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Club Highlights

Club Highlights

Annika Firlik March 14, 2022

Fellowship Of Faith Fellowship of Faith Club is run by juniors Molly Morouse and Grace Hoffacker. The club meets twice a month, and their faculty advisor is math teacher Jennifer Pardue.  “Fellowship...

The Future of the English Department

The Future of the English Department

Madeleine Nicks March 10, 2022

Q: What are your responsibilities as the English department head? A: One is administrative tasks and meetings, going to meetings, leading meetings, and meeting with parents, with teachers, observing teachers,...

Finally Federal

Finally Federal

Alexandra Siegel March 8, 2022

Holidays are supposed to be celebratory and reflective, not controversial. Companies and schools question what holidays to celebrate, and with more holidays being added to the Federal Reserve observation...

An Interview with Meghan Roarty

An Interview with Meghan Roarty

Madeleine Nicks and Frances Carlson February 17, 2022

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...

January Stance Of The Staff

January Stance Of The Staff

"I am extremely grateful for Ms. Caldwell and the entire cast and crew of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged. As we navigate the heavy, stressful questions about how to actually perform...

Is the SAT Outdated?

Is the SAT Outdated?

Aden Meisel and Claire Tolles November 17, 2021

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...

Farewell to the Herefords

Farewell to the Herefords

WORDS by HANNA MASRI June 4, 2021

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...

Struckmeyer's Summer College To-Do List

Struckmeyer’s Summer College To-Do List

Frances Carlson, Madeleine Nicks, and Owen Noble June 4, 2021

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. ...

The Potential Ecological Consequences of Avian Declines

The Potential Ecological Consequences of Avian Declines

Patrik Nugent May 7, 2021

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...

Amanda Gorman:  The Ascending Voice of Hope

Amanda Gorman: The Ascending Voice of Hope

Elli Westmacott April 7, 2021

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...

The Show Must Go On

The Show Must Go On

Luca D'Agruma April 7, 2021

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...

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