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At Pacifica, annual summer reading serves to encourage students to maintain and enjoy an active reading life. We value the written word and hope to foster a shared experience of joy found in literature. Hence, we encourage your family to read the assigned text(s) together to approach this assignment not as homework but as a source for family dinner conversations.

Students need to read the book(s) assigned to their grade and class. They need to be prepared to discuss, write about, and analyze these texts during the first week of school.

To view assignments and purchase texts, click the Summer Reading link, find your student's classes, and then use the ISBN provided and your preferred book provider to purchase. Please purchase the physical-copy text in the edition listed. We do not recommend e-books.

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AP Course Information              AP Early Start (Class Schedules)               

Pacifica offers 14 different AP courses across multiple subjects. All of these courses are measured on a 5.0 grading scale. Courses currently offered include:

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All students who want to receive dual college credit for applicable honors courses must register with the appropriate University — and pay any required fees — in order to receive dual credit. For registration instructions, click the button below. *A passing grade in the applicable Pacifica Course is required to receive dual credit from CCU and UT Austin.

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SENIOR PROJECTS GUIDELINES & RESOURCES

There are many academic challenges that are put before the graduating class of Pacifica. These challenges are met with creativity, talent and determination. For those seniors wishing to graduate with honors, one more challenge is available to them: The Great Conversation (TGC) Honors Program.

TGC Honors means three unique pathways to enhanced learning:

1. The Liberal Arts path encourages students toward a solid general education with periodic deep dives into the individual subjects.
2. The STEAM path offers specialization in Science and Maths balanced by languages and the arts.
3. The Humanities path provides a captivating study of English and History, languages and arts.

Each of these pathways offers a special senior-study project called TGC Scholars, a one-on-one guided project with a faculty advisor. This project will reflect each student’s personal academic journey and interests, and acts as a capstone presentation for their time here.

TGC Honors has been designed not only around rigor, but also with a student’s whole well-being in mind. We are committed to giving students a big world of opportunities along with the wisdom to choose well. To that end, the Honors pathways have been expertly honed so as to avoid any particular year from being overloaded with advanced courses. Here at Pacifica, we believe that Honors should mean the whole-person thrives.

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Beyond the Classroom

Pacifica is excited to offer our Beyond the Classroom International Travel Program. Annually, Pacifica will offer one international trip for all students. These trips will typically be held over Spring Break.

Through this program and over the course of their four years at Pacifica, each student will have the opportunity to travel to approximately nine different countries, and visit over 30 of the most beautiful and historical cities in Western Civilization, all under the guidance of Pacifica’s knowledgeable and experienced staff.

Beyond the Classroom is intended to give each Pacifica student the opportunity to walk through history, bringing to life what they have learned in the classroom. From the birthplace of Shakespeare to the Pantheon, from the Spanish Steps to the Reina Sofia, these trips are the perfect complement to Pacifica’s rich curriculum.

The following is a list of our planned Beyond the Classroom trips for the next two years:

Lisbon, Seville, and Madrid - Spring 2024

March 29, 2024 - April 8, 2024  |  Registration Closed
Trace the history of the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal played a key role during the Age of Exploration, and in Lisbon, you can see the spot where sailors set off on their daring adventures. In Seville, the cathedral and Alcázar show the city’s multi-layered past, while Madrid’s historic Plaza Mayor has been the site of bullfights, royal weddings, and public executions.
 

Bell'Italia - Spring 2025

April 5, 2025 - April 13, 2025  |  REGISTER HERE

Consider the deeper meaning of “Beautiful Italy” as you experience its art, history, and culture. In Venice, cars and roads give way to gondolas and canals, redefining what a city can be. The world’s best collection of Renaissance art awaits in Florence. And in Rome, behold Michelangelo’s take on creation at the Sistine Chapel and retrace the footsteps of ancient Romans at the Colosseum.

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Student Parking Permit Information

Students who desire to drive to school must have a parking permit issued by Pacifica Christian High School. The Parking Permit Application process is described below.

Per our agreement with the City of Newport Beach and surrounding homeowners, parking is NOT permitted on 15th Street or Monrovia Avenue. Students and/or their parents may not solicit permission from Pacifica neighbors to park in their neighborhood. Pacifica is obliged to enforce this agreement by imposing strict disciplinary consequences for those students who do not abide by this agreement. These consequences may include loss of parking permit, Saturday detention, or suspension from school.

By submitting a permit application, the applicant affirms that they read, and agree, to the policies and guidelines listed below. Additionally, all student expectations contained within the school’s Student Handbook are also applicable in Pacifica’s parking lots.

At all times, we ask Pacifica students and families to be mindful of our neighbors. This can be accomplished by keeping noise to a minimum, respecting property lines, and adhering to all traffic laws.

Student parking is a privilege and will be revoked if a student does not adhere to the Student Parking Policies and Guidelines at all times. The student is solely responsible for knowing and abiding by these guidelines.
 

Parking Permit Application Dates

In May of each year, Pacifica publishes its Parking Permit Application for the next school year. The initial application window runs from May 1 to June 15th.

If the number of applications exceeds the number of available parking spaces, permits are awarded through a lottery system. If parking spaces are still available after the initial applications are processed, the application will be re-opened for Seniors and Juniors and permits will then be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Student parking permits are reserved for Senior and Junior students only. Sophomore and Freshman students are not allowed to drive to Pacifica and must be dropped off and picked up to avoid parking congestion on Pacifica's neighboring streets.

Applicants will receive an e-mail notification regarding the status of their application to their Pacifica email addresses in early August. If the student is issued a parking permit, they will be required to turn in a photocopy of the student's Driver's License and a $150 parking permit fee will be added to the student's Blackbaud Tuition Management account (formerly Smart Tuition). Only when these two items are completed will the student be issued a Student Parking Permit.

SPECIAL NOTE: Parking permits are only awarded to students who have their licenses. Incoming Seniors and Juniors who are scheduled to take their drivers test before the school year starts may apply in the initial application window with the following provisions:

1. Should the applicant be awarded a parking permit, they must be licensed before the first day of instruction for the new school year.
2. If the applicant does not have their license, their permit will be lost and may be awarded to another licensed applicant.

PARKING PERMIT APPLICATION LINK: Click here to submit an application for a 2023-24 parking permit.