Palos Verdes Peninsula High School is a public

high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

in Rolling Hills Estates,

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...

, United States.

History

The school was formed in 1991 when Miraleste High School, Palos Verdes High School, and Rolling Hills High School were merged into a single high school. The former Rolling Hills High School campus (opened 1964) had the highest capacity and was used for the combined school. When overcrowding became a problem after 1999, the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District elected to re-open Palos Verdes High School in 2002.

Demographics

In the 2018-19 year there were 2,329 students enrolled in Palos Verdes Peninsula High School. Enrollment by race/ethnicity was 39.93% Asian, 38.21% White, 11.34% Hispanic, 2.58% Black, and 7.94% other. Enrollment by gender was 51.22% male and 48.78% female.

Athletics

In 2014, as a senior, future major leaguer Eli Morgan had a 10–2

win–loss record In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. The statistic is commonly used in standings or rankings to compare teams or individuals. It is defined as wins divided by the total number of match ...

with a 1.23

earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the numb ...

. He was named Bay League Co-Pitcher of the Year and All-

California Interscholastic Federation The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) is the governing body for high school sports in the U.S. state of California. CIF membership includes both public and private high schools. Unlike most other state organizations, it does not have ...

First Team.

Notable alumni

Academics and writers

* Julie Otsuka, author * Julie Reuben, historian * Lauren Williams, mathematician

Entertainment and media

Duane Chase Duane Dudley Chase (born December 12, 1950) is an American software engineer and former actor best remembered as Kurt von Trapp in ''The Sound of Music'' (1965). He also had a small role in the family film ''Follow Me, Boys!'' (1966) and played D ...

, actor * Duane Davis, actor * Vince DiFiore, jazz trumpeter * Liz Gateley, TV producer * Stephanie Hsu, actress * Joe Inoue, singer-songwriter, music producer, You Tuber * Lauren Iungerich, TV producer * Jon Jafari, Youtuber *

Jirard Khalil Jirard Khalil (born January 3, 1988), also known online as ''The Completionist'', is a YouTuber who focuses on reviewing and completing video games. Throughout his career on YouTube, Khalil has uploaded reviews of over 340 games. Early life ...

, Youtuber * Kellen Goff, voice actor *

Van Ling Van Ling is a producer and creator of DVD menus for many popular movies, including the ''Star Wars'' DVDs. Ling graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern California film school. Ling has had a highly successful career as a visual ef ...

, special effects coordinator for motion pictures * Tom Martin, TV writer * Petros Papadakis, radio/television personalityhttps://articles.latimes.com/2001/aug/31/sports/sp-40460 articles.latimes.com. Retrieved October 26, 2014. *

Debbi Peterson Deborah Mary Peterson (born August 22, 1961) is an American musician and the drummer of the band The Bangles. She sang lead vocals on two of the band's released singles, " Going Down to Liverpool" (1984) and "Be with You" (1989). She is the you ...

, member of

The Bangles The Bangles are an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1981. The band recorded several singles that reached the U.S. top 10 during the 1980s, including " Manic Monday" (1986), " Walk Like an Egyptian" (1986), "Hazy Shad ...

* Vicki Peterson, member of The Bangles *

Lee Ritenour Lee Mack Ritenour ( ; born January 11, 1952) is an American jazz guitarist who has been active since the late 1960s. Biography Ritenour was born on January 11, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, United States. At the age of eight he started play ...

, jazz guitarist *

Yoko Yazawa is a Japanese singer-songwriter, formerly the lead vocalist of The Generous. She is Eikichi Yazawa's eldest daughter, and her mother is one quarter American. While she was 12, she went to school in Los Angeles at the Ojai Valley School and Palos V ...

, Japanese singer-songwriter

Sportspeople

* Bill Auberlen, professional race car driver * Tracy Austin, professional tennis player * Jay Bilas, ESPN commentator * Dave Butler, NBA basketball player * Greg Butler, NBA basketball player *

Whitney Engen Whitney Elizabeth Engen (born November 28, 1987) is an American soccer player and FIFA Women's World Cup champion. She most recently played as a defender for the United States women's national soccer team as well as the Boston Breakers of th ...

, professional soccer player * Clark Haggans, NFL football player * Kevin Hartman, professional soccer player * John Hennigan, WWE professional wrestler * Scott Jackson, NFL football player * Robin Leamy, 1984 Olympic gold medalist in swimming * Erik Lorig (born 1986), NFL football player * Eli Morgan (born 1996), MLB pitcher (

Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive ...

) * Merrill Moses (born 1977), Olympic water polo player * Don Slaught (born 1958), MLB catcher * Craig Stevens, NFL player *

Eric Stevens Eric James Stevens (born October 1, 1989) is a former American football fullback. He played college football for the University of California, Berkeley. The St. Louis Rams signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He is the brother of form ...

, NFL player * Steve Sharp, professional soccer player * Shawn Weinstein (born 1985), Filipino-American professional basketball player * John Welbourn, NFL football player

References

External links

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
{{authority control Educational institutions established in 1964 High schools in Los Angeles County, California Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Public high schools in California 1964 establishments in California