Palos Verdes Peninsula High School Explained

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Image Size:200px
Free Label:Original name
Free Text:Rolling Hills High School
Principal:Brent Kuykendall
Streetaddress:27118 Silver Spur Road
Zipcode:90274
Country:United States
Ceeb:052683
Enrollment:2,290 (2022–23)[1]
Grades:9–12
Ratio:24.05
Established:1964
Free Label2:Renamed
Free Text2:1991
Mascot:Panthers
Colors: Black and gold
Rivals:Palos Verdes High School

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

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

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. Enrollment by gender was 49.87% male and 50.13% female.

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Athletics

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

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

Academics and writers

Entertainment and media

Sportspeople

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Palos Verdes Peninsula High. National Center for Education Statistics. June 20, 2024.
  2. Web site: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in Rolling Hills Estates, CA - US News Best High Schools . US News and World Report.
  3. Web site: Kuznia. Rob. 2012-08-02. Reunion: Students from 3 schools merged to form Peninsula High's first class. 2021-10-29. Daily Breeze. en-US.
  4. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Palos Verdes Peninsula High. 2020-12-09. nces.ed.gov. EN.
  5. Web site: Peninsula grads Max Green, Eli Morgan taken on Day 2 of MLB draft. Daily Breeze. June 13, 2017. May 21, 2019.
  6. Web site: erik . 2016-08-29 . The 150 Best High School Model United Nations Teams in North America from the 2015–2016 School Year . 2023-02-11 . Best Delegate Model United Nations . en-US.
  7. Web site: Van Ling. IMDb.
  8. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-aug-31-sp-40460-story.html Los Angeles Times
  9. Web site: Nick Frasso - Baseball . Loyola Marymount University Athletics . en.

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