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When the school moved to Angwin in 1909, they made sure to bring a few things with them. Among the precious school heirlooms was the original college bell. One of PUC’s most beloved traditions is the ringing of the Healdsburg Bell. Graduating seniors rush to the bell tower and ring the bell after finishing their last college final. It’s something everyone looks forward to!

In the heart of campus lies our favorite boulder. Keep your eye on it because throughout the year it will change! From graduation wishes to an effigy of our beloved palm tree, you never know what you’ll see.

We aren’t sure exactly how it started, but it’s been a tradition at PUC for many years to throw tortillas in the air during the graduation ceremony. Bring some cheese and make a quesadilla while you wait to hear your graduate’s name called!

After graduating from PUC in 2024, Amanda Barnes moved to Hawaii to teach middle school English and history teacher at Hawaiian Mission Academy Ka Lama Iki. At a young age, she knew she wanted to be an educator after being inspired by her English teacher, Megan Brooks, and principal and history teacher, Heather Denton, from PUC Prep. From their influence, Amanda graduated with a BA in English and a minor in History and earned a California State Credential and an SDA Credential.

From the 1996 PUC class, he is an architect, partner, and founder at Signum Architecture, LLP. Being knowledgeable in many different fields of study is vital to success in his profession, and credits PUC in instilling a general sense of curiosity and a holistic education that benefit him to this day.

Peter Han graduated in 2012 with a B.A. in biology and a B.S. in film and television production. After PUC, he graduated from medical school in 2016, went on to residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in 2021, head and neck surgical oncology fellowship in 2022, and facial plastic and reconstructive surgery fellowship in June. Peter has since joined the faculty of the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at UCLA as a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He says the excellent sciences curriculum at PUC prepared him academically for his medical studies- and the immersive film and honors programs helped develop his interest in the arts and humanities, which have since opened many doors.

Nephtali Marin graduated from PUC in 2021 with a B.F.A in Film, and decided to stay on our beautiful campus to continue his passion for videography by helping out the PR department. Having worked at PUC’s PR office since his freshman year of college, he shares that being a part of the Pioneers family is a beautiful thing and a relationship that lasts a lifetime.

PUC alumna Dr. Carlyn Ferrari (English, writing emphasis B.A. ’06) wrote a book titled, Do Not Separate Her From Her Garden: Anne Spencer’s Ecopoetics, where she shows how Anne Spencer used nature symbolism in radical and innovative ways to express her Black womanhood, politics, and worldview.