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Annual Philanthropic Activities
Every year, PVPHS students organize
campus and community wide
events designed to support various
worthy causes. The spirit of giving
and serving is an important and
purposeful piece of the culture of
PVPHS. Students have organized
events to raise both money and
awareness to support victims of
natural disasters, those living in
homelessness, cancer care and
research, and The Special Olympic Teen Court - Logan Tootell, Advisor
World Games. Teen Court is a real court and PVPHS in its deliberations. Students learn about
determines the consequences to courtroom procedures and evidentiary
Blood Drive be imposed on other young people support, develop leadership skills, and
Heather Myrick, Advisor for low-level criminal conduct. practice public speaking. Students do
Each spring PVPHS hosts a blood drive Typical juvenile offenses include not have to be interested in a career in
where students 16 years and older and theft, vandalism, and assault. PVPHS law to participate. Students can enroll
faculty donate approximately 100 pints students question the minor and his/ in the Teen Court class, or be a member
of life-saving blood. Please contact her parent in an effort to learn more of the Teen Court club. The class is
Service Learning Leadership for about the minor and the crime that taken credit/no credit, and students
information about how you can was committed. PVPHS students then are asked to attend three Teen Court
participate, donate, and save a life! create and recommend probation sessions (two hours each) and complete
terms to the judge. A Los Angeles four writing assignments per semester.
Canned Food Drive Superior Court Judge hears the trial, Students who meet these requirements
Heather Myrick, Advisor and volunteer attorneys assist the jury earn 2.5 credits.
During the Canned Food Drive, each
holiday season, students and staff donate Walk for Life - Season Pollock, Activities Director
thousands of nonperishable food items. In early spring, students organize miles. Over the past ten years, PVPHS has
The food is delivered to local charities Walk for Life, a campus-wide cancer raised over $550,000 for cancer research
combating food insecurity such as the LA fundraiser. Wearing student-designed and support, donating these funds to
Food Bank. PVPHS collects approximately t-shirts, students present a check for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, City of
8,000 food items each year. cancer research, then walk to Highridge Hope, UCLA Pediatric Sarcoma Program,
Park, and back to PVPHS, totaling three and The Cancer Support Community.

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