Laguna Beach High School Gyms
Talking Points:
- Fourth annual event; wildly popular and competitive and LOUD!
- Thanks to Hobie for sponsoring Dodgeball all four years! Hobie is a long-time supporter of SchoolPower and our schools. Thank you to all of the SchoolPower business alliance members who generously support Laguna schools; KX 93.5 is one of our newest members…
- We are delighted to have KX 93.5 as one of our new community partners – and KX 93.5 has a dodgeball team: KX Treme!
Dodgeball IV Facts:
- How many teams?
- Total teams: overall 54 teams
- 4th/5th Grade: 17; 6th/8th Grade: 18; H.S. – Adults: 19
- How many players? Total Players: 389
- How many coaches? Jr Division: 39
- Volunteers: 60, including 10 referees
Potential Interviews:
- SchoolPower Board President Lynn Gregory
- Dodgeball Chairs – Mike and Frana Sadler, Elaine Brashier
- School District people/Principals:
- Dr. Joanne Culverhouse LBHS
- Mrs. Jenny Salberg, Thurston Middle School
- Mr. Ron LaMotte, Top of the World School
- Mr. Chris Duddy, El Morro Elementary School
- Community Team Representatives
- Firemen / Lifeguards
- Lumberyard Rednecks (or Surterre)
- CROWNED Dodgeball IV Champions this year!!!
- Potential early filler: Dodgeball III Champions from last year:
- 4th/5th Grade: Bedrock Ballers; 6th-8th Grade: “We Couldn’t Think of a Name”; 9th-Adults: Thurston Mid. School Teachers
- Repeat Referee?
- Jill Pillsbury or Angela Shipp?
SchoolPower Facts:
www.lbschoolpower.com / 949-494-6811
- Founded in 1981
- SchoolPower, Laguna Beach Education Foundation, is a volunteer-based non-profit whose mission is to raise money to enrich the education of all Laguna Beach School District students.
- Last year alone: $741,000 to LBUSD and $176,000 to SP Endowment for our schools OR generally, we raised over $900,000 for Laguna Beach schools.
- We are thrilled about SchoolPower’s first-ever live coverage of a SchoolPower Community Campaign Call Night on the air on KX 93.5 next Tuesday, October 22 at 5:00 p.m. Generous SchoolPower supporters David and Holly Wilson are offering a matching gift of up to $25,000 for donations that come in that evening. Go to www.lbschoolpower.org for more information about SchoolPower’s Community Campaign.
- Recent funding areas: Music, Academics, Perf. Arts, Athletics and Technology including:
- District-wide Wireless Upgrade
- K-3 Class; K-8 Music Program
- Strings Expansion (3 yr. $50,000 commitment by Endowment)
- TMS Zero Period
- LBHS Counselors; LBHS Athletics
- Teacher Grants/Programs
- Foreign Language
- Strings Program Expansion
- TMS/LBHS Visual and Performing Arts
- Science Lab Equipment and 6th Grade Camp
