If you love the Lakers and basketball and you missed the Peninsula Heritage School Panthers’ game last Friday afternoon, you missed a real nail biter! The game was won by our players in the very last seconds, amidst the enthusiastic cheering from players, cheerleaders, and all the parents and administrators present. Thank you coaches, Dr. Ron Rosso & Kim Nygaard!
Dr. Rosso comes to campus on Mondays and Thursdays and holds practice with the boys. The team is very self-motivated, and the boys often practice on their own, augmented with conditioning drills led by Mrs. Nygaard. Games are held each Friday at Chadwick School, and the season will conclude with a tournament and family BBQ on Friday, May 18.
Members of the basketball team share their views of this wonderful athletic experience:
“Our basketball team is a good way to bring everyone together and build school spirit.”
“Our school is not about one person; it’s about sharing the ball and working as a team.”
“This is a way to show others that we are a private school with athletics PLUS great academics.”
“We might be a small school, but we are a good school with a lot of fight in us!”
“It’s nothing but net!”
Our student cheerleaders are great at building school spirit, and here are their thoughts:
“Dr. Rosso came to us and asked if we could form a cheerleading squad. We asked around, and now we have Third and Fifth Grade girls. We practice here at school, and at the games we do flips and other gymnastics!”
Dr. Rosso remarks, “Our cheerleaders basically put on a whole half-time show!”
Join us at the games and cheer on our team!

How does anyone explain the Harvest Fair? You just have to see it to believe it! I would say that the Giant Slide at Sunday’s Harvest Fair was a thrill for not only children, but the parents and alumni as well. There was never a dull moment on this huge slide from early morning till late afternoon. It was the hit of the day! The Waldman family again outdid themselves and brought Hollywood to Peninsula Heritage School. Christine Pearson should be renamed Miss Organization for her part in tying up this huge fair in a beautiful bow. Of course we can’t forget Tommy’s Burgers, the Kountry Kitchen, and all the other events that made a very special day for the 50th Anniversary of Peninsula Heritage. For this 50th we also had almost 50 alumni (a record showing) returning to campus for the Alumni Breakfast – we love them all! To top it all off this year, we had a parent, Megan Duckett, who sang her heart out with a fabulous band, AWOL, who even played AC/DC! A special thanks goes out to all the volunteer elves who set up, worked, ran around, and took down all the events – we all got a little skinnier on Sunday! Be sure to mark next year’s calendar for the last Sunday in October 2012 – you won’t want to miss Harvest Fair next year!