Middle School Kahoot Trivia Night! |
Plenty of students from the middle school participated in the middle school social, Kahoot Trivia Night. Congratulations to the winner, 8th grader Jaden Santiago! |
Don't Miss Back To School Night!
Join us for Back-to-School night and step into your child's shoes to meet their teachers and learn more about your student's experience in their classes first hand. Zoom information and schedules for each family will be emailed before the event.
Date: Thursday, October 1st
Start Times: MS: 5:00p.m.; US 5:20 p.m.
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Did your child leave something at home?
Dropping off items students forget at home is only allowed if absolutely necessary. In these cases, parents can drop off items (labeled with their child’s name) on a table stationed near the security guard at the entrance to campus, then text or email their child to let them know the item is available for pickup. Parents should not go to our front office to drop-off any items at this time.
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Middle School Social Lunch
Join the middle school social lunches through the next few weeks! This event will happen through Remo and the middle schoolers can join and catch up with their friends. The links will be on the grade level PowerSchool pages if you would like to join in.
8th Grade
Dates: Wednesday, September 30th; Friday, October 2nd
Time: 10:50 a.m.
7th Grade
Date: Friday, October 2nd
Time: 10:20 a.m.
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September 28th
Yom Kippur
No School
September 28th
Middle School Social Lunch
8th Grade
10:50 a.m.
October 1st
Back To School Night
5:00 p.m.
October 2nd
Middle School Social Lunch
7th grade
10:20 a.m.
8th grade
10:50 a.m.
Middle School Movie Night
7:00 p.m.
October 5th
Financial Aid Forms and Formulas with College Guidance
3:15 p.m.
October 23rd
Help Desk: 2020 Middle School Play
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Middle School Movie Night!
On October 2, join in for an all eighth grade and an all seventh grade movie night! This event will be hosted through Netflix Party and there will be a poll soon about which movie each group will watch. Links to join in will be emailed to students and can also be found on Power School Learning.
Date: Friday, October 2nd
Time: 7:00 p.m.
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Audition for Help Desk: This Year's Fall Middle School Play!
This year's middle school play is a hilarious comedy called "Help Desk," and auditions will take place on September 22nd and 23rd. Whether you're getting shamed about your inability to log in, giving your credit card information to a scammer, or having serious conversations with a clown, customer service calls spiral into absurdity for the customers and employees alike in this hilarious comedy. For more information about the play and auditions, click HERE! |
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Save the Date! The 24 Hours Plays
On Saturday, November 7, upper school thespians will present their fall production of The 24 Hour Plays. A team of Pacific Ridge upper school writers, directors, and actors will come together to create brand new plays in only 24 hours. The plays will be performed live and live-streamed. Students interested in participating as writers, directors, or actors should contact Ms. Claire Tam at ctam@pacificridge.org. For further information about The 24 Hour Plays click HERE.
Date: Saturday, November 7th
Time: 6:00 p.m.
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Volunteer Opportunities: Help Us with Drop-off, Pick-up, and in the Library!
You asked if you can help, and here's how! Come be part of the growing volunteer corps that will be assisting with morning arrival, HealthCheck screenings, afternoon departures, and library supervision. Spend some time with this great community of volunteers and be a valuable helper as we keep our students safe and healthy. Please look for times that work with your schedule via theParent Assocation Volunteer Opportunities page in Veracross. Together we can make this unusual year flow more easily. |
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Attendance Policy
Please click HERE to review our attendance policy and procedures for late arrival or early pickup. |
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Revised Academic Calendar
There have been a few changes to the academic calendar including updated dates for Back to School Night and Parent - Teacher Conferences. To find a downloadable updated version, click HERE. |
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Lands End Uniform Guide and Information
Has your Firebird outgrown their Pacific Ridge uniforms? Are you a new Firebird looking to gear up for the new school year? Click HERE to access the Pacific Ridge uniform guidelines with Lands End and stock up now! |
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Are You Following Pacific Ridge Online?
Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram for fun school happenings and a peek into student life. |
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Pacific Ridge School COVID Policies and Procedures Manual
This manual contains information about many aspects of school programming this year, such as general school operations, COVID exposure and stay-at-home rules, student life, student support, athletics, and more. For convenience, we suggest that you bookmark the web page so you can refer to it when questions arise. The manual can also be found on our Together We Can website and will be updated regularly.
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Risk Assessment and Campus Density Models
Pacific Ridge will assess the health risk on campus and, using San Diego County data, use a conservative approach to determine our operational model throughout the year. Click HERE to see our framework.
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Don't Know who to call with a question or concern?
Click HERE for a handy guide. |
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Double or triple your Annual Fund gift!
We hope you received your Annual Fund packet in the mail this past week. Did you know that one of the best ways to maximize your gift is to participate in your Corporate Matching Gifts Plan? If you are not sure if your company participates, click on our online search tool HERE and type in your company name in the box located at the bottom of the page. The tool will provide links to information about your company’s matching gifts program. There are various levels of Leadership Giving outlined in the brochure you just received in the mail.
- Founder’s Fellow - $25,000+
- Harkness Society - $10,000 - $24,999
- Global Advocate - $5,000 - $9,999
- 2007 Club - $2000 - $4,999
Matching gifts can help supplement your gift and increase its value. You can make your gift online now via the link HERE.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Annual Fund and Major Gifts Manager Alison Scott ascott@pacificridge.org. Thank you so much or your generous support during this year like no other!
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NExT Summer Internships Go Remote
The NExT Summer Internship program was able to find a way to run this past summer even in the face of COVID19. While not all programs were available, some of the NExT Exclusives were able to operate remotely. We gathered testimonials from each student to find out what it was like to intern remotely and will share them here weekly. For more information about NExT Summer Internships, click HERE. |
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Joonho Hong - OpenSimSim Internship
"I really loved this internship. Mr. Glockner (Joonho's mentor and PRS Class of 2015), was a very welcoming and funny person. He really made my internship experience a lot better. I feel like I got a lot out of the 6-week internship. The skills and knowledge that I learned will definitely help me out later in life as I pursue business."
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Together We Can Resource Website
We invite you to visit the Together We Can website regularly for announcements about online learning and the beginning of the school year. We encourage you to consider the Together We Can website a go-to source for information, along with the e-newsletter, Veracross, and emails sent from the school. Bookmarking it and checking often for updates is a great way to stay informed about COVID-related issues throughout the year. |
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Hiren Maharaj - Math Teacher
Favorite or most recent book? The Room Where It Happened by John Bolton
Favorite movie? Ray
Favorite sport to play or watch? The 100 meter dash.
Greatest indulgence? Toast
If you make him breakfast? Toast
In his free time? I work out to justify all that toast.
Dream vacation? Home is best.
Home town? Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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Walking Club
Walking club started strong this past Friday, with masks and social distancing. Six walkers had a fabulous walk. Join us on our next one for fresh air and company!
Date: Friday, October 2nd
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: in front of Peet's in Bressi
Book Club
Are you an avid reader? Love to talk about books and share recommendations? Or maybe you just want a way to connect with other PRS parents. The Book Club needs some new energy! If you are interested in organizing and helping direct this fun group, please contact us at parentsassociation@pacificridge.org. New year, new ideas, new directions – sky’s the limit on where this could go! |
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Financial Forms & Formulas
Offered for all Pacific Ridge families and especially recommended for seniors/juniors and their parents, will take place via Zoom in 2 parts this year:
October 5, 3:15 - 4:00 p.m. We will introduce Financial Aid Forms alongside key terms/acronyms and factors considered in financial aid review. We will visit links for establishing your Federal Student Aid pin (unique for parent/guardians and students in the same household and for each student in a family household) and acquaint you with online tools and tutorials available for all. A recording will be posted to Veracross after the event.
October 20, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Our annual program is presented by Corinne Schell, Director of Admission and former Director of Financial Aid for Marist College. Each year, this extremely experienced director walks us through federal and institutional methodologies to help families understand how online tools estimate financial aid and how Financial Aid Directors handle special circumstances, including the impact of COVID on a family’s capacity to pay.
College Visits Next Week
Davidson College, Johns Hopkins University, Point Loma Nazarene University, Salve Regina University, University of New Hampshire (Main Campus), Williams College
Regional Information Session-Open to All Students and Parents
Cal State Week October 5 - 9. CSU Week presents each campus of the Cal State system in daily segments, Monday through Friday. All sessions take place after school so there is no reason to miss class. Students must register for each session individually.
Date: October 5th - 9th
Time: Varies by day
UCLA Open House
Join students and staff to learn more about UCLA! You will have an opportunity to learn more about admission, financial aid, housing, academic programs, resources and student life. Live sessions will be recorded and posted on the Fall Open House website after the event. Sessions will be held Monday October 5 – Saturday October 10. Students are not required to attend every session.
Date: October 5th - 10th
Time: 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. weekdays and 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Saturday
Additional regional information sessions open to all students and parents can be found here: Regional Info Sessions
As always, up-to-date information and College Guidance resources for all Pacific Ridge families can be found on our Veracross Parent Portal page here (sign-in required). Remember, all grade-specific documents are posted to the SCOIR My Drive.
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CIF Master Calendar
The San Diego CIF Section has announced a master calendar for the 2020-21 school year. Please click here to view the calendar.
For information on Pacific Ridge athletics and the start of the school year, please visit the Together We Can Athletics section by clicking here. |
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