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RAY ROBITAILLE PETER ANGELOFF

Years at Laguna: 38 Years at Laguna: 35
Total Years Teaching: This is my 38th school year. My friends Total Years Teaching: 41
tell me it’s a testament to my survival skills! Positions held at Laguna: Outing Club leader, Science Department
Positions held at Laguna: Chair, Coach for cross country, girls tennis and softball, boys basketball
Physical Education Instructor EK-12, Athletic Director 1983-1993, and baseball, and golf for the past 20 years
Head Football Coach, and Head Lacrosse Coach Subjects taught at Laguna: Physics, Chemistry, Physical Science,
Astronomy, Modern Physics seminar, Innovations in Science and
Technology, Precalculus, and Algebra 2
Tell us about an accomplishment that fills
you with pride.
I was the recipient of the 2004 Laguna Blanca School In one word, how would most of your students
Walk of Fame and was awarded football “Coach of the Year” describe you?
in 2005 from the Coast Valley League. “ACE”

What have your students taught you? Tell us about a significant moment you have
I’ve learned from my students to laugh every day! A day witnessed at Laguna.
without laughter is a day wasted (Charlie Chaplin). It has The moving of the Lower School to Montecito in 2000 allowed
made me a better teacher because some things you just can’t Laguna Blanca to double the size of the Upper School and
take too seriously ... life goes on! increase the size of the Middle School. This gave Laguna the
opportunity to offer honors sections in science and more science
You have been a role model to many. Who has been electives. It also allowed for greater diversity in the student body
your greatest role model? and greater numbers for our athletic programs.
My mother. She taught me and my four siblings compassion,
kindness, honesty, loyalty, and friendship. She was a Stay-at-
Home Mom in the 1960s: a true teacher. She provided me What characteristic do you consistently see in a
guidance and encouragement with compassion and sensibility. successful student?
Brilliance.
Any advice for a teacher who is just beginning
If you could give your students only one piece
his/her career? of advice, what would it be?
Stay with it; it’s a wonderful profession. The real fulfillment
from teaching comes years down the road when the students Continue to be “awed and amazed” by the world of natural
you’ve taught return to visit as adults. You get a real phenomena—we are all students of science for life!
appreciation for making a difference in their lives!

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