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LOWER
SCHOOL GRANDFRIENDS' DAY IS THIS FRIDAY 5/6
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Grandparents and special friends will experience
the school day through the eyes of our Lower School students this
Friday from 9:30AM-12:30PM.
Guests will enjoy complimentary valet parking,
refreshments, classroom visits, campus tours, and a keepsake
photo.
Questions? Please contact Blaire
Ridge in the development office at 805.687.2461
x218.
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GRADES 5
& 6 SPRING PERFORMANCE
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NINTH
GRADERS BEGIN COLLEGE TOURING
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The freshman class will head up to San Luis Obispo
for a tour of Cal Poly State University on May 16. The day will
include a guided campus tour, lunch in the University Union Neighborhood on
campus, and an information session.
Perhaps most exciting is that
our new Director of College Counseling Matt Struckmeyer will join
us for the day!
If you have any questions,
please contact Michele Sandlin.
DEPARTURE TIME: 8:30AM from Gym
TOUR: 10:30
LUNCH: NOON (bring lunch
$$)
INFORMATION SESSION
RETURN TIME: 3:45
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SAVE THE
DATE: FRIDAY, JUNE 3 | 6-8:30PM
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Have you ever been to the Santa Barbara Bowl or
Hollywood Bowl? Make plans now to join fellow Laguna parents and
staff as we kick off concert season at our very own annual Laguna
Bowl! Let's toast to summer 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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With Mother's Day just around the corner, we
wanted to know what our Owls thought of their Mama Birds! When
asked to describe MOM in one word, above are some of the sweet
descriptions they shared.
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FUNDRAISING NEVER TASTED SO GOOD
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Laguna’s sixth grade students are proud to
announce their delicious class service project to benefit Make a Wish Foundation, a
non-profit organization who arranges experiences described as "wishes"
to children with life-threatening medical conditions. The
students are inviting the entire Santa Barbara community to
attend this special fundraiser at Here’s the Scoop in
Montecito on Sunday, May 15 from 2:00-4:00PM. "When our
Santa Rosa House was brainstorming ideas for a fun, inventive
fundraiser that would help wishes come true, the first thing we
thought of was gelato,” explains event leader Madeleine Nicks
’22. “Our whole class has been involved from the start by
creating the event poster, and now hanging it all around town.”
At the event, guests will have
an opportunity to meet local organic farmer—Tom Shepherd—who
provides the fresh, organic produce for Here’s the Scoop;
view the documentary film about the Shepherd Farms-to-Scoop
process (starring many members of the sixth grade class); and
enjoy a sweet treat for a good cause!
Admission is free and Here’s
the Scoop has generously offered to donate 20% of the day’s
proceeds to Make a Wish Foundation!
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IS MY KID ADDICTED TO TECHNOLOGY?
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We're experiencing a huge change in the way kids
communicate and interact. How do smartphones, online gaming, and
multitasking affect our families? Are we addicted to our devices?
Is technology causing family conflicts?
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AP EXAMS
CONTINUE NEXT WEEK
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One week down. One more to go! 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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CHANGING LIVES ONE LIGHT AT A TIME
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This week, Unite to Light, a local
nonprofit that’s making a difference across the globe one light
at a time, spoke to Laguna Blanca students about their
work.
Students learned how the organization provides
light to regions of the world without electricity, thus
eliminating the health and environmental issues associated with
existing light sources used by these populations, such as
kerosene. In doing so, they provide children the
opportunity to study in the evening. The entire solar lighting
project started at UCSB after a visiting professor from Ghana
challenged researchers to create something that would
change the world—an affordable reading light. As many know, UCSB
has been involved for many years in research on higher efficiency
visible LEDs, led by Prof. Shuji Nakamura—a Laguna parent; more
efficient solar cells, led by Prof. Alan Heeger; and more
efficient batteries, led by Prof. Dan Morse. Since their
involvement, there are currently 80,000 lights in 67 countries on
four continents.
The solar powered lights retail for $20/each and for each light
purchased, one is donated to those in need.
Unite to Light provides community service opportunities for
students. If interested, please call 805-250-8320.
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PARENT
VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED
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LS
Grandfriends' Day (9:30AM-12:30PM)
GR 4
Citizenship Breakfast
LS Dress
down day- Sports
GR 4
Genius Hour Presentations (11:40AM-12:15PM)
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MS
student ambassador lunch
US
Spanish students to Los Agaves (11AM)
GR 10 to
new Vic Theater (10:15AM-1PM)
Emmons
Art Center (10:15AM)
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