OUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO THE LAGUNA COMMUNITY |
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We are incredibly grateful to our Laguna Blanca Stakes Chairs Sara Loncki and Katy Powers, event sponsors, committee members, and community donors. Together, your hard work and selfless commitment to Laguna Blanca School is a stunning example of service and leadership. Thank you to everyone who participated in the event!
The online auction is officially closed. All winners will be notified via email when physical items are ready for pickup at Braun House (Hope Ranch campus).
Gift certificates that can be mailed will be sent next week (5/2 - 5/6).
Stay tuned for the final event results from Head of School Ron Cino!
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MAMMA MIA! OPENS TOMORROW NIGHT!
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FRIDAY, APRIL 29 at 7PM (SOLD OUT)
SATURDAY, APRIL 30 at 7PM
SUNDAY, MAY 1 at 5:30PM
SPAULDING THEATRE
Tickets are only available online this year.
STUDENTS $10
GENERAL ADMISSION $15
FACULTY & STAFF Complimentary
We request that audience members wear masks inside Spaulding Theatre. Performers will be tested and unmasked.
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COVID TESTING LOCATION CHANGE
Our partner testing company, Aptitude, will temporarily move their
testing site from Earl Warren Showgrounds to Goleta Valley Community Center due to the Santa Barbara Fair & Expo. From April 23 to May 4, your child can be tested for COVID by Aptitude at the following address and times:
Goleta Valley Community Center, 5679 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117
- Weekday: 9AM - 5PM
- Weekend: 9AM - 2PM
COVID SYMPTOM MONITORING
Thank you for continuing to monitor your child for the following COVID-like symptoms and swiftly reporting positive COVID test results to dmcdavid@lagunablanca.org (Lower School students) or health@lagunablanca.org (Middle/Upper School students).
COVID SYMPTOMS
• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Nausea or vomiting or diarrhea
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NEW SUMMER @ LAGUNA OPENINGS AVAILABLE! |
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It's almost May and summer break is just around the corner! Have you planned your entire break yet? If not, take a peek at some of our new openings here at Summer @ Laguna. We have a wide range of camps offered from STEM and arts to physical fitness and LEGO, and more. Our camp offerings are primarily for students in Gr. K-8, with a few select high school options as well.
Due to popular demand, we are excited to announce that we have opened a new week of our LEGO camp for students in Gr. K-4—LEGO Masters: Explorer on the week of July 18.
We also still have openings in many of our Gr. 5-8 camps, like Nerf and AR/VR in the early weeks of summer, or SOAR and Owl Fit in the later weeks of summer.
Lastly, we have opened up a few spots in our wildly popular Arts @ Laguna camp—check it out before it fills up!
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PROM TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE |
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Juniors and seniors, it’s time to buy your prom tickets!
Prom takes place on Saturday, May 14 at Riviera Park from 6:30-10pm. Tickets are $75 each with dinner included. Only juniors and seniors may attend with a guest.
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RIO VALLE '25 TO COMPETE IN MATHCON NATIONAL FINALS |
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Best of luck to ninth grader Rio Valle, who will travel to Chicago to compete in the MathCon National Finals this Saturday, April 30!
MathCON is a nonprofit national mathematics organization recognized for its annual student math competition for students in grades 4-12, with more than 200,000 participants since 2008.
Go, Rio, go!
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MOLLY MOROUSE '23 SELECTED FOR YOUTH CITIZENSHIP SEMINAR AT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY |
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Each year, Laguna's Upper School faculty nominate four juniors to submit applications to participate in the Youth Citizenship Seminar (YCS), a five-day leadership program held at Pepperdine University. One junior from each nominating school is selected. This year, YCS received just over 1,100 applications and accepted 245 students.
Congratulations to Molly Morouse, who was selected this year! We are so happy for you!
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LAGUNA'S STUDENT GARDEN CLUB HOSTING GARDEN DAY ON MAY 7 |
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On Saturday, May 7, the Student Garden Club will be working on the raised vegetable gardens behind Spaulding Theatre. With 5 garden beds, 2+ pots, a hose, and a beautiful view, volunteers will turn the space into its very best!
Gardening will take place from 8AM-12PM. Come on by at whatever time works for you! No guarantee donuts will last the entire workday.
The club needs all the help they can get; please bring yourself, siblings, parents, children, family, and friends.
All are welcome!
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LOWER SCHOOL STUDENTS CELEBRATE EARTH DAY |
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Lower School students experienced a beautiful Earth Day last Friday! Special thanks to Second Grade Teacher Mrs. Ullman for leading this event. “I believe today was a special day that would have made Clara [Svedlund] proud,” she said. “I hope others felt her presence today as our students cleaned up litter, planted seeds, and learned about bees and saving our Earth.”
Students made smoothies (with a bicycle-powered blender) and solar s’mores, planted seeds, learned about the importance of bees and clean oceans, and so much more!
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FOURTH GRADERS BUILD UKULELES IN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT |
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Fourth grade has completed their collaboration between art, science, and music. Students finished building their own ukuleles using kits in music class, and then painted their unique designs in art class. In science, they documented their understanding of how vibrations travel, using a paper cup like a telephone, and a balloon to experience the vibrations caused by breath. Fourth graders analyzed and interpreted data from oscilloscopes to determine how wavelengths differ between high and low pitch sounds, and they investigated sound with rubber bands. Each rubber band was a different thickness and generated different sounds. Well done, fourth graders! |
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ANNA ALLDREDGE INTRODUCED TO LOWER SCHOOL STUDENTS AS INTERIM HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL |
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During Tecolote Tuesday, Dr. Surber introduced Mrs. Anna Alldredge to students as the new Interim Head of Lower School. Mrs. Alldredge explained that both of her children (Greta '29 and Soren '27) attended Lower School beginning in kindergarten and that she is both “excited” and “honored” to be given this opportunity to lead the school.
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FIRST GRADE FLIES TO OSTRICHLAND FOR BIRD UNIT |
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Last week, First Graders made a special trip to Ostrichland. Students were excited to see "Goldie" the Emu, who hatched at Laguna with Mrs. Svedlund last year. She was the sweetest Emu, allowing them to feed and pet her. In this bird unit, they studied emus, ostriches, barn owls, and red-tailed hawks.
Students also sketched local birds in art while working on clay bird models. In science, they dissected owl pellets, viewed a variety of local nests, and experimented with various bird beak shapes in order to grasp the importance of physical adaptations and survival. They paired fiction and non-fiction literature and used their online library to research these birds. In honor of Earth Day, they used recycled materials to create owls out of toilet paper rolls, bottle caps, and magazines!
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NO AFTER SCHOOL CARE ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 |
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Due to an after-school event that will be held on the Lower School campus for LBS employees, there will be no childcare on May 4. Please plan ahead for childcare on this day. Thank you for your understanding! |
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LAGUNA SWIMMERS CATIE FRISTOE AND KENDALL KESHEN ADVANCE TO TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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Congratulations to Catie Fristoe '22 and Kendall Keshen '24, who are headed to Cate on Friday to compete in the Tri-Valley League Championships!
Both Catie and Kendall came out on top in Wednesday's Tri-Valley League Championship Preliminaries. Catie won the 100 breaststroke varsity girls event and took second place in the 100 freestyle event, and Kendall won the 200 Individual Medley varsity girls event and the 50 freestyle girls event.
Reminder for US students: If anyone is interested in attending the meet to support Catie and Kendall and needs a ride from campus tomorrow, please complete this Google form.
WAY TO GO, Catie and Kendall!
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NEXT WEEK'S ATHLETIC SCHEDULE |
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UPPER SCHOOL
Boys Varsity Tennis: CIF-SS playoff brackets will be released on Monday, May 2. Match information for that week is pending.
MIDDLE/LOWER SCHOOL
Tuesday, May 3
Co-ed 7/8 Flag Football vs Notre Dame
3:45PM at Laguna
Wednesday, May 4
Co-ed Gr. 4/5/6 Flag Football vs St Raphael
3:45PM at Laguna
Thursday, May 5
Co-ed Gr. 7/8 Flag Football vs Santa Barbara Middle School
3:45PM at Laguna
GO OWLS!
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LOOKING AHEAD
IMPORTANT DATES FOR ALL DIVISIONS
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LOWER SCHOOL
April 29
Second Grade Field Trip to SB Zoo
May 4
Second Grade Field Trip to MOXI Musuem
No After School Care
Faculty/Staff Appreciation Event at LS campus
May 12
Battle of the Books
May 19
Lower School Art Show (5:15PM); Spring Concert (6PM)
May 25
Fourth Grade Citizenship Breakfast
May 30
Memorial Day
School Closed
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MIDDLE SCHOOL
April 29 - May 1
Gr. 7-12 Spring Musical: Mamma Mia!
May 4
Faculty/Staff Appreciation Event at LS campus
May 12
Senior Send-off Assembly
May 13
Gr. 5-12 Spring Trip Day
May 20
MS Service Day & Year-End Celebrations
MS Talent Show & Fundraiser for Ukraine
May 30
Memorial Day
School Closed
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UPPER SCHOOL
April 29 - May 1
Gr. 7-12 Spring Musical: Mamma Mia!
May 4
Faculty/Staff Appreciation Event at LS campus
May 2 - 6
AP Exams Week 1
May 9 - 13
AP Exams Week 2
May 12
Senior Send-off Assembly
May 13
Gr 5-12 Spring Trip Day
May 14
Junior/Senior Prom
May 16
Senior Projects begin
May 30
Memorial Day
School Closed
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