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Laguna Beach USD recognized with state award for COVID-19 response

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Laguna Beach Unified School District was recently named among 121 school districts by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond for its dedicated response...

Laguna Beach High School recognizes Armenian Genocide Awareness Week

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Laguna Beach High junior Ashton Azadian has coordinated the return of Armenian Genocide Awareness Week at the campus. Last year, the High School for the...

Shrinking enrollment continues at Laguna Beach USD, sparking parent discussion 

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By Megan Miller, Special to the Independent The Laguna Beach Unified School District has seen a decline in school enrollment in recent years, leading some...

TOW student recognized for perseverance

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Top of the World student Carlee Harrell recently received the Association of California School Administrators’ Every Student Succeeding Award during a regional event at...

Laguna Beach High hosts Harlem Renaissance lecture by USC professor

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Laguna Beach high school students recently attended an interactive lecture with Ron McCurdy, a music professor at USC’s Thorton School of Music, that coincided...

Laguna Beach USD opens new community athletic field at Thurston Middle School

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The Laguna Beach Unified School District unveiled its overhauled 2.86-acre athletic field at Thurston Middle School on Feb. 4. A small group of staff led...

Laguna Beach USD seeks parent, staff and community input for state-mandated plan

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The Laguna Beach Unified School District is administering an online survey through Feb. 4 in an effort to get feedback from the community that...

Laguna Beach USD opts to keep in-person board meetings amid COVID-19 surge

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Correction: Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the outcome of the school board's vote. The Independent regrets...

Laguna Beach USD names 2021-22 employees of the year

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A Thurston Middle School social studies teacher and district human resources assistant were selected as the 2021-22 employees of the year for the Laguna...

Anneliese School animals programs bring the classroom to barnyard

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By Barbara McMurray, Special to the Independent The Animal Learning Program at Anneliese Schools is a point of pride at the private institution whose hallmark...

Laguna Beach teacher recognized by Navy for mentoring sailor

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Laguna Beach High School teacher Jonathan Todd, was surprised in his classroom on Nov. 4 with the Navy’s Impact Influencer Award. This service recognizes educators...

Laguna Beach High School students present authentic research proposals

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Laguna Beach High School’s Authentic Exploratory Research (AER) Program students presented their project proposals during a special class session on Oct. 13. Teachers and students...

Anneliese Names New Head of Willowbrook Campus

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Anneliese Schools has tapped Wendy Bana as Head of School of the Willowbrook Campus, the private school announced in a press release Wednesday. Bana returns...

Laguna Beach PTAs announce 13th annual sports swap

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The Thurston Middle School and Laguna Beach High School PTAs will hold their annual Sports Swap at 8 a.m. on Nov. 6 to collect...

Laguna Beach USD won’t require COVID-19 testing for students

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By Breeana Greenberg, Special to the Independent The Laguna Beach Unified School District’s Board of Education voted Sept. 9 against requiring all students to get...