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Making Connections Through Leadership

Making Connections Through Leadership

Aura Carlson January 12, 2017

When Henry Farrell entered the UCSB Global Leadership Connection last fall, little did he know he was going to receive the top male award and be selected as one of two Santa Barbara Male Youth Leaders...

Clubs Lending a Helpful Hand

Clubs Lending a Helpful Hand

Kelly Bickett January 12, 2017

Laguna’s students have dedicated their time to giving a helping hand not only to our local communities but also to communities Global Fund for Women Sophomore Reagan...

Road Trippin

Road Trippin’

Jack Stein, Reporter December 9, 2016

Peter Parker. Bruce Wayne. Matt Murdock. What do they have in common? They lead double lives. They have secret identities. And they are not who they appear to be. They are also all superheroes. You...

Theater Spotlight

November 18, 2016

Theater students have been enjoying an exciting fall at Laguna! The first quarter got off to a running start with the unique Library Dances performance of The Great Gatsby, a collaborative effort between...

Sharks on Acid

Sharks on Acid

Jules Bernard, Staff Member November 10, 2016

Ocean acidification will lead to increased shark attacks. We have all heard about coral reefs being destroyed by rising ocean acidity, but one thing hasn’t gotten a lot of publicity: sharks will be...

How to Deal With June Gloom

How to Deal With June Gloom

June 9, 2016

Instead of going to the pool, take a dip in the jacuzzi. Bake all the things you’ve always wanted to bake but never had time. Cook all your meals for the day yourself. Go shopping downtown. ...

La Honda Distribution

La Honda Distribution

June 7, 2016

  Every June, Laguna holds the annual yearbook assembly. In this assembly, middle and upper school students gather in Ruston to hear the editor-in-chief of the yearbook staff announce who the yearbook...

Photos: Aura Carlson

Feel the Bern

June 5, 2016

The morning was cloudy and cold, but I was feeling the Bern. When we arrived at the rally, we could see that the line was stretching all the way down the street, but, fortunately, the Young Progressives...

Journalism, evaluations & awards

Journalism, evaluations & awards

June 3, 2016

Sitting in the Sacramento Room at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, sophomores Aura Carlson and Rose Houglet, freshman Jack Stein and faculty adviser Trish McHale anxiously await the results of the Write-off...

Campus clubs finish strong

Campus clubs finish strong

June 3, 2016

Many clubs on campus don’t actually do anything. Come on, admit it. You’re probably president of one (or three). However, two clubs, Youth4Direct Relief (Y4DR) and the Entrepreneurship Club, have...

A pledge to be a “crazy one”

A pledge to be a “crazy one”

June 3, 2016

What really matters? The label on your shirt? The athlete on your shoes? What side of town is your family from? What makes an inspiring public speaker? Passion? Eloquence? Integrity? Johan Khalilian,...

Students inducted into the Cum Laude Society

Students inducted into the Cum Laude Society

June 3, 2016

When students arrived at school, everyone was dressed up. Why? Because they had been told beforehand to dress nicely for the day’s assembly during which their peers were to be inducted into the Cum Laude...

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