Sister City Group Considers a New Sibling
Thanks to a collaboration between Laguna Beach Sister Cities Association and high school staff and French teacher Odile Dewar, 29 students and two chaperones...
High School Hosts Community College and Career Technical Education Fair
Laguna Beach High School will hold a Community College and Career Technical Education Fair on Thursday, Feb. 9, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m....
Laguna Beach USD board considers letter directing staffers to deflect board member inquiries
By Breeana Greenberg, Special to the Independent
The Laguna Beach Unified School District’s Board of Education recently discussed sending a letter reminding district employees that...
Student Work Reveals ‘Mindful” Awareness
The public is invited to experience a unique art show of over 400 artworks in the garden of Anneliese Schools' Manzanita campus, 758 Manzanita...
Aspiring Doctor Disembarks for India Again
By Donna Furey | LB Indy
As a freshman at Laguna Beach High School, Alia Manetta took up her mom’s invitation to join her watching...
Class Notes
Deadline Nears for Water District Scholarship Awards
Each year, South Coast Water District awards $500 scholarships to college-bound high school seniors who live in its...
Class Notes
School District Forms Now Available Online
Students first day registration packets are now available online, a move away from paper that will save time for...
Honored on Home Turf
Laguna Beach High School student trumpeter Aaron Alcouloumre sounded the national anthem on Friday, Oct. 4, before the football game while a police color...
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Rotary Honors a Music Maker
High school student Elijah Meisse was honored by Laguna Beach Rotary Club for outstanding performance in music.
Elijah earned a spot...
LBHS Junior Joins SoCal Honors Band
By Kathleen Fay, Special to the Independent
Laguna Beach High School junior Nina Larsen has been accepted into the Southern California School Band & Orchestra...
Telling Their Stories in Dance
Laguna’s Artists’ Theatre will come alive next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 26-28, with the spring dance show honoring this year’s senior class.
“Twelve” will...
Project Jumpstarts Scientific Inquiry By Girls
Laguna Beach resident Sandy Marshall learned of the disadvantages that girls and women face in science, technology, engineering and math while working as the...
Collection Reveals the Secrets of College App Essays
Nothing can sap summer fun better than a looming deadline to write a college application essay. This is the time of year rising high...
Class Notes
Local Families Sought to Host Exchange Students
The ASSE International Student Exchange Program is seeking local host families for international high school boys and girls...
SchoolPower Fundraiser Supports Student Well-Being
SchoolPower held its 32nd annual dinner dance at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, and raised $300,000 for Laguna Beach schools, says a statement.
About half of...