On Thursday, January 31st, the Pacific Ridge community celebrated the Chinese New Year by establishing a sister school relationship with the National Wen Hua Senior High School in Taichung, Taiwan. Twelve students from National Wen Hua spent two weeks in San Diego, attending classes at Pacific Ridge, staying with host families and participating in social activities such as Winter Formal. Their visit was capped off by Thursday's Community Life, which included a formal signing ceremony and performances by both the Taiwanese visitors and students in Chinese 1, 2 and 3. The festive event was attended by representatives from the San Diego International Sister Cities Association and the San Diego-Taichung Sister Cities Association, and was followed on February 1st with a banquet for students, visitors and host families.

Students from the National Wen Hua Senior High School of Taichung, Taiwan, help Pacific Ridge celebrate the sister school agreement.

Honoring guests with the traditional lion dance

Students perform a Tai Chi Kung Fu fan dance.

On Tuesday, February 4th, Vista Community Clinic Cyber Educator Jon Moffat addressed students at Community Life about responsible Internet use. Mr. Moffat explained how cyber-identities are formed through social networking sites, email accounts, photo sharing sites and more, and offered students tips for protecting their digital reputations. He also discussed the growing problem of cyber-bullying and how students can help prevent it.

Book: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, by Susan Cain

Date: Monday, February 24th

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Place: Library Learning Commons

 

Senior Katie O'Laughlin Joins the Century Club

Katie O'Laughlin '14 has made quite a mark on Pacific Ridge's soccer program. On January 30th, the senior was recognized for scoring over 100 goals in her time as a Varsity Firebird. Katie is the first soccer player in Pacific Ridge's history to achieve this milestone. She looks forward to continuing her goal-scoring career at UC San Diego, where she will enroll in the fall. Congratulations, Katie!

Celebrating over 100 Firebird goals

 

Upper School Home Games, Week of  2/10/14:

Scores:

 

Boys Varsity Basketball

1/27/14 The Rock Academy 66 31 W

1/29/14 San Diego Jewish Academy 50 58 L

2/01/14 El Capitan High School 55 56 L 

 

Boys JV Basketball

1/29/14 San Diego Jewish Academy 46 40 W

1/30/14 Classical Academy High 52 25 W 

 

Girls Varsity Basketball 

1/27/14 The Rock Academy 43 12 W

1/28/14 Health Science High School 64 28 W 

 

Boys Varsity Soccer

1/28/14 Bishop's 2 1 W

1/30/14 La Jolla Country Day School 2 2 T

 

Boys JV Soccer

1/29/14 Francis Parker 3 1 W

1/30/14 La Jolla Country Day School 1 0 W

 

Girls Varsity Soccer

1/28/14 Bishop's 3 4 L

1/30/14 La Jolla Country Day School 4 0 W 

 

Boys Middle School A Basketball

1/27/14 Horizon Prep 41 27 W

1/29/14 Tri-City Christian Schools 32 19 W

 

Boys Middle School B Basketball

1/27/14 Horizon Prep 32 16 W

1/29/14 Tri-City Christian Schools 22 20 W

 

Boys Middle School C Basketball

1/29/14 Tri-City Christian Schools 16 20 L

 

Boys Middle School A Soccer

1/28/14 Army Navy Academy 2 0 W 

 

Girls Middle School A Soccer

1/30/14 Horizon Prep 4 1 W 

 

Girls Middle School B Soccer

1/30/14 Horizon Prep 1 0 W 

 

Keara Geckeler '15 and her intermediate division teammates from Epic Edge received silver medals at the 2014 Midwestern/Pacific Coast Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships on January 25th, missing First Place by one point. They advance to compete in the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships in Colorado Springs on February 28th. Congratulations and good luck, Keara!  

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