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Laguna Beach High School's Ava Knepper named Sunset Conference Female Athlete of the Year

Ava Knepper, a senior at Laguna Beach High School, was honored on June 3 at the Orange County Athletic Directors' Association (OCADA) Athlete of the Year dinner, held at Servite High School, where she was named the Sunset Conference Female Athlete of the Year. Knepper's high school career in both water polo and swimming includes numerous accolades, such as first-team All-Sunset League, co-MVP of the Sunset League, first-team All-County, and first-team All-CIF Open Division honors in her senior year. Her impressive athletic stats include 101 goals, 37 assists, and 39 exclusions drawn in her senior year, with career totals of 337 goals and 243 assists in water polo, as well as holding LBHS records in the 200 medley relay, 50 free, and 100 free in swimming. Knepper has earned a scholarship to USC, where she will continue her water polo career.

LBUSD students showcase emergency response and theatrical skills in a mock disaster drill at Guyer Stadium

Laguna Beach High School students demonstrated their skills in a simulated mass casualty incident (MCI) simulation at the school’s Guyer Stadium. During the exercise, students enrolled in the Career Technical Education (CTE) Pathways for Emergency Response and Theatre collaborated to reenact a scenario involving a power transformer explosion at the stadium. 

Theatre students applied their makeup and costuming skills to authentically portray victims with varied injuries while showcasing their ability to simulate medical conditions that evolved based on the emergency treatment they received. On the other hand, Emergency Response students engaged in search and rescue operations, victim triage, and emergency medical treatment. Their performance was evaluated by the Laguna Beach Police and Fire Departments, which assessed the appropriateness of the treatment given to the simulated injuries.