CARLSBAD, CA, June 10, 2011 (Press-News.org) Pacific Ridge School, a 7th-12th grade non-profit, independent school in Carlsbad, congratulates the 49 members of its first graduating class on their acceptances to 143 different colleges and universities. Students in the Class of 2011 mark a historical milestone for the school, not only as the first graduating class, but also the students who have brought the school's curriculum and programs to the attention of schools in regions throughout the United States, and even across the Atlantic.
"We are so proud of each of our seniors and we look forward to hearing stories during their return visits of how they are building on their Pacific Ridge School experience," said Dr. Eileen Mullady, head of school, Pacific Ridge School.
Pacific Ridge School students will attend the following colleges and universities this fall:
• Babson College
• Boston University
• Brigham Young University
• Bucknell University
• Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
• Carleton College
• Chapman University
• Colorado College
• Dartmouth College
• Duquesne University
• Harvey Mudd College
• Haverford College
• Jacksonville University
• Loyola Marymount University
• Macalaster College
• Mesa College
• Michigan State University
• Mount St. Mary's
• Occidental College
• Pitzer College
• Pomona College
• Sonoma State University
• Stanford University
• Syracuse University
• Trinity University
• UC Berkeley
• UC Irvine
• UC Los Angeles
• UC Riverside
• UC Santa Barbara
• University of Arizona
• University of Denver
• University of Edinburgh
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Portland
• University of Redlands
• University of Southern California
• Vanderbilt University
• Whitman College
• Williams College
• Yale University
Students were accepted to many other prestigious colleges and universities, including Brown, Columbia, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Kenyon, New York University, Northwestern, and Princeton.
Pacific Ridge School was founded to prepare students for college and purposeful life in a community that fosters academic excellence, ethical responsibility, and global engagement. Since its founding in 2007, Pacific Ridge School has reached several significant milestones in the building and expansion. In 2009, Pacific Ridge broke ground on its energy-efficient high school building to accommodate up to 360 ninth through twelfth grade students. In 2011, the school broke ground on its 35,236 sq. foot Athletic Center. Now the school will graduate its first senior class.
For more information about Pacific Ridge School, visit http://www.pacificridge.org.
About Pacific Ridge School:
Pacific Ridge School opened in the fall of 2007 as a non‐profit, independent middle and high school located in the North County, San Diego. With the distinctive mission of building a community that fosters academic excellence, ethical responsibility and global engagement, Pacific Ridge offers a first-rate educational experience to prepare students for college and a purposeful life. Pacific Ridge School does not discriminate on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, creed, or national origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, and other administered programs. For more information, visit http://www.pacificridge.org.
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