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Each week, Pacific Ridge School invites you to enjoy a spontaneous view of school life.
Mission Control: A cadre of faculty and staff help Ms. Molineaux provide communication and support to student groups traveling across the globe.
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Come to Global Rewind on June 10th!
On Tuesday, June 10th, Pacific Ridge families are invited to a post-trip global engagement expo. Students and faculty chaperones will be on hand to share anecdotes, photographs, and artifacts from their year-end travel experiences.
Date: Tuesday, June 10th
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Place: East and West Reading Rooms, Upper Town Square
Off-Site Parking for Commencement Week Events
Parents are reminded that parking for 8th-grade promotion, Global Rewind, Middle and Upper School awards ceremonies and Commencement will be at the Loker Lot: 2765 Loker Avenue. Shuttle service to and from campus will be provided.
Junior Parent Volunteers Needed for Grad Night
Junior parents: Volunteers are still needed on the evening of June 12th to help with Grad Night. A few more parent chaperones are needed from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. Please email Lora Abbey if you can help. Please remember, next year's Junior parents will be doing this for your graduates. The Senior Class Graduation Night Celebration Committee thanks you!
 Save the date: Pacific Ridge at The Old Globe on August 23rd!
For the 5th year in a row, Pacific Ridge families are invited to come together for a summer evening at Balboa Park's beautiful Old Globe Theatre. This year's selected performance is Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona, a fast-paced, exuberant tale of friendship, romance and secret identities. A link for ticket sales, complete with a promotional code for Pacific Ridge families, is coming soon. Save the date of August 23rd at 8:00 p.m., and check your email for more information about this popular end-of-summer outing.
Summer Programs and Sports Camps at Pacific Ridge!
From June 23rd to August 1st, Pacific Ridge will be offering a number of summer programs available to all students in San Diego's North County. Choices include both for-credit and non-credit classes for middle and high school students, the Firebird Program for rising 5th through 7th graders, and numerous sports camps. For more information and to register, please visit the 2014 Summer Programs page on the Pacific Ridge website.
Host International Students For A Summer's Day
AFS San Diego, a non-profit exchange organization, is looking for Pacific Ridge families willing to open their homes to two international students during Host Days on July 27th and August 3rd. Host Days provide an opportunity for students from Asia, Europe, and South America who are participating in a language and culture program at UCSD to spend time with people in the community and engage in local summer activities such as hiking, going to the beach, or enjoying a backyard barbecue. Please contact Program Director Jennifer Hinrichs at jennifer.hinrichs@afsusa.org for more information.
Reminder to Senior Parents From the Nursing Office
The nurses would like to remind parents of seniors that now is a good time to schedule any medical appointments your children may need before heading off to college. Annual physicals and updated vaccinations may be required before school starts in the fall.
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Middle School Travel Programs Are Underway
Pacific Ridge Middle Schoolers are busy exploring locales on both coasts of the United States this week. Seventh graders are studying field science at Nature Bridge in the Santa Monica mountains, learning about the area's watershed from its hills to its tide pools. In Williamsburg, eighth graders have explored historic Jamestown, and have enjoyed sailing aboard a schooner and practicing 18th-century brickmaking in Yorktown. They have also demonstrated superb travel etiquette that has not gone unnoticed. After their plane touched down at Dulles Airport, flight attendants complimented the Pacific Ridge students over the loudspeakers for being such a great travel group!
Atop Sandstone Peak - the tallest point in the Santa Monica mountains
A Williamsburg history lesson from General Lafayette himself
Upper School Travel Programs in Week #2
Upper School students on both school-designed and self-designed trips are immersed in their travels, with most returning to Pacific Ridge this weekend. Students have made new friends, enjoyed diverse cultures and cuisines, contributed to communities they have visited and handled the challenges of global travel with aplomb. Below are a few snapshots of Pacific Ridge students in action:
Braving American River rapids in the Northern Sierras
Sharing English language and culture with students in Kyoto
Studying ancient ruins in the Golan Heights
Hiking Fox Glacier in New Zealand
Painting an elementary school in China's Yunnan province
Admiring Oregon's redwoods while attending Ashland's Shakespeare Festival
Be an Armchair Traveler - Peruse Our Global Website!
Parents are welcome to visit Pacific Ridge's Global Travel website to learn about student adventures in the Santa Monica mountains; Colonial Williamsburg; China; California's Northern Sierras; Ashland, Oregon; Argentina; Cambodia; Costa Rica; El Salvador; France; the Grand Canyon; India; Israel; Japan; New Zealand and Tijuana! Simply log into Haiku, click on School Information, and select Global Travel. Each travel program has a blog on the site where updates, photos and videos are posted.
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Students Busy with On-Campus and Local Activities
Students who chose to remain on campus during the global travel program have been busy participating in a variety of fun and service-related activities including a beach cleanup, strawberry picking at a local farm and a visit to the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art.
The delicious rewards of an afternoon spent in the strawberry fields
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Service Learning in the Field
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Animal Allies Group Helps Pets Find New Homes
Last week, Middle School students in the Animal Allies service learning group finished their trimester's work at the San Diego County Department of Animal Services. Their project for the day? Assembling and decorating animal carriers that will transport adopted pets to their new homes. During the year, students have also helped the department with upkeep of the Carlsbad shelter facility and have taken photographs of shelter animals to assist with the adoption process.
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 Book Buddies! Introducing the Online Textbook Exchange
The Pacific Ridge Parents Association is pleased to announce its used textbook exchange website. The Book Buddies site is designed to be an online "bulletin board" where sellers can post books for sale and buyers can find books for purchase. This will replace the traditional used textbook sale, saving countless volunteer hours and creating a simpler, more sustainable exchange! Detailed instructions and a link for the site are posted in Haiku on the Parents Association page.
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Sports on the Ridge
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Spring Sports Playoff Report:
Boys Varsity Golf
Senior Marc Hedrick shot 75-68 to finish one under par in the CIF San Diego Section Championships on May 27th. He finished in the top 10 out of more than 100 players. Marc's impressive play qualified him for the Southern California Regional tournament. Marc will golf at Princeton University next year.
Co-ed Varsity Track and Field
Senior Delaney Miller finished 4th in her division in the 1600 meter run during the San Diego CIF Finals on May 31st. Delaney will also participate in the Jim Ryun Festival of Miles on Thursday, June 5th, at Balboa Stadium. She will continue her running career at Princeton University next year as a member of the cross country and track teams.
Freshman Helps Lead Team To Undefeated Season
Freshman Anderson Lee was awarded the Boys Developmental Volleyball Coaches Award during the Spring Sports Celebration on May 23rd. Anderson's volleyball experience and work ethic were a key factor in the team's impressive 9-0 season. Pacific Ridge Boys Volleyball will compete at the Varsity level next year.
Important Fall Sports Information
Student-Athletes are required to have all online health and athletic forms completed and an updated physical filed online before they are able to participate in fall tryouts. Coach Neptune will attend tryouts to verify that athletes have submitted all required information. Instructions for the online forms system will be announced shortly.
Following the CIF-San Diego policy of a school-wide No Contact Period, coaches will be unable to meet with athletes or respond to emails or phone calls from July 21st to August 3rd.
Girls Volleyball
Tryouts for all Upper School Volleyball teams begin August 11th and 12th, from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Practices will commence on August 13th. Questions? Contact Coach Dahl at adahl@pacificridge.org.
Girls Tennis
Tryouts for Upper School Girls Tennis begin Tuesday, August 12th with a parent meeting at 2:45 p.m., followed by practice at 3:00 p.m. at the Bobby Riggs Tennis Center in Encinitas. Questions? Contact Coach Dawson at jdawson@pacificridge.org.
Coed Cross Country
Tryouts for Upper School Coed Cross Country begin Tuesday, August 12th from 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., and will meet in front of the Athletic Center. A parent meeting will be held at Pacific Ridge on August 22nd at 5:30 p.m. Questions? Contact Coach Edwards at sedwards@pacificridge.org.
Middle School Fall Sports Information
Middle School sports programs will begin on the first day of school, Wednesday, August 27th. Student-Athletes will need to have all online forms completed and an updated physical on file before participating.
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Transition to College Night for Senior Families on June 9th
Seniors and their parents are invited to campus on Monday evening, June 9th, for an event celebrating the Class of 2014's transition to college. The program bookends parent coffees and senior sessions with practical tips and advice, and gives families an opportunity to be entertained by the Improv Club's treatment of the college experience and to enjoy one another's company before graduation. You won't want to miss it! Grazing food and beverages will be served.
Date: Monday, June 9th
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: East Reading Room
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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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Schedule of Events
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June 9th
Half Day
11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Transition to College Night
6:30 p.m.
June 10th
8th-Grade Promotion & Middle School Awards Ceremony
9 a.m.
Global Rewind & School-Wide Picnic
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Upper School Awards Ceremony
1 p.m.
June 12th
Commencement
10 a.m.
August 23rd
Pacific Ridge Evening at the Old Globe
8 p.m.
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A View From The Ridge
