Range of Energy Alters ‘Perception’ Concert
By Kate Rogers, Special to the Independent
Over 50 student dancers guided by six professional guest choreographers will perform in Perception, Laguna Beach High...
Cultivating a New Generation of Philanthropists
When the adult children of a couple who set up a new private family foundation showed no interest in freeing up time to devote...
An Epic Fundraiser for Thurston
Thurston Middle School will hold its largest annual fundraiser, the EPIC Challenge, from Dec. 6-9.
Instead of selling goods and consumables, kids are challenged by...
Young Children Encouraged to Read Early
The school district continues to partner with the Children and Families Commission of Orange County to implement the School Readiness Initiative, to promote early...
Lumberyard Whips Up a Winning Recipe
Continuing a tradition of the Thurston principal winning the SchoolPower Chef Challenge, defending champion and new LBHS principal Joanne Culverhouse conceded the title to...
Class Notes
Theater Night for Graduates, Sports Gear Plays On, Take a Coffee Break at Home, and Working Musical Instruments Wanted.
CdM vs. Laguna, a Showdown Between Archrivals
Laguna Beach defeated the Golden West League champion Segerstrom (9-3) 51-40 in a hard fought battle played at Guyer Field. As a result, this...
A Return to the Pilgrim Colony
Cheryl Smith presents a student with a variety of leather tooling stamps during El Morro’s Colonial Days this week, when the multi purpose room...
Teacher’s New Pet Earns Top Marks
Move over iPod. There’s a new kid in town.
Since the Laguna school district introduced an innovative handheld device known as SRS, for student response...
Students Cross International Borders
AFS Exchange Students described their experiences to their younger peers at Thurston Middle School about leaving home at age 16 to attend high school...
Young Children Encouraged to Read Early
The school district continues to partner with the Children and Families Commission of Orange County to implement the School Readiness Initiative, to promote early...
Lumberyard Whips Up a Winning Recipe
Continuing a tradition of the Thurston principal winning the SchoolPower Chef Challenge, defending champion and new LBHS principal Joanne Culverhouse conceded the title to...
‘Woods’ Rewards Actors and Audience Equally
There’s still time to catch the Laguna Beach High School drama program’s production of Steven Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning “Into the Woods,” which continues through...
Class Notes
What Every Parent And Teen Should Know
The school district and California Youth Services will present “The Reality of Orange County Teens: What Every Parent...
Schoolpower Kicks Up the Tempo
SchoolPower is moving beyond its mission raising money for Laguna’s public schools to also organize a musical instrument drive for woodwinds, strings and brass...