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Last weekend, for the second time in its history, the Pacifica Junior Classical League (JCL) sent a team to the 69th Annual California Junior Classical League (CAJCL) Convention at Menlo School in Atherton, CA. The convention consisted of two days packed with competitive academic testing in subjects related to the Classics, artistic and athletic contests, scholarly lectures from professors and educators, and a plethora of fun activities.

Another remarkable Pacifica International Trip has come to an end, and it was one for the books! Over the course of 12 days, 23 students and 4 staff members journeyed to Spain and Portugal, hitting major cities along the way including Lisbon, Seville, Madrid, and Barcelona. 

Pacifica Christian's Junior Classical League (JCL) has had an exciting year so far!  They've studied and celebrated the Classical world with museum trips, themed parties, a regional convention, and many are about to embark on a trip to Northern California for the 69th state JCL Convention!

If you are like me, sometimes the burdens of loving my kids through adolescence to adulthood seem too great—and on our own they are. Hear once more Christ’s words to us, His beloved, "Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”    

Pacifica Christian High School Orange County is pleased to announce that Aubrey Callaghan is a 2024 National Merit Scholarship Award winner. Less than 1% of all high school students in the nation achieve this honor, and this is the first time in the school’s history that a Pacifica student has attained the highest level of achievement for National Merit. 

Students across Orange County were nominated for the 2024 Artist of the Year in dance from teachers and private instructors at OC high schools and arts organizations. Pacifica Christian High School is honored to announce that one of our Tritons was named a semi-finalist!

Our gratitude and thanks to Dr. Thomas Kidd for coming to our campus for a discussion on his book, "Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh." Dr. Kidd expounds on how Thomas Jefferson was both a brilliant and inspiring political writer and how the ethical realities of his personal life and political career did not live up to his soaring rhetoric. Learn how the tensions of democracy versus slavery, republican virtue versus dissolute consumption, and veneration for Jesus versus skepticism about Christianity defined his moral life.

The first annual Tolkien Retreat is “in the books” as they say, and what a life-changing retreat it was! Sixteen upperclassmen and six faculty/staff headed to the majestic Leonard Lake Reserve for seven days and six nights of reading, reflection, fellowship, and worship. Each day began with a full breakfast and morning worship from The Book of Common Prayer and the singing of the school hymn. Then most of each morning was spent reading one of the six books of  The Lord of the Rings. 

Last Friday evening, Pacifica hosted our Third Annual TGC Declamations Contest. Our nine finalists declaimed important works from The Great Conversation in the categories of Bible/Theology, Non-Fiction/Historical, and Literature. One winner from each category was named, as well as an overall winner.

We are so proud of our finalists who brilliantly modeled the school's mission of thinking well—through their preparation and memorization—and living well—through their courage and poise. Whether you were able to join us or want to relive every moment, you may view each performance on our Declamations Contest 2024 Playlist here.

We are confident you will be impressed, inspired, and blessed by these amazing young men and women.