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]
| Palos Verdes Peninsula High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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27118 Silver Spur Road , 90274 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1964 |
| CEEB code | 052683 |
| Principal | Brent Kuykendall |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,290 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 24.05 |
| Color(s) | Black and gold |
| Mascot | Panthers |
| Rivals | Palos Verdes High School |
| Original name | Rolling Hills High School |
| Renamed | 1991 |
| Website | pvphs |
History
editThe 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
editIn 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]
| 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 623 | 588 | 551 | 578 |
Athletics
editIn 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
editPalos 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
editThis article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (October 2021) |
Academics and writers
edit- Julie Otsuka, author
- Julie Reuben, historian
- Lauren Williams, mathematician
Entertainment and media
edit- Steven Appleton, visual artist and ecological activist
- Duane Chase, actor
- Duane Davis, actor
- Denzel Whitaker, actor
- Vince DiFiore, jazz trumpeter
- Liz Gateley, TV producer
- Stephanie Hsu, actress
- Joe Inoue, singer-songwriter, music producer, YouTuber
- Lauren Iungerich, TV producer
- Jon Jafari, YouTuber
- Jirard Khalil, YouTuber
- Kellen Goff, voice actor
- Araksya Karapetyan, Television News Anchor
- Van Ling, special effects coordinator for motion pictures[7]
- Tom Martin, TV writer
- Petros Papadakis, radio/television personality[8]
- Debbi Peterson, member of The Bangles
- Vicki Peterson, member of The Bangles
- Lee Ritenour, jazz guitarist
- Yoko Yazawa, Japanese singer-songwriter
Sportspeople
edit- Bill Auberlen, professional race car driver
- Tracy Austin, professional tennis player
- Jay Bilas, ESPN commentator
- Dave Butler, NBA basketball player
- Greg Butler, NBA basketball player
- Whitney Engen, professional soccer player
- Nick Frasso, professional baseball player[9]
- Clark Haggans, NFL football player
- Kevin Hartman, professional soccer player
- John Hennigan, WWE professional wrestler
- Scott Jackson, NFL football player
- Robin Leamy, 1984 Olympic gold medalist in swimming
- Erik Lorig (born 1986), NFL football player
- Kevin Moen, University California Berkeley, football player famous for "The Play"
- Eli Morgan (born 1996), MLB pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
- Merrill Moses (born 1977), Olympic water polo player
- Don Slaught (born 1958), MLB catcher
- Craig Stevens, NFL player
- Eric Stevens, NFL player
- Steve Sharp, professional soccer player
- Shawn Weinstein (born 1985), Filipino-American professional basketball player
- John Welbourn, NFL football player
References
edit- ^ "Palos Verdes Peninsula High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in Rolling Hills Estates, CA - US News Best High Schools". US News and World Report.
- ^ Kuznia, Rob (August 2, 2012). "Reunion: Students from 3 schools merged to form Peninsula High's first class". Daily Breeze. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Palos Verdes Peninsula High". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "Peninsula grads Max Green, Eli Morgan taken on Day 2 of MLB draft". Daily Breeze. June 13, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Van Ling". IMDb.
- ^ Los Angeles Times articles.latimes.com. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
- ^ "Nick Frasso - Baseball". Loyola Marymount University Athletics.