Pacifica Christian High School

Rooted: A Recipe For Flourishing

8/13/2021

Jim Knight

Redwood trees are the tallest in the world, growing upwards of 240 feet, with some reaching 340 feet. They range in diameter from 10 to 15 feet and live for 2,000 years. They are the world's largest living thing.

Looking Up: 2021 Graduation Address

6/24/2021

Jim Knight

Where To Look

Don Boyce To Lead The Minchin Center

6/1/2021

Pacifica has recently named Don Boyce Director of the Minchin Center For Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

The Family Collective

5/10/2021

Jim and Sue Knight will be joining The FAMILY COLLECTIVE at Calvary Church to host a conversation about the impact of marriages on the teenage journey. It is well known that our kids mimic much of what they see at home. In this presentation, the Knights will share key aspects of a healthy marriage: finances, parenting, intimacy, and more. The best thing we can do during the teenage years is to create a flourishing environment at home. It starts with us. What can we do to create an environment that helps our kids thrive?

Staff Updates for the 2021/22 School Year

5/5/2021

Here are the essential hellos and sad goodbyes that affect the staff roster for the 2021/2022 school year.

A Pacifica Education

2/25/2021

STUDENT OUTCOMES

A Pacifica education includes both opportunity and ownership. Students are challenged to build lives of meaning, purpose, and character while they pursue a rigorous academic program.

Parenting in the Los Angeles "Bubble"

1/1/2021

Jim Knight

For years, parents have commented, “I don’t want to raise my kids in a bubble.”

Every time I hear that—and it is often—I am perplexed.

Merry Christmas

12/18/2020

Jim Knight

Christmas is almost here. Merry Christmas!

In a world where change is more rapid than ever, life has been turned upside down, and uncertainty prevails, there are a few things that bring meaning, permanence, and lasting value

Advent Begins November 29

12/8/2020

Pacifica Christian

A brief accounting of ADVENT SEASON, as celebrated in the Christian tradition around the world. Advent 2020 begins Sunday November 29, and ends Thursday December 24.

Humility and Service in Leadership- The Road Less Travelled

11/18/2020

Jim Knight

What a year it has been. Through it all, we have stepped through each challenge together with humility calling on God for wisdom and strength. With our reliance on Him hopefully, we have received peace, joy, contentedness, and the perseverance to keep moving forward.

The Digital Deep Dive: What Are Its Effects?

11/18/2020

Jim Knight

During the last few years, I have gotten a strange feeling every time I walk around campus at Pacifica. It is a new feeling. It feels as if everyone else is in a different world.

Dedication Address August 20, 2020

8/23/2020

The night prior to the first day of school Pacifica holds a Dedication Service to welcome students, parents, staff and to dedicate the year to God. Here is the Head of School Address by Jim Knight.

Pacifica Mourns George Floyd

6/4/2020

Pacifica Administration

This email was sent to the Pacifica student and parent body early this week, but we realized so many more of the Pacifica community may not have gotten the message. Pacifica stands in mourning this week for yet another tragedy, and stands ready to take steps toward a better world for our black and brown brothers and sisters across the globe. Let's make a difference.

We resolve to not let this moment pass in vain but to stand firm together in the fight for justice and racial equality.

Pacifica Launches Gala Website

2/10/2020

Michael Balsley

The 2020 Annual Fund Gala is in full swing, and with one month till the year's largest party, the school has launced a new web page to spread the word.

Pacifica Travel Announces 2021 Destination: Germany / Czech Republic

2/10/2020

Scott Comer

Boys Cross Country Ranked #7 in CIF Division 5

10/21/2019

Michael Balsley

Coach Brandon Shaw prepares another cross country squad for a long CIF "run."

Parenting Teens in 2019

10/14/2019

Jim Knight

^{Three down and one to go! Sue and I are entering the adult child phase of life. We have four beautiful children. Three of them are out of the house. I am stating the obvious when I say that adolescence has not been entirely smooth. For us, helping our kids navigate the teen years and grow up has been both a privilege and a wonderful battle, and this is as it should be.}

Pacifica Welcomes 2019/2020 New Staff and New Positions

8/26/2019

Jim Knight

Changes come every year, and 2019 introduces the largest and most dynamic staff roster in Pacifica's 15 years educating students to Think and Live Well.