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Each week, Pacific Ridge School invites you to enjoy a spontaneous view of school life.  A panel of contributors to the latest issue of Global Vantage,
Building Relationships, talk during Community Life on Tuesday.
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Next e-Newsletter on Thursday, April 12th
There will be no e-newsletter next week, during Spring Break. Expect the next View from the Ridge on Thursday, April 12th. Have a wonderful break!
Alumni Association Senior Harkness on April 10th & 12th
Current seniors will enjoy lunch together as they discuss how they would most like to stay connected to Pacific Ridge School. Lunch time in H103.
Night in Neon Dance on April 14th
Upper School students - grab your 80s neon and hit the dance floor to support local dancers! Project Dance, an Upper School Service Learning group, is sponsoring a dance to benefit a local family struggling to pay for dance classes because of a recent family illness. The benefits from the dance will go towards starting a scholarship program to keep these and other dedicated dancers in classes when faced with family hardships. Tickets are $10, and are available for purchase during lunch. Upper School students are encouraged to bring an outside of school guest!
Date: Saturday, April 14th
Time: 7-10 p.m.
Place: Commons
Alumni Association Harkness for Senior Parents on April 16th & 20th
Parents of Seniors are invited to help shape the Parent Alumni Association. Two different dates and times are available:
-Monday, April 16th, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Dinner provided
-Friday, April 20th, 8-9:30 a.m. Breakfast provided
Both discussion will take place in H103. Please RSVP to Emma Balina at 760-448-9883 or ebalina@pacificridge.org.
Reminders:
Call for Photos!
We are collecting arts, service, global, and athletic photos to
feature in the video montages that will be on display in the new Athletic Center. If you would like to submit your top one, ten, twenty, or even fifty photos for consideration, please contact Kari Perry at perrykari@gmail.com. Of particular need are photos of class trips and global travel, as well as athletic photos for boys tennis and all Middle School sports. All photos (via CDs, memory sticks, or photo share sites) should be high resolution (1 MB or more) are needed by April 9th. We have flash drives available for downloading, if needed. Thank you for your contributions!
GAME TIME!
05.04.2012
Our Field. Our Court. Our HOUSE!
B.Y.F.S. (Bring Your Firebird Spirit!)
Don't miss the celebration: the ribbon cutting for the new Athletic Center is right around the corner. 4:30 p.m. (but come early for off-site parking).
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New & Noteworthy
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One Day Without Shoes at Pacific Ridge School
Pacific Ridge students are invited to take part in One Day Without Shoes on April 10th. Sponsored by TOMS shoes and spearheaded on campus by 8th-grader Elle LeFebvre, the event asks people around the world to spend a day walking in someone else's bare feet. On April 10th, shoeless Pacific Ridge students, faculty, and staff will be asked to follow a designated path as well as a number of challenging terrains on campus. In Advisory period this week, students learned about the purpose of the event and about the dire health and educational consequences that can arise from not having shoes. Students are encouraged to pledge their participation with "pledge feet," cut-outs available in the Middle and Upper School front offices.
Academic League Ends Season on a Strong Note
Congratulations to the Freshman, JV, and Varsity Academic League teams, all of whom won their matches in the last competition of the season against Santa Fe Christian. Interested in how Academic League works? You can watch the Pacific Ridge Academic League teams compete in a match that was held on February 21st at the San Diego County Office of Education. The match will be televised on Thursday, March 29th, on channel 16 (Time Warner) and channel 99 (AT&T), at 7:30 p.m. Pacific Ridge families are invited to watch together on campus. Come to the East Reading Room to join the fun. |
Curricular Adventures
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Seniors Present Senior Signature Projects
On Monday, March 26th, seniors presented their Senior Signature projects, culminating works meant to highlight the "purposeful life" aspect of the school's mission and to leave an individualized legacy, or "signature" for the benefit of the school community. Six seniors were nominated by the entire senior class and faculty project advisors to present as finalists at an all-school Community Life on Wednesday, April 25th. Projects range from artistic (sculpture, photography, songwriting) to informational (senior survey, college database, guide to Model U.N.) to service (sustainability, service learning groups), and beyond. Congratulations to the finalists, who were selected according to the strength of their projects in several areas, among them outcome, purpose, process, and rationale:
Sarah Rose Aiello - PRS Firebird Sculpture and related art
Jack Burns - Global Travel Programs Webpage
Allie Moriarty - The Opus Project
Cullen Riley, Kellen Maichen, Omar Suleiman, Dylan Hack - Another Point for Sustainability
Jaclyn Cunitz and Stephanie Sapp - The FAST Project
Annie DeFatta, Shannon Smith - Bittersweet, a song
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Service Learning in the Field
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Last year's 10th-Grade Seed Grant winners, Kimberly Chang-Haines, Ciara Corbeil, and Kyla King, proposed a sack gardening project in Sukhpur, India in partnership with the Omprakash Foundation. We spoke with Kimberly and Kyla recently (Ciara was at Carnegie Hall with the A Cappella Ensemble) about the project and how it is developing.
How did you decide on Sukhpur? The village has a center, Deep Jyoti, that provides tutoring and health care to 250 children. We knew that if we worked through Deep Jyoti, we would have a better chance of getting families involved. Also, all 50 children in the community who were tested for anemia had positive results, a reflection on the health of the entire community. Fruit is currently only available several weeks per year, during mango season, and we wanted to provide constant access to fresh fruit and vegetables.
How do you stay connected with the project? It's a slow process! We work with a volunteer, Anoop Jain, from Deep Jyoti, who has intermittent internet and phone access.
What progress have you made on the project? We started a pilot sack garden in Sukhpur last summer and if that is successful we will work toward making more permanent sack gardens. We also created pamphlets that clearly illustrate how to create and care for the gardens, and have made contact with experts in sustainable agriculture who will be going to Sukhpur this summer. Ciara may also travel to India this summer to further the project.
What is a sack garden? It is a self-contained garden, in a sack. The sack is filled with rocks and soil, and then plants are grown through holes made in the top and sides of the sack. The rocks are formed into a column in the center of the sack so that water can effectively reach every plant growing. Because the sack doesn't lose much water, this type of garden maximizes resources.
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Sports on the Ridge
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Firebirds Fly in First Scored MeetThe newly formed Pacific Ridge track team joined 25 schools and more than 700 athletes on Saturday, March 24th to compete in the Calvin Christian Small School Invitational. The athletes sprinted and relayed to a number of personal bests, and tested their stamina and skill in a number of first-time races. Way to go, Firebirds! Click here for full results. Highlights include: Delaney Miller, Varsity 800 meters, 2:19.86, 1st place medalist and 4th fastest in San Diego County Kati Perry, Frosh/Soph 200 meters, 28.90, 3rd place medalist Emily Chong, Delany Miller, Kati Perry, and Gaby Clarke, 4 x 400 meter relay, 3:35, 1st place medalists, meet record  Emily Chong, Delaney Miller, Kati Perry, and
Gaby Clarke with Coach Edwards Last week's 12-10 victory over Santa Fe Christian continued the Boys Varsity Lacrosse team's undefeated season in the Coastal Conference. J ack Merrifield led the way, scoring 6 goals, with James Burdick adding 2 goals and 4 assists. The team has a 4-0 record overall, and is ranked in the top 10 varsity lacrosse teams in San Diego for the first time ever. Go Firebirds! Mitch Kneeshaw tracking one of his saves in the
Firebirds 12-10 win vs. Santa Fe Christian. Scores Girls MS− A Basketball 03/20/12 Rancho Santa Fe MS Away 15 36 L Girls MS− B Basketball 03/20/12 Rancho Santa Fe MS Away 18 24 L Coed Varsity Golf 03/20/12 San Diego Jewish Academy Away 224 277 W 03/22/12 Calvin Christian School of ESC Away 217 244 W Boys Varsity Tennis 03/20/12 San Diego Jewish Academy Home 15 3 W 03/22/12 The Bishop's School Away 8 10 L Coed Middle School Tennis 03/22/12 Tri-City Christian Schools Away 5 1 W Coed Development Track 03/24/12 Calvin Christian Invitational, @ Escondido High School Click here for score resultsBoys Varsity Lacrosse 03/20/12 Maranatha Christian Away 8 5 W 03/22/12 Santa Fe Christian Schools Home 12 10 W Boys MS− A Lacrosse 03/24/12 vs. Falcons Home 5 4 W Boys MS− B Lacrosse 03/24/12 Coronado Home 1 6 L Girls Varsity Lacrosse 03/20/12 Preuss School Away 9 18 L 03/22/12 Santa Fe Christian Schools Away 2 13 L Girls Middle School Lacrosse 03/21/12 Scripps Away 3 11 L 03/23/12 Carlsbad Home 9 10 L
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In a community that fosters academic excellence, ethical responsibility, and global engagement, Pacific Ridge School prepares students for college and a purposeful life.
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March 30th
International
Food & Music Day
April 2nd-6th
No School -
Spring Break
April 9th
School resumes
April 10th
Alumni Association Senior Harkness Discussion
April 11th
National Honor Society Induction Ceremony
April 12th
Alumni Association Senior Harkness Discussion
April 14th
Night in Neon Dance for Upper School, sponsored by
Project Dance Service Learning Group
7-10 p.m.
April 16th
Alumni Association Harkness Discussion for Senior Parents
in H103
5:30-7:30 p.m.
April 20th
Middle School
Service Day
Alumni Association Harkness Discussion for Senior Parents
in H103
8-9:30 a.m.
May 4th
Athletic Center Ribbon Cutting
4:30 p.m.
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A View from The Ridge 
