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  • Work Experienced Spartans

    Since the start of this school year 147 of your fellow students chose to join the workforce. Congratulations to those which accomplished their first employment; but not forgetting those who continued to balance work and studies and adding additional work experiences to their resume. The Work Experience Desk attempted to provide a vast number of employment opportunities basically throughout the Pinole Valley - Interstate 80 corridor.and/or a 25 mile radius within the school. It was certainly a pleasure to have witnessed the student's 'excited anticipation' of going through the process of receiving a certified work permit. Kudos to those fellow students 18 years of age that may not have needed a permit and added to the total joining the workforce.

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  • Show us your Finals Spirit!

    Every day is something special. Last night, even before school started, we had some fine celebrity signtings. We continued our themed week with BBQ dads and Soccer moms and want to see you in your shades Wednesday to honor the nearby summer. We fgiured anything that made finals a little more fun is the best look for teachers and students alike. Thursday we ask everyone to dress to the Nine(ties) and then We have a big finish on when we ask everyone to dress to their best Disney impresion. Looking forward to lots of Mulans.

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  • Artist of the Day: Jenna Phillips

    Jenna is proof that "practice makes perfect!" Jenna found her medium of choice early in the year. She is passionate about collage and has gotten to be an expert at it. On the left, she collaged her sketchbook creating unity with its repeating forms. The last picture on the right, demonstrates how she has filled her sketchbook with this new found passion. In her Anatomical Heart painting (center), she collaged the water and moon using tiny pieces of magazines that she meticulously glued to the canvas, piece by piece. She was inspired by the Taylor Swift lyric , "In the Winter, in the icy outdoor pool when you jumped in first, I went in too. I'm with you even if it makes me blue."

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  • Spirit Week (and Finals)

    Starting Monday and continuing through the end of the week, we want to have some fun along with our Final Exams for Spring 2022. We are going to ask that students send us pictures from Monday (when we aren't in school) for our social media look. Then we are back live on Tuesday with BBQ Dads and Soccer Moms, or the reverse, and you can see the rest of our days as well. We will try to capture some fun looks, by the end of the week, you should be ready to celebrate the end of your tests and the best of your spirit

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  • Encore Dance owns the stage

    The Dance troupe finished up strong on stage last week and promises to come back stronger in the Fall. We have another year of Encore dance and we would love to have you sign up and take part. The dancers are going to be part of our football games, our rallies and our community events too. Be ready for some fresh moves and some happy grooves all next year.

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  • Artist of the Day: Valentina Rueda

    The “ Homage to a Master Photographer” photos are just starting to come in. Students were to choose an image they liked and then recreate it with their own touch. Valentina Rueda chose Ralph Gibson whose photos are best known for building narrative meaning through contextualization and surreal juxtaposition. I have included his photos and Valentina’s so you can see how the creative process unfolded . It involved a lot of feathering and contrast adjustment as well directing her models who just happened to be her mom dad.

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  • Survey says....

    People want to know what our students know and what they think. Friday, we have a special schedule to accomodate that desire. First all students will take a basic science assessment to produce data to confirm how much knowledge has been retained or offered. Then it is everyone to take the California Healthy Kids Survey which was interrupted by the pandemic, but back again to provide useful insight about students attitudes about the school and their role in it. And if that is not enough, we have a short three questionaire about attitudes about technoology. We look forward to hearing what our kids have to say!

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  • Artist of the Day: Adam Ngo

    The prompt of the day was shattered and Adam Ngo figured he could slice in a layer of broken glass and create a mind-blowing self-portrait. The great thing about working with broken glass in photoshop (Besides not getting cut) is that you can adapt it any way you like by cutting out slices in the right places often resulting in a truly dramatic portrait like this one. This is Adam's return trip as Artist of the Day and we ought to have a special wing for multi-time awardees. We are in fact, hosting our Senior Awards Night on Thursday June 2 and we may see some of these names again.

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  • Football families and a Feast

    Get a good start on a three day weekend with a taste of the best. Our football families are going to have the grill going right after school and will be selling food for anyone who wants to have a real meal before heading off for the holiday. Also for sale is Heaven in a Cup, a frozen dessert which will round out the afternoon. All proceeds benefit Spartan football. See you by the gym and remember no one will be sad if you order seconds!

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  • Friday is not a Drag

    Finishing our Week of Pride in style, it is the first Pinole Valley Drag race happening at lunch in the quad. We invite any and everyone feeling fabulous to take part. The students have done some terrific art and the campus is resplendent with rainbow icons and flags and postiivity, and we welcome anyone Friday to the "red carpet" to display your best catwalk and celebrate inclusion, solidarity and love.

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  • Choir Owns the Stage

    It was a night of musical magic Wednesday on the Pinole Valley High School stage. We had the choir, the piano classes and the Encore Dance company put on a rousing last performance of the year. We saw a culmination of a year's worth of hard work and then for the cherry on top; a number of solo and duos had their debuts last night including Joe Verzoza and Emily King last night with their lovely harmonies. We then saw Encore Dance take center stage and send the crowd home in style. Thanks to everyone for making this show sing.

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  • Artist of the Day: Quin Savage

    Quin sees what you are doing there--Students are working on the Principle of art : Rhythm. One way to achieve Rhythm is by grouping similar yet slightly different elements in a work of art. The repetition of similar elements also causes your eye to move, achieving the principle: movement. Quin uses collaged eyes photographed at different angles and cut from magazines and then added to the “beat” by adding the circular googly eyes. The wavy way she cut the sections creates a “fun house” effect.

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  • Rubik's Cube Spins it at Lunch

    The Rubik's Cube Club will be holding an exhibition tournament during Lunch at the quad in celebration of AAPI month. If you wish to compete, please come to our table no later than 10 minutes after Lunch starts to receive information about regulations; all are welcome to compete against the school's best! There will be prizes for Top 3! The Cube club is just one of a handful of clubs with special meetings this Tuesday, you can also visit our African American Student Union to be with community during this moment of shock and fear. We welcome all to be in a safe space where you can be heard or you can speak out. We need each other now more than ever. After school, there is the return of Dungeon's and Dragons and also the Color Guard for tryouts. And probably more.

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  • Show Time for AAPI

    A rich display of talent and hard work goes on stage this Wednesday May 18 as Pinole Valley celebrates Asian Pacific Island month with a show featuring a whole lot of Pinole Valley High School. We will be showing video, displaying some of our art work, and having live music to honor and celebrate one of our many vibrant cultures. If you like dance, song and joy, Pinole Valley will be the place to be this week. Coming too will be our Day on the Green celebration at Fernandez Park Saturday May 21 where we will have more of our showmanship on display. All this and a rock performance at school, means that there is always something to see (and hear) at school and in the community this week

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  • Cornell Davis--Athlete of the Week

    Cornell led the way on another amazing weekend for Spartan athletics,. The Spartan speedster blasted all runners on Saturday at CSU East Bay and earned his place at the Meet of Champions this Friday and Saturday and if he places well this weekend, he is able to go to State in Fresno for the ultimate challenge. And while all of that is happening, we had our softball team finish its magical season with a tough 4-3 win over Albany High and clinch a top seed at the North Coast Section, this is just one of our NCS qualifiers as baseball travels to Campolindo tomorrow, Tuesday for a contest against the 4-seed Cougars and an opportunity to advance to the quartfinals on Friday

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  • Still staying diligent to fight COVID

    There are so many things going on in the next few weeks that we don't want to be the one who msses out, or causes somebody at school to miss out, or gets someone at home sick and unable to particpate in any event. And some of these events have the capacity to not be great in terms of social distancing--singing yearbooks, seeing performces and prom, graduation practices and others may inadvertantly be super spreader potentialities. We are saying continue to use caution, to be as protected as you can be, and do your part to wash hands, get tested and build good habits, so that you can be part of all the events and activities we have to offer (and of course, being able to fully attend school)

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  • Choir brings cheer to the Senior Center

    Thursday, the Pinole Valley choir came to the Westmont Senior Center to perform for the residents with both ensembles and solos. It was a lovely turn from Mr. Lim and his fourth and fifth period classes, even a few piano students performed pieces for the crowd. We are going to have a busy few weeks with competitions, a spring show and a Day on the Green show open to the community to enjoy the sounds and sights of the Spartan choir

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  • Tryout Time

    Choose your next adventure. Do you want to be part of the Color Guard? We are hosting tryouts the first two days next week--Monday and Tuesday in the quad directly after school. Maybe cheer is more your speed? If so, we have tryouts the week after, beginning May 23 and continuing for the week. Then it is senior time, and we want to hear what you have to say as Graduation speaker, the deadline for that is May 25. And of course, we are always open for students wanting to start new clubs and activities too. Don't miss out on the last weeks of school to do something new.

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  • Artist of the Day: Nix Tiger

    The challenge for photo students was to recreate popular magazine covers using photoshop type skills, vertical and horizontal scaling, kerning, basically anything necessary to create that authentic look. They then used photos of their friends, family, or self to make aesthetically pleasing and eye-catching covers. Challenge accepted! Artist of the Day, a double shot of Nix Tiger, Getting those periodical covers to look legit. Done so nice, we see them twice!

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  • Physics is a Go

    wThe physics classes were the place to be on Tuesday where we saw what simple devices do that work on Physics elements. Today we learned that the waves of the slinky do something very much like sound and light waves. Who knew? And then downstairs in the sunlight, we saw the physics students holding glass objects to see which ones would create a rainbow. And once the visuals were evident asking why other glass shapes did not have the same effect. Tune in tomorrow to learn more

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