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PLATT NAMED VALEDICTORIAN OF PRINCETON'S
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Cameron Platt '12 has
been selected as valedictorian of Princeton's Class of 2016. She
will deliver the valedictory address at Princeton's Commencement
ceremony on Tuesday, May 31.
After she graduates, earning a Bachelor's degree
in English and a certificate in theater, Cameron will spend the
summer working on a theater production to be presented at the New
York Fringe Festival. She then will attend the University of
Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, on
her way toward an academic career. Her studies have already taken
her to Oxford, where she participated in the Middlebury Bread
Loaf School of English and did research in the Bodleian Library
during the summer of 2015.
Congratulations Cameron, we are so proud of your
many extraordinary accomplishments!
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MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL ROB HEREFORD
I am pleased to officially
announce that Lolli Lucas has accepted the position as
Laguna’s new Head of Upper School. Since joining us in the
fall, Lolli has been an exceptionally strong collaborator. In
addition to taking on the active role as Interim Head of Upper
School, she has led grades 7 and 8 in the Middle School and
provided valuable assistance to the college counseling office.
Her input and insights into Laguna’s needs in the college
counseling realm have been instrumental for our seniors
throughout their application process and in the search for a new
Director of College Counseling. She and I are both thrilled for
her to focus exclusively on her responsibilities as Head of Upper
School next year! Prior to Lolli’s tenure at Laguna Blanca, she
served as the Upper School Director at Sierra Canyon School, and the
Director of College Counseling at Brentwood School where she also
worked as the Associate Director of Admissions and College
Counseling. Additionally, she has held positions in the admission
offices of The College of William and Mary and Pomona College.
Lolli earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Vassar
College, and a Doctorate of Education from UCLA.
I am
also excited to share the news that Matt Struckmeyer has
agreed to be our Director of College Counseling, beginning
July 1. After a nationwide search that garnered over 50 qualified
candidates, Lolli Lucas and I narrowed down the pool, eventually
identifying three finalists. Two of those finalists spent a day
on campus, meeting with a variety of community members—including
students, parents, and faculty. Matt comes to us from Dunn
School, where he has served as both an English teacher and the
Director of College Counseling. He earned his
bachelor’s from Franklin & Marshall College and
master’s degrees from George Mason University and Harvard
University. Matt has worked in education for 22 years, teaching
middle school, high school, and college students. Prior to Dunn
School, he served as a director and associate director of college
counseling in rigorous college-prep schools on the east and west
coasts. Matt has visited over 200 colleges and universities
across the country, and considers it an honor to work with
students as they navigate the college admission
process.
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GRANDFRIENDS'
DAY IS NEXT WEEK!
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Grandparents and special friends
will experience the school day through the eyes of our
students next week. Our guests will enjoy complimentary valet
parking, refreshments, classroom visits, and campus tours.
FINAL CALL FOR RSVPS
Our teachers and students are
making final preparations for their special visitors. Please be
sure your child's guest has RSVPd and/or send along an RSVP for
them directly to Blaire Ridge in the Office of Development at bridge@lagunablanca.org
Thank you!
Middle
& Upper School | Hope Ranch Campus
Students
in Grades 5 – 12
Thursday,
May 5
9AM –
12PM
* VALET PARKING: student drop off will take
place at the gym on Thursday to allow valet parking for guests at
the flag pole.
Lower
School | Montecito Campus
Students
in Grades EK – 4
Friday,
May 6
9:30AM –
12:30PM
Questions? Please contact Blaire
Ridge in the development office at 805.687.2461 x218.
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GRADES K
& 1 MAKE A SPLASH IN
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The kindergarten and first
grades classes delivered a colorful performance of The Rainbow
Fish this week. Based on the classic story book, The
Rainbow Fish offers lessons on sharing and acceptance, as
well as an array of beautifully-costumed sea critters!
If you missed out, CLICK HERE for some video clips
from the show!
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THINKING
GLOBALLY, WORKING LOCALLY
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The seventh grade students delivered a total of
1,152 items (or 1,019 pounds) of food to the Santa Barbara Food
Bank this week. They also worked up a sweat assisting warehouse
employees by bagging rice and composting strawberries at the Food
Bank.
Participating in the canned food drive is a
wonderful opportunity for our students to positively impact our
community, as one in four Santa Barbara County residents is
served by the SB Food Bank.
The food drive is the continuation of a seventh
grade interdisciplinary project between English, geography, and
science which focuses on food and migration. Although part of the
seventh grade curriculum, the entire Middle School got involved
through the advisory program.
Congratulations to the Santa Rosa House (Grade 6)
for collecting the most non-perishable food items, and earning
points toward The House Cup!
HOUSE FOOD DRIVE COMPETITION PLACINGS
1st Santa Rosa with 768 total items! Sixth
grade rocks!!!
2nd San Miguel
3rd Anacapa
4th Santa Cruz
5th Catalina
6th Santa Barbara
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EDUCATIONAL VIDEO GAMES YOU CAN SAY YES TO
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Time to pull the plug on your
kids' video games? Not so fast, Mom and Dad! To the great relief
of kids everywhere, it turns out that video games and school are
not incompatible.
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SAVE THE DATE: FRIDAY, JUNE 3 | 6-8:30PM
Laguna parents and staff are
invited to toast to summer at our very own concert in the
school’s intimate Ruston Amphitheater on the Hope Ranch
campus.
Opening
band: Diving Shipwrecks featuring Laguna Lower
School Moms Nicole Frank and Leslie Hucko-Comis, and Dishwalla
drummer George Pendergast
Featured
band: LBS parent Tina Schlieske and the Graceland Exiles
with Sister Laura
Complimentary CRAFT BEERS & WINE by Corks n’ Crowns
Complimentary DESSERT by Rori’s Artisanal Creamery
FOOD FOR PURCHASE FROM Valle Fresh
Find your dancing shoes and mark
your calendar for a rockin’ good time with friends!
Adults
only please.
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FRESHMAN
JACK STEIN WINS TOP HONORS AT JOURNALISM CONFERENCE
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Laguna Blanca ninth grader Jack Stein
earned the highest honor--Superior Award--in the Editorial
Cartooning category at the Journalism Education Association/
National Scholastic Press Association Spring Journalism
Conference in Los Angeles last week!
The JEA/NSPA offers sessions for students from all
media types—newspaper, online, broadcast, yearbook, and
magazine—and allows students to network with peers and advisers
from all over the United States.
Way to go, Jack!
(Below is a
portion of his winning cartoon)
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Take a look at Mr. Flores' Spanish 3 Honors class
project, a hilarious video demonstrating the mishaps that come
with poor punctuation. This student-produced film shows the
importance of punctuation, especially when reading a will and
trying to determine the sole beneficiary.
Click the video above to watch. Enjoy!
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LAGUNA STUDENT ART FEATURED AT SBCC
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Two Laguna students were chosen
to have their art work displayed in this year’s Arts Career
Day Conference For Young Artists program at SBCC. Carina
Tedesco ’18 conveys a colorful chameleon using watercolor and
acrylics. Sully Israel ’19 used graphite to portray a
moody architectural piece featuring a dark hallway. The students’
art was chosen by LBS Visual Arts Instructor Dug Uyesaka,
who contributes to the organization.
Congratulations to featured artists Carina and Sully!
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PARENTING
HELP AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
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Do you ever struggle with what
to do in tough parenting situations? We've got you covered! In
collaboration with Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence,
GreatSchools developed GreatKids Parenting Cue Cards, the first
digital tool that gives you the effective strategies for what to
do in all sorts of situations.
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LET THE
GOOD TIMES ROLL NEXT WEDNESDAY
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A Experiential Ed/NOLA
Night—Stories, Pictures, Projects—will take place on Wednesday,
May 4 at 6:15 PM in Spaulding Auditorium. This year’s event
will be slightly different from the format of the previous
trip-sharing evenings following the Grades 9/10 interdisciplinary
trips (NYC 2014 and London 2015). The trip-goers themselves will
share stories and photos, and, in addition, the entire
ninth-grade class will display the research-based New Orleans
creative projects they have been working on for months. This part
of the evening will be similar to the science fair model,
and will feature a wide variety of humanities projects,
including posters, Mardi Gras shoebox floats, and website pages.
Special
notes:
• Please email Dr.
Tidey if your child would like to have pizza
before the event (5:45 PM outside Spaulding Auditorium).
• Students should not worry about changing clothes
if they are coming from sports or other practices and the boys’
volleyball game.
• Ninth graders are not required to attend, but
attendance is very strongly encouraged.
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AP EXAMS
BEGIN ON MONDAY 5/2
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AP Exams begin next week. For details on subjects
and locations, check the schedules page on our website or
click here.
Attendance policy:
All AP students are expected to take the AP exams
and attend their AP classes until the end of the year. Seniors
must attend AP classes until May 13.
Students scheduled to take a morning exam must
attend afternoon classes that day.
Students scheduled to take the afternoon exam are
not required to attend their morning classes on that day.
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STUDENTS
CELEBRATE OUR BEAUTIFUL WORLD
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Thank you to everyone who came
out to celebrate Mother Earth last Friday at our bee-themed Lower
School Earth Day Festival! The students enjoyed buzzing around to
all the interactive booths while learning how to preserve and
protect our planet. CLICK FOR PIX
Click here to read an Op-Ed
on the importance of bees, written by Laguna seventh grader Georgia
Avery and published on Noozhawk.com.
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PARENT
VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED
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Kindergarten
to Creekside Floral
EK-4 to
HR campus for spring concert rehearsal
Kindergarten
Mother's Day Tea (2:00)
LS Art
Show (5:15PM)--HR campus
LS
Spring Concert (6:30-8PM)--HR campus
LS
Grandfriends' Day (9:30AM-12:30PM)
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MS/US
Grandfriends' Day (9AM-12PM)
Please
note: valet parking is available for guests at the flag pole;
student drop off at the gym
Experiential
Ed NOLA Night in Spaulding Aud (6:15-7:30PM)
THURS
5/5
MS/US Grandfriends' Day (9AM-12PM)
Please
note: valet parking is available for guests at the flag pole;
student drop off at the gym
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