Palos Verdes Peninsula High School

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Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Address
Map
27118 Silver Spur Road

Rolling Hills Estates
,
California
90274

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1964
CEEB code052683
PrincipalBrent Kuykendall
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,290 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.05
Color(s)    Black and gold
MascotPanthers
RivalsPalos Verdes High School
Original nameRolling Hills High School
Renamed1991
Websitepvphs.pvpusd.net

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School is a public high school in Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of 2023, it is a top-ranked school in the Los Angeles, CA Metro Area (#16) and California (#42), according to US News & World Report.[2]

History

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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.[3] 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.

Demographics

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In the 2021–22 year, there were 2,338 students enrolled in Palos Verdes Peninsula High School.[4] Enrollment by race/ethnicity was 39.09% Asian, 37.08% White, 12.49% Hispanic, 2.44% Black, and 8.9% other.[4] Enrollment by gender was 49.87% male and 50.13% female.[4]

Enrollment By Grade
9th 10th 11th 12th
Students 623 588 551 578

Athletics

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In 2014, as a senior, future major leaguer Eli Morgan had a 10–2 win–loss record with a 1.23 earned run average.[5] He was named Bay League Co-Pitcher of the Year and All-California Interscholastic Federation First Team.

Extracurricular Activities and Programs

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Palos Verdes Peninsula High School offers a large variety of extracurricular activities including, but not limited to, Model United Nations, Speech & Debate, Mock Trial, CyberPatriots, FRC Robotics, Science Research, and Academic Decathlon. Its Speech & Debate and Model United Nations programs are nationally ranked.[6]

In October 2022, the school's Model United Nations program, together with Rotary Club of Palos Verdes Sunset and Rotary E-Club of District 2750 Tokyo Yoneyama, hosted the 1st Rotary Peace Conference with speakers such as Best Delegate CEO, Kevin Chan, and Ihor Kukhlevsky, a Ukrainian refugee. It was dedicated to bringing awareness to the atomic bombings in 1945 and nuclear weapons. A tree from Heiwa (Hiroshima Survivor Trees) was planted by California Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi afterwards.

Notable alumni

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Academics and writers

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Entertainment and media

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Sportspeople

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References

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  1. ^ "Palos Verdes Peninsula High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in Rolling Hills Estates, CA - US News Best High Schools". US News and World Report.
  3. ^ Kuznia, Rob (August 2, 2012). "Reunion: Students from 3 schools merged to form Peninsula High's first class". Daily Breeze. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Palos Verdes Peninsula High". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "Peninsula grads Max Green, Eli Morgan taken on Day 2 of MLB draft". Daily Breeze. June 13, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  6. ^ erik (August 29, 2016). "The 150 Best High School Model United Nations Teams in North America from the 2015–2016 School Year". Best Delegate Model United Nations. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "Van Ling". IMDb.
  8. ^ Los Angeles Times articles.latimes.com. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  9. ^ "Nick Frasso - Baseball". Loyola Marymount University Athletics.
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