Pacifica Stories

At Pacifica Christian, we take great care to craft a class of dynamic students and families who will connect with our mission, grow into more wonderful people, and add to our community.

For the Class of 2030, we are intentionally shaping a community of 90 freshmen who will grow together over four formative years. This is joyful work. It is careful work. And we take it very seriously.

We are looking for writers and scientists, athletes and artists, leaders and loyal friends. Outstanding students, yes, but also students with a wide range of personalities, interests, talents, and stories. Students who are curious about life, about God, and about eternal things. Students who are pursuing rigorous academics and thoughtful college preparation, while also asking deeper questions about meaning, purpose, and how they are called to live.

More than anything, we are looking for a certain kind of person.

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A person who is developing confidence and courage, while remaining humble and wise. A student who can stand on their own two feet, using their gifts for the glory of God, their own joy, and the good of others, while understanding they are not the only character in the story. A student who knows their life is connected to others.

We are looking for students who are grateful for those who came before them, who recognize the legacy they have inherited, who understand their responsibility to the future, and who want to hand down something beautiful. Students who are fully engaged in the present moment, with parents, siblings, teachers, coaches, friends, and family. Students who sense that God has something bigger and grander in mind than they could have imagined, and who are open to that calling.

At Pacifica, independence is always paired with interdependence. We seek students who want to be known, who want to engage deeply in the life of the school, who are willing to take risks, to try something new, or to build faithfully on something familiar. Students who, even through hardship, are looking for joy in life and in community. Students who cultivate gratitude. Students who want to think well and live well.

We are building a class that reflects the richness of many neighborhoods and many stories, students who humbly listen, learn from others, and add their own voice to the Great Conversation. Students who are being formed and molded, through their studies, friendships, teams, performances, and service, into people of character, meaning, purpose, and direction, honoring God and serving others.

These 90 students will be part of a vibrant community of 320 students, 60 faculty and staff, 600 parents, and more than 1,000 alumni, men and women building lives across the country and around the world. They will learn within outstanding programs, small class sizes, and an energetic culture that supports families, challenges students, and models compelling lives well lived.

They will be shaped by a uniquely Pacifica setting, 18 blocks from the Pacific Ocean, rooted in the city and along the iconic Wilshire corridor, drawing on the talents and resources of West Los Angeles, and formed through a multi-campus experience that cultivates maturity, wisdom, grit, responsibility, and courage. Our students are forged in the city, formed by Christ, and ready for the world. 

Crafting the Class of 2030 is a privilege. It is a responsibility. And it is a journey we cannot wait to begin.

On March 6, we will send good news to future Pacificans, and we look forward with great anticipation to all that God will do in and through this remarkable class.