Winter Season Athletics Begin!
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Be sure to support our upper school and middle school winter athletes this season!
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The Winter Dance Concert is Tomorrow!
Don't miss out on this year's Winter Dance Concert at the Avo Theater. This concert will showcase the upper school Dance 1,2,3 & 4 and Dance PE, while also featuring service learning group On Pointe to Make a Difference. Students will be performing contemporary, jazz, hip hop and lyrical routines.
Date: Friday, December 6th
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Place: Avo Theater
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Check out this short clip from the last Pacific Ridge Dance Concert!
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9th Grade MUSEum Exhibition
In relation to reading
The Odyssey, 9th graders have been channeling their creativity for the Muse Project, in which they create myths about themselves through various artistic media. The MUSEum is the culmination of students' dedication and hard work, a showcase where they will display and discuss their final projects, such as a film, performance, baked good, mural, book, smartphone app, video game, or other creation. We hope you will join us for an evening that truly celebrates all of the incredible work the Class of 2023 has accomplished! Please contact Ms. Lahl at
alahl@pacificride.org with any questions.
Date: Tuesday, December 10th
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Place: Pacific Ridge School
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December 6th
Walking Club
8:20 a.m.
Winter Dance Concert
7:00 p.m.
December 7th
ACT Practice
8:00 a.m.
December 10th
Muse Project
5:00 p.m.
PA Speaker Series Middle School
6:30 p.m.
December 12th
Senior Parent Coffee
3:30 p.m.
December 13th
Uniform Sale
2:30 p.m.
Movie Night
6:00 p.m.
December 14th
PA Recycling Event
9:00 a.m.
Uniform Sale
9:00 a.m.
December 20th
Gingerbread Breakfast
8:00 a.m.
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Parents Association Speaker Series: Power Up Your Parenting
Life with a middle schooler isn't always easy, but frustration, worry, and endless disagreements do not have to be part of your parenting journey. Family, Parenting and Teen Life Coach Erika Rood will be presenting proven parenting strategies that will lead to deeper levels of respect and trust, better communication and greater responsibility, resilience and confidence in your child. Join us for this practical and informative event -
perfect for middle school parents (with children age 11-13), but all are welcome.
RSVP here
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Date:
Tuesday, December 10th
Time:
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Place:
Pacific Ridge School
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Holiday Toy Drive to Benefit Head Start
Help make a child's holiday wish come true by contributing to the annual Head Start Toy Drive! You can select and sign out gift tags in the lobby of the Middle School Building or Mullady Hall. Please remember: limit one gift per child, maximum $15 price per gift. Please wrap each gift and securely attach the original tag; drop off gifts in the aforementioned locations no later than
Wednesday, December 11th. We support over 140 children at two local Head Start preschools. Our middle schoolers visit these children each week during service learning and the toys we donate are emblematic of our partnership with Head Start. Many of these children are from families that are underserved - the children might not otherwise receive any gifts during the holiday season, so that's why we give! We encourage all Pacific Ridge staff, families and students to participate!
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Click photo for a quick video!
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May The Flock Be With You...
Join us for the first annual Pacific Ridge Movie Night! In preparation for the upcoming release of
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Episode 9), we will be showing
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Episode 8) on campus! All Pacific Ridge students, families, faculty and any other member of the community are invited. Please bring blankets, pillows and comfy chairs to relax and enjoy the movie. Popcorn, cocoa and glowsticks will be provided. If you have any questions about the event, please reach out to Sarah Peeden at
speeden@pacificridge.org.
Date: Friday, December 13th
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Place: East Reading Room
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Freshen Up Your Uniform Selection at the Upcoming Uniform Sale!
Please drop off your gently used uniform items in the bin marked "Used Uniforms" in front of the middle school main office. We will then be holding a uniform sale December 13 and 14 in the parking lot near the library. Stop by and refresh your school uniform wardrobe at bargain prices! Parent merchandise will also be available.
Dates & Times: Friday, December 13th, 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.;
Saturday, December 14th, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Place: Pacific Ridge School Library Parking Lot
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Help Raise Money by Recycling Your Old Electronics
Electronics recycling and paper shredding will be conveniently located on campus. Clean out your home office and help raise funds for the school! For details on recycling prices, click
here!
Date: Saturday, December 14th
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Place: Pacific Ridge School Library Parking Lot
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Lost and Found Items to be Donated
The lost and found will be displayed before we head off for winter break on tables outside the Athletic Center Lobby from Monday, December 16 through Thursday, December 19, 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.. Items that have not been claimed will be donated to a local charity.
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California Scholarship Federation Forms Due December 20th
Applications for the California Scholarship Federation for Trimester 1 are due by December 20. Please return your forms to Ms. Serafini in the lobby of the Upper School building. Parents of sophomores, juniors and seniors, please check your email for more information about CSF requirements and deadlines.
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Innovation Center and Library
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New Library to anchor Innovation Center
What does a 21
st
Century library look like? Ours will include 4,300 square feet of study areas, digital research stations, collaboration spaces, print books and an atrium lounge where students can acquire knowledge and put their learning into practice. With content more accessible to students than in the past, 21
st
Century libraries focus on connecting learners and constructing knowledge. Co-housing our new library with labs and maker spaces will promote interactions - of ideas, disciplines and perspectives. For more information about the Power of Us Campaign and the new Innovation Center & Library, please click
here
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Love to Read: The Importance of Reading for Pleasure
Click
here
to read why Librarian Ellen Cothran believes that promoting pleasure reading is an important role of a 21
st
Century library.
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Thank You to our Early Power of Us Donors!
On November 20, early donors to the Power of Us Campaign enjoyed one another's company while hearing from an esteemed panel of local STEM professionals, all current parents. Laing Rikkers,
Managing Director of HealthpointCapital served as moderator. Panelists included: Laura Rivard,
Biology Professor at USD, Sheila Gujrathi,
Co-founder & CEO Gossamer Bio, Anne Footer,
Chief Administrative Officer Scripps Institute of Oceanography and Julie Bryant,
CEO Rancho BioSciences.
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Council Member Cori Schumacher Visits Pacific Ridge
Carlsbad Council Member, 3x Women's World Longboard Champion, and author Cori Schumacher was on campus this week to share about her path to professional surfing, life on the tour, and her advocacy for women and the LGBTQ+ community in surfing and in politics. She spoke and answered questions about finding one's path and self-advocating, and her personal experiences and perspective. Council Member Schumacher met with over 40 students and faculty to talk about her career, with service learning group Sea, Safe, Surf to discuss her surfing days and fight against global warming, and with service learning group Rainbow Connections to discuss her path into politics as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Learning Center Helps Students Thrive and Excel
The Pacific Ridge Learning Center supports studentsβ academic achievement and social and emotional well-being. The Learning Center team, Student Support Specialists Erika Pike and Marcy Ryan, support students who benefit from additional academic resources. The Learning Center's most recent workshop covered motivation and procrastination for upper school students. The idea for a motivation and procrastination workshop came from students who find that they often put off academic tasks that they find stressful or overwhelming. In this workshop, Ms. Ryan and Ms. Pike encouraged students to tap into their intrinsic and external motivation by capitalizing on their situational and personal interests. Students are encouraged to attend the sessions and to submit ideas for future workshops.
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Hands of Peace
Hands of Peace is an interfaith organization that empowers young people to raise their voices as leaders of change. They are looking for participants and host families for the summer 2019-20 program. Students between the ages of 15 and 17 are welcome to apply. Host families are also needed to host an Israeli or Palestinian teen for 19 days during the summer program. Applications are available here:
www.handsofpeace.org and more information can be found through Site Director Sarah Heirendt at
sheirendt@handsofpeace.org or (559) 999-7066.
Hands of Peace is an upper school service learning group that promotes conflict resolution among teens in the Middle East and connects with a larger non-profit Hands of Peace organization to accomplish common goals.
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Volunteer Now for Gingerbread Breakfast!
The annual Pacific Ridge Gingerbread Breakfast for students, alumni and staff is right around the corner. Donβt miss an opportunity to volunteer for this treasured event. Thank you to all of you who are helping us make the event special for our Pacific Ridge community. We are looking for amazing Team Leads who can be available for both the afternoon of December 19 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. and for the duration of the event on December 20 from 6:30 - 10:30 a.m. Volunteer for Gingerbread Breakfast by clicking
here.
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Thanking PRS Faculty & Staff: Holiday Appreciation Drive
Show your appreciation for Pacific Ridge faculty and staff by participating in our Annual Holiday Gift Drive. All funds received are divided and distributed equally in the form of gift cards to these outstanding men and women who serve our students and community so well. Check donations (made payable to PRS Parents Association and sealed in an envelope labeled "Appreciation Gift") may be placed in the Middle School lobby drop box. Or, you can donate online using Paypal or Venmo to
@PRS-ParentsAssociation. Detailed instructions on how to donate can be found
here. Here's to a Happy Holiday season for all - the Parents Association thanks you!
Walking Club
Enjoy the local flora and fauna on the beautiful trails in the Rancho La Costa preserve!
Date: Friday, December 6th
Time: 8:20 a.m.
Place: Meet at La Costa Town Square Starbucks; 7615 Via Campanile Carlsbad
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Book Club:
The Library Book
by Susan Orlean
Weaving her lifelong love of books and reading into an investigation of the 1986 Los Angeles Central Library fire, award-winning New Yorker reporter and New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean delivers a mesmerizing and uniquely compelling book that manages to tell the broader story of libraries and librarians in a way that has never been done before.
Date: Monday, January 27th
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Library
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Johnny Thieken - Mathematics Teacher
- Favorite or most recent book? Currently reading a complete set of the Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot mysteries.
- Favorite movie? The Green Book
- Favorite sport? Golf
- Greatest indulgence? Napping
- In his free time? Golf and movies
- Dream vacation? Golf trip though Ireland and Scotland
- Home town? Phoenix, AZ
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Optional Practice ACT for Sophomores and Juniors
We will be holding an optional practice ACT with Writing Exam for sophomores and juniors on Saturday, December 7. An RSVP link was emailed to students and parents.
Date: Saturday, December 7th
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Place: West Reading Room
Senior Parent Coffee December 12th
Join us for our second Senior Parent Coffee of the year. These sessions are scheduled at various points of the senior year college process to support parents and help you anticipate what comes next in each stage of application and notification. We leave plenty of time to answer questions, and parents enjoy having the support of other parents navigating the home front throughout the application season. We will email and post a FAQ document to Naviance following each coffee.
Date: Thursday, December 12th
Time: 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Place: Middle School Conference Room (M218)
For more on upcoming College Guidance key dates and regional information sessions, including registration information, please visit the College Guidance PowerSchool Learning page
here.
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Jenna Gorton, Upper School Athlete of the Week
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Upper School Athlete of the Week
Sophomore Jenna Gorton is currently averaging 16 points and 9 rebounds per game for the Girls Varsity Basketball team and has helped propel the team to an undefeated record of 3-0 to start the season. Congratulations Jenna and keep up the hard work! Go Firebirds!
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Please join us this Friday night at Pacific Ridge for some Firebird basketball action! Check out the games below and bring the hype!
Upcoming Home Games:
12/06/19
4:00 p.m. Boys JV Basketball vs. Mission Vista
5:30 p.m. Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Preuss School
7:00 p.m. Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Mission Vista
12/09/19
3:15 p.m. Girls Varsity Soccer vs Escondido High School
12/10/19
5:00 p.m. Girls JV Basketball vs Sage Creek High School
6:30 p.m. Girls Varsity Basketball vs Sage Creek High School
12/11/19
3:15 p.m. Boys MS-A Basketball vs Army & Navy Academy
3:15 p.m. Girls Varsity Soccer vs Sante Fe Christian Schools
7:30 p.m. Girls Varsity Basketball vs High Tech High - San Diego
12/13/19
4:30 p.m. Boys JV Basketball vs The Bishop's School
12/14/19
3:30 p.m. Girls JV Basketball vs Otay Ranch Senior High School
5:00 p.m. Girls Varsity Basketball vs Otay Ranch Senior High School
7:15 p.m. Varsity Ice Hockey vs Santa Margarita (Carlsbad Icetown)
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To keep up to date on CIF scheduling and opponents click
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View Past Scores for Firebird Athletics
Past scores can be viewed
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