School Board Candidates Face Off
A candidates forum held last week at Top of the World Elementary School offered Laguna voters a deeper look at the positions of the...
Thurston Smooths the Sixth-Grade Path
This year, the Thurston Middle School staff has developed a new program, Six for Sixth, to help ensure a better transition by incoming sixth-grade...
API Scores Rise Across the District
The school district recently announced a rise in Academic Performance Index (API) scores with a district-wide increase to 922 this year, over 904 last...
Gear Sale Allows Tryouts at Low-Cost
Sports enthusiasts are invited to bring their gently used gear to the fourth annual sports swap planned at Thurston Middle School on Saturday, Nov....
Schools Plan Alcohol and Drug Prevention Plan
The school district’s strict alcohol and other drug prevention steering committee is beginning a three-year plan focused on prevention, intervention and restorative plans, the...
LBHS Cheer to Raise $5,000 for New Mats
LBHS Cheer is currently raffling off a three-night Big Bear cabin stay near Snow Summit and selling Sweetwater Hand Car Wash coupons in hopes...
New Fire Chief Named
Jeff LaTendresse, a 15-year Laguna Beach fire department veteran who currently serves as the deputy fire chief, will head the city's department, effective Oct....
Skateboard Confiscation Law Ok’d
With crowds of Laguna Beach skateboarders conspicuously absent, the City Council voted 4-1 this past Tuesday to finalize a local law that allows police...
Street Beat
Monday, Oct. 8
Vehicle fire. N. Coast Hwy at Emerald Bay. 10:58 a.m. unoccupied. All northbound lanes shut down.
Petty theft. 300 block of Magnolia Dr....
Sea Lion Freed by Rescuers
A rescue team from Laguna Beach successfully freed an adult sea lion entangled in fishing line and also rescued a sick sea lion pup...
Anti-Bullying Campaigns Highlighted
Students and staff at Top of the World Elementary School planned on wearing orange on Wednesday in honor of national anti-bullying day. Additionally, orange...
Tardy Policy Gets High Marks
The high school’s new tardy policy is proving successful as the number of late students has dwindled to almost none, faculty representative Linda Barker...
Camp Mixes Learning With Outdoor Expeditions
Reading their beautifully composed essays to the school board, science camp participants Will Clark, Cromwell Anaya and Francis Pillsbury each described different aspects of...
Paint Out Revisits its Plein Air Origins
About 40 selected painters from all over the nation arrive for the 14th Annual Plein-Air Painting Invitational beginning next week, transforming Laguna Beach into...
Students Can Take PSAT Without Fees
Thanks to the generosity of the high school PTA and the school district, every 11th-grader can take the Preliminary SAT, allowing students to qualify...