IN JUST THE PAST 12 MONTHS, CARSON HAS SERVED: 

200+ hours as an emergency room volunteer at Santa 

Barbara Cottage Hospital 

71 hours as a race management volunteer for the Santa 

Barbara Yacht Club 

48 hours as a volunteer sailing instructor for the Santa 

Barbara Youth Sailing Foundation

He has also served as manager of the Upper School student 

store and business manager for Laguna’s award-winning 

student publication, The Fourth Estate. 

Carson’s hard work has already earned him three Gold 

Presidential Volunteer Service Awards, each of which requires 

more than 250 hours of service in a 12-month period for his 

age range.

This fall, Carson is off to Chapman University to study 

business management. Congratulations, and thank you 

for all of the work you have done for our community!

ONE OWL FLIES ABOVE AND BEYOND IN SERVICE:

 

CARSON SHEVITZ ’16

Each year, one exemplary senior is granted the Sue 
Alexander Service Award for exhibiting exceptional 
dedication to helping others within the community. This past 
year, that award went to Carson Shevitz ’16, a Laguna 

student who has documented more than 1,000 service 
hours since his freshman year alone.

“In its 20-plus years of publication, The Fourth Estate has never had 

a better business manager than Carson. He did the work of an entire 

team—everything from creating advertising contracts, invoices, and 

client lists, to preparing the magazines for mailing to our subscribers. 

Carson set the bar high for future business managers.”  

- Trish McHale, The Fourth Estate Advisor

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