Pacific Ridge Hockey Club Crushes It In Minnesota!
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The team finished their first Prep regular season #1! Check out our Sports on the Ridge section for more!
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MAMMA MIA
! Starts Tonight!
This year's upper school musical will have you singing and dancing in your seats. Come watch and laugh while supporting your upper school Firebirds in one of three remaining shows. For tickets, click
here.
Dates & Times: Friday, January 24th, 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, January 25th, 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Place: Howard Brubeck Theatre, San Marcos
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Parents Association Pregame BBQ
This Friday the Parents Association will be hosting a BBQ in support of our basketball team's games against Maranatha. Join in for the Devil Dogs BBQ food truck, free dessert, hydration station with DJ music, games, a spirit station and more! Black Student Union will be running a concession from the time school ends up until the pregame begins at 5:00 p.m.
Date: Friday, January 24th
Times: Boys JV: 4:00 p.m., Pregame BBQ: 5:00 p.m., Girls Varsity: 5:30 p.m., Boys Varsity: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Athletic Center
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Catch Over 200 Singers at the Next Winter Concert!
The winter concert will feature the upper school jazz-rock and classical ensembles and a choral concert featuring over 200 singers from Pacific Ridge, La Jolla Country Day School, The Bishop's School, Temecula Preparatory School, San Diego Jewish Academy and Cathedral Catholic High School.
Date: Wednesday, January 29th
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Place: Community Hall; Athletic Center
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January 23rd-25th
Mamma Mia!
January 24th
Walking Club
8:30 a.m.
PA BBQ Tailgate
5:00 p.m.
January 27th
Book Club
7:00 p.m.
January 29th
Winter Music Concert
6:00 p.m.
January 30th
NCAA Roundtable
3:15 p.m.
Standardized Testing Primer
4:30 p.m.
Summer Opportunities Fair
6:00 p.m.
February 1st
Upper School Winter Formal
6:30 p.m.
PA Winter Dance Parent Meetup
6:30 p.m.
February 4th
PA Speaker Series
Conscious Parenting
6:30 p.m.
February 10th
Digital Health and Wellness
6:00 p.m.
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Get Funky at the Upper School Winter Formal!
Come get your groove on with your fellow Firebirds for the upper school Winter Formal. Tacos will be served for dinner. Tickets will be sold for $10 before the dance and $15 at the door. Come in your best disco-themed outfit and dance the night away!
Date: Saturday, February 1st
Time: 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Place: Pacific Ridge Campus
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Conscious Parenting During the Teen Years with Sue DeCaro
Parenting teens doesn’t have to be stressful! This workshop will offer parents an opportunity to learn conscious approaches to parenting teens, how to create deeper connections, look at discipline in a new way, and create more fulfilling parent-teen relationships. Certified by the Parent Coaching Institute, Sue DeCaro will be speaking on conscious living and parenting. Open to the public. Invite your friends to RSVP, click
here!
Date: Tuesday, February 4th
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Place: Pacific Ridge School
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Digital Health & Wellness Middle School Parent Night
Middle schoolers want more independence and time with friends while also being asked to responsibly own and use phones and laptops. How do we (families and Pacific Ridge) help students to use these powerful tools for work and play while also maintaining a healthy balance with face-to-face interactions and engagement with the natural world? Please join us to look at the latest information and share experiences and advice with other community members.
Date: Monday, February 10th
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Place: Pacific Ridge Campus
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BIOS Hosting Book Drive
Service learning group Bilingualism In Our Schools is hosting a book drive for both the middle and upper school. They are looking for books in any language and at all reading levels, but prefer Spanish or English. There are boxes set up in the upper school lobby, main offices and Community Hall. Please bring by any spare books you have!
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After-School Extension Classes Are Available!
The Pacific Ridge After-School Extension program provides the opportunity for students to explore various creative disciplines in an informal learning environment. Information is available
here.
Classes Available:
- Private piano, vocal or performance lessons
- Underwater Robotics Club
- Middle school play
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Pacific Ridge Hosts FTC Robotics Competition
Pacific Ridge recently hosted students from all over San Diego County for a FTC Robotics League Competition. The students were challenged to design, build, program and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge. The Firebirds created three separate teams to compete; Singularity, Pyrobots and Ridgebots. Singularity impressed, finishing 2nd place with Pyrobots following in 3rd. The Ridgebots had a great day and finished 14th. Senior Elisse Chow led the teams all week under great pressure and adversity awhile remaining positive and keeping the teams morale and productivity up. Great job, Firebirds! To watch the competition, click
here!
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Astronomy Club Visits Anza
This past weekend the Astronomy Club went camping in the Anza Borrego Desert. During the day, students took in their surroundings by hiking to view points in the area. At night, they observed the sky lighting up with constellations and shooting stars. Students enjoyed mapping constellations and spending time watching the magical night sky.
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The Jefferson Elementary School Group Shares New Year Celebrations
The middle school service learning group Jefferson researched different New Year celebrations throughout the world and prepared Google Slide presentations with pictures of the various traditions to show to their elementary school buddies. After presenting the different cultures and traditions, the students made “floating” lanterns to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year.
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Walking Club
Join us for a walk alongside the Rancho Santa Fe Golf course.
Date: Friday, January 24th
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Place: Thyme in the Ranch, Rancho Santa Fe
Book Club:
The Library Book
by Susan Orlean
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. Please RSVP here.
Date: Monday, January 27th
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Library
Upper School Winter Dance Parent Meetup on February 1st
Take your free evening and come socialize! More details coming soon.
Date: Saturday, February 1st
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: TBD
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All-School College Guidance Programing: NCAA Roundtable, Standardized Testing Primer, and Summer Opportunities Fair January 30th
On January 30, we will be hosting our annual all school programs on college athletics, understanding standardized testing, and our summer opportunities fair. These programs run every year and are open to the entire Pacific Ridge Community, but are especially helpful for 10th and 11th grade families.
Date: Thursday, January 30th
NCAA Roundtable: 3:15 - 4:15 p.m. in the Athletics Center
Standardized Testing Primer: 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. in West Reading Room
Summer Opportunities Fair: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. in East and West Reading Rooms
Junior College Meetings
Juniors college meetings are in full swing! To arrange a meeting, 11th graders first complete their Junior Survey in SCOIR, then schedule with College Guidance in person. Juniors can schedule their family meeting once they have completed their first individual meeting and we have received their parent questionnaire.
Save the date! College Night for Sophomores and Parents is February 27th
College Night for Sophomores and Parents is Thursday, February 27 in the auditorium at Dove Library on Dove Lane in Carlsbad. This incredibly important program provides families with an overview of our ongoing work with sophomores, including the sequence for your spring meeting. We will also be introducing our improved college research platform SCOIR which has replaced Naviance.
Date: Thursday February 27th
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Place: Dove Library - 1775 Dove Ln, Carlsbad, CA 92011
For more on upcoming College Guidance key dates, please visit the College Guidance PowerSchool Learning page
here.
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Pacific Ridge Hockey Dominates in Minnesota - Again!
This past weekend the Pacific Ridge Hockey Club traveled to Minnesota to once again compete in the NAPHL Prep Division. They beat teams from Alberta, Ontario and British Columbia to bring their final league record to a first place 7-0-1! Coach Juan Trevino says "I'm so proud that the team could travel that far away against schools that recruit nationally in Canada and the United States and compete and win! The team demonstrated community and a strong commitment towards one another which is what made it all happen." The hockey club's final home game is Senior Night on February 8 at 7:15 p.m. Let's get out to Carlsbad Icetown to support our Firebirds!
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Middle School Athlete of the Week
8th grader Kevin Sun has 6 goals and 5 assists so far this season for the middle school soccer team including a goal and an assist vs. Santa Fe Christian.
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Upper School Athlete of the Week
After being down 3-0 at half-time against The San Diego Jewish Academy, senior Luc Clark scored 2 out of the 3 goals to guide his team to a 3-3 tie. He then earned a penalty kick in the next game to inspire a 3-2 win against Escondido Charter.
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Upcoming Home Games:
1/24/20
Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night (ceremony between varsity basketball games)
4:00 p.m. Boys Junior Varsity Basketball vs Maranatha Christian
5:30 p.m. Girls Varsity Basketball vs Maranatha Christian
7:00 p.m. Boys Varsity Basketball vs Maranatha Christian
1/27/20
2:30 p.m. Boys Junior Varsity Soccer vs Sage Creek High School (Aviara Community Park)
1/28/20
3:00 p.m. Boys MS-A Soccer vs Rancho Santa Fe MS
3:30 p.m. Girls Junior Varsity Basketball vs La Jolla Country Day School
4:00 p.m. Girls MS-A Soccer vs Rancho Santa Fe MS
1/30/20
3:00 p.m. Boys MS-A Soccer vs La Jolla Country Day School
4:00 p.m. Girls MS-A Soccer vs La Jolla Country Day School
2/1/20
5:35 p.m. Junior Varsity Ice Hockey vs Newport Mesa Junior Varsity (Carlsbad Icetown)
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View Past Scores for Firebird Athletics
Past scores can be viewed
here
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