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Defeating a Decade Long Drought: Girls Water Polo Wins Bay League
Shazma Zahra, Reporter • March 18, 2024

Girls Water Polo is one of PVHS’s best sports teams, and have proved it this season with their impressive run in the Division Three playoffs. One...

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Girls Soccer Takes it to CIF Finals
Kate North and Jonathan Liu March 18, 2024

In a historic season, PVHS Girls Soccer made an impressive run to the Division One championship game.  Finishing the season with 19 wins,...

Girls varsity basketball celebrates after winning against Eastside High School (Photo courtesy of Katie Golden)
Girls Varsity Basketball Wins CIF, 57 – 46
Chloe Choi and Jonathan Liu March 18, 2024

One of the biggest turnarounds in PVHS sports history came this year with the Girls Basketball team. Last season, the team was victorious three...

Turning Back Time with Teachers
Kate North and Valerie Villegas March 18, 2024

Some say high school is the best four years of your life. But, in Palos Verdes Peninsula School District, many alumni have been drawn to continue...

(Graphic by Claire Auer)
How Many Colleges Is Enough to Apply To?
Claire Auer, Reporter • November 14, 2024

As college application deadlines approach, there has been a debate over how many schools to apply to. Although there isn’t a guaranteed right or wrong number of schools,...

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Why the NY Times’ Top 100 Books of the Century falls Short
Sierra Hickey, Reporter • November 14, 2024

Over the summer, The New York Times released an article that has caused significant controversy in the literary world. The article claimed to present the top 100 books of...

Pint Sized Stories: Who wants this job?
Chloe Choi, Editor-in-Chief • March 18, 2024

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The Increasing Competition of College Applications
James Lew, Features Editor • November 14, 2024

Nowadays there are many challenges in the years leading up to the increasingly competitive landscape of college applications, with acceptance into students’ dream schools...

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Soarin’ Over PVHS
Ella Gardner, Reporter • November 14, 2024

Lexi Johnson is a senior on the school volleyball team who has another passion: flying. She has enjoyed flying and piloting for many years. “Aviation is rooted deeply...

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Senior Publishes First Novel
Zoe Barton November 14, 2024

Across the country, there are very few high school students who can call themselves a published author. After starting in December of her sophomore year, months of hard work...

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PV High’s Pest Problem
Ruby Mayrose, Centerspread Editor • November 6, 2024

Almost every student, member of staff or visitor at PVHS has something to say about the troublesome WiFi experience every day. With constant...

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Extreme Heat Spurring Change on Campus
Kelly Bojorquez, Reporter • November 6, 2024

Over recent years, temperatures in California have risen dramatically, creating a challenging learning environment for students and faculty members....

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Re-establishing the Coffee Shop Experience
Ella Hansen, Reporter • November 6, 2024

On Sept. 10, the new chairman and CEO of Starbucks, Brian Niccol, announced that he would like to re-establish Starbucks as the community coffeehouse....

The Formula Behind Formula 1
Valerie Villegas, Reporter • March 18, 2024

In the rising years, the motorsport Formula 1 has gained more traction leading to more of PV High’s students to become interested within the motorsport and its complexities.  Seniors...

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From Leotards to Unitards
Ella Gardener, Reporter/Social Media • March 18, 2024

Women’s sports are emerging more now than they have ever before.  What women wear when competing in the Olympics, and all major sports games has become a prominent issue...

Athletic Excellence
Jason Lee and Jaden Kim March 18, 2024

 Brette Andrews is a senior at PVHS and has been doing Track and Field for five years.  She quickly fell in love with the sport.  “I started doing track and field...

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Pint-Sized Stories: Senior Send-Off
Luka Ardon and Chloe Choi, Centerspread Editors • May 31, 2023

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