| Pacifica High School | |
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| Location | |
| 6851 Lampson Ave Garden Grove, CA 92845 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Home of the Mariners |
| Established | 1965 |
| Color(s) | Black and Blue |
| Mascot | Mariners |
| Website | http://www.pacificamariners.com/ |
Pacifica High School is a high school in Garden Grove, California and is a member of the Garden Grove Unified School District. Pacifica High School first opened its doors in 1965, and since then Pacifica has enrolled more than two thousand students each year.[1] One of Pacifica's most valuable landmarks on campus is the Navy Anchor that sits in the quad, which was painted blue(now is Black-2011)The anchor was a donation which was made by the U.S Navy.[1]
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Pacifica holds various events that have become a tradition to the students at Pacifica High School. One of the most noted events is the annual senior only event called, "Adopt-a-Child" [1] Seniors would buy presents for their assigned child during the month of December.
The yearbook is titled "The Reef".
Pacifica's sports teams are called the Mariners, and compete in Empire League of the California Interscholastic Federation's Southern Section. Prior to 2006, they competed in the Garden Grove League with the other schools in the district.
Pacifica's softball team is a perennial state (and often national) powerhouse, winning CIF Southern Section titles in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, and 2007.
Former head football coach Bill Craven is among the five winningest coaches in Orange County history.
The first CIF-SS championship girls team was the girls soccer team, which beat Camarillo in the 1984 final.
Hosted the Los Angeles Lakers in the school's first year, the Lakers had an exhibition game in the gymnasium.
The Pacifica High School Orchestra in 2004-2005 received a unanimous superior at the SCSBOA Regional Festivals, held at Norwalk California. In that same year, the high school orchestra also received a superior at GGUSD (Garden Grove Unified School District) Orchestra.
Pacifica High School Marching Band has a long history of celebrated performances including several in the Rose Parade in the late 1970s. The band competes in the WBA (Western Band Association) circuit as a AA classification.
In 2005-2009 and in 2003, The Pacifica Marching Band's Drumline took the SCPA (Southern California Percussion Alliance) gold medal, and in 2006-2009, took the WGI (Winter Guard International) World Championship gold medal in the PSO (Percussion Scholastic Open) division, along with numerous first place finishes throughout Southern California. Pacifica also finished with an SCPA Bronze medal in 2004 and a WGI silver medal in 2005. The Pacifica drumline is only the second ensemble to ever capture four consecutive WGI World Championship gold medals. The first was Franklin Central who captured 5 consecutive gold medals in PSCW (Percussion Scholastic Concert World) from 1998 to 2002 WGI Hall of Champions.