Pacific Christian on the Hill

Pacific Christian on the Hill was a small private college preparatory school located in the Hermon area of Los Angeles. Los Angeles International Charter High School now occupies the former campus.

Pacific Christian on the Hill (PCH), originally Pacific Christian High School, was founded in 1965, but its roots go back to 1904 with the formation of Los Angeles Free Methodist Seminary (later Los Angeles Pacific College) by the Free Methodist Church. When the college was divested by the church and merged with another college, some property was left for the development of a high school under the guidance of an independent, interdenominational board of directors. A private college preparatory high school was created for grades 9-12. Later it added a junior high school, grades 7 and 8.

The school provided a liberal arts education with a strong foundation in the Christian faith. There were no religious affiliation requirements for entry and the students came from many different Protestant denominations. However, true to its origins, chapel services for the students were held every Wednesday at the local Free Methodist church (Hermon Community Church) located close by.

PCH was fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), a member of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), California Scholarship Federation (CSF) and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) for athletics.

The school mascot was the panther. This was reflected in the name of the school yearbook, Pardalis, Greek for panther.

Structures on campus (1970s–2000s):
Lingren Hall: the main building housed the class rooms, library, lab, darkroom, book storage, and lockers.
The Panther Den: housed yearbook and journalism classes, restrooms, and lunch sales.
The Office: used to be a two-story building. Housed administration offices, teachers' lounge, computer lab, and girls' locker room.
Boy's Locker room: housed the locker room, weight room, athletic equipment storage, and general grounds storage.
The amphitheater: pictured on this page.
Observatory: as of the 1990s this was the oldest building remaining on campus.

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