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...

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Journalism: The Perfect Seminar
Thalia Ysais May 25, 2023

Seminars can be tricky to choose. There are so many options. It can leave you feeling a little indecisive. However, the journalism seminar beats...

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Pineapple on Pizza
Jaxon Robinson May 24, 2023

As the contentious debate continues, people want an objective answer: should pineapple be on pizza? Let's go to the charts!  It appears that...

Op-Ed: Double Spaces
Op-Ed: Double Spaces
Ronan Keith (he/him) May 24, 2023

October, 2022 Earlier this week, I noticed that the staff biography which I had submitted for my profile on the PCS Roar was horribly mutilated. ...

A&E
Farewell Mr. Ball!
Farewell Mr. Ball!
Ellen Zhan May 25, 2023

  Mr. Ball… IS LEAVING!  (it’s ok he said he liked how dramatic that hook is) 7th-grade BASE Camp leader, Capstone project...

Duck Pond, Part 2
Duck Pond, Part 2
Eva Pelletier May 24, 2023

Chromebook Catastrophe, by Brandon Chen
Chromebook Catastrophe
Brandon Chen May 23, 2023

Duck Pond, Part 2
Duck Pond, Part 2
Eva Pelletier May 24, 2023

Chromebook Catastrophe, by Brandon Chen
Chromebook Catastrophe
Brandon Chen May 23, 2023

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 Average Day of a PCS Student a Week Before Finals
The Average Day of a PCS Student a Week Before Finals
Jamie C. Pham May 26, 2023

Author's Note: The depictions in the schedule are heavily based on my own life experiences as a 10th grade PCS student; therefore, not all the...

PCS Out of Context
PCS Out of Context
Ronan Keith May 26, 2023

The views expressed below do not reflect those of myself, the Roar nor the PCS administration. These quotes were all taken out of context...

Mr. Winter and his class of 2019 students
Farewell Mr. Winter!
Ellen Zhan May 25, 2023

“Mr. Winter is Mr. Winter. He’s larger than life.” - Ms. Eskenazi (AP Statistics) Mr. Wesley (Wes) Winter has taught Chemistry and...

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,...