Behind-the-scenes budget analyst Raymond Lee has been selected as the Laguna’s school district’s classified employee of the year. “Ray is a quiet hero in LBUSD,” said Supt. Sherine Smith, who expressed her appreciation for Lee’s contributions. “He works hard, is a team player, and has a great sense of humor. Ray is an integral part [...]
Students thirsting to help others have organized the Healing Hands Fundraiser, May 2-5, at Laguna Beach’s Transformation at Gallery 1951, 1951 S. Coast Highway. Students from Laguna Beach, San Clemente, and Laguna Hills high schools will be raising money to bring water to an indigenous village in North India by holding a silent auction [...]
Pancake Breakfast Celebrates TLC and BGC The eighth annual Pancake Breakfast, marking the years The Learning Center has been a part of the Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Beach, is Saturday, April 27 at Bluebird Park, 798 Bluebird Canyon Dr. from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $5. The breakfast is sponsored in part [...]
By Justin Swanson | LB Indy Last year’s American League Rookie of the Year and pride of the Angels baseball team, the sensational outfielder Mike Trout visited Laguna Beach schools last week as part of a fundraising effort for the district-wide Parent-Teacher Association. The PTA is promoting Laguna Night, a May 3 ballgame between [...]
Thurston Middle School and Laguna Beach High School are two of the 218 public middle and high schools that were named California Distinguished Schools for 2013, school officials reported. The schools earned the honor for their strong commitment and innovative approaches to improving student academic achievement, a statement says. “We are pleased and proud to [...]
Youth Photos Earn a Museum Showing Regional winners of a national Boys & Girls Club photo contest, including entries from the local club, go on display in the Laguna Art Museum’s Young Artists Society Gallery April 21-May 19. A free reception open to the public is planned for Sunday, April 21. Local photo professionals Tom [...]
On three consecutive nights, the LBHS Artists’ Theatre stage will come alive with more than 50 dancers honoring the 2013 graduating class in “13”.” The artistic vision of dance director Lisa Jay and assistant director Danielle Pigneri is assisted by four guest and five student choreographers. Styles range from hip-hop to ballet, lyrical to jazz [...]
The Boys & Girls Club named Laguna’s school district an outstanding partner at an event last week. “The openness, innovation, and mission-driven dedication of the people who make up the Laguna Beach Unified School District is what makes our partnership so special,” Executive Director Pam Estes said. The two organizations have an established history of [...]
Montessori Hosts Spring Carnival Families and kids of all ages are invited to a free spring carnival Sunday, April 14, from 12:30 pm to 5:30 p.m. at the Montessori School, 340 St. Ann’s Dr. There will be games, prizes, food, music, raffle, silent auction, ring toss, bouncy house, petting zoo, crafts, face painting and more! [...]
A new collaboration between Laguna Beach Live! and Laguna Beach’s Boys and Girls Club is striking the right chord, and promoters are hoping to see the alliance evolve even more with the public’s support at a fundraising concert next month. It began last September as a monthly presentation by the musicians performing in the Live! [...]
By Justin Swanson | LB Indy “Thank you for sharing your life with me,” was the resounding chorus line at sixth grade luncheons held in the gymnasium at Thurston Middle School. Students, family members and friends gathered to witness the oral reports given as the culmination of a month-long project March 25-27. The project [...]
Rotary Honors a Student Musician The Rotary Club of Laguna Beach recently honored Elliott Glass as the Laguna Beach High School’s student of the month for March. He was accompanied by his performing arts department instructor Jeremy Chung. Elliott plays bass, cello, piano and drums. He is a member of the string ensemble, wind ensemble and [...]
By Kate Rogers, Special to the Independent Clinical neurologist and educator Dr. Judy Willis discussed the application of neuroscience to practical aspects of child rearing during a recent PTA Coffee Break workshop. As Dr. Willis unbundled her concepts, listeners realized that in simple and easy-to-apply techniques parents really could make a difference in unlocking [...]
Fristers, a nonprofit that assists teen moms to become self-sufficient, has added a new school-readiness program for children of their clientele. The Kidsters Childcare and School-Readiness Program in Newport Beach is offered simultaneously with the life coach program offered teen moms. Teen mothers rarely can afford preschool, though studies show there are great benefits. Children [...]
Thurston Middle School students Claire Black, Katie Hayden and Vanessa Lortal, who entered Chapman University’s annual Holocaust art and writing contest, attended a special ceremony March 8 to bring together survivors and contestants. “It is powerful to watch middle school students make real connections with Holocaust survivors. We are so proud of our students!” said [...]
Police Use Taser to Subdue Assault Suspect
An assault involving three men escalated into a struggle with Laguna Beach police, who ultimately deployed a taser twice to subdue the younger combative suspect in the 300 block of Cozumel around 1:15 a.m. Friday, May 10, police said. Police ultimately arrested Laguna Beach resident Sergio Gabriel Borgognone, 51, for allegedly resisting arrest and his [...]
