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BOXTALES Come to Laguna

BOXTALES Come to Laguna

January 22, 2016

Boxtales performed Homer’s Odyssey. This has been called one of the most important stories of Western civilization. In this performance Odysseus describes his adventures in his own words, acting out...

Field Day is Coming!

Field Day is Coming!

January 22, 2016

Get ready for field day 2016, coming on Friday, March 11!

Why Teachers Teach

Why Teachers Teach

November 18, 2015

Mr. Grooms, my World History teacher in 10th grade,” answers Kevin Shertzer when asked who his favorite teacher in high school was. “He told the most amazing stories and seemed to know everything about...

“Ladylike”:  The Double Standard Lives On

“Ladylike”: The Double Standard Lives On

November 11, 2015

Earlier this year, I was venting about a particularly rough day I had to a woman that I hold in high-esteem in my life, and I used the phrase “so-and-so makes me feel like crap.” I was told to find...

Spirit Week is Coming!

Spirit Week is Coming!

October 6, 2015

Tips for your Best Spirit Week 1. Go Big or Go Home The number one rule for spirit week is GO ALL OUT! I’m talking face paint, body paint, knee socks, headbands, hats, glasses, wigs, and anything...

First Ever All-School Field Day Unites the Owl Community

First Ever All-School Field Day Unites the Owl Community

April 30, 2015

Early Kindergartners to Seniors flocked to the fields for the first ever all-school and fifth annual Field Day on the sunny spring morning of March 6. Head of School Rob Hereford proposed the idea for...

Building on the Curriculum: New Class Explores Engineering

Building on the Curriculum: New Class Explores Engineering

February 23, 2015

Science teacher Zack Moore introduced a one-semester engineering elective for the first time in the Upper School that offers 3-D Printing, Bio-mimicry, building construction, wiring, programming, and...

Speaker Mike Smith Comes to Laguna

Speaker Mike Smith Comes to Laguna

January 29, 2015

Speaker Mike Smith gave presentation to the upper-school about helping others and making the right decisions. Check out a video of the school as well as the rest of his Instagram at: http://instagram.com/mikesmithlive/ ...

Laguna Parent Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics

Laguna Parent Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics

December 12, 2014

Working hard in high school to achieve a goal paid off for Laguna parent Shuji Nakamura, who revolutionized the way the world is lighted and won the Nobel Prize in Physics last month. Nakamura...

Reformation Over Prohibition: The Issue of Gun Rights

Reformation Over Prohibition: The Issue of Gun Rights

December 12, 2014

The issue of gun rights versus control has been in the spotlight for several years now, as a number of recent school shootings have grabbed the public’s attention. The mass media coverage of these shootings...

The Race and Faults in the American Education System

The Race and Faults in the American Education System

December 11, 2014

Adolescence, the process of transformation from child to adult, has been replaced by a race. It is a race for the ability to say you are the smartest in your class, the best at playing piano, the most...

Fall Musical Performances Wrap Up with a Two-Day Exhibition

Fall Musical Performances Wrap Up with a Two-Day Exhibition

December 1, 2014

The Laguna Blanca Stage Band, the high school’s advanced performance group, played its first gig of the 2014- 2015 year at the Jogathon Barbecue. The group played two sets filled with funk, jazz, rock...

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