By Patricia Martellotti, KEYT News

"I was on the business development team," said TEDx Student JJ Stone '26. "I helped budget, fundraise, and talk to sponsors."

"Over 16 weeks, I have learned a lot about TED and communication skills, how to work in a professional environment and really lead my peers in the best way I can," said TEDx Student and Co-Executive Producer Danica Damiani '24.

Questions? Please reach out to Sarah Lustfield.

It's not too late to sponsor! Sponsorship confirmed by Friday, February 24 will be recognized on the event website and in the program.

Single ticket sales open on Monday, 2/6 and we expect this event to sell out. Sponsoring now at any level will guarantee premier seating before tickets are public!

Join Girls Leadership Co-founder and Co-CEO, Simone Marean and Crystyn Wright, Girls Leadership Curriculum Developer, Trainer, Educator, New York Board Co-Chair for a 75-minute interactive webinar.

Please join us at the next Lunch & Learn on Tuesday, February 21 at 11:45AM in the Merovick Gym foyer.

The Family Association is beginning its nominating process for next year! Please fill out this form to nominate yourself or someone you know for Family Association Board Positions for the 2023-24 school year.

By Molly Morouse '23

Last Wednesday, January 25, students rose at dawn to participate in the annual nationwide Point-In-Time count, a snapshot census that tracks the number, demographics, and needs of people experiencing homelessness around the country. A group of ten Laguna students embarked at 5AM from Christ Presbyterian Church to the Santa Barbara Waterfront, their designated area for Santa Barbara. 

Students returned from the morning transformed. Natalie Schweitzer '25 explains, “What I didn’t expect was my totally altered viewpoint on not only the importance of the census but also of the people we were talking to.” Both the students and the leadership felt connected to our community and each other more than ever. 

Hearing stories from these vulnerable community members reminded them of the importance of connection. Most individuals were eager to have someone listen to them, a privilege that is often taken for granted. One student remarked that the experience helped her “cross a mental barrier” that she hadn’t realized she possessed.

Congratulations to Visual Arts Instructor Dug Uyesaka on his recent appointment as a board member of The Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative!

Dug will work to sustain and grow all forms of the arts in Santa Barbara with the nonprofit.

Uyesaka has been a working artist and involved in the community arts scene since the 1970s. He has taught at the Center for Life Long Learning in Santa Barbara.

In 2009, he received the Laguna Blanca School Faculty Excellence Award for the Middle School and a William T. Colville Foundation grant. In 2010, he was awarded the Individual Artist Award for Assemblage and Collage by The Arts Fund of Santa Barbara.

He was privileged to have a mid-career survey, “long story short” at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art in 2016. Dug was also a Santa Barbara County Arts Commissioner for the Second District from 2007–2019.

Way to go, Dug!

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Congratulations to Kora, Annabelle, Jacob, and Izzie for completing a fantastic second term of leadership on our Lower School Student Council! The purpose of the Lower School Student Council is to add another inclusive leadership opportunity for our Lower School students, specifically for our fourth grade “seniors” on campus. Serving on Student Council also helps our Owls hone their leadership skills as part of our school’s programming. All fourth graders serve in this capacity, rotating in terms throughout the year.  

By Dennis Moran, Noozhawk Correspondent

A goal in the 60th minute by Laguna Blanca’s Baylor Wilson '26 — his third of the game — broke a 3-3 tie and held for a 4-3 Frontier League win over Villanova Prep last Thursday, 1/26.

After Villanova opened scoring with an early goal, Laguna Blanca responded with three first-half goals to go up 3-1 at the break. Josh Hansen '24 scored the first of those in the 20th minute, and Hansen the next two.

Villanova answered with two second-half goals to tie the game, putting pressure on the Owls until Wilson’s game-winner.

Girls varsity soccer closed out the season strong on Tuesday, January 31 in a game dedicated to the team’s seniors. The 3-0 Frontier League victory over Beacon Hill not only allowed the girls in the class of 2023 to end their Owl careers on a high note, but also helped secure a guaranteed berth into the CIF-Southern Section playoffs. Congrats to the whole team and especially our seniors: Victoria Campbell Goldman, Fiona Hernandez, Jenna Johnson, Sadie Johnson, Jacqueline Richardson, Emma Schubert, and Alexandra Siegel.