Pacifica Stories

Grace Vander Veen '22, is entering her sophomore year at UCLA. While navigating independence and college life, she has continued to pursue a variety of passions that began while she was a student at Pacifica. Read more about her here!

Violet Comer is a Pacifica alumna (Class of '19), and is jumping into teaching to give back to the place that provided her with a strong educational and faith foundation. Read more about her here!

Explore a captivating modern take on C.S. Lewis' timeless classic, The Screwtape Letters, presented by Pacifica's Head of School. Jim Knight. Discover the cunning insights of Screwtape as he imparts his devilish wisdom to Wormwood, his young apprentice.

Pacifica's Mentor Program is just one of the ways that we seek to create a welcoming environment on campus for new students. Read about what this program entails here!

When Pacifica Senior Timothy Carel isn't at school, you can find him pursuing a unique passion-- racing cars. Read about how he strives for excellence on and off the race track here!

After spending the past decade building a Theater Arts Conservatory in Monrovia, Nate Overby is ready to make his mark on the PACARTS program. Read about him here!

Every senior is facing the big question...What comes next? Read more from Principal Streelman about how Pacifica strives for students to understand their true value regardless of where they end up. 

Pacifica's new Student Life Director, Albert Kong, has a background in acting, as well as a long history serving the young people of LA. Read more about him here!

Take a look into one of Pacifica's most anticipated annual events, our All-School Retreat in Northern Arizona!

Why do Pacifica students read Nietzsche, Marx, and Freud? Explore how students are encouraged to navigate their own beliefs by contrasting the Christian and secular views of life.