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Junior Gianna Mendoza has been named to the All NorCal Third Team for the 2019 XC season. The All NorCal Teams are selected by a committee of coaches and a staff writer from the Northern California Sections (Central Coast Section, North Coast Section, Sac-Joaquin Section, Oakland Section, San Francisco Section, and Northern Section) and honors the best runners from Northern California each season.

Mendoza is the latest Panther to earn All NorCal accolades and joins an impressive list of All-Time great Presentation harrier alumna:

Maria Mendoza All NorCal First Team 1985 and 1986

Christine Stavalone All NorCal Honorable Mention 1993

Melissa Grelli All NorCal First Team 2001, 2002, 2003

Michelle Callaway All NorCal Honorable Mention 2007

Laura Vasquez All NorCal Honorable Mention 2011

Gianna Mendoza All NorCal Third Team 2018

Congratulations, Gianna!

Therapy Doggy Day with BC2M and ASB! Students de-stressed by playing with some cute dogs during lunch. #smashoutstress #MLIP #BC2M

Join the PHS choirs as we celebrate the beginning of the Holiday season with musical representations of our favorite traditions! You will hear Cantabile, Bella Voce, Chamber Singers, and A Cappella choir in this fun and festive concert! We have two performances planned, buy your tickets now!!

Dec. 6 @ 7pm at Presentation High School Valenzuela Theater

Dec. 8 @6:30pm at St. Joseph Basilica Downtown San Jose

Thank you for your continued support through Thanksgiving week! Thanks to our collective efforts we were able to provide Sacred Heart with 900 TURKEYS and nearly $3,000 in support of families in need in our community. Our food drive was a great success and we continue our support for our community this week and through the holiday with our Penny and Toy Drive. Our Pres Community is the BEST! Thank you for all that you do.

The Presentation Panthers completed their season at the 32nd Annual California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Meet at Woodward Park in Fresno, CA. Coming off of a narrow third place finish at the Central Coast Section (CCS) Finals, the Panthers competed in arguably the toughest division of the meet (Division II) with six of the Top-10 ranked teams in the state (including 1 nationally ranked team) toeing the starting line.

Over the weekend our volleyball team traveled down to Santiago Canyon College in Orange, CA to take on Ontario Christian in the CIF Division III State Championship. Our Panthers were looking to win back-to-back CIF Championships for the first time in school history. The first set went to the Panthers 25-21 but Ontario Christian fought hard and defeated the Panthers in 4 sets. Our Panthers finish the season strong and are one of the top 12 volleyball teams in the state of CA!! Great season Panthers!

After two weeks of smoke, the Presentation Panthers XC team finally had their chance to compete at Central Coast Section Finals and they made the most of it by finishing third, just 1 point behind second place Willow Glen, claiming the final qualifying spot to the California Interscholastic Federation State Meet in Division II. This marks the first time since 1992 that the Panthers will make back-to-back team appearances at the CIF State Meet.

Just how close was the race? At the halfway point of the race, the team scores for the top six teams were: St. Francis 83, Lynbrook 95, Leland 120, Presentation 128, Willow Glen 131, and Woodside 134. Using a strong and consistent second half of the race, the Panthers moved up through the field to secure the final spot to the Big Show in Fresno showing great poise.

Junior Gianna Mendoza led the Panthers with her second place overall finish to claim individual honors and the third fastest time of the day. Sophomore Zoe Hartfield moved past four individuals in the second half to finish as the second Panther and 17thoverall in the race while Junior Hadley Dixon-Berger (competing in her first CCS Final) passed 8 runners in the second half to finish 34thoverall. Seniors Alexandra Lazar (35th), Bianca Mantovani (37th), Audrey James (43rd), and Gabriella Escobar (46th) would round out the Panthers' remaining competitors.

The Panthers race next on Saturday, November 24, 2018, at 10:00 AM at Woodward Park in Fresno, CA. Come out and support them if you can.

Full CCS Results: http://www.rtspt.com/events/cif/2018Meets/ccsxc/

Despite the school being closed, Monday and Tuesday are our final days of our annual food drive!! Monday we are collecting pop-top cans and Tuesday frozen (10-12 pound) turkeys/chickens. Donations can be dropped off in the bins provided outside of school anytime on Monday for pop-top cans and from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday for frozen chicken or turkeys.

If you can't make it to school but your family would still like to donate to Sacred Heart you can make monetary donations here. All donations will help provide turkeys/food for those receiving Thanksgiving and Christmas food boxes.

Currently, Sacred Heart is very low on turkeys. Typically, we provide around 1,000 turkeys, which is roughly 25% of the turkeys given out during Thanksgiving. We hope that despite our school closure we can come together to provide this need for Sacred Heart and ensure everyone in our community has a wonderful nutritious holiday meal.

Thank you for all you have done so far to support those in need in our community!

We hope you all have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

UPDATE -- School closure continues 11/19-11/20. Please see your email for more details!

Due to poor air quality, all classes and outdoor activities have been cancelled for Friday, November 16. The Feast of the Presentation will be rescheduled. Please stay safe!Due to poor air quality, all classes and outdoor activities have been cancelled for Friday, November 16. The Feast of the Presentation will be rescheduled. Please stay safe!

At National Signing Day, Presentation High School seniors were selected to represent their respective sports at the following universities and colleges. Congratulations!!!

Pictured from Left to Right:

Daniela Fasan- Swimming at UC Davis

Isabella Grant- Track and Field (pole vault) at UCLA

Kaia McCaul- Softball at Columbia University

Jenna Sandall- Volleyball at Cal State Dominguez Hills

Carolyn Skotz- Softball at Yale University

Marley Wahler- Field Hockey at Skidmore College