Pacifica High School (Garden Grove, California)

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Pacifica High School
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Address
Pacifica High School (Garden Grove, California)
6851 Lampson Avenue

Garden Grove
,
California
92845

United States
Coordinates 33°46′53″N118°0′49″W / 33.78139°N 118.01361°W / 33.78139; -118.01361
Information
Type Public
Established1965
School district Garden Grove Unified School District
SuperintendentGabriela Mafi
PrincipalSteve Osborne [1]
Staff74.30 (FTE) [2]
Enrollment1,648 (2022–23) [2]
Student to teacher ratio22.18 [2]
Color(s)Black, white, and blue
Athletics conference Empire League
MascotSea (Bull)Dog
Nickname Mariners
YearbookThe Reef
Website School website
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Theater and Media Center

Pacifica High School is a high school in Garden Grove, California, United States, within the Garden Grove Unified School District. It opened in 1965 and has enrolled more than two thousand students yearly. [3] The communities serving Pacifica are western Garden Grove and sections of Stanton and Cypress.

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Campus

A campus landmark is a Navy anchor in the quad. At first painted blue but repainted black in 2011, the anchor was donated by the U.S Navy. [3] On May 1,2021, a new gym opened. [4] The new gymnasium is a state-of-the-art building that is an 18,250-square foot multi-function facility that houses three full-size basketball courts and can convert to nine volleyball courts. The gym allows for seating for up to 1,584 people and includes a lobby, locker rooms, coach's offices, equipment storage, and more. The first shot was made by Freshman coach Mike Buneafe, whose grandfather, Al Buneafe founded Pacifica High school.[ citation needed ]

Athletics

Pacifica's sports teams, the Mariners, compete in the Empire League of the California Interscholastic Federation's Southern Section. Before 2006, they competed in the Garden Grove League with the other schools in the district.

Sports offerings are: [5]

Marching band and drumline

In 2003 and from 2005 through 2009, the Pacifica marching band's drumline took the Southern California Percussion Alliance gold medal, and from 2006 through 2009, it garnered the Winter Guard International World Championship gold medal in the Percussion Scholastic Open division, along with numerous first-place finishes throughout Southern California. Pacifica also finished with a Percussion Alliance bronze medal in 2004 and a Winter Guard International silver medal in 2005. The Pacifica drumline is the second ensemble to have captured four consecutive WGI World Championship golds. [6]

Notable alumni

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