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UPCOMING
EVENTS
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LOWER SCHOOL
EK and K begin full days this week, starting 9/21!
SAT 9/19
CA Coastal Clean-up Day at Hammonds Beach
(9:00AM-12:00PM)
MON 9/21
Laguna Blanca Golf Classic at LCCC (10:30AM)
TUES 9/22
LS Picture Day (formal uniform dress)
Jogathon Committee Mtg
(9:00)
Parents' Auxiliary Mtg in gym foyer (11:45-1:00)
THURS 9/24
LS Parents' Night
5:30 refreshments
6:00 program begins
MON 9/28
EK Field Trip to SB Human Society
MIDDLE SCHOOL
SAT 9/19
CA Coastal Clean-up Day at Hammonds Beach (9:00AM-12:00PM)
SUN 9/20
Homeless Outreach Training for Gr. 7-12 Student Volunteers in Rugg Rm
(12-3PM)
Silvergreens
Lunch begins in MS/US
Laguna Blanca Golf Classic at LCCC (10:30AM)
TUES 9/22
Jogathon Committee Mtg
(9:00)
Parents' Auxiliary Mtg in gym foyer (11:45-1:00)
THURS 9/24
Homeless Outreach & Sock Distribution at Alameda Park Supper
(6:00-7:30PM)
UPPER SCHOOL
SAT
9/19
CA Coastal Clean-up Day
SUN 9/20
Homeless Outreach Training for Gr.7-12 Student Volunteers in Rugg Rm
(12-3PM)
MON 9/21
Silvergreens Lunch begins in MS/US
Laguna Blanca Golf Classic at LCCC (10:30AM)
TUES 9/22
Jogathon Committee Mtg (9:00)
Parents' Auxiliary Mtg in gym foyer (11:45-1:00)
THURS 9/24
Homeless Outreach & Sock Distribution at Alameda Park Supper
(6:00-7:30PM)
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CA COASTAL CLEANUP DAY
THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
 Please join us on Saturday, 9/19 from
9AM-Noon!
This is a
great community service opportunity to make a beach cleanup an EK-12,
faculty, staff, and family event for Laguna Blanca School! Make sure
to show your school spirit and sport your LAGUNAWEAR! Laguna Blanca
will be represented at Miramar/Hammonds Beach for the sixth year in a
row!
It's a B.Y.O. event again this year, so please bring
your own (B.Y.O.) bag or bucket or something to collect your trash
and recyclables in, gardening gloves, and reusable water bottle (LBS
is providing 5-gallon jugs of water to share!), to further reduce
waste. Wear lots of sunscreen and bring a hat!
Volunteers under 18 who are cleaning the beach without
a parent/guardian must bring a signed waiver
form with a parent or guardian signature. Parents with children
with them can sign the waiver at the beach.
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Mon, September 21 at 10:30 (12:00 Tee Off)
La Cumbre Country Club
Hope Ranch, Santa Barbara
ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE LAGUNA ALUMNI
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Tournament fun includes golf poker, the chance to win a BMW in a
hole-in-one contest, and a celebratory reception.
For more information, visit our tournament website
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CALLING ALL PARENTS!
PARENTS' AUXILIARY MEETING
TUESDAY, 9/22 FROM 11:45AM-1:00PM
Merovick Gym Foyer, HR campus
ALL PARENTS ARE WELCOMED & APPRECIATED!
MEETING LINE UP:
- State
of the School from Head of School Rob Hereford
- Updates
from Head of Lower School Andy Surber
- Introduction
and updates from Interim Head of Upper School Lolli Lucas
- Jogathon
update
- As
always, a delicious lunch will be provided!
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 GET
READY FOR JOGATHON--
OCTOBER 16!
IT'S NOT TOO
LATE TO BE AN EVENT SPONSOR
Mark your calendar! The Annual Jogathon is a great way for the school
community to get together and for our students to participate in
raising vital funds to support Laguna's EK-12 physical education and
athletic programs.
Through the generosity of the Laguna community, we
have some of the finest physical education programs, athletic fields,
and facilities in all of Santa Barbara. Thanks to you, these
opportunities at Laguna are enhanced by the Jogathon. This year,
contributions raised will also benefit some of our outdoor recreation
areas with new shade structures and furnishings that will add comfort
and fun for students on both campuses.
Event sponsorship opportunities are still available
and always appreciated!
All sponsorship gifts received by Saturday, September 26 will be
recognized on our commemorative Jogathon tee shirt!
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JOGATHON PLANNING MEETINGS
Please join us on Tuesday mornings in the gym foyer
from 9-10 AM to help plan Jogathon 2015! New volunteers are always
welcome! Questions? Contact Raychel
Muenke.
10/13
AND REMEMBER TO SAVE THE DATE OF FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 FOR JOGATHON
2015!
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FALL DRAMA AUDITIONS FOR GR. 7-12
Thursday, 9/24
 Auditions for the fall drama production of Harvey will be
held on Thursday, September 24 in Spaulding Auditorium at 3:30PM.
Audition sign-ups will be posted beginning Monday 9/21
outside of Ms. Ortner's office, on the back door of the theater.
General auditions for students in grades 7-12 will be
held from 3:30-5:30 and call backs will take place immediately
afterward at 5:45.
If a student would like to audition but has a
conflict, please see Ms. O and she will coordinate an alternate
audition time.
Students will choose a side (a pre-selected scene from
the script) as soon as they arrive for their audition and will fill
out an audition form. Nothing needs to be prepared in advance so come
out and give it a try!
There is a
wonderful film of Harvey with James Stewart which students may find
helpful to watch. It is slightly different from the play, but gives a
good sense of the characters and the plot.
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LAGUNA BLANCA WELCOMES FOUR NEW MEMBERS TO BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
Laguna Blanca School proudly welcomes four new board members to its
Board of Trustees:
David Bradley '99, Elisabeth Fowler, Jacquelyn Klein-Brown
and Dana
White.
One of the key roles of the Board of Trustees is to ensure the school
is accomplishing its mission and upholding its core values of
scholarship, character, balance, and community. Additionally, the
board works collaboratively with the head of school to provide needed
counsel and guidance, and serves to ensure that Laguna has adequate
financial resources to meet its mission and serve its students.
**BELOW LINK WORKS NOW!**
MEET THE NEWEST TRUSTEES
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LOWER SCHOOL ARTISTS ON EXHIBIT AT MUSEUM OF NATURAL
HISTORY
The Annual Art Walk takes
place at the Museum of Natural History on September 26 and 27 and ten
of Laguna's Lower School students have art pieces in the show this
fall. The talented Laguna students to be featured this year include: Mia Ruffino, Ava Inman,
Sadie West, Ava Johnson, Lana Zeini, Magdalena Amezaga, Kendall
Keshen, Spencer Hlavary, Jayla Provance, and Luna Martinez.
Art Instructor Melissa Abrams notes, "This is a beautiful show
featuring many of Santa Barbara's finest artists, in addition to the
talented young artists from local schools."
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Princeton
University celebrates the accomplishments of Laguna Graduate Cameron
Platt '12 at Opening Exercises
 This year's Princeton University George B. Wood Legacy
Junior Prize was shared by Cameron
Platt (2012 Laguna grad) and Princeton classmate
Yuval Wigderson.The prize is given to a member of the senior class in
recognition of exceptional academic achievement during the junior
year.
READ MORE...
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Congrats to Phoebe
Madsen '16 for being named SB Athletic Round Table Athlete
of the Week for her MVP performance in the Laguna Blanca Volleyball
Invitational!
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LAGUNA FOOTBALL IS ON FIRE!
McNeel, Owls rumble over Coast Union
Wakelin
McNeel's powerful running led Laguna Blanca to its
third straight victory, a 44-0 shutout at Coast Union in Cambria last
Friday night. McNeel rushed for 158 yards on nine carries and scored
four touchdowns. He also returned the second-half kickoff 78 yards
for a score to give the Owls a 27-0 lead.
The Owls
defense played a terrific game. It recorded five sacks, made four
stops inside the 20-yard line, intercepted three passes and recovered
a fumble. Christian
Fowler, Darwin Miguel and Robert Estrada
picked off the passes and Anton
Homeniuk recovered the fumble.
Homeniuk, a
sophomore, also caught a touchdown pass and freshman Josh Baron
broke off a 42-yard touchdown run.
NEXT GAME IS HOME: Saturday, 9/26 at 1PM
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STUDENT VOLUNTEERS PREPARE FOR HOMELESS OUTREACH
As a follow-up to our EK-12 Sock Drive conducted last spring, more
than 40 student volunteers in grades 7-12 gathered on campus last
Saturday to attend a street outreach training (Sock Institute) in
preparation for the upcoming sock distributions at Alameda Park on
Thursday 9/24 and 10/8.
For those unable to attend the first training, there is a make-up
training session taking place this Sunday, 9/20 from 12-3PM in the
Middle School Rugg Room.
QUESTIONS? Contact Experiential Learning Coordinator Ashley Tidey.
ABOUT THE SOCK INSTITUTE
The Sock Institute is Laguna's new experiential
learning program designed to train the next generation of leaders in
the field of global health. The "sock" in the institute's
name stands for the real life actions we know are crucial to genuine learning,
such as providing new clean socks to real people who need them. It is
also a tool of engagement used to connect to the unsheltered
homeless. Through a series of carefully planned and interconnected
real-world experiences, Laguna Blanca is excited to consider moves
towards the establishment of a global health curriculum that is truly
appropriate to the demands of the 21st century and that will produce
the leaders who can meet these new challenges.
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There's
Still Time to Join Cross Country!
The cross country team is looking for a few more
runners to join the five boys and one girl who are currently on the
team. Although the team is small, it has had great success in the
past and is looking forward to another strong year. "Cross
country is a great sport for cross-training for soccer and other
winter sports," said Coach David Silverander, a 2001 Laguna
alum. Students can also run cross country if they play another sport
outside of school, such as club soccer.
Coach Silverander said that running is a good sport
for kids who didn't learn team sports when they were younger because
there are no rules to learn. "Come try a practice and see how it
goes," he said. "Sometimes, people turn out to be much
better runners than they realize."
Students on the team said Coach Silverander is easy to
talk to and that he makes practice fun. "He really connects with
us," said 10th grader Clay Rodgers.
QUESTIONS?
Please contact Coach Silverander
243.8002
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