Palos Verdes after it prompted the evacuation of more than 1,000 residents from their homes in neighboring Rolling Hills.

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Palos Verdes Peninsula High School (also known as Peninsula High, Pen High, or PVPHS) is one of three public high schools on the Palos Verdes Peninsula (the others being Palos Verdes High School, and Rancho Del Mar High School). Located at the corner of Hawthorne Boulevard and Silver Spur Road, Peninsula High serves the communities of Rolling Hills Estates, Rolling Hills, Rancho Palos Verdes and Palos Verdes Estates.
The school was formed in 1991 when Miraleste High School, Palos Verdes High School and Rolling Hills High School were merged into a single high school. The former Rolling Hills High School campus (opened 1964) had the highest capacity and was used for the combined school. When overcrowding became a problem after 1999, the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District elected to re-open Palos Verdes High School in 2002. As of 2004, the PVPHS student body numbers 3500 students. Now as of 2006, the PVPHS student body is approximately 2500 students.
Students compete in baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, equestrian, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, roller hockey, soccer, softball, surfing, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling.
The school yearbook, "La Pantera," has won state and national awards and is the largest high school publication in the nation with 663 pages. Other school publications include "The Pen", the schools monthly newspaper made by the journalism class. "Eye of the Panther News", (EOP) the schools broadcast journalism program was created in 2007, and continues today.
PVPHS has been designated within the state a California Distinguished School, and nationally a New American High School. It has a blue ribbon from the United States Department of Education.
Awards:• Ranked 89 by US News and World report out of (18,500)• Distinguished California School (four times)• National Blue Ribbon School (35 schools named of 18,500)• New American High School (one of ten named out of 18,500 schools)• Siemens Foundation Science Winner (one of four schools of over 27,000)• Newsweek recognition (#15 of 18,500 schools)• Wall Street Journal (top ten of 27,000 schools)- California Junior Classical League (several times)
Class of 2009 Profile
23 National Merit finalists
7 National Hispanic Scholars
2 National Achievement Semifinalists
49 Commended Students
21 Valedictorians
Demographics
As of the 2007-2008 school year, PVPHS students were 46% White, 43% Asian, 7% Latino, 3% African American, and 1% Pacific Islander. School Demographics
Sports
PVPHS has more than 180 league titles, more than 40 CIF titles, 8 state titles, 4 national titles.
Fall Sports (Boys):Cross Country, Football, Water Polo, Hockey
Fall Sports (Girls):Cross Country, Golf, Tennis, Volleyball
Winter Sports (Boys):Basketball, Soccer, Wrestling, Surfing
Winter Sports (Girls):Basketball, Soccer, Water Polo, Surfing
Spring Sports (Boys):Baseball, Golf, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Lacrosse
Spring Sports (Girls):Softball, Swimming, Track, Lacrosse
Year-Round Sports:Equestrian, Pep Squad, Crew, Color Guard, Sailing
Class Reunion Information
Class of 1969 (Formerly Rolling Hills High School

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