The Point

Senior Season 2021

May 19, 2021

Sea King seniors were able to enjoy some traditional senior activities during their final weeks of school. With masks on, seniors shared their college destinations and then both juniors and seniors celebrated...

Congress Aims to Prohibit LGBTQ+ Discrimination Through Bipartisan Equality Act

Aurora Khatibi Garrity, News Editor • April 9, 2021

On Feb. 25,, the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R.5, or the Equality Act, for the second time in American history, this time with a bipartisan vote of 224-206. The bill will prohibit discrimination...

“This is Written Into America’s DNA”

Alycen Kim, Sarah Liu, Kaylie Harley, and Aurora Khatibi Garrity • April 9, 2021

In the wake of the Atlanta spa shootings, pleas to #StopAAPIHate have been amplified by the AAPI community. The Point breaks down the long history of anti-Asian racism that has led us to this moment. The...

Car Connoisseurs of PVHS

Claire Hardesty, Editor-in-Chief • April 9, 2021

The students of PVHS have always put an emphasis on making their cars personal to them and their personalities. Driving up to campus, you can be certain there will be a variety of colorful VW Bugs, Jeeps,...

Following Other CA Schools, PVHS Finally Opens Its Doors to Students

Vikesh Dheeriya, Reporter • April 9, 2021

After a year of distance learning, many high schools in California recently reopened to an in-person format with PVHS, returning April 12, not far behind. Most of the in-person schools that have reopened...

Stop AAPI Hate

Asian American Community Calls For Justice In Wake of Hate Crimes

Aidan Sun, News Editor • April 9, 2021

On a chilly night in Atlanta on March 16, a gunman targeted and killed eight, including six Asian American women. Days later, the headlines of major news outlets still read, “motive unknown.” But...

Wellness Initiatives Aim to Combat Mental Health Woes

Sarah Liu and Claire Hardesty • March 12, 2021

In the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, there are now two diseases that students and staff have become acutely aware of: one of the lungs, and one of the heart and mind. The already-existing...

PV Jerseys Cross the Finish Line Once Again

Claire Hardesty, Editor-in-Chief • March 12, 2021

With the PV High stripes in retirement for almost a year now, no team has taken the field in a jersey reading “Palos Verdes” since the beginning of March last year. As of now, since the state has...

Student Small Businesses Find Success During Quarantine

Mallory Meyer, Reporter • March 12, 2021

Over quarantine, many students have been getting creative in starting their own businesses. One unique and popular business is owned by junior Bella D’Alfonso. “I create customizable, gourmet chocolate...

Get Your Acts Straight!

A contextual explanation of the Insurrection Act of 1807. I’ll let you decide if you need to be worried.

Aurora Khatibi Garrity, Reporter • June 1, 2020

Last Monday, President Trump threatened to impose on America the Insurrection Act of 1807, which, thanks to unreliable media and uneducated opinions, has been wrongly labeled as complete martial law. The...

The Controversial CBA Agreement

Fin Kehrli, Reporter • March 26, 2020

Football is America’s Game. Whether it be going to a classic rivalry game with friends and family, forming communities and friendships with fellow fans, or having a Super Bowl party with platters...

Tritons Walk for the Fight

Fin Kehrli, Reporter • February 25, 2020

Each February, Be the Change (BTC) plans and operates the much-anticipated Remember the Tritons Walk. The walk brings Sea Kings together as well as the general community of Palos Verdes for a charitable...