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COMPETITORS

Mock Trial - Joanie Gale, Advisor
The PVPHS Mock Trial teams (Black case based on a current issue. With acquiring a working knowledge of the
and Gold) practice from September to the coaching of volunteer attorneys, judicial system. Mock Trial is both a club
November, culminating in competition the team portrays lawyers, witnesses, and a class; all participants receive 2.5
with over 100 other schools at the bailiffs, timekeepers, courtroom artists academic credit. Mock Trial is open to
courthouse in downtown Los Angeles. and journalists. Students develop all PVPHS students; tryouts are held at
Each year, the Constitutional Rights analytical abilities, public speaking, the beginning of the school year.
Foundation provides a hypothetical and communication skills while
Speech and Debate - Kimi Hendrick, Advisor

PVPHS Speech and Debate team is as a seventh period twice a week and Individual Speech Events. The team is
one of the largest and most decorated attend a minimum of three competitions a professionally coached by experts in
organizations, including two time national semester, traveling throughout California their field, including two professors in
champions. The team consists of over and some out-of-state invitational Communication Studies at El Camino
50 students involved in competitive tournaments. The team offers Policy College and one of the most highly
argument and public speaking. They meet Debate, Parliamentary Debate and decorated coaches in Policy Debate.

Academic Decathlon - Anne-Marie Voegtlin, Advisor

Academic Decathlon is one of the math, language and literature, science, at USC. Academic Decathlon prepares
most prestigious high school academic social science, and economics. Three students for college interviews and public
competitions. The decathlon consists events are subjective and not subject- speaking. The rigorous course of study
of ten events. Students compete specific: speech, interview, and essay. resulting in Academic Decathlon’s success
in the objective areas of art, music, The decathletes compete both locally makes it one of the most highly recognized
and regionally with schools from all over precursors for collegiate success.
Los Angeles, culminating with the finals

Model United Nations - Jim Dimitriou, Advisor
PVPHS Model United Nations (MUN) is one and Georgetown. These conferences
of the leading programs in California. MUN give students an opportunity to compete
students have earned many awards and against accomplished student delegates
honors in competitions over the years while from other high schools and visit several
ComedySportz High School role-playing as delegates to a simulated universities. More than just an after-school
League - Seth Cohen, Advisor United Nations meeting. MUN students activity, MUN deepens understanding of
PVPHS participates in the ComedySportz learn to research, write, give speeches, the world. Students emerge from MUN
High School League. ComedySportz High and formulate policy. PVPHS MUN attends with analytical minds, fresh ideas, and new
School League is competitive improv over 20 conferences each year at locations understanding. MUN students go on to top
comedy where the team competes such as UC Berkeley, USC, UCLA, UCI, universities with the academic skills and
against schools from all over Southern UCSD, Stanford, Claremont-McKenna, leadership necessary to succeed.
California. The team practices weekly with
one to three shows per month, including “I really had an amazing time in Model United Nations (MUN) at PVPHS.
Not only was I able to meet so many people and create so many
four workshops with a coach from the
friendships, but I was also able to learn so much about international
professional ComedySportz theatre
relations and foreign policy. In fact, the spark that MUN ignited inside me
in Los Angeles. The students have the for international relations is what is pushing me to major in Political Science.
opportunity to get on stage in a supportive Besides that, I really loved the collaborative style of MUN. It really allowed me
environment and develop improvisation to grow my people skills, as well as my public speaking skills. I truly value every
minute I spent in MUN, and I highly recommend it to everyone.”
skills, an important skill with real world
— Joey Black, Class of 2017
applications. Auditions are in September.
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