PRIORITY REGISTRATION OPENS 12/2 FOR
LAGUNA'S MASTER BUILDER COMPETITION
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MASTER BUILDER COMPETITION
SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020
4125 PALOMA DRIVE
12:30-5PM
For Students in Grades K-6 | Awards and Prizes for Winners | LEGO Kit for all Participants | Admission is FREE!
Space is limited and spots will fill quickly!
Registration opens for Laguna community on 12/2 and for the public on 12/5.
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THE FOURTH ESTATE WINS 2020 CROWN AWARD
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Congratulations to
The Fourth Estate
staff, who brought home another Columbia Crown Award!
The student magazine switched from a newspaper to a magazine format in 2015 and has been recognized with Columbia's highest honor, a Crown Award, consistently for the past five years.
The Fourth Estate
falls in the Hybrid category, which means not only a print edition is published, but a website is also maintained.
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MACY CHRISTAL NAMED VOLLEYBALL MVP AND
JASON DONNELLY NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR
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BY BARRY PUNZAL,
NOOZHAWK SPORTS EDITOR
Laguna Blanca's
Macy Christal has been named as the Frontier League volleyball MVP.
Christal was a senior outside hitter for the undefeated league-champion Owls and the team's kill leader.
Laguna's Jason Donnelly was named Coach of the Year.
Senior middle
Ella Delwiche and senior outside hitter
Audrey Murphy were named to the all-league first team.
The second-team picks for Laguna Blanca include senior opposite
Ainsley McGovern, junior setter
Annie Gabler, and junior libero
Bea Lujan.
Honorable mention picks were seniors
Bella Woodhouse and
Paige Levinson and junior
Sophia Webster.
CONGRATULATIONS, OWLS!
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THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HONORED VETERANS DAY BY DONATING BLOOD!
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In honor of Veterans Day on Monday, Laguna hosted a Blood Drive for Upper School students, faculty/staff, and parents. As a result,
we collected
22 units of lifesaving blood for the community
! In addition, there were five double red cell donations which really helped take us to the finish line.
We appreciate all who took the time to participate in this valuable community event!
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FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR ZACK MOORE COMBINES FUN AND LEARNING WITH ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGY IN GHANA
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Kids helping kids...from California to Ghana!
Thanks in part to donations from last month's successful Middle School Movie Night, Mr. Moore was able to provide Sphero sparks as learning tools in his first grade class at the Ghana-Lebanon Islamic School.
Zack reports, "The kids are hooked. Can’t wait to teach them to code!"
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TIP FROM THE COLLEGE COUNSELOR
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Sure, browse an admissions viewbook or website, but the catalog is the "guts" of the institution—the courses, programs, and policies that actually make it run. Knowing the catalog is also how applicants can really show they know what a college is all about!
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Laguna’s Middle School Student Council will host a Middle School dance for Marymount and Laguna students tomorrow, November 15 from 7–9PM. The dance will be held in the gym and is for seventh and eighth grade students only.
If your child would like to bring a guest (Gr. 7/8 only) from another school, they must return a completed guest form to Ms. Braniff by
noon tomorrow, November 15
.
Click here
to access the guest form. The cost of the dance is $10 at the door.
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THIRD GRADE PARTICIPATES IN DISNEY'S YOUTH EDUCATION SERIES
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Laguna's third grade class traveled to Anaheim on Wednesday to participate in the "Designing a Disney Story" program, part of Disney's Youth Education Series.
Throughout the three-hour workshop, students were introduced to the animation process, learned how to storyboard, and created a kineograph and a thaumatrope. They also visited various attractions as part of a field study, including Turtle Talk, Animation Academy, and Monsters, Inc. After the workshop, students had a chance to enjoy the theme park!
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A BIG LAGUNA FUND THANK YOU!
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Our heartfelt gratitude to Laguna Fund Co-Chairs
Kristen Blabey
and
Brandi Fraser
and their team of Class Captains –
Rebecca Ball,
Pam Brown
,
Barbara Conviser
,
Talya Engel
,
Alex Koper
,
Tiffany Lemons
,
Vicky Lopez
,
John McGovern
,
Amber Ortiz
,
Steve Ortiz
,
Lindsay Pasternack
,
Tiffany Pelletier
,
Julia Rodgers
,
Travis Twining
,
Paul Visueta
,
Jane Weaver
,
and
Audrey Weiss
– for their work in spreading the news about the 2019/20 Laguna Fund and our Phonathon. Thanks to their enthusiastic efforts and the overwhelming support during this week's Phonathon, our parent participation has increased to 65%, and we’re inching our way to 100 percent!
We are grateful to all of our families who have contributed to the Laguna Fund!
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All parents at Laguna Blanca are part of the Parents’ Auxiliary. We invite you to join us next Thursday for the annual parent holiday luncheon. Come mingle and kick off the holiday season with complimentary lunch and entertainment. One lucky attendee will win the holiday raffle!
Kindly
RSVP
with your preferred meal choice: salmon salad, Chinese chicken salad, or butternut squash ravioli.
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COME PLAY, COME CHEER
LAGUNA ALUMNI SOCCER GAME IS ALMOST HERE!
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29
Hope Ranch Athletic Fields
10:30AM - Warm-Up
11AM - Game
12:30PM - Post Game Pizza Picnic
Whether you played sports in the early days or cheered along the sidelines throughout the decades, we hope you will return home to Hope Ranch for our special Thanksgiving weekend alumni soccer game celebration!
Reservations are appreciated.
RSVP to Associate Director of Development
Danielle Sekurski or call her at 805.687.1372.
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JOIN THE SUPER BLOOM AT OUR UPCOMING SPRING BENEFIT COMMITTEE MEETINGS!
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The Super Bloom is in motion! If you'd like to get involved in one of Laguna's biggest events of the year, please join us at an upcoming planning meeting. All meetings will take place in the Hope Ranch Gym Foyer. Thank you to event co-chairs Tayla Engel & Susan Tyler for leading the charge on what promises to be a successful event!
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4
8:30AM
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17
9AM
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8
8:30AM
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40 YEARS OF FUN WITH MR. ROBITAILLE!
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#TBT to Coach Robitaille’s very first year at Laguna in 1980! This is his 40th year inspiring teamwork and self-confidence...and always with a healthy dose of laughter and fun! We are thankful for you, Mr. Robitaille!
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FCD WRAPS UP ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL VISIT
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Two Prevention Specialists from
Freedom from Chemical Dependency spent four days on our campus last week educating students, teachers, and parents on the latest information regarding substance abuse in teens and preventative measures that can be taken. Multiple special sessions were held with the Grades 8 & 10 throughout the week.
Student feedback surveys resulted in 91% of our eighth and tenth graders claiming they are more likely to make healthy decisions after working with FCD. We are very encouraged by the survey results and feedback provided by the Prevention Specialists at the end of the week.
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LAGUNA STUDENTS TO PERFORM IN STATE STREET BALLET'S
THE NUTCRACKER
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'Tis the season!
Laguna Blanca ninth grader
Ashly Pryor
will dance as the lead character, Clara, in State Street Ballet’s
The Nutcracker
at the Granada Theatre this holiday season. Ashly has danced with Gustafson Dance, the official school of the State Street Ballet, since she was three years old. This will be her ninth time dancing in
The Nutcracker
. She is joined on stage by fellow Laguna students
Kona Castillo '26
(angel),
Charlotte Haimeri
'26
(mouse),
Catherine Blabey '30
(little angel), and
Cielle Baker '31
(Bon Bon).
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WELCOME TO LAGUNA, SERGIO!
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Sergio joins Laguna's community as the new
Advancement Assistant for Special Events and Alumni Relations in our Development office.
Originally from Duarte, California, Sergio attended UCSB, where he worked with several research labs, including the Carpinteria Salt Marsh and UCSB aquariums. In addition, he was a player for the school's Division 1 soccer program, where his team went undefeated in the Big West Conference regular season.
Outside of school, Sergio worked with the Opening Doors Foundation, in which he helped to establish their self-sustaining tutoring program at a majority-minority high school. He also worked in a microbiology lab and was a soccer coach for various club and academy teams around the Los Angeles area.
Before joining Laguna, Sergio was an intern at UCSB Athletics, where he provided support in sales, marketing, and event planning.
Welcome to the nest, Sergio!
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NAME: Blake Dorfman
POSITION AT LAGUNA: Director of Student Life & English Instructor
What is the first thing you do in the morning?
Go get Emiko, my 3-year-old daughter, out of bed.
Describe the next to last photo on your phone's camera roll.
It's a picture of Emiko with a balloon in the gym foyer. She was helping Student Council set up for the Homecoming dance.
What is your go-to song of the moment?
"Suavecito" by Malo
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L
OWER SCHOOL
WED 11/20
Gr. 1 Field Trip to Apple Store
Gr. 3/4 Field Trip to Hope Ranch
THURS 11/21
PA Holiday Lunch at La Cumbre Country Club (11AM-1PM)
MON 11/25 - FRIDAY 11/29
Thanksgiving Break
School Closed
FRI 11/29
Alumni Soccer Game (11AM)
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MIDDLE SCHOOL
FRI 11/15
Gr. 7/8 Dance in HR Gym (7-9PM)
MON 11/18
Gr. 8 Field Trip at UCSB and Isla Vista (11AM-12:45PM)
THURS 11/21
PA Holiday Lunch at La Cumbre Country Club (11AM-1PM)
Gr. 6 Field Trip to La Cumbre Country Club (11:35AM-12:10PM)
MON 11/25 - FRIDAY 11/29
Thanksgiving Break
School Closed
FRI 11/29
Alumni Soccer Game
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UPPER SCHOOL
TUES 11/19
Upper School Parent Class Visit Day (10:15AM-1PM)
THURS 11/21
PA Holiday Lunch at La Cumbre Country Club (11AM-1PM)
MON 11/25 - FRIDAY 11/29
Thanksgiving Break
School Closed
FRI 11/29
Alumni Soccer Game
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