| Snapshot from The Ridge |
Each week, Pacific Ridge School invites you to enjoy a spontaneous view of school life. Leprechauns in training? Not quite - students wore green to school on Monday in honor of Earth Day.
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Experience Cultural Exchange In Your Home
Have you ever considered hosting an international student? Pacific Ridge families are invited to spend the next school year with an international high school student who will be enrolled at Pacific Ridge School. Participants will receive compensation from the hosted student's family for room and board. To learn more about this unique opportunity, please contact Jean Nassif at jnassif@pacificridge.org.
Pacific Ridge Goes Paperless for Interim Comments
Pacific Ridge School is excited to announce that the "going green campaign" has just gotten greener! Instead of printing and mailing interim grades and comments, the school will now make these reports available online. Families will be able to see interim reports by logging into My Backpack, using the same link, login, and password they have already established. All families will receive detailed instructions on accessing grades and comments. Please contact the IT department at ticket@pacificridge.org or 760-579-4910 if you are unable to access My Backpack.
Order Your Spirit Wear At GAME TIME!
Members of the Birds' Nest will be taking orders for Pacific Ridge spirit wear at the GAME TIME! Athletic Center ribbon cutting event on May 4th. Bring the order form that was included in your GAME TIME! invitation for quick ordering, or fill out an order form at the event. The Birds' nest takes cash and checks. If you haven't already, be sure to RSVP for GAME TIME! at prsfirebirds@gmail.com. Wear your athletic shoes, and arrive at the Loker Lot by 4 p.m. to catch the spirit bus to campus.
Want a free Firebird Athletic Shirt? GAME TIME! volunteers needed! If you are interested in volunteering to help on May 4th and have not yet been contacted, please email Emma Balina at ebalina@pacificridge.org.
Boomers! Middle School Event on May 11th
Middle School students are invited to a social event at Boomers! on Friday, May 11th. The cost is $10 and entry can be purchased on campus next week. Families are asked to provide transportation both ways, and the fun will run from 6-8 p.m. Click here for directions. Questions? Please contact José Leonor at jleonor@pacificridge.org.
Reminders:
Upper School Prom is on April 28th. Students, please arrive by 6:15 p.m. on campus. All students are required to travel via school transportation both to and from the event. The Hornblower sails from 7-11 p.m.
Do you have gently used items you would like to donate to a used uniform sale for incoming families? Please drop them off in the front office by Friday, April 27th. Thank you for your support!
Perspectives on the College Process is on May 9th. The Parents Association, in cooperation with the College Counseling office, will present student and parent panel discussions on Wednesday, May 9th. Please RSVP by May 7th to parentsassociation@pacificridge.org.
Evening schedule:
6:30-6:45 p.m. Treats & mingling
6:45-7 p.m. - Darren Lawlor, "Athletics at PRS - Where We Are Headed"
7-7:30 - Senior student panel - "If I Knew Then What I Know Now"
7:30-8:30 - College parent panel - "Perspectives on the College Process"
Click here to access program descriptions and registration information for Middle and Upper School summer sports camps at Pacific Ridge.
Citizen Diplomacy Council of San Diego (CDCSD) is bringing Iraqi students to San Diego this summer, and is looking for families to host them August 2nd-12th. Please contact Executive Director Cath DeStefano at 619-291-8105 or Cath@CDCSD.org.
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| New & Noteworthy |
Students Prepare for AP Test at Calculus Camp
Students in AB and BC Calculus hunkered down last weekend in the high school building for a weekend of calculus camp. They arrived Friday at 4:30 p.m., and under the guidance of Ms. Wasserman, Dr. Burckin, and Ms. King, spent the next 24 hours practicing problems, reviewing big ideas, taking a full AP test, and reviewing their results. They even managed to play some trivia games and sleep. Students went home on Saturday at 4 p.m., confident that they are fully prepared for the May 9th exam.
Wu Man Plays During Community Life
Last Thursday during Community Life period, musician and Pacific Ridge parent Wu Man played the pipa, a 2,000-year-old, lute-like instrument. Wu Man moved from China to the United States in 1990, and has since made the pipa accessible to Western audiences. She is a principal member of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble, performs with the Kronos Quartet, and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards. Wu Man also wrote an article about her upbringing and artistic education in China for the latest issue of Global Vantage. Click here to read it.
Wu Man plays the pipa.
Spring Music Concert Highlights Musical TalentThe Jazz Rock and Vocal Ensembles both performed on Sunday afternoon, showcasing their work from the second half of the school year. While the Jazz Rock Ensemble played tunes that ranged from John Coltrane to Michael Jackson, the Vocal Ensemble sang a pleasing Beatles medley. The concert, which kept toes tapping and audience members humming, also included solo performances. Crimes of the Heart a Tragic-Comic SuccessPacific Ridge thespians presented Beth Henley's Crimes of the Heart on Saturday. The convincing portrait of an uneasy sisterly reunion was produced, directed, and acted by Advanced Theater students. Behind the scenes: Advanced Theater Arts students prepare
for their production of Crimes of the Heart.
French Exchange Students Settling InOur guests from France appear to have no trouble adjusting to life in southern California. Some students enjoyed an outing to the beach with their hosts on Saturday.  French exchange students with their Pacific Ridge friends |
Curricular Adventures
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Engineers Coach Students on Upcoming Bridge Projects
Last Wednesday, Geometry students were paid a visit by two local engineers, who helped them think about their upcoming bridge projects. For this project, students will design and construct balsa wood bridges and take part in a contest to see which bridge can carry the most mass compared to the mass of the bridge itself. The engineers, Colby Cushing from Simon Wong Engineering and Lindy Pham from Parsons Brinckerhoff, gave students an overview of different bridge types and provided tips on how to go about the design process. Thank you Mr. Cushing and Ms. Pham for donating your time and expertise to help our students!
Art Students Visit Balboa Park
Before Spring Break, 3D Design and Honors Visual Art students visited Balboa Park, where they toured the Mingei International Museum and San Diego Museum of Art, enjoyed lunch in the sculpture garden, and sketched around the grounds of the park. Students pursued a number of goals during the visit, among them creating at least six drawings from the day, describing an art piece that moved them, and comparing and contrasting two art works.
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Service Learning in the Field
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Middle School students participated in service projects all over the county last Friday morning for Middle School Service Day. They cleaned, weeded, and painted at Camp Pendleton, repainted picnic tables at the Mottino Family YMCA in Oceanside, cleaned up a preserve area protected by the Center for Natural Lands Management in Carlsbad, and repainted fencing and benches at Carrillo Ranch, among other activities. In the afternoon, Middle School students attended a Service Learning Expo on campus, where they visited stations set up by Upper School Service Learning groups and learned about the various goals and projects of the different Upper School groups. Students left the day with in-depth knowledge of service work possibilities in high school and beyond.Cleaning up at Camp Pendleton
One of the Pendleton groups, with marines
Middle School students take notes at the Upper School Service Learning Expo.
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Sports on the Ridge
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Boys Tennis On A Roll Coach Mattingley reports from the courts: "A big HIP, HIP, HOORAY for the Boys Varsity Tennis team! They have beaten two long-established teams - Bishop's and Francis Parker - and are currently tied for first place in the Coastal Division. This is an especially big accomplishment for a team made up mainly of Sophomores. Tuesday's match against La Jolla Country Day will be the final match of the season. If they win, they will capture the Coastal Champions title and head for the playoffs. Go Firebirds!"
Scores Boys Varsity Tennis 04/17/12 Army Navy Academy Home 16 2 W 04/19/12 San Diego Jewish Academy Away 11 7 W Girls MS− A Basketball 04/18/12 Tri-City Christian Schools Away 34 15 W 04/20/12 Santa Fe Christian Schools Away 33 20 W Girls MS− B Basketball 04/18/12 Tri-City Christian Schools Away 17 15 W 04/20/12 Santa Fe Christian Schools Away 15 27 L Coed Varsity Golf 04/17/12 Calvin Christian School of ESC Home 211 252 W 04/18/12 Vista High School Away 206 207 W 04/19/12 Escondido Charter Away 220 228 W Coed Middle School Tennis 04/19/12 Santa Fe Christian Schools Away 4 2 W Coed Developmental Track 04/29 & 04/20/12 54th Mt. SAC Relays, Walnut, CA Delaney Miller: 4th in Seeded 800, 12th in Invitational 1600 Click here for full results Boys Varsity Lacrosse 04/17/12 Francis W. Parker School Home 13 1 W 04/21/12 Santa Fe Christian Schools Away 6 9 L Boys MS− A Lacrosse 04/21/12 Donny Lax Away 4 6 L Girls Varsity Lacrosse 04/17/12 Francis W. Parker School Away 13 8 W 04/19/12 Santa Fe Christian Schools Home 4 20 L Girls Middle School Lacrosse 04/19/12 Santa Fe Christian 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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April 28th
Used Uniform Sale for Incoming Families
Upper School Prom
aboard the Hornblower, 7-11 p.m.
Buses leave campus 6:15 p.m.
May 4th
Athletic Center Ribbon Cutting
4:30 p.m.
Intro Theater Arts presents
An Evening of Selected Scenes
7:30 p.m.
East Reading Room
May 9th
"Perspectives on the College Process"
Commons
6:30-8:30 p.m.
May 11th
Middle School Social Event at Boomers!
in Vista
6-8 p.m.
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A View from The Ridge 
