Registration Opens for Preschoolers
Parents of youngsters 2 ½ to 5 can register for Learning Link, a no cost program to improve early childhood development, on Monday, May 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Tuesday, May 24 from 9 to 11 a.m. at 811 Manzanita Dr., Room 90, above the Laguna Beach community pool.
Learning Link classes led by early learning specialist Sandee Bandettini will be offered for 12 parents and 12 children from 10 a.m. to noon on most Tuesdays beginning Sept. 20.
The district also recently opened online registration system for transitional kindergarten, kindergarten and new elementary students. visit www.lbusd.org/enrollment for more information.
Girls Rocket to Science Camp
Nine Thurston Middle School seventh-graders will attend Tech Trek, a summer science camp, courtesy of the American Association of University Women’s Laguna Beach branch.
The girls selected are Sophia Ravenna, Sophia Lander, Chloe Gabora, Sydney Eckberg-Rogers, Leah West, Alessi Ayvaz, Stella Rhee, Liela Andringa and Maya Gallego.
The current group brings to 100 the number of campers sponsored by the branch since 1998. The girls, nominated by science and math teachers, also underwent a selection process that included an essay and interview. This year’s girls will attend camps at UC Irvine and Whittier College, where they meet mentors and receive career advice.
Queen Adds a New Crown
Moorea Howson, Laguna Beach High School’s homecoming queen, won Miss Congeniality at the 36th annual California Homecoming Queen competition last month in Anaheim.
Moorea is the daughter of Robert and Kris Howson.
