TOP 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
JOGATHON & FAMILY FESTIVAL
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 | 3-6PM
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– NEW THIS YEAR! CONSIDER A CHANGE OF CLOTHES OR TOWELS FOR RUNNERS
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FOOD FOR PURCHASE ($6-12)
– BY LOS ARROYOS AND SHALHOOB
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SPENDING MONEY
– FOR FOOD & STUDENT CARNIVAL GAMES
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STUDENT PROGRAMS SHOWCASE
– BAND & THEATER PERFORMANCES; ART, SCIENCE, AND CLUB EXHIBITS
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VOLUNTEER SIGN UPS
ARE DUE TODAY!
Bring the entire family and celebrate our wonderful Laguna community. Please sign up to volunteer by clicking
here
. We can't wait to see you on October 19!
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NEXT WEEK IS SPIRIT WEEK AT LAGUNA!
The week will be full of exciting events that lead up to the Spirit of Laguna
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Jogathon & Festival on Friday. Show your owl spirit and dress up each day!
Tuesday 10/16
Pajama Day
Wednesday 10/17
USA Day
Thursday 10/18
Tropical Wear Day
Homecoming Football Game 3:30PM
Friday 10/19
Athletic Wear Day
All School Pep Rally & Watermelon Eating Contest (2:30-3:00PM)
Spirit of Laguna
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Jogathon
Run (3:15-4PM)
Festival (4-6PM)
Saturday 10/20
Upper School Homecoming Dance in Library (8PM)
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GLOW CRAZY!
UPPER SCHOOL HOMECOMING DANCE
SATURDAY, 10/20
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COLLEGE REP SCHEDULE FOR NEXT WEEK
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16
Georgia Tech - 9AM
Columbia - 10AM
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18
Savannah College of Art and Design - 9AM
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19
Bard College - 10AM
Brandeis - 12PM
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REMINDER: PRACTICE ACT ON SATURDAY 10/20
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Laguna will be offering a FREE full-length practice ACT in the library on
Saturday, October 20
from 9AM-1PM. This practice test will be hosted by Revolution Prep.
ON DAY OF TEST
Be sure to bring pencils, a calculator, water, and a snack. Students are also encouraged to bring an iPad or laptop and stay a few minutes extra to enter answers into the Revolution Prep system and get an immediate score report.
All mock exam registrations include a free score report review. If you’d like to schedule one with Jean Stroud, Revolution Prep Academic Advisor, you can do so
here.
Questions? Call Jean Stroud, Revolution Prep Academic Advisor, at 818-217-0951 or
jean.stroud@revolutionprep.com.
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SAVE THE DATE FOR OWLS IN WONDERLAND 2018!
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OWLS IN WONDERLAND
CARNIVAL
FOLLOW THE RABBIT!
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2018
11AM – 2PM
260 SAN YSIDRO ROAD
FOR CHILDREN AGES 3-10
Join us (and bring a friend!) to enjoy a whimsical day of interactive learning and creative play. Featuring ... Mad Scientists, Cheshire Illusions Photo Booth, Royal Croquet, Art Stations, Mad Hatter’s Workshop, Tea Parties, White Rabbits & Owls, and Alice!
PARENT VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED
The planning committee will start meeting on October 18 and will meet every Thursday after drop-off at 8:15AM at the Lower School. Coffee and refreshments will be served.
QUESTIONS?
Please contact
Courtney Guay in the Lower School Admission Office.
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FALLING FOR PUMPKINS IN ART CLASS!
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This week, second grade students explored line, pattern, warm and cool colors, and a little Van Gogh Starry night in these Fall-tastic pumpkin paintings. Well done, Second Grade!
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X MARKS THE SPOT AS LAGUNA TEDX TEAM WELCOMES
MARK SYLVESTER IN PREPARATION OF 2019 EVENT
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On Tuesday, 10/9, the Laguna TEDx class hosted special guest Mark Sylvester (seated center), TEDxSantaBarbara Executive Producer on campus. Mark talked about how to run a TEDx event, the concept and importance behind "ideas worth spreading," and shared tips and tricks from his own experience producing TEDx locally and around the country.
SAVE THE DATE TEDxLagunaBlancaSchool is January 29, 2019!
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JOIN LAGUNA'S PARENT BOOK CLUB!
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Last year, we established a parent book club to encourage discussion of topics related to the Challenge Success mission among the parent community at Laguna Blanca. Challenge Success is an organization that seeks to instill balance in the lives of students as they navigate through middle school, high school, and beyond. While the books we read are aimed at the parents of Middle and Upper School students, Lower School parents are welcome to attend as well.
We have chosen
The Blessing of a B Minus by Wendy Mogel as the first book this year. Mogel, a clinical psychologist and a parent herself, emphasizes that while parents must act as leaders for their children during adolescence, they also need to allow their kids room to grow on their own. “It’s harder than ever for parents to accept their teenagers because it feels as if there’s no more room for the trial and error of adolescence, for childishness, or clumsiness, or bad attitudes,” she writes. Using a warm and humorous writing style, Mogel aims to assuage the parental anxiety surrounding typical teen behavior. She provides thoughtful suggestions on topics such as bad grades, college stress, and coping with teenage narcissism. She uses her Jewish faith as a guiding principle of her parenting, but anyone can relate to her experience and practicality.
The first meeting of the Challenge Success Parent Book Club will take place on
Thursday, October 25 in the
Isham Library from
6:30-7:30pm. Light refreshments will be served.
Kindly RSVP to
Kathy Piller who will send a reading guide to participants.
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LAGUNA ALUM CLAY RODGERS '18
RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM
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Recent Laguna grad
Clay Rodgers ’18
has released his first album, “Tiburon Bay,” named after the street where his house that was hit by the January 9th mudslide is located. Rodgers wrote all of the songs, played the keyboards, electric bass and drums and self-produced the album. Classmate
Jason Barnick '18
made a cameo appearance on the first song playing saxophone.
“Tiburon Bay” is available on most music platforms, including iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, SoundCloud, YouTube and Google Play. Rodgers is a freshman at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT where he is planning on majoring in music and political science. He is currently working on his next album, “San Leandro,” which he expects to release in mid-December.
Click here to take a listen to "Tiburon Bay." Way to go, Clay!
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NAME:
Charlotte Musch
GRADE:
9
What ONE word would others use to describe you?
Kind
What is your favorite emoji?
🤩
Where is your favorite place in the world?
Wherever my family is! But I love to travel!
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IT'S NOT CYBERBULLYING, BUT...
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Though insults, exclusion, and even all-out aggression don't always meet the technical definition of
cyberbullying -- ongoing, targeted harassment via digital communication tools over a period of time -- they still hurt.
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SIGN UP FOR AWARE & PREPARE NOTIFICATIONS
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Alerts are sent via text from Emergency Operations Services to inform you with information of possible hazardous weather conditions and evacuation information.
Only 58% of Montecito residents have signed up and less than 50% of Santa Barbara County are signed up.
It is easy and quick to do; it takes less than 5 minutes!
Go to
https://readysbc.org
to sign up for these alerts. If they can’t reach you, they can’t alert you.
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LOWER SCHOOL
MON 10/12 - 10/15
NO SCHOOL
Fall Break
TUES 10/16 - FRI 10/19
Spirit Week
TUES 10/16
Jogathon Planning Meeting in Hope Ranch Gym (9AM)
THURS 10/18
Owls in Wonderland Committee Meeting at LS (8:15AM)
EK and Gr. 2 to Trinity Gardens (9:15AM)
FRI 10/19
Spirit of Laguna Jogathon & Family Festival (3PM)
MIDDLE SCHOOL
FRI 10/12 - MON 10/15
NO SCHOOL
Fall Break
TUES 10/16 - FRI 10/19
Spirit Week
TUES 10/16
Jogathon Planning Meeting in Hope Ranch Gym (9AM)
FRI 10/19
Spirit of Laguna Jogathon & Family Festival (3PM)
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UPPER SCHOOL
THURS 10/11
US Theater Arts Class to Ensemble Theater "School of Lies" at New Vic Theater (7:15PM)
THURS 10/11- SAT 10/13
Fall College Trip to Northern California
FRI 10/12 - MON 10/15
NO SCHOOL
Fall Break
TUES 10/16 - FRI 10/19
Spirit Week
TUES 10/16
Jogathon Planning Meeting in Hope Ranch Gym (9AM)
THURS 10/18
Play Production Class tours Ensemble Theater (11AM)
FRI 10/19
Spirit of Laguna Jogathon & Family Festival (3PM)
SAT 10/20
ACT Practice Test in Library (9AM)
US Homecoming Dance in Library (8-10PM)
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