Q: What first inspired you to become a teacher?
A: I didn’t initially plan on becoming a teacher. I was studying in the graduate program at UCSB, studying psychology, and I thought I wanted to go into...
What is the point of using the SAT? And why do we students still take it? Until recently, standardized testing, specifically the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), held a significant influence in the college...
As the school year comes to a close, students are reminded of the upcoming departure of the beloved Hereford family. Head of School Rob Hereford and his wife, biology teacher Amanda Whalen, and their two...
Rising 9th graders: To really make the most of the Laguna experience, a student needs to be a dynamic classroom presence, someone who regularly participates and interacts with the teacher and classmates. ...
Around the world, birds are in crisis. According to Paul R. Ehrlich from the Center for Conservation Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, "6–14% of all bird species will be...
Her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb,” delivered a sense of aspiration back into our country, especially after the Capitol riots in January. Amanda Gorman transformed the passion radiating through...
Q: What has been the biggest change this year in the theater program?
A: I think the biggest change is that there is no audience, we moved from a live performance to a filmed video, so the pressure is...
As a caring society, volunteering and giving back to the less fortunate is the norm, but following the outbreak of COVID-19,
volunteers are needed more than ever as charity organizations are overwhelmed...
