Class of 2015 stretches the limits of free speech


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Senior Cairo Smith took it upon himself to design T-shirts for the graduating class of 2015 this year, but the result greatly shocked students, school officials and even onlookers …

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AP tests are set to change in accordance to Common Core


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Common Core continues change the education system, altering the content of Advanced Placement (AP) tests. According to the Collegeboard website, the new test model, applied to a majority of subjects, …

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Targeting the TSA


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An airport without security measures is clearly flawed; if no one boarding airplanes had his bags checked or if the passengers themselves had not been inspected for carrying dangerous substances, …

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PLUS takes it to the students


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On Sept. 19, 2013, Peninsula high schools PLUS program hosted their first ever forum. The forum took place during 3rd and 4th period in the College Career Center. Invitations …

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Federal standards alter district focus


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The federal government decided to implement a new set of standardized testing starting in 2014.
“The Superintendent for Public Education has suggested that the STAR tests be suspended until the new …

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All schools are equal but some schools are more equal than others


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Proposition 30, a government measure to increase state funding for education, was passed on Nov. 6. After years of deep cuts in educational budgets, all public schools needed money to …

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Best Buddies organizes Disability Awareness Week


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From the week of March 11- 15, Peninsula’s Best Buddies Club organized Disability Awareness Week. Lunchtime activities encouraged the interaction between kids in the special education program and the general …

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Peninsula 2013 Yearbooks Still on Sale


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Attention students! A limited number of 2013 yearbooks are still for sale. Please fill out the contract on pvphs.com or pvphsnews.com and submit $110 check payable to “PVPHS Yearbook” to …

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Author April White visits English classes


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On Jan. 23, novelist April White came to Peninsula to speak to students about her first book, “The Immortal Descendants: Marking Time” which was published on October 30, 2012.
“She opened …

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Flu Season At Peninsula High School


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A new strain of the flu has reached Peninsula. Mutating every few years and increasingly becoming stronger, the flu has only been around Southern California for a few weeks after …

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