SPONSOR THE SPRING BENEFIT
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Our goal is to raise funds that will benefit our students and faculty, strengthen our curricula, and prepare for our innovative future. We hope that you will help us underwrite 100 percent of our event expenses by leading at one of the following sponsorship levels.
Sponsors who are confirmed by
Friday, March 1
will be acknowledged as a leadership donor on our Spring Benefit website and the electronic invitation.
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Grades EK-12 students, faculty, and staff will gather on Friday, March 1 for a morning of team sports and fun!
Middle and Upper School students should be dropped off at the gymnasium by 8:15AM.
Lower School students should arrive at the usual time on the Montecito campus and will depart at 10AM to travel to the Hope Ranch campus.
There is no need to bring schoolwork on Friday 3/1. Students should wear comfortable athletic clothing and shoes. Field day t-shirts will be distributed next week. If your son/daughter does not receive a field day t-shirt prior to the event, he/she can pick it up upon arrival at the gym.
A pizza lunch will be provided. There is no
Locally Grown Kids
lunch service for this day.
All EK-12 students will be dismissed at 12:30PM and
should be
picked up promptly by 12:30PM
at the gym on the Hope Ranch campus. For families who prefer to pick up their child/ren at the Lower School, there will be b
us service back to the Montecito campus after the event.
After School Care will not be available.
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JOIN US FOR A DAY OF PLAY: ACE ANGELOFF GOLF & TENNIS CLASSIC
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MONDAY, MARCH 4
LA CUMBRE COUNTRY CLUB
This event was created to enhance alumni connections with the school and to raise funds to support Laguna’s Alumni Scholarship Fund. The fund is part of Laguna’s generous tuition assistance program that provides over $1.5 million in tuition assistance to nearly 100 Santa Barbara students each year.
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LAGUNA MOCK TRIAL TEAM TO COMPETE AT SANTA BARBARA COURTHOUSE THIS SATURDAY, 2/23
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After nearly five long months of legal preparation and working with local attorneys who volunteer their time, Laguna Blanca’s Mock Trial Team—a student club open to grades 9-12—will once again head to the historic Santa Barbara Courthouse this Saturday, February 23 for the annual all-day Santa Barbara County Mock Trial competition.
The students will serve as defenders, prosecutors, witnesses, clerk, and bailiff in a trial regarding a False Report of an Emergency and a Criminal Threat to ultimately decide: guilty or not guilty?
Best of luck to the following members of the Mock Trial team:
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Kyle Aitcheson '19
Athena Boyle '19
Macy Christal '20
Ella Delwiche '20
Mia Humberd-Hilf '20
Madison Kirk '20
Paige Levinson '20
Hector Lujan '19
Ainsley McGovern '20
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Katherine Monroy '20
Audrey Murphy '20
Alfie Russell '19
Jacob Self '20
Peter Smith '20
Julia Stone '19
Andrew Tolles '19
Finnegan Walker '21
Rhami Zeini '20
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ONLINE REGISTRATION BEGINS MARCH 1 AT 9AM
SIGN UP EARLY; SPACE FILLS FAST!
ARTS AT LAGUNA SUMMER CAMP DATES
JUNE 24 - JULY 19, 2019
FOUR ONE-WEEK SESSIONS
Arts at Laguna is a power-packed summer program designed around a weekly theme to provide campers with an engaging and affirming experience in the visual and performing arts. No experience in performing or visual arts is required.
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LAGUNA LOWER SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE 100 DAYS SMARTER!
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Today, 2/21, Laguna Lower School students celebrated the one hundredth day of school by dressing up in what they imagine a one hundred year old would wear. They also showcased their collections of 100 items and rounded out the celebration with 100 cupcakes after lunch!
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STUDENTS ARE ON EMU WATCH AT THE LOWER SCHOOL
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There is a lot of excitement surrounding the science lab at the Lower School these days. That's because Project Emu is underway! Since 2011, Lower School science students have been incubating Emu eggs and learning about the life cycle of the
second-largest living bird (after Ostrich) each winter. The eggs are collected from Ostrichland and get hand-turned about five times a day as eager helpers observe closely for any movement. So far, three of the four eggs have wiggled!
Requiring 46-56 days of incubation, the Emu eggs are currently on day 43 in the incubator. You can also be part of the excitement and view the eggs (soon-to-be chicks) on our LBS EMU CAM, which streams live during the school day so you can enjoy every wiggle, and eventually witness the hatching of baby chicks!
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2009 LAGUNA ALUMNUS MARK ROMANOV FIRST TO FILM ONE OF THE RAREST ANIMALS ON EARTH
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While on expedition with Wildlife Biologist Forrest Galante of Animal Planet’s
Extinct or Alive
, Laguna alumnus
Mark Romanov ’09
was among the team to find the Fernandina Island Tortoise, a giant Galápagos
tortoise species not seen since 1906 and believed to be extinct. “This is only the second of its species ever found,” explains Mark. “Now we can work the Galápagos National Park to raise money to search the island for a mate for her.” Named “Forgotten Fern,” Mark spent days hiking across scorching lava flows before the team finally found possible habitats where they discovered the nearly century old tortoise on Wednesday, February 20.
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Mark is a freelance filmmaker, cameraman and editor, specializing in underwater and aerial cinematography. With clients including National Geographic, BBC and Discovery, Mark's emphasis is on wildlife filmmaking for international audiences. Using versatile watercraft, dive equipment, and a fleet of drones, he brings a new perspective to familiar scenes. To check out some of the nature films that he has worked on,
click here
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OWL PRIDE!
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LAGUNA NINTH GRADERS DIVE INTO CHICAGO'S HISTORY AT UCSB
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As part of the ninth graders’ Urban Studies unit on the Windy City, students traveled to UCSB on Wednesday, 2/20 to listen to the seminar, “From the World’s Fair and Ida B. Wells to the Democratic National Convention/1968”
by History Professor Alice O’Connor.
“Professor O'Connor did a beautiful job of putting the puzzle pieces together for us," says Upper School English Teacher Ashley Tidey. "In an hour, she walked us through over a hundred years of history, starting with the Great Fire in 1971 and the 1893 World’s Fair, through to the Great Migration and the protests of the '68 Democratic National Convention.”
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LAGUNA UPPER SCHOOL FARM CLUB TO PROVIDE FIRST-EVER SALAD BAR NEXT WEEK
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The Salad Bar will be open on Wednesday, 2/27 during lunch for all Upper School students, faculty, and staff to try some of the greens growing in Laguna's garden. This will be a FREE SNACK and everyone is welcome! The bar will be set up on the tables outside of the college counseling office. Please bring your own container to plate your salad. Salad dressings will be provided by the Farm Club.
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RECOGNIZING & BREAKING FREE FROM PERFECTIONISM
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Today at the Parents’ Auxiliary Lunch & Learn, parents heard from special speaker Winifred Lender, Ph.D. about the traits of perfectionists: those who tend to set unattainable and rigid goals, avoid tasks that they may fail, magnify failures and minimize successes, feel threatened by others’ successes, feel others are always evaluating them, engage in faulty all-or-nothing thinking and catastrophizing. Instead, Dr. Lender highlighted ways to encourage and model the healthier option—the pursuit of excellence.
TOOLS FOR THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE
Attack faulty thinking
: Avoid catastrophizing and all-or-nothing thinking
Be your best friend
: What would you tell your best friend in the same situation?
Set time limits
instead of achievement goals:
Set a study limit for three hours (instead of six) for a test rather than set a goal to earn an A on the test.
Just because you can do it, doesn’t mean you should
: Life is a marathon, not a sprint. Perfectionism isn’t sustainable. What are the costs of this new activity/goal?
Prioritize self-care
: What are you doing each day to take care of yourself?
RESOURCES FOR PARENTS & TEENS
RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN
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NAME:
Elyse Vanetti
POSITION AT LAGUNA:
First Grade Teacher
What ONE word would others use to describe you?
Supportive
Which emoji do you overuse?
😂😂😂
(always in a group of 3)
I knew I wanted to work at Laguna when…
I realized how much the Lower School reminded me of a school I attended growing up. What a wonderful place to grow and learn!
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LOWER SCHOOL
FRI 2/22
Gr. 3 to Rancho La Patera/Stow House (8:30AM)
SAT 2/23
EK/K Admission Playgroups on LS Campus (9AM & 10:45AM)
FRI 3/1
Gr. EK-12 Field Day on Hope Ranch Campus
LS Trimester 2 Ends
Financial Aid Tax Forms Due from Applicant Families
Arts at Laguna Summer Camp Online Registration Opens (9AM)
MIDDLE SCHOOL
FRI 2/22
Middle School Dance at Marymount (7-9PM)
FRI 3/1
Gr. EK-12 Field Day on Hope Ranch Campus
Financial Aid Tax Forms Due from Applicant Families
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UPPER SCHOOL
SAT 2/23
Mock Trial Final Competition at SB Courthouse
FRI 3/1
Gr. EK-12 Field Day on Hope Ranch Campus
Financial Aid Tax Forms Due from Applicant Families
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