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Staff Editorial: Resumé Padding

April 9, 2014

High school is about getting into college. As harsh as that is, for those high school students who are determined to make it to a college that is one of their top choices. High school is about getting...

Pros and Cons to Applying Early to College

January 28, 2014

There are many benefits and drawbacks to applying early to colleges, whether it’s early action or early decision—early action being non-binding, so the student doesn’t have to commit to the school...

Changing the Face of Standardized Testing

November 1, 2012

I recently changed my name on Facebook. I don’t have anything to hide, and I am not entirely sure what swayed me to do so, but for some reason I felt like I should. So, with the submit button on my...

Ian Carradine Advances in Mock Trial as a College Freshman

April 10, 2012

Laguna alum Ian Carradine graduated in 2011 and went on to Hamilton College in New York. Ian earned the Regional Witness Award: Mock Trial 2012, which is awarded to the highest scoring witnesses at...

Laguna Blanca 2011 College Destination Map

January 9, 2012

Check out all the great schools our 2011 LBS Graduates are attending! View Laguna College Destination Map in a larger map

Students Attend Boston Berklee College for Music

November 1, 2011

Senior Allie Lafitte and junior Courtney O’Donnell went to Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts this summer to work on their singing. Allie went to Berklee’s Five Week Summer Performance...

If You Are Not Stressed, There is Something Wrong With You (Senior Year)

October 20, 2011

With the start of the school year, I have witnessed an epidemic of junioritis—the result of an intense workload, standardized testing, hours of extracurricular activities, and the ever-daunting, quickly-approaching...

A Graduation Ultimatum

October 20, 2011

As a junior in high school, college acceptance is my finish line. But when I take a step back, I remember that college is only a stepping stone, not the final destination. With that logic in mind, the...

Forbes’ Top College List Raises Controversy

October 20, 2011

For the second year in a row, Williams College ranked first, Princeton ranked second, and the United States Military Academy ranked third in the recently released top college report from Forbes for 2011. There...