Pacific High School is a

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in the

San Bernardino City Unified School District San Bernardino City Unified School District is a public school district in San Bernardino County, California that serves most of the city of San Bernardino and the western portion of Highland. The district has an enrollment of approximately 57,0 ...

located in

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, at the corner of Pacific Street and Perris Hill Park Road. Total campus size is relatively large. It houses the Elsie Gibbs Auditorium, 79 classrooms, 15 - 20 portable classrooms, tennis courts, baseball & softball fields, football field, indoor basketball courts, and the Bailey Bowl where graduation ceremonies were held.

Notable Alumni and other facts

A nationally recognized AVID Demonstration School The Art Club in the year 2007 contributed its artistic labor to the painting of the 210 Freeway underpass mural.

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, famous choreographer, graduated from PHS. Pacific High School has graduated many professional athletes including NFL players such as Mark Anthony Collins,

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, Jason Moore, and Ula Tuitele. Basketball player

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was a second-round pick in the 1978 NBA draft. College Hall of Fame Coach

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played quarterback at Pacific, played QB at

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in Reno, and went on to win high school championships as coach at both

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and

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. Ault later was head coach at Nevada, where the Wolfpack won 233 games. Pacific also graduated state wrestling champion Tommy Vargas in 2001. Pacific had first Girls

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wrestling champion Samantha Cardoza in 2010. She is the first girl in San Bernardino County to take first place in girls C.I.F. In 2011, she placed third in C.I.F and went on to place sixth at California State level in 2011. She was the only girl in her weight class to represent Southern California that year and was coached by her parents David and Suzie Cardoza.

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, actress best known for playing teenager Cissie on TV series ''

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'', graduated from PHS in 1964. Professional golfer

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graduated from PHS in 1959. Film and TV actor/director

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graduated from PHS in 1967.

Music Program

The music program is directed by Courtny Otis. The marching band is performing its first show in ten years.

References

External links

Official page
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