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SWEENEY TODD MUSICAL PERFORMANCES COMING 4/27, 4/28, & 4/29!

Join us to see our incredible Laguna performers in a musical thriller.

Opening night is Thursday, April 27 at 7PM!

Additional performances on Friday, April 28 at 7PM and Saturday, April 29 at 2PM.

Tickets are $10 at the door. Cash or check only.

Mature content.

ABOUT THE MUSICAL

*Laguna Blanca theatre t-shirts are now available! $20 at the show

KINDERGARTEN CREATES VIDEO PRESENTATIONS BASED ON OCEAN ANIMAL RESEARCH

For the last few weeks, Laguna kindergarten students have been researching and learning about the habitats, life cycles, bodies, and diets of ocean animals. Based on this research, students recently created and presented BrainPop movies. Click here to read more and watch the videos.

ENGINEERING MINDS: UPPER & LOWER SCHOOL STUDENTS COLLABORATE ON CROSS-CAMPUS PROJECT

This week, Upper School students in Mr. Moore's engineering class visited the first graders to create a piece for the Lower School's Magnawall. This project was originally created by Mrs. Delwiche and Mr. Moore in the fall. Now it is the first grade's turn to contribute! Click here to read more.

CAN YOU DIG IT?

This week, sixth graders upheld a longtime Laguna tradition by excavating student-constructed ancient artifacts for their Archeological Dig unit. Students divided into excavation teams to conduct formal research on an ancient culture, learned the foundations of research writing by composing an extensive research prospectus on their "secret" civilization, then made and buried artifacts representative of that culture. They then rotated dig sites and excavated each others' civilizations!

LAGUNA STUDENTS SET TO STAR IN SBYET'S UPCOMING PERFORMANCE

Several Laguna students are set to take the stage in Santa Barbara Youth Ensemble Theatre's May production of How to Succed in Business Without Really Trying. Read more below about these Owls' acting journeys, as well as their roles in the show.

Magdalena Amezaga '24 has always loved to sing, dance and act and says Laguna has provided her a wonderful outlet for all of these desires, noting "Some of my greatest memories are participating in all of the lower school plays." In SBYET, Magdalena enjoys the instructors, fun cast mates and high energy shows.

Magdalena plays Rosemary (matinee cast)--the secretary at the company who is more interested in falling in love than advancing her career.

Luca D’Agruma '23 grew up listening to stories and pretending to be his favorite character in movies. He says his mother always knew acting would be great for him, but he was a bit unsure until he joined an acting group performing "The Hobbit." Shortly after, Luca was accepted into SBYET. He looks forward to his first show at the Lobero.

Luca plays the part of Bert Bratt (evening show)--the personnel manager who holds a commitment to company rules.

Juliette DuPrau '25 has been dancing, acting, and singing since she was four years old and has performed in over 20 Adderley/SBYET shows, as well as performances for Opera Santa Barbara and Gustafson Dance. Juliette also enjoys singing with Ms. Markstrum at the lower school.

In the show, Juliette plays Hedy LaRue (matinee cast)--an attractive young woman with no secretarial skills, who causes chaos and comic relief.

You can see all of this Laguna talent on stage at the Lobero Theatre on Saturday, May 13 and Sunday, May 14 at 2PM and 6PM. For ticket information, click here . Soar on the big stage, Owls!

ACT PRACTICE EXAM 4/22

This Saturday, Laguna will host Revolution Prep Practice Exams for the ACT, in order to provide an opportunity for students to practice taking a full-length, proctored practice test in preparation for the official exam. The exam will take place in Laguna's library and is free.

Upon enrollment, Academic Advisor Jayme Wakefield of Revolution Prep will schedule a score report review at a time convenient for you. During the session, Jayme will break down your child’s score to understand areas of strength and weakness and develop a custom preparation plan.

An ACT Practice Exam will be held at Laguna on Saturday, April 22, 9AM-1PM.

Click here for more information about the program and registration. Contact Academic Advisor Jayme Wakefield at (424) 214-2390 or jayme.wakefield@revolutionprep .com for additional details.

LOWER SCHOOL EARTH DAY FESTIVAL FRIDAY, APRIL 21

The Lower School Earth Day Festival is happening this afternoon. Visit the Montecito campus to learn more about solar power, recycling, composting, trashless lunches, and of course, enjoy fun Earth-themed games! The fifth and sixth grade classes will join the fun to showcase the summation of their efforts toward their sustainability project at the Middle School this year.

The Santa Barbara Downtown Earth Day Festival will be held at Alameda Park 11AM to 6PM on 4/22 and 4/23.

FOOD DRIVE IS HAPPENING NOW

Laguna's Food Drive has begun, and boxes are in the Middle School quad. Click here for a list of suggested food items. The seventh graders will deliver the collected food to the Food Bank on Thursday, 4/27.

ARE YOU READY FOR THE AP EXAMS?

The AP Exams are approaching. To view the exam schedule, click here .

SAVE THE DATE 5/3

Mark your calendar for Laguna's Upper School Experiential Ed / NYC Night: "Nonstop New York"--on Wednesday, May 3, 6:15PM in Isham Library. In addition to the trip-goers sharing select stories, photos, and videos, the entire ninth-grade class will display the research-based creative projects they have been working on for weeks. This part of the evening will be based on the science fair model, and the ninth graders will be involved in the “design thinking” challenge of figuring out how best to display their wide variety of humanities projects. A few students will present their projects to the whole group.

Special notes:

Please email Dr. Tidey if your child would like to have pizza before the event (5:45PM outside of the library).
Students should not worry about changing clothes, especially if they are coming from sports or other practices and the boys’ tennis game.

Questions? Please contact Dr. Tidey. We hope to see you there!

GRANDFRIENDS' DAY IS COMING

Invite your special Grandfriend today!

Thursday, May 4 at the Hope Ranch Campus

Friday, May 5 at the Montecito Campus

Questions? Please contact the development office.

Kindly RSVP to Blaire Ridge.

TUESDAY, MAY 9

11:45AM-1PM

RUGG ROOM ON HOPE RANCH CAMPUS

Come learn about the launch of MyLaguna, the new Laguna parent portal.

Click on the video below to view a brief introduction to MyLaguna.

myLaguna Student and Parent Portal Trailer

S AVE THE DATE 5/24

SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION IS OPEN

Summer 2017 at Laguna promises tons of fun and sun for camp-goers. Students ages 4-10 will be placed in age-based groups and will experience a variety of offerings throughout the day, including arts and crafts; outside sports and games, including rock wall climbing; building and programming with LEGO; and prepping for singing stardom in music. With so much to do and explore, eac h day will be a fun and engaging experience!

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