Pacifica High School (Garden Grove, California)

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Pacifica High School
Address
6851 Lampson Avenue Garden Grove , California 92845 United States
Coordinates	33°46′53″N 118°0′49″W / 33.78139°N 118.01361°W / 33.78139; -118.01361
Information
Type	Public
Established	1965
School district	Garden Grove Unified School District
Superintendent	Gabriela Mafi
Principal	Steve Osborne[2]
Staff	74.30 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	1,648 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	22.18[1]
Color(s)	Black, white, and blue
Athletics conference	Empire League
Mascot	Sea (Bull)Dog
Nickname	Mariners
Yearbook	The Reef
Website	School website
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.

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]}

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]

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]

• Official website