The Student News Site of Laguna Blanca School

The Fourth Estate

Current News
The Student News Site of Laguna Blanca School

The Fourth Estate

The Student News Site of Laguna Blanca School

The Fourth Estate

Intergenerational Interview Opportunity for student reporters

Intergenerational Interview Opportunity for student reporters

April 16, 2020

Greetings, I want to pass on a unique opportunity for student reporters. One of my students is working on a pitch for a magazine and she wants to invite students across the country to join her...

PeerBuddies has gone virtual!

PeerBuddies has gone virtual!

April 15, 2020

Hello! We hope you are doing well and are staying safe and healthy during this pandemic. As we all try to adjust to our “new normal,” PeerBuddies is committed to providing opportunities for...

From left to right: Simon Lea, Kai Nakamura, Lucas Acosta, Andreas McClintock, Lucas Chen, Lucy Cao, Caetano Perez-Marchant, Eka Nayaka

Robotics Team Qualifies for State Competition

Ian Brown, News Editor April 15, 2020

Laguna’s robotics team has officially qualified for the 2020 VEX Robotics State Championship, which take place on March 7. Throughout the year, the class has been constructing their own robot to compete...

Laura Capps

Laura Capps

Ian Brown, News Editor April 15, 2020

What are the main things you wanted voters to know about you and your campaign as we move towards the election? “I’m a mom of an 8-year-old here in Santa Barbara, I was born and raised here. This...

“Extinct or Alive” Host Forrest Galante

“Extinct or Alive” Host Forrest Galante

Lancelot Mabon, Writer April 15, 2020

Why did you start what you are doing? I grew up in Zimbabwe, and I had always had wildlife all around me and so when I was about 14 and I wanted to keep working with animals even though I wasn’t in...

2020 Mock Trial Team

Meet Mock Trial

Jacob Self, Writer April 15, 2020

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Laguna’s participation in the Mock Trial program. The team competes annually by preparing strategies and legal arguments for trial for either the defense or prosecution. Each...

A Torched Ecosystem

A Torched Ecosystem

Elizabeth Bisno, Writer April 15, 2020

There are images that come to mind when someone pictures Australia. One may think of tree branches holding koalas as they crunch blissfully on leaves, or a horizon dotted with the leaping silhouettes of...

Letter from the Editors

Letter from the Editors

Daisy Finefrock and Phoebe Stein April 15, 2020

Happy Spring! The staff of The Fourth Estate has been busy in the past few weeks creating an issue that feels new, fresh and unique. Every student on the staff pours hours into their pages, creating a...

Global Engagement, Cultural Immersion, Experiential Learning, Summer Travel and Service Learning Programs with Southern Sky Adventures

Global Engagement, Cultural Immersion, Experiential Learning, Summer Travel and Service Learning Programs with Southern Sky Adventures

April 14, 2020

While spring break trips have been canceled, schools closed and distance learning became the new norm, many of you teachers and administrators may get your fill of working from home, washing your hands...

Ms Magazine: Accepting pitches from teen girls

Ms Magazine: Accepting pitches from teen girls

April 13, 2020

Dear teen, Ms. magazine is accepting pitches from self-identified teen girls for its "The Future is Ms." column. Articles for this column highlight newsworthy U.S.-based teen girls who are making an...

Italian Government Closes St. Peter’s as Corona Virus Threat Looms

Italian Government Closes St. Peter’s as Corona Virus Threat Looms

Jacob Self, Writer April 10, 2020

Almost a full fourteen hundred years ago, Pope Saint Gregory “The Great” lived in a plague-stricken Rome, a city in ruins after the destruction of the Roman Empire in the West. In the face of this...

Charli Damelio Spreads Positivity

Charli D’amelio Spreads Positivity

Katherine Monroy, Photographer April 10, 2020

Charli D'amelio has become the most popular girl in the world. With a faithful 34.6 million followers on TikTok, gaining almost a million followers each day. Charlie went from thanking her fans for 100k...

Load More Stories
Donate to The Fourth Estate
$50
$500
Contributed
Our Goal

Comments (0)

Please be polite and kind. Comments are subject to moderation.
All The Fourth Estate Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest
Activate Search
The Student News Site of Laguna Blanca School
News