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Sold Out Footloose Shows Wow Audiences

Phoebe Lai and Isabella Ruiz May 1, 2019

The classic 80’s film about high-schooler Ren McCormack and his struggle to return dancing and rock-and-roll music to his new town is being reclaimed by PV High’s own production of Footloose this Spring.  A...

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Business at Berkeley

Noah Whang, Sports Editor April 1, 2019

On February 28, students enrolled in PVHS’s Model United Nations [MUN] departed for the annual University of California, Berkeley MUN trip. This annual tradition allows students to experience a new...

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Sea Kings Take on City Council

Chloe Slome, Writer April 1, 2019

PVHS students became politicians this year as they campaigned for the Palos Verdes Estates City Council election in March. With seven candidates running, the PVE City Council election was competitive this...

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Liberals and Conservatives Talk Presidency

Kyle Ahn, Writer April 1, 2019

What is one word you’d use to describe the Trump Presidency? Elena Wingard (conservative): Confusing. Emmy Rener (liberal): Dissatisfying. Ali Rahimi (conservative): Complicated. Joe Miyashita...

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More Power to PVOW

Heather Bryant, Writer April 1, 2019

On March 8th, 2019, millions of women and men alike celebrated International Women’s Day worldwide. On campus, PVOW [Palos Verdes Organization Of Women] hosted guest speaker Marissa Hewitt, a former...

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Drowning in Debt

Nikolas Tempereau, Opinion Editor April 1, 2019

  Sea Kings may need to set aside their class textbooks and pick up finance guidebooks, as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported in early March that millennials have accumulated over $1...

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Hollywood Acknowledges Menstruation

Chloe Lendi, Writer April 1, 2019

The recent Oscars Ceremony made history as Hollywood acknowledged menstruation for the first time in history. The film “Period. End of Sentence” won Best Documentary Short Subject at the 91st Academy...

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College Admissions Scandal Hits Close to Home

Graydon Leongkaye and Sarah Liu, Writers April 1, 2019

On March 12, the FBI unearthed the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history. At the time of publishing, 50 people have been charged over the course of the investigation for bribing athletics...

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Sea Kings Saving Lives at the Blood Drive

Isabella Ruiz, News Editor April 1, 2019

For the first time in 16 years, PV High hosted a blood drive in partnership with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, as students rolled up their sleeves to partake in donating a pint of blood.  On March 5th,...

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Voicing Concerns at Capitol Convoy

March 25, 2019

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District students, educators and administrators took business into their own hands through the annual Capitol Convoy trip from March 19 to 20. Participants traveled...

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Dubs and L’s

February 22, 2019

The Point staff members take note of the wins and losses students experienced this past month. W PV beats Pen in basketball PVHS started off the new year on a good note on January 31st, beating the...

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Human Rights Awareness

Ryan Olarte, Writer February 21, 2019

Human rights have been violated by many groups of people throughout history. GSA, PVOW, and CARE have come together to plan human rights awareness week. Social equality and awareness is essential for a...

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