Diversity Showcased in Dance Concert
As warmer weather and brilliant sunshine entice the winter-weary from the hearth,
Laguna Beach High School’s dance department kicks off spring with “Eleven,” at 7:30...
Parent Workshop on the Newest Teen Threats
Cyberbullying, Sexting and Unwise Social Networking
School administrators will outline strategies and resources to help children engage in safe and responsible Internet networking on Monday,...
Local Composer ‘Scores’ at TV Awards
Laguna Beach resident and budding composer R. Lance Montgomery took top honors in the best composition category at the Television Academy Foundation’s 32nd annual...
Taking Laguna Out to the Ball Game
Laguna Family Night at Angels Stadium was cooked up by resourceful parents at a neighborhood barbecue as a fun-with-kids outing that also benefited Laguna...
Gay Activists Speak Out with Silence
Laguna Beach High School junior Selina Lambert decided it was time to speak out with a muted message by organizing students to participate locally...
How Green Is LCAD’s New Program?
Laguna College of Art & Design is launching Project GREEN (Green Restoration and Ecological Education Now), a new curriculum from coursework in the sciences.
Funded...
‘Chronicle’ Spells Out TOW’s Win
By Kathleen McKeown, Special to the Independent
Makena Augenstein from Top of the World Elementary out-spelled her competition to win this year’s elementary...
UCI Offers Summer Arts Academy
UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts is offering a Summer Academy in the Arts from June 27 through July 8 for students...
Class Notes
Students Bag Their Message
El Morro School students spent will be distributing decorated Earth Day bags to customers at the Pavilions supermarket in Boat Canyon...
For This Valedictorian, It’s All in the Family
When it comes to success for graduating senior Bianca Sganga, valedictorian of Laguna Beach High School’s graduating class, it’s all in the family, and...
Class Notes
Caroline Rechter is Rotary’s Student of the Month
The Rotary Club honored Caroline Rechter as high school’s Student of the Month in March. She was...
Tee-Up for a Tourney With a Twist
It’s not every day that a chance to win an iPad2 falls from the sky.
On Friday, May 13, an expected 500 numbered golf balls,...
Fifth-graders Faceoff in Spelling Bee
El Morro vs. Top of the World
El Morro vs. Top of the World
Fifteen fifth-grade finalists from El Morro and 14 from Top of the...
Rotary Spreads the ‘Words’
To support literacy, the Laguna Beach Rotary Club recently distributed 261 copies of Webster’s Dictionary for Students to all Laguna Beach third graders, including...
Alphabet Art Returns to Chabad Preschool
Preschoolers ages 2-5 will explore “Artful ABC’s” at Chabad Jewish Center, learning art concepts as well as letters, numbers, songs, literature, cooking and playing.
The curriculum...