EVERY LITTLE THING IS GONNA BE ALRIGHT!
This video is dedicated to all of our students, with a special shout out to our SENIORS! We miss you all so much! The song is "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley and guitar is by Music Instructor Rob Moreno.
LAGUNA @ HOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS WEEK
THIRD GRADERS ARE NOW CLASSROOM CITY VLOGGERS!
EJ '29
Lilly '29
Classroom City is a unit where third graders learn about local government and basic principles of economics with Ms. Green. Usually, students engage in a simulation to operate businesses and run a cash economy to learn about these concepts. In light of COVID-19, students have learned that their planned businesses cannot operate, and they must instead create How To videos to gain "subscribers." This shift in the project demonstrates how businesses must adapt to circumstances that are affected by supply and demand and the consumer/producer relationship in face of the pandemic.

Interested in learning how to play Mario Kart on an iPad or making homemade hand sanitizer? These third graders have got you covered! Click on the arrows above to watch EJ and Lilly's vlogs.
EARLY KINDERGARTEN & KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS TAKE VIRTUAL NATURE WALK IN SCIENCE CLASS
This week, Early Kindergarten and Kindergarten friends had their first lesson in plant and animal secrets with Ms. Svedlund. In this first activity, students took a virtual walk in the woods and acted out the behavior of different animals.

Click on the video to see Alice '32 acting out the behavior of a quail!
EIGHTH GRADE CHANNELS CORONAVIRUS EMOTIONS INTO PANDEMIC POEMS
Ally Jacobs '24
Jayla Provance '24
Andreas McClintock '24
Noah Dehli '24
Students in Ms. Alldredge's English 8 class were asked to reflect on the state of humanity and our world right now in their recent Pandemic Poetry Project.
 
These budding poets could write a piece specifically about this pandemic or a more general reflection about life itself. They were also required to incorporate three literary terms such as anaphora, metaphor, repetition, symbolism, connotation, allusion, or personification.
VIRTUAL TALENT SHOW COMING SOON!
Thank you to all who submitted videos for our first-ever Virtual Talent Show! We will be sharing the performances with you soon. Stay tuned!
FINNEGAN WALKER NAMED PHIL WOMBLE ETHICS IN SPORTS AWARD WINNER FOR LAGUNA BLANCA
BY BARRY PUNZAL, NOOZHAWK SPORTS EDITOR

It's in Finnegan Walker '21's nature to stay busy and be involved in school and community.

The Laguna Blanca junior is a multi-sport athlete and is active in multiple community service activities.

And, he manages to maintain a high grade point average. He currently carries a 3.97 GPA while taking a Science Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) curriculum that includes Advanced Placement chemistry, computer science and psychology, in addition to pre-calculus, honors physics, and English seminar.

WAY TO GO, FINN!
LAGUNA SENIOR LUCY CAO SHINES IN LOCAL ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION
Congratulations to Lucy Cao '20, who earned third place in the recent Santa Barbara County High School Architectural Design Competition!

Every year, the design challenge pulls from current or recent events and this year was inspired by Santa Barbara’s Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Ordinance No. 5837, which was passed by the City Council in May 2018. Competitors were asked to design a tiny home without making it feel claustrophobic or cramped, a concept many in Santa Barbara are coming to terms with post “shelter in place” mandates. It was a classic problem of how to make more with less.

The Juried Review normally requires the 12 finalists to make a 15-minute presentation to a panel of four professional judges. However, to comply with current safety regulations, the modified remote competition required students to produce a 4-minute video presentation of their design project.

“It has been a pleasure competing in this competition for the past four years!” says Lucy.
MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER JOHN PAGANO HONORED WITH LEMELSON-MIT EXCITE AWARD
Congratulations to Middle School Robotics Teacher John Pagano, who was recently named a recipient of the Excite Award through the Lemelson-MIT Program!

The Excite Award is given annually to up to 25 K-12 educators across the United States in recognition of their exemplary work facilitating project-based programs in their schools. Excite Award recipients will network with a cohort of the country's top educators and receive a free professional development opportunity, hearing from expert educators and MIT faculty about facilitating invention education.

We are so proud of you, John!
HAVE LUNCH WITH DR. SURBER TOMORROW, 5/1!
Parents and Students:
Join Dr. Surber for Lunch on Friday, 5/1!
12:00-12:30PM
 

Meeting ID: 948 9042 6585
BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT WITH SCHOOL COUNSELOR MS. VALENTINE
Breathe in, Breathe out, repeat. We know we will get through this and we know we will go back to school.  

I was thinking about the word hope recently, and I remembered the TEDx talk by Fifi Baiden called, Hope is a Verb. (You can watch and listen here .) Hope is a powerful thing, and I believe it may just be the key to getting us through this pandemic. Our feeling of optimism creates a protective factor for our overall well-being. Hope gives us a reason to keep learning, to keep talking with family members and friends, and to keep moving. Hope is a way to keep reminding ourselves that we will return to school, we will play team sports, we will go on vacations, we will have birthday parties, and we will eat in our favorite restaurants again. While we cannot answer the question, “When?” we know these things will happen. Hope is not only a verb, it is an essential element of our human life.
COMMON SENSE MEDIA OFFERS NEW FAMILY RESOURCE CALLED WIDE OPEN SCHOOL
Common Sense Media has convened a group of education, media, and tech partners to launch Wide Open School, a free online resource to support families and educators who are now engaging in remote learning as a result of the coronavirus. 

Wide Open School features the very best resources from publishers, nonprofits, and education companies, including the American Federation of Teachers, Amplify, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Head Start, Khan Academy, National Geographic, Noggin, PBS, Scholastic, Sesame Workshop,Time for Kids, XQ Institute, and YouTube.
NAME: Paige Levinson
CLASS: 2020

What is the first thing you do in the morning?
I wash my face.

Describe the next to last photo on your phone's camera roll.
A picture of a friend when we were social distancing at the beach!

What is your go-to song of the moment?
"Why Georgia" by John Mayer