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Learning More Than Math Lessons

Learning More Than Math Lessons

September 4, 2013

We are on the brink of our lives. High school: that odd and awkward transition state between your parents’ house and a place of your own. As high school students, we stand perched on the edge of the...

Students Compete in US Field Day Events

Students Compete in US Field Day Events

May 30, 2013

Assembled into four teams outside of the Merovick Gym, students each gave a team cheer as they prepared to participate in the third annual Laguna Blanca Field Day. Four Teams – the Red Tide, the Blue...

2013 LBS Senior Collage Map

2013 LBS Senior Collage Map

May 30, 2013

View 2013 Interactive College Destination Map in a larger map

The “Good-Grade Pill”

May 13, 2013

Student abuse of Adderall and Ritalin isn’t a new problem. What have been deemed the “good-grade pills” have long been providing college campuses with the fuel to get through all-nighters. But,...

Best Of: Seniors 2013

May 3, 2013

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Hacking 101: What is it?

April 23, 2013

In order to understand what hacking is, it’s important to define the term in relation to coding. Like the alphabet is to creating a sentence, coding is the language of programming computer software...

Cutting the Arts Cuts Opportunities

Cutting the Arts Cuts Opportunities

March 10, 2013

  As a musician and an actor, our lives have always revolved around the arts. The stage is a workspace and a place where we are free to express ourselves as artists. For both of us, the arts...

LBS Bullying Poll

LBS Bullying Poll

March 4, 2013

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Mediums of Honesty and Permanence

Mediums of Honesty and Permanence

February 26, 2013

When I Skyped Austin Danson to interview him for this article, he was painting. The window blinked open to reveal the somewhat fuzzy image of a wild-haired artist bent over his paper, a long Chinese...

Students Recite ‘Poetry Out Loud’

Students Recite ‘Poetry Out Loud’

February 26, 2013

The students who participated in Poetry Out Loud this year performed “remarkably” under the time restrictions, according to judge and Santa Barbara Arts Commission Executive Director Ms. Ginny Brush. Due...

Films by Miles Crist

Films by Miles Crist

February 21, 2013

About Miles Crist Miles Crist is 15 years old and comes from Los Angeles, California. Currently, he is a sophomore at Laguna Blanca School in Santa Barbara, California. His films have been recognized...

Looking Ahead to 2013

Looking Ahead to 2013

February 11, 2013

Why Resolutions Don't Work [column width=30% padding=5%] We’ve all done it. Every year, as we watch the ball drop in honor of the New Year, we write up a list, which usually consists of the same things:...

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