On the Blacktop
LBHS
Thurston
7th Grade Writing Test, Wednesday, March 2
Top of the World
5th Grade Knotts Berry Farm, Tuesday, March 1
CLC-OC Performing Arts, Thursday, March 3
5th Grade...
More than a Dance, Hula Invokes the Art of Communication
There is a lot more to hula dancing than grass skirts and swaying bodies, according to master hula instructor Michael Casupang, of Honolulu’s Mid-Pacific...
Host Homes Needed for Foreign Students
AFS, Intercultural Programs, is accepting applications for high school and "gap" year programs for this summer and fall. Go to www.afsusa.org to see the...
Local Student Earns College Honors
Sarah Turner Davis has been named to Wake Forest University’ s Dean’s List for fall semester. Students of the school in Winston-Salem, N.C., earn...
TOW Struts Its Stuff
Top of the World students flaunted their talent in a sold-out, one-night only performance at the Artists’ Theatre last Friday, Jan. 28.
Over 100 students...
Student Scholarships
Funding Available to Local Arts Students
Scholarship applications from the Festival of Arts for graduating high school seniors who reside in Laguna Beach are now...
Class Notes
Party Dress Donations Wanted
Donations are needed of gently worn prom dresses, party dresses, formal dresses, or bridesmaid dresses for the “Belle of the Ball”...
LCAD Student Designs Winning Logo
The Rotary Club selected a fresh logo design for its upcoming Grapes for Grads fundraiser, a design by Laguna College of Art &...
High School Students Learn Hula
Hula instructors Michael Casupang and Lisa Jay from the Mid-Pacific Institute School of the Arts in Honolulu, Oahu, will be teaching four classes/workshops in traditional...
Segerstrom Center Offers Musical Theater Training for Young Actors
Segerstrom Center for the Arts is offering local high school students the opportunity to participate in “Broadway Saturdays,” a new musical theater program taking...
Young Player Scores at Christmas Open
On Dec. 30, Laguna Beach’s 11-year-old Sydney Van Alphen beat 14-year-old Kristen Venter of San Diego in the quarter-finals of the Carmel Valley Christmas...
Winter Sports Update
By Frank Aronoff | LB Indy
Boys Basketball (7-8)
Breakers finished eighth in their 14th appearance in the annual Century Holiday Classic last week, dropping...
Coach Turns Hard Work into CIF Hardware
By Robert Campbell
In just his third season, Ethan Damato has established himself as one of the premier water polo coaches in the county, if...
Students Performing Unselfish Deeds (SPUD)
Looking for ways to make a positive impact, Thurston Middle School’s leadership class began a new program, Students Performing Unselfish Deeds (SPUD).
One of their...
Wisdom Workout
Back To Basics
By Susan McNeal Velasquez
Amidst the massive TV coverage of the flooding of Laguna, I caught the tale end of an interview...