jGirls accepting applications for editorial board, staff photographers
April 5, 2020
jGirls Magazine is looking for creative, bold, self-identifying Jewish teen girls to serve on their editorial board and photography staff. Make a difference in the world by building an online community of future Jewish female leaders, provide a safe space for Jewish teenage girls to make their voices hear...
Fort Making Contest for Habitat for Humanity
April 3, 2020
Fort Marking Contest Here’s how it works: Between Friday, April 3rd and Friday, April 10th, individuals and families are encouraged to participate in our “build a fort” contest. The fort can be: -Indoor or outdoor -Big or small -Made of any materials you want- get creative! ...
Help Habitat for Humanity from Home
April 1, 2020
Hope you are doing well and staying sane. I was curious if you knew of any LBS students that might want to help out Habitat for Humanity from home? We need someone to help promote and manage the Humanitysb.org blog. Finding/creating content and promoting it. It is taking more time than I have right now, but we would love to have this movement grow of celebrating the SB spirit. Let me know if you know of anyone that might be interested. Thanks in advance! Liz For more informa...
The Forward’s 2020 Youth Writing Contest
April 1, 2020
The Forward’s 2020 Youth Writing Contest https://forward.com/culture/442722/announcing-the-forwards-2020-youth-writing-contest/ https://forward.com/culture/442724/the-forwards-youth-writing-contest-guidelines/ The Forward’s youth writing contest seeks essays, prose and poetry of 1,000 words or less on the topic “What It Means...
Let’s All Stay #RootedInLove
March 19, 2020
Mike Smith spoke at Laguna a number of years ago and transformed our community. One result of his presentation was the formation of our Sock Club. Click here to watch Mike Smith Live Roooted in Love Vimeo Like many of you, me, my wife, and my teams have spent the last week filled with so...
Now Arrived at Destination: Autonomy
Cody Busch-Weiss, Writer
March 8, 2020
For decades, driving has been considered an essential skill for being an adult in modern life. But with the rise of self-driving cars, will this skill become irrelevant and outdated, or even a hindrance? The idea of a self-driving car has been around since at least the 1920’s, when cars first became...
Summer Camp Announcements – Read ASAP
March 4, 2020
Creative Wealth International 1) Santa Barbara Camp Millionaire, Ages 10-14 July 13-17, 9 am to 4 pm, Veterans Building. We're hosting it again through the SB Park & Rec AND get this...they just opened registration on Monday and we're more than 1/2 way booked (30 max). If you're wanting ...
Writing Tutors Wanted
March 2, 2020
Attention Upper School students! Ms. Tidey's freshmen are beginning their Urban Studies research project and they'd love to have your help with just getting through this epic research paper. You can get community service hours for your time. Please email or stop by and talk to either Ms. Tidey ([email protected])...
Journalism Opportunity for HS Students
February 27, 2020
I am writing to share an opportunity for high school juniors who would like to learn more about the field of journalism from professionals at some of the most well-regarded outlets in the country. Read below for details. About the program The Princeton Summer Journalism Program (PSJP) is a free, resid...
Write the World’s Civics in Action 2020
February 27, 2020
Civics in Action 2020 Write the World Invitation to Apply Write the World’s Civics in Action 2020 An Invitation to Apply for Students Ages 13-19 Write the World invites students from across the country and around the world to apply for our inaugural Civics in Action 2020 writing ...
Letter from the Editors
Phoebe Stein and Daisy Finefrock
February 26, 2020
Our first issue of the new decade — that’s crazy, right, to think that the Fourth Estate has been around for 26 years. As a publication, we have grown so much since our first publication, and continue to do so every time we step into the classroom. Journalism is an art that is hard to master; our...
STEM Instructor Zack Moore Returns from Africa
February 26, 2020
What was the most meaningful part of your recent teaching experience in Ghana? Probably my time with the primary school students. We ran a team robotics competition that was so much fun. Many of the girls talked about wanting to continue with coding and robotics in their future studies. I hope that...
