HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE & CAREER CENTERS
This vital resource at Peninsula and Palos
Verdes High School provides students and
parents information and guidance through
the college application, admissions and
career-making process. Our outstanding
College & Career Center staff also arranges
for admission representatives to visit our
high schools from over 100 colleges and
universities.
STEM
SMERT (Science, Math, Engineering,
Robotics and Technology) at Peninsula High
School and PVIT (Palos Verdes Institute of
Technology) are two of the most highly
regarded high school engineering
programs in the nation, regularly
producing competition teams that often
place higher than university teams. These
programs have launched many of our
graduates into prestigious university
engineering programs.
COMPREHENSIVE
COUNSELORS
Counselors at the high school level help
students and parents acquire necessary
information to set goals and make decisions,
along with scheduling and academic
planning. More counselors keep district ra-
tios at 350 students per counselor instead of
the state average of 1:900.
Student support specialists work with
students to lead healthy and balanced lives.
Their goal is to educate students on making
healthy choices, developing effective coping
skills and implementing interventions when
necessary.
PEF Community Report
Our high schools are routinely recognized
as exemplary schools at local, state and
national levels. Your donations to PEF fund: