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...
Three Schools Make the Honor Roll
Thurston Middle School, El Morro and Top of the World Elementary Schools have recently been named to the California Business for Education Excellence (CBEE)...
Fifth-graders Faceoff in Spelling Bee
Fifteen fifth-grade finalists from El Morro and 14 from Top of the World will compete for top honors this Thursday, April 14, in an...
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,...
Class Notes
Old Cell Phones Ring for Good
The public is encouraged to donate discarded cell phones to Cell Phones for Soldiers, a non-profit group that converts...
Thurston’s Noon Recess Goes Beyond Lunch
For two weeks of each month, Thurston Middle School students get to kick their fitness and sports activity up a notch with “Noon Sports.”...
Thurston Honors its Namesake
Thurston Middle School honored their namesake Marie Thurston this past Thursday with the unveiling of the Marie Thurston Memorial Wall in the library and...
Class Notes
Music Boosters Present ‘Jazz, Django and Jam’ Benefit Concert
Music boosters will hold their 17th annual fundraiser at the Artists’ Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on...
Schools Form Alliance Against Alcohol Abuse
Responding to national and local trends in teen drug and alcohol abuse, a school district committee set out to partner with parents and community...
Early Days of a Pioneering Laguna Family
Part 1
By Michelle Boyd
In early spring 1871, the Thurston family of eight left their home in Utah in search of government grant land in...
Growing Abalone and Cultivating Ocean Stewards
Some Thurston Middle School sixth-graders started monitoring abalone growing in a classroom tank in November, part of a fledging project led by marine biologist...
Class Notes
Jason Zide Is Rotary’s Student of the Month
Laguna Beach High School senior Jason Zide was honored recently as the high school Student of the Month by...