Parent Orientation is this Friday, July 10, at 6:30 in the PGHS gymnasium.
Darryl Smith, the Executive Director and Co-Founder, will answer your questions to prepare you and your young student-athlete for a great couple of weeks of sports and fun in the following 2 weeks.
The parent orientation should take no longer than 45 minutes, and children do not need to attend.
Your attendance is not mandatory; however, the information provided at the orientation will help ensure that your son or daughter knows exactly what to do.
You will be able to pick up your child’s backpacks at that time.
If you have signed up for a scholarship, you are automatically accepted into the program.
In addition, we would like to thank all who donated to thewaveprogram. If you haven’t had the chance to make that donation, you can do so at thewaveprogram.org.
Thank you all for your continued support of thewaveprogram of Pacific Grove. 10 years in our community.

2026 WAVE REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN:
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2026 WAVE SCHOLARSHIP
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If you do not want to donate to support thewaveprogram, please sign up your child for a scholarship, which they will be able to receive automatically.
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2026 Wave Writers

The highly popular Math Mates and Wave Writers held their summer programs last week, June 1-4, 2026. A total of 23 kids from 4th and 5th grades attended the four-day learning environments held at the BASRP Room at Robert Down Elementary School.

Thanks to Conor O'Brien, the lead teacher of both the Math Mates and Wave Writers classes, and to his assistants, Sue Moore, Riley O'Brien, and Gigi Valenzuela, for their time helping Conor.

2026 Math Mates

Conor stated, "Thank you to all the parents who enrolled their kids in the program. I hope they all had a great time. They all seemed to have lots of fun learning new math and writing skills through projects, lectures, and games. All the kids are very smart and picked up challenging topics quickly, so encourage them to keep learning! Thanks again to all the kids and parents. We hope to see you at The WAVE Program later this summer".

A total of 17 students attended both Math Mates and Wave Writers, and 6 others attended one camp or the other. Congratulations to all who attended and had a great time learning!

Below are a few pictures from the week!

 As we celebrate our 10th Anniversary, thewaveprogram (TWP) has become a cornerstone of the Pacific Grove Community. Its success is a testament to the dedication and expertise of the Professional Head Coaches at Pacific Grove High School (PGHS), as well as the invaluable contributions of PGHS student counselors, student-athlete volunteers, and community volunteers.

The primary goal of TWP remains to introduce the youth of Pacific Grove to the wide range of extracurricular activities offered by the Pacific Grove United School District. We recognize the immense value of engaging kids in sports and enrichment activities, which help to cultivate leadership, enhance teamwork, foster confidence, improve academic performance, and contribute to a positive school and community culture.

Darryl Smith

Co-Founder & Executive Director

Brad Bogans (Baseball) and Darryl Smith talk to campers after lunch break The WAVE Program is a two-week summer day camp for girls and boys going into 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th grade. We aim to provide an active, healthy, positive camp environment that sparks interest in team and individual sports and the arts electives offered at Pacific Grove High School.

Major Components of The WAVE Program:

• Instruction in athletic skills and fundamentals of sports offered.
• Introduction to the arts in dance, art, and culinary classes.
• Discussions about general fitness, health, nutrition.
• Swim Lessions
• Robotics
• Math
• English

A group of girls play soccer at thewaveprogramTo attend the WAVE Program, the following requirements must be met:

• You must be entering 4th, 5th, 6th, or 7th grade in the fall of 2026.
• You must attend Forest Grove or Robert Down Elementary or Pacific Grove Middle School.
• Or, if you live in the PGUSD boundaries.