Student of the Month Honored
The Rotary Club of Laguna Beach recently honored Jared Boetes as the Laguna Beach High School's Student of the Month for November. He was honored...
Club Goes by the Book
The Staff Book Club started two years ago by Thurston Middle School science teacher Ina Inouye Wu meets monthly, allowing teachers to share instructional...
Defining Their ‘Essence’ on 10 Toes
By Karin Klein, Special to the Independent
In a humorous hip-hop performance, dancers depict the hallucinations of patients in an old-time asylum. Through their imaginations,...
Winter Resounds With Student Concerts
Students perform in several crowd-pleasing concerts over the next week that are open to the public and take place at the Artists’ Theatre, 625...
Class Notes: Students Score Collecting Soccer Gear
LBHS juniors Rory Saunders and Chris Tellez are asking parents and students to start spring cleaning early by donating old soccer jerseys and other...
Insights Into Teen Drug Use, Strong Parenting
By Kate Rogers, Special to the Independent
Specific strategies to combat teen substance abuse were discussed by local psychologist Jerry Weichman at the Laguna Beach...
Student Lunches Get a Grilling
Twice a month students and staff at El Morro and Top of the World elementary schools can savor lunches freshly barbequed at their respective...
Software Helps Schools Consume Less Power
Nearly 1,400 computers and laptops are currently in use throughout Laguna’s public schools, about twice as many machines plugged in than in 2005, says...
Student Dancers Show Their ‘Essence’
More than a dozen original works in a variety of dance genres, choreographed by four professional choreographers as well as instructors and two advanced...
Students Reap Awards in Arts Competition
Eight Laguna Beach High School students were announced as division winners of the school’s annual PTA “Reflections” arts contest and will advance to the...
Coastal Art and Poetry Contest Takes Shape
The California Coastal Commission is now accepting entries from all California students (kindergarten through 12th grade) to the 2013 California Coastal Art & Poetry...
Montessori Hosts Open House
All are invited to experience Montessori schools on Wednesday, Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to noon, by which one will be able to experience...
Setting Course for a Hawaii Show
The award-winning high school wind ensemble and jazz orchestra are setting their sights on the deck of the USS Missouri in Honolulu’s Pearl Harbor...
Taking Up Teen Talk At Coffee Break
As part of the Coffee Break series on Wednesday, Nov. 28, Dr. Jerry Weichman, a clinical psychologist and adolescent specialist, will be speaking on...
Calling to a Colonial Day
By Justin Swanson, Special to the Independent
The transformed multipurpose room at El Morro Elementary this week was again home to Colonial Days, squiring students...