Pacifica High School (Garden Grove, California)


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. One of Pacifica's most valuable landmarks on campus is the Navy Anchor placed in the quad. Initially painted blue until repainted black in 2011, the anchor was donated by the U.S Navy..

Athletics

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.
Sports offered are as follows:
The Pacifica High School Orchestra in 2018–2019 received a superior at the SCSBOA Regional Festivals, held at Garden Grove California. In that same year, the high school orchestra also received a unanimous superior at DSUSD.

Marching band and drumline

In 2005–2009 and in 2003, The Pacifica Marching band's Drumline took the SCPA gold medal, and in 2006–2009, took the WGI World Championship gold medal in the PSO 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 the second ensemble to ever capture four consecutive WGI World Championship gold medals.

Notable alumni