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Physical Education - Kimi Hendrick, Department Chair
The Physical Education Department at include strength and conditioning, relief and overall mind body health.
PVPHS is committed to offering a holistic yoga, dance, and surf. The strength and The teachers are dedicated to providing
fitness program for students. The program conditioning program trains students in students the opportunity to unwind from
encourages students to become lifelong weight lifting, agility, and plyometrics. the rigors of the academic day and to
movers through a variety of modalities: The yoga program teaches classic asana, focus on their physical well-being.
cardiovascular fitness, strength training, as well as mindfulness techniques and
recreational sports, and mindfulness. meditation. Dance offers a variety of styles
The general physical education course such as jazz, ballet, and world dance, plus
focuses on ten different recreational choreography assignments to encourage
sports: football, softball, volleyball, creative expression. The popular surf class
badminton, Frisbee, and others. meets at Torrance Beach for hands-on
ocean activities.
In addition, the department offers electives
in order to allow students a choice in The physical education teachers believe
their fitness program. Popular programs that physical fitness is the key to stress

Science - Judy Adams-Smith, Department Chair
The need for students to understand by Carl Sagan, a well-known American
how to think and engage like a scientist astronomer, “I believe that in every person
and an engineer has never been greater. is a kind of circuit which resonates to
Therefore, the PVPHS Science Department intellectual discovery - and the idea is to
provides an enhanced approach to science make that resonance work.” Science National Honor Society
education that helps students understand Charles Lee, Advisor
The PVPHS Science Department is excited
essential concepts and phenomena within Science National Honor Society
to provide the essential concepts and
the context of real-world applications and (SNHS) is an honor society dedicated
curriculum that reinforces current scientific
connections. Students engage in designing to the advancement of science and is
research by following the principles of E.O.
solutions to problems by using science open to all juniors and seniors. SNHS
Wilson, an American biologist, researcher,
and engineering practices, disciplinary encourages and recognizes scientific
theorist, naturalist, and author who states
core ideas, and cross cutting concepts in and intellectual thought, aids the civic
“The ideal scientist thinks like a poet and
three-dimensional learning. As a result, the community with comprehension of
works like a bookkeeper.”
Science Department reinforces a quote science, and encourages students to
participate in community service.
In addition, the society encourages
a dedication to the pursuit of scientific
knowledge that benefits all humankind.
Juniors eligible for SHNS must have two
years of science classes completed,
and a science class in progress. Seniors
must have a science class in progress.
Students must have a 3.0 average in
all of the science courses and at least
two honors or AP level science classes
taken before or during the current year.
Students who are selected to SNHS
must volunteer for 12 hours of science-
related work during the school year.
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