Features – The Palos Verdes Point

Meet Palos Verdes’ Next Top Models

Lauren Jai, Features Editor

February 22, 2019

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Ella Polischeck (12) When Ella Polischeck was a baby, her mom had submitted photos of her to a modeling agency who decided to represent her. At the age of three, Polischeck began auditioning in a modeling agency. From there on, she ...

Students Shine with Style

Isabella Firmani, Writer

February 22, 2019

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PVHS sophomores Chloe Dowling and Ife Ibraheem took their passions and used them to create their own online magazine called Project Unique. Their main focus is to shine a light on one way people look to express themselves through their clothes. ...

Dealing with College Rejections

Rachel Paik, Centerspread Editor

February 21, 2019

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College rejection instills a different sort of anxiety in teenagers: a sadness because we don’t know how our future will turn out. School may teach you that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell and how to cram thr...

Let’s Hear it For the Orchestra

Natasha Stein, Writer

February 21, 2019

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While Palos Verdes High School’s talented actors are performing on stage, a whole other group of talented performers works hard to make the show magical. For this year’s spring musical, Footloose, the orchestra is compris...

Throwback to Palos Verdes, Circa 1900s

Claire Hardesty, Writer

February 21, 2019

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Early 1900’s: the Palos Verdes Peninsula is residence to 100 families, the roads end on Grand Via Alta Mira, and one family delivers groceries to all of the residents on the hill. Nestled into the corner of a newly built Malaga Cove Plaza, M...

How Does Gift Giving Change Over the Years?

Isabella Firmani, Writer

December 21, 2018

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With the holidays coming up, kids, husbands, wives, and parents are all going to have to make the big decision of what to get the rest of their family and friends. And although Christmas is a time for giving and receiving presents, it seems that as people get older, the number and value of gifts they ...

The Key to Balancing School and Sports

McKinley Pieper, Photo Editor

December 21, 2018

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What is the secret to balancing sports and a rigorous academic schedule? PVHS students Carter Harrigan, Fritz Mulkey, and Rachel Post all have one thing in common. Every night, they write down tomorrow’s schedule and a list...

Music Made by Miyashita

Gracie Hsieh, Writer

December 21, 2018

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“The guitar is like a pair of wings for me. I know it sounds corny but when I’m playing, I feel like I’m in a world all by myself where I can fly,” said junior Joe Miyashita. “I have the ability to fearlessly spill out...

Students Enjoy the Extended Thanksgiving Break

Emma Conkling, Writer

December 21, 2018

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Last Thanksgiving, PV students started off the break with Wednesday (a minimum day) and then Thursday, Friday, plus the weekend off. This Thanksgiving, students got to enjoy a longer vacation by having a whole week off. ...

Year of the Pig: 2019 Predictions

Lauren Jai, Features Editor

December 21, 2018

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2019 is the Year of the Pig. While it is highly unlikely for any of us current students to have the zodiac sign of a “pig” due to our ages, we all have something in common: a wish for a great and lucky new year. The first day of the 2019 Chinese zodiac year is February 4, and Chinese New Year begi...

Holiday Season Brings Winter Wonderland to LA

Lauren Jai, Features Editor

December 21, 2018

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In Los Angeles, there is a plethora of fun holiday events to attend. Although Los Angeles may not have the white Christmas that you dream of, activities still abound. Take a look at some of LA’s greatest holiday events. ...

Pink PVIT and WISE Pave the Way for Women Engineers

John Kim, Writer

December 3, 2018

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STEM has long been a male-dominated field, and although there has been a recent increase of women in STEM, women are still undoubtedly a minority in it. Some of the problems stem from the fact that girls have quite limited expos...