COLLEGE & CAREER CENTERS
This vital resource at Peninsula and Palos
Verdes High Schools 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 in-
formation to set goals and make decisions,
along with scheduling and academic
planning. More counselors keep district
ratios 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.
Our high schools are routinely recognized as
exemplary schools at local, state and na-
tional levels. Your donations to PEF fund:
High Schools
Peninsula High Counselor Adam Wolven
PV High Counselor Merika McHugh
