Pacifica Pride Calendar of Events 05/18 to 05/23 Check Website Calendar @ www.pacificamariners.com Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Block - ODD / CST Testing Block - EVEN CST Testing CIF Softball Senior Parent Dinner Block - ODD Testing Academic Decathlon Awards Drama Production Block - EVEN Testing NJROTC Strawberry Festival MUSICAL NOTES Pacifica String Orchestra performed at the SCSBOA District Festival at GGHS in March. We received the highest rating, and qualified for Regional Festival. The performance was Friday at 8:15 pm. Our students needed to learn a new piece of music to play at this Festival, which they did and performed beautifully. The criteria are harder at the Regional level, with only the best groups qualifying to perform. Pacifica received a Superior rating, which is the highest possible. We also performed at Music in the Parks choir competition on Saturday at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Varsity Choir placed 2nd in the Women s division, Acapella placed 3rd in the Mixed division, and Encore placed 1st in the Show Choir division. Encore also received the Overall award for being the top rated choir in all divisions. It was a fantastic way to closeout our competitive choir season! Please congratulate these fine musicians when you see them! Pacifica Pride 1
Pacifica AP Psycholars Bring the Psych Bowl Home! Friday, May 1 was an amazing evening for our AP Psychology students! Every year, on the Friday before the AP Psychology Exam, GGUSD schools that offer AP Psychology participate in the "Psych Bowl". The Psych Bowl is an academic competition designed to help students prepare for the exam, and for the winning school to take home the coveted Psych Bowl Cup. Each school begins preparing from the start of the school year, and comes up with their own team jersey. This year's jersey features a parody of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" album cover, but sports "Pink Freud" instead. They are very popular at PHS! The first round of the Psych Bowl is verbal responses to Power Point questions. The Psycholars led by two at intermission. In the second round, questions are more challenging, and students must have their responses written on white boards. Our Mariner Psycholars struggled and found themselves down by five to Bolsa Grande near the end of the competition. This was not acceptable to our students, and in a dramatic, comefrom-behind rally, our students confidently stepped up, rattled off a series of correct responses and surprised everyone, winning by two questions! It was very exciting, a lot of fun, and a life memory for our Psycholars. Way to go Mariners!! Pacifica Pride 2
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ NEWS FROM THE DRAMA DEPARTMENT We are so excited to share that Pacifica's production of Alice in Wonderland was invited to perform a selection on the Segerstrom stage for the M.A.C.Y. Awards on May 31 at noon. We are beyond excited and beyond proud of our Musical Theatre Students!! From a field of 42 schools and 52 Musicals, WE got chosen. Join us if you can!!! On another just as exciting note, The Diary of Anne Frank has been nominated for 3 awards with the Cappie program. The Cappie program is a critic award program that originated on the Capital Steps in Washington. Our critics view other schools' productions and we in turn have them review our shows. In short, we have been nominated and the students will dress to the nines to find out the winners at a GALA presentation on Sunday, June 7 at 4:30 pm. Our nominees are Marisa Shlichtman for Lead Actress in a Play for Anne, Pierre Ekladios for Lead Actor in a play for Otto Frank and Marisa and Brett Beard for their Marketing and Publicity campaign (that resulted in a sell out on Friday night). Pacifica High School 2015 PROM Red Carpet Rendezvous Saturday, May 30 th, 7 11 PM Dove Canyon Country Club 22682 Golf Club Drive, Dove Canyon, CA See Website for Permission Slip and Ticket Information Pacifica Pride 3
Testing In May Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday = 11 th CST = 10 th May 18 th CST-Science AP Makeup Block ODD Memorial Day May 19 th CST-Science AP Makeup Block - EVEN May 26 th May 20 th Practical App Lesson May 27 th Practical App Lesson Math- May 21 st Block - ODD May 28 th Math- May 22 nd Block - EVEN May 29 th Math - June 1 st Math- Block - ODD June 6 th Assembly June 2 nd Math- Block - EVEN June 7 th June 3 rd Makeups June 8 th Awards Night Block - ODD June 4 th June 9 th Block - EVEN June 5 th June 10 th Senior Finals June 15 th June 16 th June 17 th Senior Finals Minimum Day Minimum Day Graduation! Pacifica Pride 4
Makerspaces! Makerspaces? Makerspace in the Library The library is turning into a Makerspace (a place that students and staff may come and "make" something or participate in an activity) on Thursdays--with the exception of Monday, May 4th (Star Wars Day). The activities start at 3 pm and will end around 3:45 pm or so. All are encouraged to come and participate. Sign-up lists are located in the library---you are greatly encouraged to sign-up---but not mandated (except for May 28 th ). Flyers have been posted throughout the campus and announcements made about the events. TWO ACITIVITIES LEFT FOR THIS YEAR! Here are the activities for the year: Thursday April 23 Felt Owls Thursday April 30 Computer Mash-up Art **Monday** May 4 May the 4th be with YOU (Star Wars) Thursday May 14 pi Bead Bracelets Thursday May 28 Cupcakes, Cookies, & Pie, Oh My! Thursday June 4 Knitting 101: Join the Knitwits! Audiobooks for FREE! Ever walking around listening to idle music or at the gym with nothing to listen to? Or you figured out you can t walk and read at the same time? Like listening to books? Download free audiobooks at audiobooksync.com every week until August 13 th. SYNC is giving away 2 audiobooks every week for 14 weeks, which translates to 28 audiobooks that you can own for FREE! Note that free audiobooks are only downloadable during the week they are offered on the site, so, if you miss the download for a certain week, you missed that week s audiobooks. Technical note: you also need the free Overdrive app. See Mrs. Cable, in the library, if you need any help or check out the PHS Library homepage for more information and links. ebooks Tired of carrying around that heavy book? Try reading a book on your phone. At the PHS website s Library ebook page, you can find the portal to the Brainhive ebook website for Pacifica. You can check out a book for 2 weeks. Renewals are online. Go digital. Check out our Brainhive ebooks, and let our librarian, Mrs. Cable, know what you think. Pacifica Pride 5
Pacifica High School Class of 2015 Senior Calendar May 20 May 25 May 30 June 4 June 8 June 10 June 11 Senior Parent Dinner PHS Gym (6:00-8:00pm). Memorial Day Holiday 2015 Prom @ Dove Canyon Country Club (7:00 11:00pm). Last day to clear all fines (Library, Athletics, Activities) cash payment only! Unpaid fines = No participation in graduation & activities! Last day to pay for any senior items if you did not purchase a Senior Package. This includes cap & gown ($30), class picture ($30), senior breakfast ($15), Quote & Will Book ($20), mob shot ($25). Senior Yearbook Distribution Gym. School ID required. Senior Awards Night in the Gym 6:00pm! Extra Yearbook sales- cash only at the Bookstore *(supplies limited) June 12 Senior Finals- Periods 4, 5, 6 June 12 Senior Locker Clean Out following 6 th period final! June 12 Cap & Gown Distribution in cafeteria after locker clean out! June 15 Senior Finals Periods 0, 1, 2, 3 June 15 Hoot & Holler Following finals on Varsity Soccer Field (Seniors will be escorted to the field) June 15 Graduation Picture with gowns and medals (no caps) following Hoot & Holler! Students will go from the field to the Gym! June 15 Graduation Ticket Distribution- in Gym following Senior Picture! (Seniors will receive 10 tickets) June 16 June 17 Senior Breakfast 9:30 a.m. on the pool deck (This was included in the Senior Package. If purchasing separately, tickets are $15) Graduation Rehearsal 10:30 a.m. in the Gym (required attendance) Graduation 7:30 p.m. at Bolsa Stadium. Seniors report by 6:00 p.m. Grad Night Meet at PHS Gym by 9:30 p.m Revised on April 26, 2015 Pacifica Pride 6
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