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Where the Owls Are Now

Where the Owls Are Now

April 9, 2014

Every year, Forbes magazine creates a list of 450 people greatly impacting the world under thirty years of age, thirty people in each of fifteen different categories. According to Caroline Howard, a Forbes...

STEM Expansion Plans Announced

April 8, 2014

Returning to campus for the first time in what feels like a lifetime, a new building catches your eye. It looks familiar, but you can tell from the façade that the electricity of something new is buzzing...

Rites of Passage of High School

Rites of Passage of High School

February 21, 2014

You walk under a majestic arch with profound words written upon it and enter the unfamiliar world you’ve only heard about from movies and older siblings—high school. For the next four years, you know...

Tennis Courts Are a Big Hit Among Students

Tennis Courts Are a Big Hit Among Students

February 19, 2014

Laguna’s campus has seen major change in the last year -- it has received a new, state-of-the-art library and an eco-friendly parking plaza. Most recently, construction began on the addition of four...

Third and Ninth Grade Collaborate in Story Writing Project

Third and Ninth Grade Collaborate in Story Writing Project

February 19, 2014

Third graders eagerly stepped off the bus in anticipation of their visit to the Upper School to meet their big friends. They couldn’t wait to hear the ninth graders read the stories that they worked...

Meet Laguna’s New Head of School,  Robert Hereford

Meet Laguna’s New Head of School, Robert Hereford

February 18, 2014

Q: What aspects of the School do you find most attractive? A: I love that Laguna Blanca is a small enough place that I will be able to know everyone. . .I believe the hallmark of any successful school...

Pros and Cons to Applying Early to College

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...

Languages: A Forgotten But Necessary Treasure

Languages: A Forgotten But Necessary Treasure

January 28, 2014

The study of foreign languages has been the one of the subjects which our country’s students consistently lag in compared to other countries—probably because of Americans’ somewhat lackadaisical...

Kids Give to Kids in the 5th Annual Foster Care Gift Drive

Kids Give to Kids in the 5th Annual Foster Care Gift Drive

January 25, 2014

Students poured into the outdoor Ruston Amphitheater on Dec. 5 loaded with gifts for foster children. The holiday gift drive has become a tradition for Middle and Upper School students. The Interact...

Meet Andy Surber: Lower School Head

January 12, 2014

As many in the Laguna Blanca community may know, there are several new staff and faculty members holding important administration positions, both on the Hope Ranch and Montecito campuses. Mr. Andy Surber,...

Breaking Out of the Application Checkbox

December 16, 2013

There’s one section of every college application that seems to brand a label on students. Those little check boxes listing ethnicities, which attempt to summarize you in one word: White. African-American....

Creating a Piece as Large as Life

Creating a Piece as Large as Life

December 3, 2013

Usually one to have a hard time doing pieces that are “too big to fit in [his] pocket,” senior Ian Bankhead decided to “get over [his] fear of large artwork” once and for all in the grandest way...

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