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SUMMER
CALENDAR
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summer programs
8/3-8/7
8/10-8/14
SUMMER @ LAGUNA -- LS Summer Camp
FIRST WEEK OF
AUGUST
Look for the summer mailing of important forms to
complete!
MON 8/3
Football practice officially begins
THURS 8/6
Gr. 6-12 Athletic Physical
Exams in the gym (3:00-5:00)
MON 8/17
Gr. 9-12 Athletic Practices begin
WED 9/2
Early
Kindergarten & Kindergarten Welcome Picnic at LS campus (5:00-7:00)
TUES 9/8
All LS Student & Family Welcome & Orientation on LS campus
(9:00-10:00)
MS Digital Boot
Camp for new students (9-10:00)
Gr. 5, 7, 9
& All New MS/US Student Orientation on HR campus (10:30)
MS Kickoff Day
for all Gr. 5-12 Students (12-3:30)
US Digital Boot Camp for new students (12:30-1:30)
US Placement Tests (12:30-3:00)
WED 9/9
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FROM ROB HEREFORD ABOUT NEW HIRES AT LAGUNA
Please join me in welcoming these community members to
their new positions at Laguna Blanca for the 2015-16 school
year!
Anna Aldridge will teach Eighth Grade English and
History as our new Middle School Humanities teacher.
Anna has a B.A. and M.A. from Stanford University and has taught at
schools in California and abroad. She taught most recently at Cate
School before taking time away from work to raise her two children,
who are both students in Laguna's Lower School.
Allison Armstrong will be our Sixth Grade Lead Teacher.
Allison was an Assistant Teacher in Laguna's third and fourth grades
this past year and has also worked at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. She
earned an undergraduate degree in history from Whitman College and a
master's in education from UCSB.
READ MORE...
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COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES FOR THE
CLASS OF 2015
CLICK FOR A COMPLETE LIST
of colleges and universities that accepted our Owls.
All our love and best wishes as you fly off to college! You will be
missed.
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SUMMER READING LISTS ARE ONLINE!
It's summer! It's time to relax and enjoy a great book...or two!
 CLICK FOR LISTS BY GRADE
Resources for Reluctant Readers
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GET FIT AT LAGUNA THIS SUMMER!
JUNE 29 - JULY 31
The Owls' Strength &
Conditioning Coach, Shane Lopes, will be available this summer to
students, parents, faculty and staff for personal and group training
sessions. Training programs will be customized to meet the needs of
each trainee's personal fitness goals.
For more information on rates and scheduling, please
contact Shane Lopes at slopes@lagunablanca.org.
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INTRODUCING THE PARENTS' AUXILIARY LEADERSHIP &
VOLUNTEERS FOR 2015/16
Please
click for a list of PA Officers and Room Parents for next year.
There are still several volunteer positions available. To sign-up,
contact Jane Bartholomew at janegbart@gmail.com
or Sue Bickett at suebickett@yahoo.com.
THANK YOU!
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FINAL ISSUE OF THE
FOURTH ESTATE
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A LITTLE SUMMER POETRY READING FOR YOU...
CLICK TO READ
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FACULTY EXCELLENCE AWARD GOES TO
NISSA HALES!
 Congratulations to Nissa Hales who
was named the winner of the 2015 Faculty Excellence Award at this
year's Middle School Closing Ceremony. Nissa has steadily improved
the sixth grade experience since she arrived at Laguna in 2000.
According to Head of Middle School Durward Brandis, "She
introduced technology right from the beginning and maximized its effectiveness
in her pedagogy."
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LIBBY HASSE WINS TOP SENIOR PROJECT
For her senior project at UCSB, Libby worked alongside graduate
students who were working on their senior projects. Her project in
soft robotics resulted in the creation of a claw-like device
(pictured below) that is actually being tested--successfully--by a
group of scientists in the Gulf of Mexico.
By the time she completed her project, Libby had gained an extensive
understanding of soft robotics, learned what it was like to work as
an engineer, how to be self-reliant, how to manage her time, and how
to produce results.
Libby plans to study aeronautical engineering in college.
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SUPPORT LAGUNA BY MAKING A GIFT TO THE ANNUAL FUND
Your gift to the Annual Fund supports the talents,
efforts, accomplishments...and smiles of our students.
At Laguna Blanca, we ask each
family to contribute a meaningful gift to the Annual Fund.
No matter how large or small,
each gift has an immediate impact on the lives of our students.
If you have not already done so,
please make a gift by June 30 to be counted in the 2014-15 Annual
Fund. THANK YOU!
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