Student News Site of Pacific Collegiate School

The PCS Roar

Student News Site of Pacific Collegiate School

The PCS Roar

Student News Site of Pacific Collegiate School

The PCS Roar

Firing of Former County Fair CEO
Firing of Former County Fair CEO
Jaxon Robinson March 28, 2023

David Kegebein was the CEO of the Santa Cruz county fair for 11 years until October 4th, the fateful Tuesday when he was fired by the County...

Impact of Infrastructure on Flood Damage
Impact of Infrastructure on Flood Damage
Alexander Luckow March 27, 2023

It's no surprise to anyone that this year's weather has been crazy: on and off rainstorms have flooded the streets, rock and mudslides have closed...

A Look into PCS Stud Gov
A Look into PCS Stud Gov
Brandon Chen March 21, 2023

Some of you may be wondering about the way that your student body government works, so I’m here, as one of the senior senators, to give you...

2022 World Cup
2022 World Cup
Elliot Chaussalet and Jack Davis December 16, 2022

After four years the Men's FIFA World Cup is back, but who will take the win this year? Will France take the crown twice in a row, something...

Retrospective of October Ultimate Frisbee Tournament
Retrospective of October Ultimate Frisbee Tournament
Tam Ly Mai-Clark November 28, 2022

It was a beautiful day. The wind was mild on Ocean Beach in San Francisco where the PCS ultimate frisbee team was playing their first tournament...

Jr. High Girls Basketball
Jr. High Girls Basketball
Siena Craycroft and Adiel Segal November 28, 2022

Wow! What a season!!!  In league play, we had an undefeated season, and a 2nd place finish (out of 8 teams) in the Holy Cross Tournament! All...

Vandalism During the 2022-2023 School Year
Vandalism During the 2022-2023 School Year
Mario Lari and Ronan Keith November 28, 2022

Given that I am new here at PCS, I am only minorly aware of the vandalism of previous years, but by viewing the articles written by my predecessors,...

[Right to left: Ben, Jackson] Ben: I don’t care. If I had to wear a mask, I would do it, if I didn’t have to wear a mask... I don’t care.
March Photo Poll - Opinions on Updated Masking Policy
Sierra Fong (she/her), Ellen Zhan (she/her), and Ronan Keith (he/him) June 6, 2022

In March, PCS updated the school masking policy to make mask-wearing highly recommended and optional instead of required. We went around...

Student Opinions on the COVID-19 Vaccine
Student Opinions on the COVID-19 Vaccine
Taylor Flynn (she/they) and Hazel Campbell (she/her) April 3, 2022

Coronavirus vaccinations have been required for entry to certain places like restaurants, which began in 2021, but vaccination is not required...

A&E
The Addams Family Production
The Addams Family Production
Julianna White and Talula Garcia March 23, 2023

It's showtime for the Addams Family Musical! This musical is extra special this year because it’s twice the size of previous years! Because...

Ms. Gorski (middle), Ms. Firenzi (left), and Ms. Hughes (right) at the 2015 Seussical musical
Farewell Ms. Gorski!
Hazel Campbell (she/her) and Bodhi Malkin (he/him) June 10, 2022

Ms. Cindy Gorski, described by her students as “very dedicated”, “enthusiastic” and “caring” , has been the drama teacher and...

Farewell Ms. Hughes!
Farewell Ms. Hughes!
Hazel Campbell (she/her) and Ellen Zhan (she/her) June 10, 2022

Alice Hughes first joined the PCS community when her children were admitted in 2001. PCS has historically taken pride in being an arts school,...

Nature Photography
Nature Photography
Sivanna Sommerville, Staff Writer • May 23, 2021

This is a gallery of the best photos I have taken in Spring 2021. Most of them are outdoor and close-up photography.    

The Poison of Our Seas
The Poison of Our Seas
Anareli Hernandez , Staff Writer/Cartoonist • May 22, 2021

My watercolor painting is explaining how pollution really harms sea animals, especially turtles. Every time you don’t properly dispose of a...

COVID Photo Gallery
COVID Photo Gallery
Isaac Seymour, Writer, Photographer • April 3, 2021

My name is Isaac and I'm in 7th grade. This is my photo gallery. The theme of these photos is "Life in Aptos during COVID-19." I have been taking...

Exploring the Wonders of Banana Peeling
Exploring the Wonders of Banana Peeling
Ellen Zhan and Tam Ly Mai-Clark March 27, 2023

“From the back, with your toes, like a monkey” - Gigi McPherson, 12th grade In this article, we will finally answer the age-old question:...

Snake of Journalism Beheaded, Annihilation Approaching!
Snake of Journalism Beheaded, Annihilation Approaching!
Ronan Keith March 24, 2023

Have you ever heard the metaphor of the headless snake, how it cannot function if you cut off its head?  Well, something like that happened...

A Look into PCS Stud Gov
A Look into PCS Stud Gov
Brandon Chen March 21, 2023

Some of you may be wondering about the way that your student body government works, so I’m here, as one of the senior senators, to give you...

First Pandemic Thanksgiving
First Pandemic Thanksgiving
Tanya Sorin & Amogh Tandon March 17, 2021

In their podcast produced for Mr Hunt’s Rhetoric class, Tanya and Amogh discuss their chaotic Thanksgiving together this past year. They describe...

Lake Powell
Lake Powell
Evan Hedrick March 17, 2021

In the podcast he created for Mr. Hunt’s Rhetoric class, Evan shares a story from a trip to Lake Powell in 2014. He briefly recalls a trick...

Latinas at PCS
Latinas at PCS
Natalia Jimenez-Ortiz and Emily Garcia-Solis March 16, 2021

Natalia and Emily’s podcast, which was produced for Mr. Hunt's Rhetoric class, explores the unique experience of being two of the few Latinas...

Staff Spotlight
Thalia Ysais
Thalia Ysais
Staff Reporter

Hi I'm Thalia Ysais (she/her), and I'm a 7th grader here at PCS.  I joined journalism because I enjoy writing, and would like to experience writing the school paper.  I love dance, reading, theater,...

Duck Pond
Duck Pond
Eva Pelletier March 28, 2023

School vs. Online School
School vs. Online School
Anareli Hernandez, Writer and Cartoonist • March 28, 2021

What inspired me to write this short comic about pros and cons of school in person and online school, was about real experience. I feel like...

PCS Puma
PCS Puma
Ayla Ferrell, Staff Writer/Cartoonist • November 6, 2020