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Youth Leader of the Year Visits Washington, D.C.

December 2, 2013

Senior Andrew Vignolo was awarded the Male Youth Leader of the Year this past March at the Global Leadership Connection Conference that was held at Westmont College. Andrew, along with fellow Santa Barbara...

Visit and Interviews Result in New Head of School Appointment

December 2, 2013

On Nov. 12, the Board of Trustees announced that Mr. Rob Hereford will be Laguna Blanca’s new Head of School beginning July 1, 2014. Over 150 candidates for the permanent Head position were screened...

Interest in Independent Study Courses Increases

December 2, 2013

At Laguna, Upper School students are given the opportunity to create a unique course and to study under the supervision of a teacher to learn about a specialized topic. This is known as an Independent...

Actor and Author John Morello Returns by Popular Demand

December 1, 2013

Students went to see comedian, actor and graphic novelist John Morello perform his one-man show, “Dirt,” at Laguna on Nov. 7 for the first time since 2010. “I’m not going to preach, teach, or...

New Parking Plaza Enhances Hope Ranch Campus

New Parking Plaza Enhances Hope Ranch Campus

October 28, 2013

In the past 80 years at Laguna Blanca School, the faculty, staff, student body and parents have seen many dramatic changes, whether it’s to the curriculum, the school’s staff, or to the actual design...

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...

Headmaster Leaves Laguna

Headmaster Leaves Laguna

May 30, 2013

Four years after his arrival, Headmaster Paul Slocombe is stepping down from his position at Laguna, and it is not without great sadness that we say goodbye. “I’ll miss the warmth of the community...

Students Expand their Knowledge of Foreign Services

May 30, 2013

For most Americans, an understanding of international affairs and global conflict is limited to news reports and press releases. For students on the Hope Ranch campus, the administration has brought foreign...

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,...

Spring Break Adventures in Vietnam

May 10, 2013

Blake Dorfman, Laguna library coordinator, and Laura Wooster, Santa Barbara High teacher, led a group of seven high schoolers, four of whom were Laguna students, Carter Thicke, Beatrice Tolan, Pierce...

Best Of: Seniors 2013

May 3, 2013

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Laguna Blanca Instagram

April 30, 2013

The use of social media is something that has changed this year. Clearly, social media has had a huge impact on the  ways that companies and organizations build their brand’s personality. Laguna...

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