CLASS TRIP PHOTOS ARE HERE!
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Last week, our Middle and Upper School students set off for adventures on their class trips to Ojai, Santa Cruz Island, San Francisco, Monterey, Catalina Island, Colorado River, and El Capitan! In addition to bonding, these experiences beyond the classroom walls are all about learning, serving, and playing together.
Enjoy a peek of this memorable time students spent kicking off the school year.
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FAMILY PICNIC ON THE GREEN IS TOMORROW, 9/13!
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Join us for the annual Family Picnic on the Green
TOMORROW, September 13
from 5-7PM on the Hope Ranch campus!
Make an afternoon of it – cheer on the football team at their 3:30PM home game vs. Villanova and stay to picnic and enjoy music afterwards.
This relaxing evening will feature tunes by Wall of Tom, food for purchase by Dave's Dogs, and complimentary dessert by
Here's the Scoop.
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SPIRIT OF LAGUNA JOGATHON & FAMILY FESTIVAL
IS ON OCTOBER 25
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Tie on your cape...and click on the arrow above to learn about this year's exciting event!
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AWARD-WINNING STUDENT MAGAZINE
THE FOURTH ESTATE
DEBUTS BACK TO SCHOOL ISSUE
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Enjoy the back to school issue from Laguna's award-winning publication,
The
Fourth Estate
! Congratulations to this talented team of student journalists who worked on it over their summer break!
The Fourth Estate
was recently honored with a Gold Medalist certificate from Columbia Scholastic Press Association by earning 938 out of 1,000 points. Additionally, the student magazine was awarded All-Columbian Honors in the visual category, which are given only when a publication has achieved the 95th percentile or higher in each category.
"It is abundantly clear that the staff is well-trained for editing, pitching, writing, and revising their work. The magazine has a clear voice and visual style that is complemented by highly effective stories and overall design. This is an exceptional magazine!" ~ Columbia
judge
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COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE SCHEDULE
FOR NEXT WEEK
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Monday, 9/16 (11:30AM)
Colby College
Friday, 9/20 (9AM)
Lehigh University
Friday, 9/20 (10AM)
Westmont College
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WEEKLY TIP FROM THE COLLEGE COUNSELOR
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Our Weekly Tips from the College Counselor are back! We hope you enjoy these words of wisdom from our Director of College Counseling Matt Struckmeyer throughout the year.
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Weekly Tip from the College Counselor
#10: Start your junior year with the most rigorous classes that you can manage, and stay with them at least through the first big test or paper. Earning a B in a really tough class is usually better than getting an A in an easy class. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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HELP US REACH 1,000 FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM!
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We are so close to 1,000 followers! Make our day and follow
@LagunaBlancaSchool on Instagram for exciting news and updates throughout the year!
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ROBOTICS CLASS GETS REAL WORLD LESSON FROM GUEST LECTURER KOREEN PAGANO
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Koreen Pagano, a former VP of Product at several large software companies, guest lectured at the VEX Robotic Comp Team class this week. She spent two days helping the students learn Agile Development, a process real world engineering teams use to track progress, stay on track, and assign workflow.
This year, Laguna will send three teams to the Vex Tower Takeover Competition at Cal Poly. Now they will do great having a strong foundation to get the bots done!
Thank you, Koreen, for sharing your knowledge with our students!
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COMING SOON!
LAGUNA SPIRIT WEAR ONLINE STORE
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The online Laguna Spirit Wear store is opening
tomorrow, 9/13!
We can't wait to shop all things Laguna. Click the button below to check out Laguna t-shirts, tanks, sweatshirts, shorts, pants, accessories, and more!
Thank you to the parent volunteers who created the site to make shopping easier!
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All Laguna parents are invited to the first PA Lunch & Learn of the year on Tuesday, September 24! The lunch will take place from 11:45AM-1PM in the Hope Ranch Gym Foyer.
You can look forward to a school update from Head of School Rob Hereford as well as Lower, Middle, and Upper School division heads.This will be an excellent opportunity to meet our Interim Head of Upper School Andrew Wooden if you were unable to attend the Parent Welcome Coffee on Tuesday.
In addition, there will be presentation on TEDxLBS, which will include the unveiling of this year's event theme.
As always, a delicious lunch and great company will be provided. We hope to see you there!
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SAVE THE DATE FOR SPECIAL PARENT SPEAKER ON NOVEMBER 14
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Mark your calendars: you won't want to miss this event! Dr. Deborah Gilboa will be at Laguna on Thursday, November 14 to work with our teachers and students.
Internationally respected parenting and youth development expert, Deborah Gilboa, MD is the founder of
AskDoctorG.com
. Popularly known as Dr. G, she is an industry leading speaker, author, social influencer, and media personality. She inspires audiences with relatable stories and easy tools to develop crucial life skills in children, teens, and young adults ages 2-22. Dr. G gives straightforward advice (with a dose of humor) that helps wade through the stress, doubt, and guilt that ALL parents feel at one time or another.
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SHE. IS. BEAUTIFUL. RACE IS THIS SATURDAY
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The She. Is. Beautiful race is this Saturday, 9/14 and benefits our friend Girl's Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara.
Ladies of Laguna (LOL) team members are invited to meet in front of the Carousel House in Chase Palm Park for a group photo at 8AM before the race begins.
Wear some pink and some LBS/OWL gear if you can.
See you there!
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JOIN US AT NEXT SATURDAY'S COASTAL CLEANUP DAY!
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Get a jumpstart on your community service hours on
Saturday, September 21
by working to keep California's coastlines beautiful!
Coastal Cleanup Day is the largest cleanup effort in the world! 70,000 people participated in California in 2018, and 400,000 people participated worldwide. Data collected at Coastal Cleanup Day is used in many ways, including legislation.
Laguna is hosting the table for the
TENTH
year at Miramar/Hammonds Beach (San Ysidro Road exit) in Montecito.
We hope to see you there!
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NAME: Lisa Vance
POSITION AT LAGUNA:
Second Grade Teacher
What ONE word would others use to describe you?
Thoughtful
Which emoji do you overuse?
💗
I knew I wanted to work at Laguna when...
...I walked up the front stairs and met Darla!
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LOWER SCHOOL
FRI 9/13
Family Picnic on the Green (5-7PM)
THURS 9/19
LS Parents' Night (5:30PM)
TUES 9/24
PA Lunch & Learn in Multipurpose Room (11:45AM-1PM)
Gr. EK-4 Picture Day
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MIDDLE SCHOOL
FRI 9/13
Family Picnic on the Green (5-7PM)
TUES 9/24
PA Lunch & Learn in Multipurpose Room (11:45AM-1PM)
WED 9/25
Gr. 5-12 Picture Day
MS Parents' Night (6PM)
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UPPER SCHOOL
FRI 9/13
Family Picnic on the Green (5-7PM)
SAT 9/14
ACT
TUES 9/24
PA Lunch & Learn in Multipurpose Room (11:45AM-1PM)
WED 9/25
Gr. 5-12 Picture Day
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