Palos Verdes High School

School in Palos Verdes Estates, California, United States

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Palos Verdes High School (PVHS) is one of three public high schools on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County, Southern California, USA (the others being Palos Verdes Peninsula High School (formerly Rolling Hills High School) and Rancho Del Mar High School). Located by the ocean in Palos Verdes Estates, the school is part of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District.

History

It originally opened in 1961.^[5]

The school had a Parent Teacher Association; in 1969 the association began allowing students to participate, and so it became the "Parent Teacher Student Association."^[6]

Originally opened in 1961, the school earned many awards for academic and athletic excellence before declining enrollments led the District to close PVHS in 1991, combining three existing high schools into Palos Verdes Peninsula High School (PVPHS). The campus remained in use as Palos Verdes Intermediate School, with the former intermediate schools having been closed as part of the reorganization. In 2002, climbing enrollments and overcrowding at Peninsula High School led the district to reopen Palos Verdes High School. By the first year, enrollment reached 470 students.^[5]

Athletics

The athletic teams (known as the Sea Kings) are represented by the colors red, black, and white. The nickname comes from the Greek god Poseidon, the school's official mascot. Palos Verdes competes in the Southern Section, Northern Division of the California Interscholastic Federation.

Fall Sports:

Cheer(JV, V)
Boys' Cross Country
Girls' Cross Country
Football(F, JV, V)
Girls' Golf(JV, V)
Song(JV, V)
Girls' Tennis(JV, V)
Girls' Volleyball(F/S, JV, V)
Boys' Water Polo(F/S, JV, V)

Winter Sports:

Boys' Basketball(F/S, JV, V)
Girls' Basketball(F/S, V)
Boys' Soccer(F/S, JV, V)
Girls' Soccer(F/S, JV, V)
Boys' Surf(V)
Girls' Surf(V)
Girls' Water Polo(F/S, JV, V)

Spring Sports:

Baseball(F/S, JV, V)
Boys' Golf(JV, V)
Boys' Lacrosse(JV, V)
Girls' Lacrosse(JV, V)
Softball(JV, V)
Boys' Swimming(F/S, V)
Girls' Swimming(F/S, V)
Boys' Tennis(JV, V)
Boys' Track
Girls' Track
Boys' Volleyball(F/S, JV, V)^[7]

Notable alumni

Bill Laimbeer, pictured on the varsity basketball team, would go on to earn four All-Star appearances and two championships in the NBA.

Dana Rohrabacher (Former Member U.S House of Representatives), Class of 1965
Toulouse Engelhardt, Guitar Virtuoso, Recording Artist and Composer, Class of 69
Sable Starr was an American groupie, often described as the "queen of the groupie scene" in Los Angeles during the early 1970
Former Senator George Felix Allen (R-VA), Class of 1970
Jan van Breda Kolff, former college and professional basketball player, SEC Player of the Year (1974), Class of 1970
Stephen-Craig Aristei, music publisher, manager, music supervisor, and film and television producer, Class before 1971
Craig Hogan, Director of Fermilab Center for Particle Astrophysics, Class of 1972
Blair Bush (former center in the NFL), Class of 1974
Billy Martin, Tennis Pro & long time UCLA Tennis Head Coach, Class of 1974
Bill Laimbeer (Detroit Pistons star and former WNBA coach) and leader of the 1975 CIF championship basketball team, Class of 1975
Daniel Levitin (neuroscientist, musician and author), Class of 1975
Matt Wuerker, Political cartoonist, winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning, Class of 1975
Mark Acres, (pro basketball; Boston Celtics 1987-1989, Orlando Magic 1989-1992, Houston Rockets 1992, Washington Bullets 1993), Class of 1981
Carin Jennings, Member of the USWNT, Class of 1983
Pete Sampras (tennis great) (attended 1985-88)
Heather Burge WNBA player, Class of 1989
Heidi Burge - WNBA player, Class of 1989
John Welbourn, NFL offensive lineman, formerly with the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs (attended 1990-1991)
Rebecca Mehra (born 1994), American middle-distance runner
Tai Verdes (born 1995), American singer
Ellie Darcey-Alden (born 1999), English actress, dancer and model^[8]^[9]
Joe Walker, NFL linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles^[10]
Matt Grace, MLB pitcher for the Washington Nationals
Bryan James Scott, Quarterback for the Generals of The Spring League
Cameron Terrell (born 2000), former gang member

Alumni notable for criminal activities

Christopher Boyce (convicted of espionage, subject of the movie The Falcon and the Snowman, from Robert Lindsey's book of the same name), Class of 1971
Andrew Daulton Lee (convicted of espionage, subject of the movie The Falcon and the Snowman, from Robert Lindsey's book of the same name), Class of 1970

Notable faculty

Jovan Vavic - former water polo coach

References

^ "Palos Verdes High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Palos Verdes High School". Los Angeles Conservancy. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
^ "Principal's Update". Archived from the original on 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2013-04-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b Fry, Hannah; Shalby, Colleen; Cosgrove, Jaclyn (May 15, 2019). "Racist 'promposal' shows disconnect between affluent Palos Verdes Estates and the rest of L.A." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
^ Carter, Diane Luck (1977-03-04). "Peninsula PTAs open meetings to students". News-Pilot. San Pedro, Los Angeles. p. 9. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
^ Sports by Season Archived 2013-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ "List of students enrolled in PVHS Choreo Dance 2015-16." Archived 22 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine PVHS Official Site. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
^ "Info on PVHS Choreo Dance class." Archived 22 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine PVHS Official Site. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
^ "Area notebook: Palos Verdes' Joe Walker drafted by Eagles". Daily Breeze. 3 May 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2018.