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News from Laguna Beach Unified School District, its teachers, students, staff and Board of Education.

September 29, 2023

Board of Education directs staff to add 50-meter pool to Ten Year Facilities Master Plan

The Laguna Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) Board of Education on Thursday evening reached a 4-1 consensus, with Member Dee Perry opposing, to direct staff to include a 50-meter pool in the district's Ten Year Facilities Master Plan (FMP). The Board also directed staff to establish a joint committee with the City of Laguna Beach to discuss shared use interests. The committee will include city and district staff, two board members, and two city council members. President Vickers and Member Osborne will represent the board on the committee.

The annual update to the FMP was introduced in March 2023, which presented to the board a comprehensive review of all existing district-owned facilities and highlighted the remaining capital improvement projects identified in the plan when it was established in 2015. The 2023 update to the FMP will be brought back to the board for approval at a regularly scheduled meeting.

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Get ready to recharge and unwind: Laguna Beach High School introduces its brand new well space

Years in the making, Laguna Beach High School (LBHS) on Tuesday celebrated the grand opening of a well space on campus for students. In recent years, Laguna Beach Unified School District has amplified student support systems with the addition of student support specialists and psychologists at every school site. The new well space at LBHS is connected to the student support specialist’s office, ensuring students have ready access to a school-based mental health provider who can support them in utilizing healthy coping strategies.

National Merit Scholarship Corporation recognizes LBHS students for exceptional academic promise

Three LBHS seniors have been named semifinalists in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Keira Hundhausen, Elaina Seybold, and Christopher Herkins will continue in the competition for some 7,140 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million that will be offered next spring.

Additionally, four LBHS seniors were named Commended Students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. Although they will not continue in the 2024 competition, these students placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the competition by taking the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).

Laguna Beach Family Resource Center to host grand opening October 18

Join us at 733 St. Ann's Drive from 4 to 6 p.m. to celebrate the grand opening of the Laguna Beach Family Resource Center. Tour the new space while enjoying Jedidiah Coffee, taking in the sounds of the LBHS jazz band and joining in family-friendly activities!

Watch the Board Meeting

The next regular board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 12, 2023, at 6 p.m. Visit lbusd.org/board for more information.

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