TEDxLBS TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!
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Get ready to explore the unknown, the undiscovered, and the unfamiliar on January 29, 2019!
Click here to learn more about this exciting community event and to purchase tickets! And be sure to follow along on
Instagram for sneak peeks of this year's speakers.
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A message from the TEDx Student Team
TEDx is only six weeks away, but there’s still time to partner with our team! By becoming a partner of Tedx, you share in our goal to inspire people to change the world.
In order to secure critical items for our event, we rely on financial and in-kind donations from generous individuals, businesses, and organizations. With your partnership you’ll receive benefits such as premier ticketing, concierge service, recognition in our print materials, pre-roll video, website, and more! 100% of contributions go toward supporting the event. We are hoping to receive all in-kind donations and formalize partnership commitments by December 31, 2018.
Thank you to the following who have already partnered with us:
CONNOR CAPITAL
DOMINOS
FARRELL FAMILY
FULADI FAMILY
MRS. ELLEN ROBINSON
MONTECITO BANK AND TRUST
MOSHER FOUNDATION
SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION
SCHEINBERG ORTHOPEDIC GROUP
TOLLES FAMILY
WYATT TECHNOLOGY
To learn more about our partnership packages, please visit our
website
. If you have any questions, please follow up with our team at
TEDx@lagunablanca.org
.
We hope to see you on
1/29
for TEDxLagunaBlancaSchool UNCHARTED!
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SAVE THE DATE FOR LAGUNA'S
2019 GOLF & TENNIS ALUMNI CLASSIC
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Thank you to Event Co-chairs
Dave Bradley ’99
and Laura Wyatt for coordinating this exciting event!
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LAGUNA FUND MATCHING GIFT CHALLENGE
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With your support, there is no limit to what we can achieve. Thanks to many of you,
we are at 76% of families participating in our Laguna Fund.
Our push for 100% participation seeks to ensure that a Laguna Blanca education continues to be rigorous, innovative, and utterly limitless.
Adding to the excitement, we received a generous pledge from two anonymous donors who would like to celebrate Laguna and the holiday season by offering a
matching gift challenge
to
help us reach our 100% parent participation goal by December 31.
For those of you in our community who are waiting to make your first-time gift to the Laguna Fund, here is your chance!
In honor of the holiday season, all gifts from donors between now and December 31 will be matched (1:1) up to a total of $45,000!
We are grateful to all our families who have contributed to the Laguna Fund this year. Your participation not only helps to enrich our programs and the overall student experience, it also signifies a committed and enthusiastic parent community.
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ALUMNI HOLIDAY PARTY IS NEXT SATURDAY 12/22!
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Join us for an evening of holiday cheer on Saturday, December 22!
Alumni, alumni parents, and current twelfth graders
with their parents are invited to a festive holiday celebration on Saturday, December 22 at 5PM at the
Hangar.
Kindly RSVP to alumni@lagunablanca.org or call Associate Director of Development Danielle Sekurski at 805.687.1372.
Happy Holidays!
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LOWER SCHOOL STUDENTS SPREAD HOLIDAY CHEER AT LAST WEEK'S WINTER CONCERT
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Last week's Lower School Winter Concert was a festive success!
Head of Lower School Andy Surber recalls,
"Our students truly shined on stage as they sang, danced, and played a multitude of instruments, getting everyone in the holiday spirit!"
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LAGUNA KINDERGARTEN & FIRST GRADE STUDENTS TAKE A "TURTLE-Y" AMAZING FIELD TRIP TO OJAI
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Last Friday, Laguna kindergarten and first grade students traveled to the Carolyn Glasoe Baily Foundation and the Ojai Turtle Conservatory for a very special field trip.
Students first met with the Foundation's artist in residency, Yassi Mazandi, who showed the students her work with the Turtle Conservatory.
Next, the students met with the two young founders of the app called Turtle Friend, which promotes awareness of endangered sea turtles.
The students ended the day touring at the Turtle Conservatory, which is not normally open to the public. They interacted with turtles, tortoises, and even some giant Galapagos tortoises!
Click here and
here
for additional photos and to learn more about this memorable day!
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FOURTH GRADERS TRANSFORM INTO EUROPEAN EXPLORERS FOR WAX MUSEUM PROJECT
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On Thursday, 12/13, Laguna fourth graders were proudly "on display" as famous European Explorers for their Wax Museum project, a culmination of their European Explorers social studies unit.
Over the course of this unit, students learned about the various explorers who set out to explore the unknown. Many of these explorers discovered sections of present-day California that were previously unknown to Europeans, which led to European colonization of what we now know as California.
As part of the study, each student chose one explorer and became an expert on his/her explorer's history, voyages, goals, sponsors, discoveries, and much more! The Wax Museum provided an interactive setting for guests to learn about each explorer as student "wax sculptures" came to life to share their tales of adventure.
In art class,
students created the ships (galleons or caravels) that their explorers would have sailed in on their expeditions. Dyed muslin made the waves appear 3-D on their canvases, which were also showcased at the wax museum.
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LAGUNA NINTH GRADERS INTERVIEW ANGIE THOMAS, AUTHOR OF
THE HATE U GIVE (THUG)
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On Wednesday, 12/12, Laguna ninth grade English students had the opportunity to conduct a Skype interview with Angie Thomas, author of
The Hate U Give. Her novel, which was made into a highly successful movie that premiered this past fall, centers on topics such as racism, discrimination, police brutality, and the
Black Lives Matter movement.
Last spring, the rising ninth grade class kicked off their study when they visited Fox Studios in Century City and attended an advanced screening of the film.
When English Instructor Ashley Tidey saw the passion and engagement her students shared around the book and film, she knew that she needed to make it a top priority for the quarter. "Two days into discussing the book with this year's ninth grade, I realized I needed to punt my entire Quarter 1 plan and turn things over to this book, its history, and the real-life events it points to," explains Ashley.
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MS MATH CLUB HOLDS SUCCESSFUL SATURDAY SESSION
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On December 1, the Middle School Math Club held a Saturday session in preparation for the upcoming MathCounts competition in the new year.
Students from Grades 5 through 8 attended, and the group spent their time fully engaged in the "measurement stretch" of Math Counts problems.
Afterwards, they chose to work on a pixel art problem a lesson from YouCubed.org week of inspirational math (Jo Boaler, Stanford). They ended the session with a tetrahedron activity.
"It was such a fun day that one student even asked if they could have Math Club every Saturday," says Math Instructor Kelly Baeza.
The Math Club meets again on Wednesday, 12/19 during lunch in Room E402.
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TENTH GRADERS, MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE PRE-ACT TEST ON JANUARY 15
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Laguna is offering tenth graders the opportunity to take the Pre-ACT test on Tuesday, January 15. Interested students can pre-register for the test on Friday, January 11 during Advisory time.
This is not a mandatory test, but it is offered to all interested tenth graders.
Laguna’s College Counseling Office strongly encourages all tenth graders to sit for the Pre-ACT in January so that the results can be compared with the fall’s PSAT. Most importantly, we want all tenth graders at Laguna to ask themselves which test feels more comfortable. Since colleges have no preference for which test—ACT or SAT—a student ultimately submits, it makes strategic sense for Laguna’s students to know as early as possible which test suits them best.
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SAVE THE DATE FOR RAISING OUR LIGHT: AN EVENING OF REMEMBRANCE IN MONTECITO ON 1/9
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The 1/9 Debris Flow and Thomas Fire Anniversary Planning Committee, made up of an array of community partners including Laguna Blanca School, will host a remembrance walk on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 from 6:30-8:30PM. All community members are invited to participate. The event starts with a short program at Lower Manning Park before leading into a candlelit processional down San Ysidro Road to All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church. Church bells will ring 23 times for each life lost on January 9, 2018.
By providing the space in which to honor our collective experiences, it is the hope of the committee that our community will share a night of healing, hope, and light with one another.
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SUPPORT LAGUNA'S GARDEN!
LBS FARM CLUB FUNDRAISER IS NEXT WEEK
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The Laguna Blanca Farm Club will be selling handmade tote bags for their fundraiser next week. The bags are $10 each and will be available at lunch on Wednesday, December 19 and Friday, December 21 outside Kalfas Computer Lab.
The funds will go towards the purchase of seeds and supplies for Laguna's Upper School Garden, which is run by the Farm Club.
Hope to see you there supporting this great cause!
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STUDENT BAKE SALE FOR UNITY SHOPPE EXCEEDS FUNDRAISING GOAL
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Last Saturday, December 8, Laguna ninth grader
Nicole Khodabandehlou '22 held her most successful bake sale for the
Unity Shoppe yet.
Nicole, along with
along with her brother
Kevin Khodabandehlou
'20
and classmate
Connor Koke '22
, not only met their $3,000 goal, but surpassed it by raising $3,860! In addition, the students inspired a gentleman at the bake sale so much that he personally made a $1,000 donation directly to Unity.
Proud Owl moment!
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LAST DAY TO DONATE TO WARM THINGS DRIVE
IS NEXT THURSDAY, 12/20
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ABOUT THE SOCK CLUB
Through the donation of socks and other items, the student-run Sock Club is dedicated to bridging the gap between the Laguna community and the at-risk population of Santa Barbara while making genuine connections with people from a wide variety of social and cultural backgrounds.
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LAGUNA SOCK CLUB TRAINING BRINGS LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TOGETHER FOR GOOD CAUSE
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On Tuesday, 12/11, Laguna's Sock Club held an Outreach Training session for local Santa Barbara high school students. Students from Dos Pueblos, San Marcos, Santa Barbara High, and Laguna were all in attendance and eager to learn about more ways to get involved.
The club's mentor, Jeff Shaffer, leader of the Alameda Park Meal Sharing and & SB ACT conducted the training.
"We were thrilled to have students here representing all three public high schools at the outreach training," says Sock Club Faculty Advisor Ashley Tidey. "Laguna's Sock Club inspired Dos Pueblos High to start a Sock Club chapter last year and San Marcos and Santa Barbara High are starting their own right now. Laguna alum
Greyson Dunn '19
is leading the way with the San Marcos chapter!"
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FIRST LAGUNA BLANCA BOOK CLUB IS A HIT
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Laguna School Counselor Kim Valentine held the first Laguna Blanca Book Club meeting on Wednesday night, 12/12 at the Braun House.
This meeting, which was geared towards fourth grade girls and their moms, centered around the book
Amina's Voice by Hena Khan.
The evening was not short of food and meaningful conversation, particularly surrounding the main themes of the book: inclusion and empathy that are weaved through friendships, family, and culture.
Please contact
Kim Valentine if you'd like to participate in a book club with your class!
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NATALIE MCCAFFERY'S GOALKEEPING SAVES LAGUNA BLANCA IN 2-2 DRAW
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BY BARRY PUNZAL,
NOOZHAWK SPORTS EDITOR
Natalie McCaffery '20 made at least 15 saves and
Margaux Murphy
'19 and
Bea Lujan '21 scored goals to help the Laguna Blanca girls soccer team draw with St. Bonaventure, 2-2, in non-league girls game on Tuesday, 12/11.
Both goals by the Owls came in the first half. Murphy scored on a rebound after
Julia Guglielmo '20's header off an
Audrey Murphy '20 corner kick was blocked by the St. Bonaventure goalkeeper.
On the second goal, Guglielmo passed back to Lujan, who unleashed a curling rocket into the bottom corner of the goal.
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CHRISTIAN BRANCH LEADS LAGUNA BLANCA PAST GARDEN STREET ACADEMY
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BY BARRY PUNZAL,
NOOZHAWK SPORTS EDITOR
Christian Branch '20 stepped up in the absence of leading scorer
Devin Hernandez '21, scoring 21 points to lift Laguna Blanca to a 50-47 boys basketball win over Garden Street Academy on Tuesday, 12/11.
Branch knocked down four three-pointers and added four assists and three steals for the Owls (2-5).
Spencer Turner
'19 and
Ty Trosky '19 each scored nine points for Laguna.
Spencer Selbert made six three pointers and scored 24 points and Alex Odell had a double-double of 17 points and 11 reounds to lead Garden Street Academy (2-4). Gabe Odell grabbed 10 rebounds and had four blocked shots.
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GIRLS SOCCER PHOTOS ARE HERE!
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WELCOME TO THE NEST, RACHEL!
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Born and raised in Santa Barbara, Rachel Tracy is a recent graduate from San Diego State University with a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies in Psychology, Sociology, and Women’s Studies and is excited to join Laguna’s Development team.
She studied abroad at Universität Bielefeld in Germany where she had the opportunity to study Sociology and travel to 11 different countries. At SDSU, Rachel was highly involved on campus as Vice President and Social Chair of Global Aztec Alliance, a student organization dedicated to promoting cross-cultural communication and intercultural exchange. She was also involved in SafeZones, National Society of Leadership and Success, and SDSU Entrepreneurial Society.
Rachel brings to Laguna her experience in customer service, social media marketing, event and meeting coordination, campus and community collaboration, and intercultural communication, as well as a passion for people, cultures, diversity, and inclusion.
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NAME
: Lauren Neubauer
GRADE
: 9
What ONE word would others use to describe you?
Dedicated
Which emoji do you overuse?
😂
I knew I wanted to attend Laguna when...
I met all of the amazing people in my class, who have now become some of my closest friends.
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LOWER SCHOOL
FRI 12/14
LS Dress Down Day: Crazy Sweaters and Holiday Colors!
SAT 12/22 - SUN 1/6
Winter Break
School Offices Reopen on 1/2
NO SCHOOL - Happy Holidays!
MON 1/7
Classes Resume
MIDDLE SCHOOL
FRI 12/14
Gr. 7 to Getty Villa in Malibu (7:30AM)
WED 12/19
MS Math Club in Rm E402 (12:20-12:50PM)
Gr. 5-12 Holiday Showcase in Spaulding Theatre (6:30PM)
SAT 12/22 - SUN 1/6
Winter Break
School Offices Reopen on 1/2
NO SCHOOL - Happy Holidays!
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UPPER SCHOOL
FRI 12/14
Digital Photography to SB Mission (10:30AM)
"Crossing Borders" Student Informational Meeting in Spaulding (10:30AM)
TUES 12/18
Gr. 10 F-Period English students to Chaucer's Bookstore & Renaud's Bakery (11AM)
WED 12/19
Gr. 5-12 Holiday Showcase in Spaulding Theatre (6:30PM)
THURS 12/20
Gr. 10 H-Period English students to Chaucer's Bookstore & Renaud's Bakery (11AM)
FRI 12/21
AP Lit to Pacific Crepes
SAT 12/22 - SUN 1/6
Winter Break
School Offices Reopen on 1/2
NO SCHOOL - Happy Holidays!
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