Volume XVII Friday June 1, 2012 Issue 6

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Global Studies DayFour guest speakers talk about genocide and their experiences. Pages 1&3.

Earth DayLower School celebrates Earth Day by learning about how to protect the environment. Page 10.

Musical ReviewSpring musical, Once Upon a Mattress, reviewed.Page 14.

Summer TripsStudents exciting summer plans are shared. Page 8&9.

Text Message Tutorial

Special Insert highlighting the Class of 2012.

Students run for student council posi-tions. Page 3.

ASB Speeches Senior Insert Pages

Global Studies Raises Awareness on Genocide

After being al-lowed to sleep in an extra hour,

students rolled into the parking lot at 9 a.m. and prepared to engage in a full day of games on the field. They were wel-

comed by a dunk tank, an obstacle course, bas-ketball, volleyball, and various other field games set-up on the lower field and courts.

Donning their sun-screen, athletic shoes and

shorts in preparation for the sunny day, students started off the morning with a quick speech from Mr. Mike Biermann and ASB president Justin Shand.

To begin the second

annual Upper School Field Day, the students cheered on the seniors while they took turns trying to dunk Dean of Students Mr. Tyler Hodges, physical educa-tion teacher Mr. Ray Ro-

bitaille, academic service counselor Mr. James Tur and other coaches and faculty.

A competition to see which team could stuff the most members into a Laguna van followed.

Upper School Catches Field Day FeverBy JESSIE DUSEBOUT

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Come Together: Freshman Ryan Chiment (top left) starts off the obstacle course with ten jump ropes as he prepares to bring his team closer to

victory. Students partner up within their teams and engage

in a water-balloon-toss contest (top right). Junior Alex Hawker swings back to hurl a tennis ball at the

dunk tank (bottom right).

PHOTOS: TARA BROUCQSAULT

Hundreds of com-munity members will gather at Peabody Char-ter elementary school on June 9 to learn, teach, and watch hip-hop and breakdance at Everybody Dance Now!’s break-dance workshop.

Everybody Dance Now! is a youth-run nonprofit that provides free dance programs to local young people who would other-wise lack access to such opportunities.

Since its foundation in 2005, the high school leadership team has reached over 2,000 stu-dents in Santa Barbara County.

Senior Jess Davis be-gan volunteering with Everybody Dance Now! in Dec. of 2009 as a L e a d e r - i n - T r a i n i n g . For the past three years Jess has worked to not only sustain EDN!’s lo-cal outreach, but has spearheaded EDN!’s ex-pansion into a national network of affiliated pro-grams.

She has served as the Executive Director of the organization since Sept. 2011 and has worked to establish twelve new chapters across the coun-try.

For Jess’ participa-tion in Laguna Blanca’s Senior Project experi-ence—a two-week op-portunity for seniors to enter the workplace and explore potential career interests—Jess will be working full time on Ev-erybody Dance Now!’s latest project: Break-dance Project Santa Bar-bara.

This will be the orga-nization’s third and most anticipated workshop since its launch in 2011. The past events have served a collective 300 people—people of all ages and backgrounds.

“Something that is lacking in our commu-nity is a sense of unifica-tion between young and old, and between people of different experiences.

“Everybody Dance Now! believes in bring-ing together our com-munity in establishing a supportive, accepting, and encouraging envi-ronment in which Santa Barbara young people can engage in positive activities,” said Jess.

Everybody Dance Now!

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FundraiserBy OLIVIA BERCI

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lot of us [teachers] who were interested to make a proposal,” said history and government teacher Ms. Martha Elliott,

A bunch of differ-ent ideas of topics that might be discussed were suggested, and Mr. Slo-combe shared the ideas with a faculty advisory board, and they picked genocide.”

“We believe that our students should leave La-guna Blanca aware of the challenges and responsi-bilities they will face as global citizens. We have taken a first step in what we hope will become a significant global stud-ies program,” said Head-master Paul Slocombe.

Ms. Elliott spearhead-ed the event, bringing world renowned speak-ers to share their experi-ences and ideas with the Laguna community. Ny-oul was joined by Rebec-ca Tinsley, Horacio Tru-jillo, and Maria Segal.

PHOTO: TARA BROUCQSAULT

Global Leadership: Speaker Rebecca Tinsley informs her audience on the world’s most corrupt dictators and the crimes they committed that resulted to their notoriety.

Militiamen threatened Nyoul’s family as he was shot at, buried in a hole, at five years old. Nyoul Tong is a former South Sudanese refugee. He was forced to flee to his country’s capital—a capi-tal he came to know as being ravaged by alcohol, crime, rape, kidnap, and a poignant divergence be-tween the wealthy imams and the poverty of those with darker skin. Nyoul became responsible for finding food for his sis-ters, displaced in his own country.

In 2003, Nyoul’s fam-ily fled to Cairo, Egypt. There, his pursuit of edu-cation began. As a nine year old who was told he couldn’t walk into the school classroom along his with Muslim friend, he asked, “What else do I need to receive the bene-fits that all other children have?”

Nyoul restated this question Friday, May 18. Now, a Californian grad-uate of Dunn School and a current sophomore at

Duke University, Nyoul said, “I needed more to be treated as a human being.”

“I am a proud African, and it is not easy to de-pict an image of horror. It is difficult because I am here—because of the dignity of my people. I will tell the truth, but not victimize.”

Nyoul was one of four guests to speak at Lagu-na’s first global study to 160 high school students along with 45 parents and additional members of the community.

War, for Nyoul, was a reality that he accept-ed. “We learned to live around it,” he said.

“I flirted with death, but death was never em-inent because I was al-ways connected by love. I lived in poverty, but I was never poor. I don’t know what being poor is like.”

“To have a day dedi-cated to study a topic was Mr. Slocombe’s idea. It was done at his former school, and he asked a Continued on Page 3

Students break down the art of writing a socially acceptable text message. Page 11.

How athletics actually helps stu-dents succeed in school. Page 13.

Athletics and Academics

I MadonnariMs. Delphine Louie is selected as the fea-tured artist of this year’s chalk festival. Page 15.

An app that makes anyone an artist. Page 7.

Instagram

Senior Prank AnalyzedWhat is an appropriate reaction from the administration?Page 6.

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The Evolution of Journalism

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One of the worries associ-ated with the Age of In-formation is the decay of

print publication. Santa Barbara has noticed the loss of the giant downtown Borders bookstore, in part due to the prevalence of e-readers such as Amazon’s Kindle and Apple’s iPad.

This technological development has also caused students to con-stantly drool over the possibility of a textbook-free education environ-ment.

While lighter backpacks would be favorable, the decline of print signi-fies a major point in the course of mankind, as methods of communi-cation continue to make leaps and bounds.

In the world of journalism, the Age of Information has proven to be a double-edged sword.

The side which would be con-sidered self-inflicting is somewhat outweighed by the attacking side; while some smaller news sources — and even large print publica-tions have seen reader populations shrink, the new possibilities that the Age of Information has brought about distract from these unfortu-nate fallbacks.

Before the Internet boom, jour-nalism was restricted to the old-fashioned, hard-copy newspaper, magazine, or newsletter.

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for journalists versus the tradition-al article format remain to be seen.

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The world of reporting has gal-vanized so that people all over the world can communicate with each other freely. Let’s hope they seek the tenants of good journalism: accuracy, clarity, balance, fairness and most importantly truth.

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June 1, 2012The News

Student Government Takes Action

The ASB can-didates for President, Vice

President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Director of Technology presented speeches on April 26, hoping to win the vote of the student body.

Eddie Conk, ASB Pres-idential candidate, start-ed his speech by stating that the student body’s voice needs to be ampli-fied through the Presi-dent.

He continued with his main goal: to raise school spirit. Some ideas Ed-die brought to the table were to bring back the “Laguna Scream Team,” to improve attendance at sporting events by cre-ating more hype before the competition, and to increase the dance atten-dances by improving the DJs, music and decora-tions.

Another issue Ed-

die covered was the im-portance of keeping the Student Store open on a regular basis and keep-ing it fully stocked. Eddie added that he would be open to suggestions for different items to be sold at the store.

Bryana Schantz, Ed-die’s competitor, 11th Grade Class President and former 10th Grade Class President, opened her speech asserting that she is a determined and persistent person and is willing to work as hard as she can to represent the voice of the student body.

Just like Eddie, Bryana said she was determined to raise school spirit.

Her ideas included get-ting “fan buses” for away games, bringing back “owl pride,” and creating posters for the sporting events.

Bryana also stated that

By STEPHEN MCCAFFERY

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she would like to contin-ue to improve the school dances as she has so far during her years on the student council.

Joey Eckert, ASB Vice President Candidate, started his short but to-the-point speech by re-flecting on his experience at Laguna since seventh grade.

Running alongside Eddie, Joey emphasized many similar ideas.

Joey’s competitor Dar-ia Etezadi, current ASB Secretary 2011-2012, began her “It Isn’t Easy” speech by stating that she is eager to represent the student body.

Daria ran alongside Bryana; as such, they shared the same ideas and both spoke of im-proving school spirit, the dances and class trips.

Junior Alex Hawker ran uncontested for the position of Director of

Technology, where his experience with technol-ogy would fit well.

Alex intends to incor-porate technology into the assemblies and bet-ter integrate web services (e.g. Facebook).

Junior Caitlin Connor ran uncontested for ASB Secretary.

Caitlin has had leader-ship experience from her work as a Council Mem-ber, Treasurer, Secre-tary, and vice president of the National Charity League.

Andrew Vignolo was the final candidate run-ning uncontested.

He ran for ASB Trea-surer, the position that oversees the ASB funds. Following a vote that took place through advi-sory, the results came in and the ASB representa-tives were selected for the upcoming 2012-13 academic year.

Catch the Field Day

Fever

Students then partici-pated in a game of knock out, a basketball game that rotates through three courts, and also a volleyball serving game with teacher targets.

“I thought it was re-ally fun because we got to play with the upper-classmen, who were great about helping the younger students who don’t know much about the game. It was exciting because everyone was really into it,” said fresh-man Maddie Bonser.

Next, students navi-gated through an obsta-cle course that involved jumping rope and hur-dles, crawling through hoops, and dribbling a soccer ball.

“The obstacle course was really fun, and I liked running while hav-ing to duck and dive over the obstacles,” said ju-nior Alex Hawker.

The water balloon toss followed. “It’s all about trust – having trust in your partner,” junior Bri-an Miguel said regarding his water balloon toss technique.

The last activity before lunch was a game of cap-ture the flag. “My favor-ite part of the day was the game of capture the flag because our competitive sides really came out,” said sophomore Marga-ret Lazarovits.

Following the close game of capture the flag the students filed into line for a barbecue lunch put on by the by the par-ents and faculty.

Students enjoyed hot-dogs, burgers, chips, cookies, and lemonade during the hour-long lunch break.

To close the day, stu-dents engaged in various games of tug-a-war.

“I liked the competi-tiveness of tug-of-war,” said freshman Morgan Gainey.

Different classes had a chance to compete against each as well as inter-class competitions.

“The group basketball games provided a great way for students from each level to bond. Over-all, field day provides an opportunity for the La-guna Blanca community to bond and share their school spirit,” said senior Justin Shand.

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o’Donnell holds out for victory in Landmark CaseBy DARIA ETEZADI

No one had ever won a case against the

Army Corps, but that didn’t stop Mr. Pierce O’Donnell.

On a return visit to the Laguna Blanca cam-pus, Ms. Elliott’s AP US Government and Politics class had the privilege of hearing Mr. O’Donnell, Attorney at Law, speak about his representation of Hurricane Katrina vic-tims against the Army Corps of Engineers in a landmark case that chal-

lenged the supposed fed-eral immunity in legal suits.

H u r r i c a n e Katrina is re-m e m b e r e d for shatter-ing the levees that protected New Orleans from potential floods, for kill-ing thousands of people, and for causing billions of dollars in damage.

However, in Robinson v. US, Mr. O’Donnell ar-

gued that, “The drown-ing of Greater New Or-

leans and 1,300 deaths with hundreds of billions of dollars of property damage was a man-made

disaster, not a natural one.”

T h e Honorary Stanwood J. Duval, Jr. of the Fifth Cir-cuit Court of Appeals a g r e e d with Mr.

O’Donnell’s assertions and for the first time in American history, the Army Corps was denied

PHOTO: TARA BROUCQSAULT

new Cum Laude Inductees Laguna presents its new inductees into the Cum Laude Society. Back Row: (from left to right) Austin Abrams, Alex Hawker, Justin Shand, and Troy Ritter. Middle Row: (from left to right) Cameron Platt, Jess Davis, Alex Greer, and Tanner Dalton. First Row: (from left to right) Marissa Hutton, Daria Etezadi, and Brendon Nylen.

Students Inducted into Cum Laude

Society

During a special assembly on May 3, seven

students were presented with the honor of being inducted into the presti-gious Cum Laude Soci-ety.

Seniors Austin Abrams, Tanner Dalton, Jess Da-vis, Marisa Hutton, and Troy Ritter, and Ju-niors Daria Etezadi, Alex Hawker, and Brendon Nylen were selected not only for their outstand-ing academic achieve-ment, but also for being model students and citi-zens.

Headmaster Mr. Paul Slocombe started the as-sembly by sharing Cum Laude’s history and its significance

Following opening re-marks, keynote speaker alumnus David Bradley ’99 shared some words of wisdom based on his ex-perience as a Claremont McKenna graduate and a successful businessman.

Among the sever-

al pieces of advice he passed on to the student body, Mr. Bradley em-phasized the importance of networking, finding a college that best fits one’s personality, pur-suing a passion, and un-derstanding the value of a good education.

“To succeed, you need to work hard and get to know people. It’s good to work hard at school, but it’s also good to social-ize and have fun,” said inductee Alex Hawker in response to Mr. Brad-ley’s speech.

In the most anticipat-ed portion of the event seniors Alex Greer, Cam-eron Platt, and Justin Shand, who had been in-ducted to the Cum Laude Society last school year, recited brief personalized remarks for the incoming inductees and presented them with their awards.

“I just try my best, and in the end, I guess it pays off,” said Alex.

By EVA DAVIS

“It struck me as a horrible atrocity that the Army Corps hadn’t been

reprimanded for its mistakes and that the suffering people of new orleans hadn’t received proper payment for their hardships.”

-Justin Palmer

immunity in a lawsuit “It struck me as a hor-

rible atrocity that the Army Corps hadn’t been reprimanded for its mis-takes and that the suf-fering people of New Orleans hadn’t received proper payment for their hardships,” said junior Justin Palmer.

Mr. O’Donnell is cur-rently preparing to pres-ent his case to the Su-preme Court in response to an appeal from the Army Corps this October no date has yet been set.

Global Studies Day Raises AwarenessBy OLIVIA BERCI

“It’s all about trust – having trust in your

partner.” -Brian Miguel

Ms. Tinsley is a jour-nalist and human rights activist who has dedi-cated her life to working with survivors of geno-cide and international policy.

She founded Waging Peace, a London-based group campaigning on Darfur, and Network for Africa, a nonprofit that works with survi-vors of genocide. Tins-ley earned a law degree from the London School of Economics, previously worked as a BBC report-er, and stood for election to the UK Parliament twice.

She spoke of preserv-ing the dignity of the people she advocates for. Speaking of the Rwan-

dan women she works with, “They define them-selves as survivors, not victims.”

Maria Segal, now a grandmother of six, one of whom is currently a senior at Laguna, is a Warsaw ghetto survi-vor. A volunteer at the Santa Barbara Jewish Federation as a docent for the Portraits of Sur-vival Exhibit and is pro-filed in the permanent Santa Barbara Holocaust survivors exhibit. She shares her story with high school students, law enforcement agencies, and groups of adults.

Horacio Trujillo is an adjunct Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs at Occidental

College and Director of Research for Human United.

Trujillo has worked as an advisor on strategy for the international de-velopment efforts of the US Agency for Interna-tional Development.

While Trujillo spoke of a gradual decline in international conflict, Tinsley confronted the Laguna community with the idea that genocide in its very nature is entirely human.

“Ignorance is univer-sal,” said Tinsley.

“All of you [students] are going to leave here, go off to college, gradu-ate from college, and be taking a role as citizens of the world. You, more

than any other genera-tion, are going to live in a world that is so inter-connected that you need to be aware of issues that effect us not just as a country but as a world. Global warming, free trade, genocide—these are issues that you need to think about before you have to with them as adults,” said Ms. Elliott.

“I am grateful that Global Studies Day of-fered me the opportu-nity to hear firsthand ac-counts of an insights into genocide—most notably from Nyoul Tong, whose recollections of adap-tation to and recovery from a childhood in war resonate with me. I was especially moved by his

conclusion that educa-tion is the only solution to the world’s struggles with human rights,” said senior Cameron Platt.

The ground breaking Global Studies Day was, “Above and beyond what we hoped for,” said Mr. Hodges said.

Following the presen-tations, students tackled the issue of genocide in small breakout discus-sion groups, critically thinking about human rights on a worldwide scale.

“I hope that this con-tinues, but, more so, I hope we expand our cur-riculum to look at these global topics in every area of study,” said Ms. Elliott.

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Travellers Embark on Educational AdventureBy ELISE

SCHEUERMANN

Suitcases in one hand and passports in anoth-er, this spring break two groups of students trav-elled to South East Asia with Friendship Tours World Travel.

Their goal was to learn about the culture and history of these unique places through first-hand experiences.

The first group was comprised of entirely La-guna students who went for two weeks to Cambo-dia and Laos.

The second group went for one week to Vietnam and included students other high schools: Dos Pueblos, Santa Barbara High.

Both groups drove to LAX where they parted ways, boarded planes, and prepared for the gru-eling 16-hour plane ride.

After an uncomfortable night’s sleep they landed safely and began the visa process, which was com-plex and included several failed attempts.

The first three days of the two-week trip to Cambodia and Laos were spent in the bustling cap-itol of Cambodia, Phnom Penh where students toured Tuc-Tuc the Royal Palace, the Killing Fields, and Tuol Sleng Prison.

Next, they hopped on a plane to Siem Reap and spent three days trek-king ancient temples such as Angkor Wat and Ta Phrom.

“The temples were awesome! The trees had overgrown but some parts were still intact; it felt like I was going back in time when we walked around,” senior Vera Lo-pez said.

The highlight was the elephant ride through the temples which was a unique experience for all.

Students visited an or-phanage and the Cambo-dian Landmine Museum where they met Akira, a former child soldier of the Khmer Rouge.

Students then packed their bags stuffed with souvenirs and continued onto the next destina-tion, Laos.

In Laos, the focus was COPE (Cooperative Or-thotic and Prosthetic En-terprise), where they met inspirational UXO vic-tim Peter Kim who had lost both his eyesight and hands when he was only sixteen.

“It was really cool meeting Peter Kim. We learned about all the vic-tims of the bombs but ac-tually meeting one put it in a better perspective,” said senior Lauren Conk.

Next, the group trav-elled to the Plain of Jars in Xiengkhouang and visited villages of the indigenous Hmong Hill Tribe.

“I really loved see-ing the Hmong Village. Although we could not speak with them, it was interesting to interact with the children. The contrast between our so-

ciety and theirs was stun-ning. We visited a home where all the meals were cooked on an open fire, but there was a TV in the next room,” said junior Clarissa Coburn.

On the third day they boarded a bus for a 10-hour bus ride through the mountainous regions to Luang Prabang.

The last two days of the trip were spent re-laxing and swimming in the Khouang Si Falls, or wandering around the town or going to the night market.

Just across the border,

in Vietnam, 15 more San-ta Barbara high school students were having a similar adventure.

They started their week in Saigon, where they toured the city and visited the local markets.

The main focus of the trip was to visit Cu Chi Tunnels and Kim Phuc’s home in Trang Bang.

Kim Phuc, The Girl in the Picture, is depicted in a photograph as a young girl running naked down a road, her skin on fire from napalm.

The picture earned a Pulitzer Prize for the photographer, Nick Ut who accompanied and documented the trip along with Chris Wain both of whom were in-volved with the Vietnam War.

Their next stop was the Mekong Delta where they stayed with a lo-cal family, cooking their own food and sleeping under mosquito nets.

Their last days were spent in Hanoi where they visited the historic Ho Chi Minh’s Mauso-leum and the Friendship Village, a center for Viet-namese people affected by Agent Orange.

“The Friendship Vil-lage was really fun be-cause some of the kids were deaf or blind, but they still found ways to communicate with you by writing things down on paper or using touch. They were so happy, de-spite being affected by this horrible thing,” said sophomore Mica Zim-merman.

Both trips were co-ordinated by Alethea Tyner Paradis who is the founder and Director of Friendship Tours World Travel.

Students arrived safely back safely in America, culture shocked, jet lagged with pictures to share and stories to tell.

Journalism Students Win Best of Show Award at Conference

By DARIA ETEZADI

They say journalism is a dying art form, but the 3,000 high school stu-dents who attended the JEA/NSPA Conference in Seattle, WA would dare to challenge that as-sumption in light of their growing passion for in-vestigative journalism.

Student journalists met at the Seattle Con-vention Center to listen to keynote speaker Jen-nifer Sizemore, Manager of Global Editorial Staffs and executive producer of MSNBC.com, speak about the art of journal-ism and reporting.

Motivated by Sizemore’s compelling presentation, attendees were driven to continue to delve into their pas-sions by sitting in on classes ranging from the “Joy of Journalism” and “Designs So Cool They’ll Make Your Eyes Bleed” to “Captions, not Crap-

EDN! Hosts Annual

Breakdance Project

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Bust a move: Breakdance Project participant shows off what he learned at Everybody Dance Now!’s second workshop in Dec. 2011.

“The previous events were incredible. I had the opportunity to witness my friends and family, Everybody Dance Now! students and leaders, public officials, and com-munity members from all sectors of Santa Barbara united through dance. It was so inspiring to see a 10-year-old EDN! stu-dent dancing next to City Council member Grant House.”

Breakdance Project has not only grasped the attention of the dance community, but its mes-sage has resonated with an entire collective.

Local father of two and Everybody Dance Now! supporter James Bad-ham said of the event,

“You are doing this with a lot of people who are very much younger than you, maybe older than you, it’s people from all over the community...You don’t have that many places, anywhere, where people from all socioeco-nomic backgrounds mix like this. Then there are these young people who breakdance really well—they are athletic, acro-batic, artistic, and full of expression.”

Recently deceased Ba-batunde Folyaemi—an international activist and former Santa Barbara City Council Member—was one of the first sup-porters of the event.

At EDN!’s inaugural workshop, Babatunde delivered the keynote speech, saying “This is what we work for. This is the future.”

In memory of Baba-tunde’s dedicated ad-vocacy for youth and mentorship of the EDN! Leaders, the team will honor him with a brief ceremony at the begin-ning of the workshop.

“Babatunde was such a believer in the ability of youth to create posi-tive change today. Young people are often told that we are the future, but EDN! is uprooting that perception,” Jess said.

“One of the great as-pects of it is that this is teenagers doing this on their own...bringing people together. When you see this expression of teen energy and ac-tivity and concern, it’s really moving,” said Mr. Badham

For this event, the leadership team has ex-panded the Breakdance Project model to in-clude other elements of breakdance culture. In an effort to discourage vandalism and to rec-ognize the artistic value

of the medium, EDN! is launching a graffiti art venture.

Local graffiti artists will not only display their own work at the work-shop, but they will also help young participants in creating their own art.

All members of the La-guna Blanca community are encouraged to attend this free event.

Breakdance Project Santa Barbara will take place on June 9 from 2-5pm and is open to all ages.

No dance experience is required, and par-ticipants are welcome to simply enjoy the perfor-mances. The first 50 peo-ple to arrive will receive a free Breakdance Project 2012 T-shirt.

For more information about Everybody Dance Now! or Breakdance Project Santa Barbara contact Jess at jess@ev-erbodydancenow.org or visit the organization’s website: www.every-bodydancenow.org.

By CATY LAFITTE

World Travellers: Laguna’s students gather around the Ta Prohm Temple in Cambodia (top). Elise Scheuremann, Vera Lopez, and Lauren Conk prepare to go elephant riding at the Bayon Temple Complex (left). Clarissa Coburn is taught by a Cambodian-living art student (bottom right).

tions” and “There’s No Crying in Baseball.”

The following after-noon, attendees gath-ered to listen to keynote speaker Dan Savage de-scribe his “It Gets Better” video project, which aims to decrease the number of gay teen suicides and inspire the teenage LG-BTQ community to stand strong in the face of the pressures of society.

“I thought he was one of the best public speak-ers I have ever seen. It’s a day I will always re-member because Mr. Savage has inspired so much change within the LGBTQ teen community. For many, he is a hero, and I look up to him so much,” said sophomore Grace Woolf.

Savage’s presentation served as a springboard for the topics of discus-sion in the JEA-spon-sored write-off contests

that were held later that day, in which all student representatives partici-pated.

On top of being Pace-maker Finalists for The Fourth Estate website, many individual writers won awards for analyz-ing and reporting on the issue of bullying in high schools.

Senior Andrew Mc-Caffery won a Superior Award for Copy-Editing and Headline Writing, junior Zoe Serbin won a Superior Award for Edi-torial Cartooning, and senior Jess Davis won an Excellent Award for Editorial Writing. Se-nior Eva Davis also won a Honorable Mention for her Photo Story on Ms. Mary Jane McCord.

“I couldn’t be more proud of my team for ac-complishing so much,” said Editor-in-Chief Jess Davis.

victory Lap: Members of The Fourth Estate team give a thumbs up at the JEA/NSPA Seattle Spring National Conference after winning Best of Show 8th Place.

PHOTO: DELPHINE LOUIE

Starshine Roshell

Advises on Successful

Writing

An award-winning col-umnist, an accomplished journalist, and a mother of two, Starshine Roshell has been described as having “the perfect amount of sass, and hu-mor” in her writing.

On May 17, Roshell showed students and teachers how to trans-form personal writing from dull to lively.

Roshell speaks at many public events on topics ranging from journalis-tic ethics, to writing with humor.

“Successful writing is about discipline, intel-ligence, creativity, and empathy,” Roshell said.

She believes that col-umnists need a unique voice in his or her col-umn, along with compel-ling subject matter, and interesting topics.

“Having something to write about is not the same thing as having something to say.”

Roshell currently works for The Santa Bar-bara Independent and is a colleague of English instructor Dr. Charles Donelan.

She also teaches cre-ative nonfiction writing through the Journalism and English departments at Santa Barbara City College, and Journalism and Reporting through the University of Califor-nia Santa Barbara’s sum-mer extension program and is currently working in the marketing depart-ment at Lynda.com.

“I thought Starshine was incredibly funny and witty,” sophomore Grace Woolf said.

PHOTOS: ALETHEA PARADIS & ELISE SCHEUREMANN & VERA LOPEZ

PHOTO: JAIMIE ROSENBERG

Profile 5June 1, 2012

Over spring break, Mr. Dug Uyesaka added a new member to the

Laguna family, his dog Palm-er.

Palmer is a three and a half year-old Whippet. Whippets are known for their agility and speed and look much like an English Greyhound except for their smaller size. Whippets, when racing, can reach speeds up to 37 miles per hour in about 15 seconds.

Mr. Uyesaka got Palmer from a Los Olivos breeder, and although Palmer is still getting used to his new Laguna fam-ily and the endless attention everyone wants to give him, he fits perfectly into the daily routine at school.

Because Palmer grew up on a farm, he first didn’t know what to do with stairs or how to react to Mr. Uyesaka’s cats.

“He wasn’t used to stairs, and the first night I had to carry him up because he didn’t know what to do,” Mr. Uye-saka said.

Luckily, Palmer only weighs 32 pounds so this wasn’t too much of an inconvenience.

One of Mr. Uyesaka’s favor-ite memories with Palmer is when he came downstairs one morning to find Palmer “chill-ing” on the kitchen table like it was his lounge.

All dogs like to walk and Palmer is no exception. Mr. Uyesaka takes Palmer for walks, usually in the evenings, but he also takes Palmer on a daily stroll around campus most days.

Palmer is very shy, but as each day passes, he comes more out of his shell and more open to the never-ending at-tention from students that pass through Mr. Uyesaka’s classroom each day.

When asked about why he loves Palmer, Mr. Uyesaka said Palmer is “also a little love muffin and wakes my wife and I up with kisses most morn-ings. That said, like many young pups he likes to sleep in. When I leave for school I usu-ally have to carry him down-stairs because he doesn’t want to leave his bed. He’s a good buddy and he never interrupts when we’re having a conversa-tion.”

New Canine Arrives on CampusBy GRACE WOOLF

With bright lights and an eager audi-ence, Santa Bar-

bara’s Young Soloists had the privilege of performing at The Granada Theater on May 8.

Out of the nine performers, two Laguna students, junior Daria Etezadi and sophomore Andrew Horak, displayed their talents on the Gran-ada’s majestic stage.

The Young S o l o i s t s S h o w c a s e C o m m i t t e e selects the most talented classical in-strumental-ists in the Santa Barbara area.

It is quite a prestigious honor and also a large commitment.

Daria received her piece, “The Warsaw Concerto” by Richard Addinsell, last sum-mer and she practiced it through early April.

All 11 years of her classical piano training and the support of her current instructor Lana Bodnar allowed her to main-tain an “in-depth” practice schedule.

“Young Soloists forced me to step outside of my own in-terpretation of the music I was given and to figure out how it

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can be coordinated with a larg-er group of musicians,” Daria said.

As for emotional support, Daria credits her mother. “She

has been the one who has to deal with me practicing and eventually slamming the piano lid shut when I get really frus-trated,” Daria said.

Andrew, who has also been playing for 11 years, had been rehearsing his piece, “Concert #2 in D Minor” by Max Bruch, since September.

His instructor Nina Bodnar aided him in sustaining a rig-orous practice regimen had him “working several hours a day.”

At the end of his experience, Andrew gained the insight that all of the hours of practice “on

one single thing has taught me to work hard, and it will turn out well.”

Several faculty members were at the Granada to support

their students, in-cluding Laguna’s Music Instructor Ms. Laura Geier and English and Personal Devel-opment Instruc-tor Ms. Bojana Hill.

Ms. Geier thought the choice of piece

for Daria was representative OF Daria because the piece is “very passionate and moving.”

As for Andrew, Ms. Geier describes his piece as “very commanding and lyrical at the same time.”

As for Ms. Hill, she was im-pressed “both by the profes-sional and expert piano and violin playing, as well as [the players’] demeanor and matu-rity.”

Having taught both Daria and Andrew, she said, “I felt like a proud mother, watching my children and…was moved to tears both times.”

young Musicians Take to the

Stage with a Professional

orchestra

How did you get started at Laguna?My start at Laguna is a story in itself. I wasn’t

looking for a job and had already signed a contract with the Thacher School for a third year.

Our consortium of librarians from the Santa Barbara area was meeting at Laguna Blanca School’s library in May 1977.

At the meeting, Phyllis Potts, the LBS librarian, said she was resigning and looking for a replace-ment.

I couldn’t get to the front office fast enough after that meeting to see if Headmaster Jack Adams was there so I could let him know of my interest in the position.

Lucky for me, Jack Adams was there, and he inter-viewed me on the spot and said the job was mine if I could break my contract with Thacher.

Who would have thought that a visit to Laguna would result in an impromptu interview with Jack Adams, an immediate hire and a lifelong career of 35 years at the school.

What is your best memory from your ca-reer at Laguna?

I have three best memories from my career: My son, Chris, was in

Mrs. Franklin’s kinder-garten class. In February 1990, she escorted Chris up to the Isham Library where he proudly read me his first story from the butcher paper with the blue lines.

The story was about him and his father sailing and was that year’s Father’s Day gift! Then, in 1994, under the leadership of Mike Collins, a decision was made to consolidate the two school libraries.

After eight years of running back and forth be-tween Basham (now the Middle School Computer Lab) and Isham Libraries, I was overjoyed at the decision to have a K-12 library under one roof.

At that time, our high school enrollment was 92 students. Two Laguna families spear headed the project to turn the library annex into the K-6 library.

We rallied all of the Lower School families to bring their red radio flyer wagons to Basham, and one shelf at a time we trekked the books across the driveway and onto the shelves of their new home. It was tight with all 13 grades, but it was so worth it!

In 2005, the library celebrated its 50th birthday. I knew this was coming, so the previous year I worked on getting a renowned author to visit.

Avi’s visit will never be forgotten. We made the newspaper and schools were calling for days after-ward, disappointed that I hadn’t told anyone about his visit.

How have you seen the school change over the course of your career?

Brother have I seen change! Working under eight headmasters who were constantly changing the divi-sions of the school, the 1990 start of the library com-puterization, the consolidation of the two libraries in 1994, the 2001 move of the K-4 Lower School to the Montecito campus and that same year doubling

the enrollment in the freshman class to 64 of which my daughter, Whitney, was a student and 2005 grad.

The school hired a full-time Public Rela-tions person who really put Laguna on the map, and then, there was the addition of the academic service counselors across all divi-sions, the building of (and later the addition to) the Merovick Gymnasium, the library WiFi cabinet with 20 laptops and the Laptops for Learning Program in 2010 starting with seventh grade.

What are some of the notable chang-es in the students you have seen?

The students of today seem more globally aware. They are putting themselves out there to make a difference. Just look at our club program for the high school—H40, Invisible Children, Books for Soldiers, Teddy Bear Can-cer Foundation, Service for Soldiers, Cottage Kids Art Club, and Heal the Ocean.

And don’t forget about the many food drives during the holidays, and holiday gift giving to those in need…the love and caring

for humanity goes on and on.

Are there any anecdotes you could tell about your career at Laguna?

The story I love to tell most is when I was 9 months preg-nant in 1983 with my son Chris and still working in the library.

The sixth graders were here, and I was at my desk checking out their library books. All of a sudden my water broke 2 ½ weeks early (fortunately behind my desk) and the students had to quickly be ushered out of the library.

I remember Max Ruston coming over and two se-niors going down to the PE department to get some towels for the clean-up.

My husband came with a change of clothes and the next day Chris was born.

I took a 9 month maternity leave and became a first-time mother, a roll I cherished.

My daughter Whitney came along in 1986, so I had two kids at Laguna Blanca School.

What was the best part of being a librar-ian for Laguna for 35 years?

As I’ve told everyone, when you have your own children attending school at Laguna, you take a closer look at what you do.

I was so fortunate to have been my childrens’ librarian all through their lower school years at Laguna. And did we have fun!

Just look at the photo albums! Chris was three when I became the K-12 librarian in 1986, so I had three years to get a library program together before he started kindergarten.

How have you been changed by the La-guna community?

I knew the moment I accepted the job offer from Jack Adams that this was the place for me.

I arrived single, later married and had two chil-dren who benefited greatly from their Laguna Blanca education.

I never thought it would turn into a 35 year career, but there was no reason to leave.

This was my second home, and the Laguna com-munity became my family, as well.

When I think of all the students who have come and gone through the front door of my library and how my library staff and I instilled a love of reading across all grades, I can leave knowing I did the best job I could. I know that I made a difference in their lives.

What are you going to miss the most?I will never be able to disconnect from Laguna.

When you have a 35 year history like I do and feel good about retiring, you want to come back, in a different way of course, to continue giving to an institution you are proud of being a part of.

Hopefully I can return to help with school events, substitute teaching, putting school archives in order . . . Who knows?

Ultimately, I will miss the students who have given me so much love and joy over the years.

With this year’s graduating class, I am seeing for the first time the 2nd generation leaving through my door.

Librarian Ms. Susan Burke Closes a Chapter That Has Lasted 35 Years

By ANASTASIA ANTONOVA

our Librarian: Ms. Burke (above) arrived at Laguna Blanca School in 1977 to begin a career that has lasted 35 years.

“I was so fortunate to have been my children’s librarian

all through their lower school years at Laguna. And

did we have fun!” -Ms. Burke

“Young Soloists has forced me to step outside of my own

interpretation of the music I was given.”

-Daria Etezadi

PHOTO: ANASTASIA ANTONOVA

PHOTO: ANDRE HSIUNGIn Tempo: After months of practice, Daria Etezadi plays “The Warsaw Concerto” at the Young Soloist Showcase.

PHOTO: LAGUNA BLANCA ARCHIVES

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A canvas “Seniors 2012” banner was strung across the entrance gate to Hope Ranch, and a giant bouncy slide filled the senior quad. Saran wrap, toilet pa-per, and fishing line covered the school. Kalfas was a blizzard of Post Its.

In spite of all of this chaos—or per-haps, because of it—I have never felt more connected to my graduating class than I did at this time. This may sound like a strange environment in which to foster relationships amongst peers, but this is the purpose that the senior prank serves.

Students often complain that there is not enough school spirit on campus. Although I have never gone to a school athletic event and have only been to one dance, I am inclined to disagree with this statement. In spite of my lack of attendance at school-wide functions, I am constantly grateful to be a part of the Laguna Blanca community and am endlessly appreciative of its students, faculty, and administrators.

I believe that all of my graduating peers share this feeling. Although we do not have the same energy at athletic

events nor the spirited pep rallies that are common at public schools, we do have the senior prank.

Our senior prank tradition is rooted in school spirit, not destructiveness. The care, time, and energy that the senior class channels into brainstorm-ing their prank and putting it into ac-tion set our school apart. My friends at other schools were baffled by my reference to “Senior Prank Meetings” and our careful division into different teams—each responsible for certain aspects of the prank (thank you, Class President Kai Gamble).

The prank not only stems from the morale of the graduating seniors, but it also cultivates this feeling among other students. “I always felt a rush of school spirit whenever the senior prank hap-pened,” recalled senior Cameron Platt about her reaction to prior years’ pranks. It is something for lower class-men to look forward to as seniors.

Students are not alone in recogniz-ing the camaraderie precipitated by the prank. "I think it is a tradition worth preserving, and I hope that stu-dents continue it with the same spirit

of thoughtful good fun. Getting rid of it would be like pursuing a great white whale," said Ms. Martha Elliott.

Seniors have even received some ap-preciation from the administration for their generally thoughtful efforts. “I like the more creative path the senior prank is starting to go down,” said Mr. Tyler

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er, school a d m i n -i s t r a t o r s have also e x p r e s s e d

concerns about the tradition. The most pressing include safety hazards, aes-thetic effects on the school, and pro-fanity.

While these concerns are entirely valid, I believe that they could be eas-ily avoided with a change in the admin-istration’s approach to handling the prank.

If creative, benign pranks were left up by the maintenance crew for at least one day, students will be less tempted to leave their legacy through harmful or inappropriate methods.

However, as of now, we know that Mr. Matt Bray, the Director of Physi-cal Plant, will arrive at school at 5 a.m. on prank day to begin tearing down se-niors’ carefully crafted project before other students arrive.

This year, Dr. Ashley Tidey’s room—which was perhaps the most benevolent portion of the prank—was torn down

our senior prank tradition is rooted in school spirit.

first. Seniors carefully crafted a boat in honor the AP Literature class’ reading of “Billy Budd.” The beautiful, wooden vessel was chopped up and practically destroyed before Ms. Tidey was able to see it in all of its glory.

Also, in honor of Ms. Tidey’s endear-ing reference to her students as “chick-ens”, the seniors picked out personal-ized sketches for each student in her AP Literature class and placed them in their regular class seats with a note on the board that said “AP Lit Chick-ies came to class on ditch day. We love you!”

By thoughtlessly erasing this kind message the school enforced the idea that creative, kind ideas deserve no more respect than profane ones.

The administration has every right to discourage profane or dangerous pranks—and yes, we know the blow-up dolls were inappropriate. However, if we were confident that our witty, kind pranks would be honored and pre-served, we would be discouraged from doing irreverent things.

Perhaps Matt Bray and the adminis-tration believe that if they continue to tear down the prank it will eventually stop happening. However, this creates tension, and it motivates seniors to make their pranks more permanent and therefore more destructive to en-sure that the rest of the school will see it. I urge the administration to consider leaving up the Class of 2013’s prank for a day if next year’s seniors are creative and thoughtful in their efforts.

An APPEAL FoR PRESERvInG CREATIvE SEnIoR PRAnKS

ART: ZOE SERBIN

The Opinion 7June 1, 2012

What you can do with a paintbrush or pencil no longer defines art. Anything from digital Photoshop images to smart-phone photos get labeled as art. Technology has shaped how art has changed and how we perceive it. Instagram is probably the most accessible and widely used “art-form” nowadays, basically overtaking camera photography with smart-phone photography.

Yet I don’t think that’s really a bad thing. Through a quick search in the app store, anyone can use Instagram to make their photos super “prof-looking.”

Instagram isn’t just a place where people can put up photos of breakfast or of their cats, it exists as somewhere a person, who is otherwise artistically inept, can feel artsy—and let’s face it, it’s pretty cool too. The app thrives on being a quick place to make and share a photo.

But aside from creating new art, Instagram has revolutionized how we share it. Many photographers with actual cameras use the app to share photos that might not be otherwise seen.

If it hasn’t already, Instagram will exponentially expand the art world, which is welcoming 50 million new artists.

M y family has always aired on the side of

pragmatism. My younger sister

went to a Christian preschool because it was across the street from my elementary school.

Although I grew up in a reformed Jewish household, as a seven-year-old, I really wasn’t phased by the idea.

My toe-headed, four-year-old sister climbed in the car seat across from me in the backseat after school and would proceed to sing Bible songs she had learned at school that day with all the gusto her 4-foot self had.

The next year, when my sister entered kindergarten and started going to Sunday school at our local Santa Barbara temple, she was probably more well-versed in religious teachings than many adults.

My religion, when I was younger, introduced me to a group of people I went trick-or-treating with on Halloween and ate s’mores with on camping trips.

Religion had always played a role in my life, but it played more of

a cultural presence—a supportive community that was only one puzzle piece to the life my family had built around me.

I don’t think I ever truly connected to religious teaching in a traditional sense, and, so for me, there is a whole world of faith I don’t understand.

In 2001, the US Supreme Court ruled in

the Good News Club v. Milford Central School case that Good News Clubs can meet in public schools.

The self-acclaimed purpose of Good News Clubs is to “evangelize boys and girls with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and establish them in the word of God and in a local church for Christian living.”

There are Good News Clubs at seven local elementary schools, one in which I teach an after school hip-hop class. It is not difficult to understand why the ministry of clubs’ target

“I think educators should respect their students’ religions

and understand that religion is a crucial

part of one’s identity.” -Junior Daria Etezadi

THIS HUMAN IDEOLOGY

By ANASTASIA ANTONOVA

A Bad Thing? Perhaps Not

age group is 3 to 14. The organization’s vow

is to reclaim elementary schools in an effort to indoctrinate students with Christian ideology.

Here are these small, future global citizens who take every utterance of their teachers for gospel of truth.

The girls in my hip-hop class often echo what

I say, and it turns my stomach to think about adults persuading them with candy to have their parents sign a permission slip.

At Laguna Blanca’s Global Studies Day, I was reminded of the atrocities that continue to come of age-old religious conflicts. In that frame of mind, I understood why a new wave of Atheism has taken center stage in western societies.

Evangelism is entirely alien to me, and I feel comfortable with keeping it at a safe distance.

Ethologist, biological evolutionist, and author

Religious clubs have the right to express

their beliefs, but they should not influence

other kids who do not share those beliefs.”

-Junior Bryana Schantz

“Religion shouldn’t play any role in education.

Fundamentalism is ridiculous.”

-Junior Justin Palmer

“Schools should be a place where students feel safe developing

their own ideas about religion. ” -Junior Jessie Dusebout

What role should religion play in education?

By OLIVIA BERCI

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Richard Dawkins said in his best selling book The God Dillusion that God is, “arguably the most unpleasant character in fiction.”

Dawkins encourages his readers to imagine a world without religion—a world without “suicide bombers, no 9/11, no 7/7, no Crusades, no witch hunts, no Gunpowder Plot, no Indian partition, no Israeli/Palestinian wars, no Serb/Croat/Muslim massacres...” While only 1 to 2 percent of Americans describe themselves Atheists, according to recent national polls, 15 percent of Americans say that they are not affiliated with any religion.

This lack of affiliation has been increasingly described as the fastest-growing ‘religious group’ in America today.

But the in-your-face brand of Atheism that Dawkins seems to be proselytizing, and the

dogma that this new-age anti-religion is preaching, embodies everything that puts me off about the Good News Clubs.

The tone of the New Atheist contingent that Dawkins exhorts seems to be taking up an intolerance that is far too familiar to those who study world conflict, international security, and atrocity crimes.

While the movement stands for a rejection of fundamentalism, it is just as traditionally derisive as the religions that it speaks out against.

I hold an admiration for religion as a strong ethical foundation and as being incredibly uniting,

bringing people together for powerful healing.

I strongly believe that Dawkin’s form of Atheism is overlooking the morality and resolution that religion has proved to foster over and over again

Evangelism is entirely alien to me, and I feel comfortable with

keeping it at a safe distance.

throughout history.Organized religion,

while it has been at the core of world conflict and countless crimes against humanity, it has also been at the root of healing after devastation and has proven a benefit to developing societies.

Rebecca Tinsley spoke to the Laguna community about how genocide, while widely thought to be inhumane, is inherently human.

So is religion. Dawkins’ preaching has taken on the same evangelical character that the Good News Clubs represent.

The Laguna Blanca community participated in Global Studies Day because the school recognizes the value in educating global citizens.

Religion will undoubtably continue to be at the root of both atrocity and justice, but rather than preaching the morals of Jesus to elementary school students, modern American democracy should be encouraging young people to critically analyze movements like the one Dawkins is leading.

This lack of affiliation has been increasingly described as the fastest growing ‘religious

group’ in America today.

PHOTOS: ANASTASIA ANTONOVA

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SUMMER

LOVIN’

Eva Davis Gets an Internship with Invisible Children

Many consider summer a time to take a relaxing, well-deserved break from the hectic school year.

However, several students are making the most of their time off by working, by learning, or by

giving back to the community.

Andrew Vignolo to Study the Steps to Success

While many people will be sleeping in and enjoying the sun, sophomore Andrew Vignolo will be learning the ropes to being an entrepreneur.

The four-week program at the University of Southern California will teach young entrepreneurs “how to establish and build a company while blending the theory of business and entrepreneurship.”

“I’m doing it so when I’m out of college and in the real world, I will know how to build my father’s farming business,” said Andrew.

Vignolo Farms is spread all over California, focused mostly in the southern region, and grows nuts, potatoes, and their main crop: grapes. “Hopefully I’ll double its size and profit like how he has done for his fa-ther who did it for his,” said Andrew.

Even though the program is a solid four weeks long, which Andrew cites as the part he’s most looking forward to—“No parents for four weeks will be sweet”—it includes weekend activities such as trips to Sony Pictures and New Deal Studios.

Students will practice what they are learning by creating their own busi-ness “through a variety of class and group assignments” and “hear from guest entrepreneurs and others speakers.

The course focuses on immersing students “in the real world of estab-lishing and building a company.”

This isn’t the only program that teaches high school students valuable skills. In the past 5 years programs for high school students, like the one at USC, have popped up at nearly every university in the country.

These programs allow students to learn new skills and build their col-lege resumes, while the universities can earn extra revenue by providing the students with on campus housing and meal plans.

“I’ve never gone to a camp like this before, but I want to go to USC, so anything I can do to increase my chances of getting in, I’ll do,” said Vignolo.

This summer, senior Eva Davis is devoting herself to an internship at the head quarters of Invisible Children in San Diego. The organization gained national recognition after the release of their Kony 2012 video, which “uses film, creativity and social

action to end the use of child soldiers in Joseph Kony’s rebel war and restore LRA-effected communities in East and Central Africa to peace and prosperity.”

During the eight-week internship, Eva will be living in a house of 30 people, many of whom are interns as well.She will be helping start a new department called Customer Engagement, which is “a hybrid of human resources, public rela-

tions, and Invisible Children’s movement department,” Eva said. She said the application process is “similar to a college app” because their app includes “a ton of writing,” random fun ques-

tions, a work of art that has impacted the person recently, and what your favorite movies are—Eva’s favorites are Waiting for Superman and Parent Trap.

There are three different steps Eva went through in the application process. The first round was a telephone interview because there are applicants from across the country. Eva said this part is very similar to a college interview.

The second round gets into more detail, and the third is a conference call with the heads of the department that Eva would be working with. Eva found out that she got the internship two months after she applied.

Eva has been involved in Invisible Children since their 2010 visit to Laguna and was instrumental in the starting of the school’s club. Now that she is 18 she will continue her work as an official Invisible Children worker.

By GRACE WOOLF AND CATY LAFITTE

By GRACE WOOLF AND CATY LAFITTE

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H4O Provides Service in Honduras

Every 15 seconds a child under the age of five dies from a water-related illness. H4O is attempting to obliterate this statistic forever.

For a week this summer, starting on June 17, the group Hands4Others (H4O) will be going to Honduras, a republic in Central America, to bring fresh water

to villages in need. Laguna Blanca students Jessie Dusebout, Sammi Schurmer, Bryn Jewett, Olivia Avery, Dani Dusebout, Bennett Reichard, and Logan Avery will be going on the trip along with students from other schools in the area.

H4O strives to “look beyond the comforts of our teenage lives and do something for others in need.” Their “movement of young people” travels the world and installs water purification systems for villages without the luxury of

clean water.There have already been five installations of water systems in

Honduras—two in the town of San Rafael, Lempira; one in the town of Gracias, Lempira; and two in the Department of Colon.

The first four days of the trip are to help set up the water system with the organization called Water Missions. The students and volunteers will be helping to install water systems in more than one village in Honduras, which they will find out about when they arrive. After the water system is installed, everyone will celebrate with the villagers, play soccer, and make traditional Honduran food. H4O will also be building a latrine for the people who live in the village.

“I went last summer, my favorite part was seeing the kids’s faces. They were so happy and surprised, they had never seen clean water before,” sophomore Sammi Schurmer said.

“For me, I think there is so much more than bringing water into these villages as bonding and playing with the children is something so special. A bond is created that I can’t even explain with words, but I know that the children and we are so blessed by the time we spent together,” junior Jessie Dusebout said.

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LAYOUT, PHOTOS AND ART BY ANASTASIA ANTONOVA AND ZOE SERBIN

By GRACE WOOLF AND CATY LAFITTE

June 1, 201210 Middle School

Every tradition has a beginning, and at Laguna Blanca, a new tradition is budding.

The first Environmen-tal Service Day took place on April 27.

One hundred and five students divided into 10 groups comprised of 8 to 16 students each grabbed their water bottles, left their textbooks behind and participated in excit-ing events like the Harbor Cleanup, a Moore Mesa hike, the Fairview Gar-dens Food Harvesting and Animal Work, and an On-Campus Renewable Energy Project.

At each location, stu-dents did various tasks to help create a better envi-ronment.

“We learned how to preserve wildlife habi-tats,” said eighth grader Armon Ghodoussi, who went to More Mesa.

Following the morn-ing activities, students travelled to Hope Ranch Beach where they enjoyed

Hundreds of years ago, Thomas Jeffer-

son, George Washington, and Benjamin Franklin stood in their stockings and curly white wigs and built our nation up from the ground.

Hundreds of years lat-er, Laguna students stood in those exact same spots in their sneakers, blue-jeans, and sweatshirts.

Yes, the wardrobe has changed a little, but the American drive to learn and grow certainly has not.

Students from MS Eng-lish and Social Science teacher Lindsey Woo-dard’s eighth grade his-tory class took a trip to Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and Washing-ton D.C. and journeyed through America’s past, present and future.

The first stop was Philadelphia where stu-dents learned about the birth of our nation while visiting the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, the Constitution Center, and Christ Church. They even got to try a famous Philly cheese-steak sandwich.

The next day, students visited Gettysburg, where one of the most famous battles of our nation’s Civil War took place. They then visited Anti-etam, where the bloodiest day of the Civil War took place.

From Purple Mountain Majesties to Shining Seas: Students Learn About Preserving More Mesa

By LUISA CAMERON

Students Travel to the East Coast for an Extended History ClassBy JACQUELINE BERCI

Students Participate in

Environmental Activities

an organic barbecue pre-pared by parents.

Pierce O’Donnell helped to set-up Earth Day booths at the Lower School and interacted with the students.

“I was the Bag Monster. I wore a costume made up of 500 plastic bags to illustrate the amount of plastic one shopper con-sumes in a year,” Pierce said.

Organized by Middle School Pre-Algebra and Physical Science teacher Mr. Zachary Moore, the Environmental Service Day was action packed.

“Everything came off relatively smoothly,” said Mr. Moore. “Most groups were very excited about the projects they were included in. Overall, I was very happy with the event.”

From beach cleanups to creek surveys, from food harvesting to bridge painting, students served the community and learned new things.

This is because More Mesa is home to endangered plants. It is privately owned, but the owner does allow people to walk on it. However, More Mesa is being currently threatened by the pos-sibility of further development.

More Mesa Preservation Coalition is working to preserve More Mesa and re-cently had an event to make the people of Santa Barbara aware of this prob-lem.

The More Mesa Preservation Coali-tion put on this event in order to make the citizens of Santa Barbara aware of More Mesa’s problem and to preserve More Mesa and bring it to the public as Open Space.

More Mesa Preservation Coalition is trying to keep More Mesa safe in or-der for it to be here for generations to come.

On May 20, adults and children gath-ered in the community of More Mesa Shores for a celebration.

Throughout the day, docents gave na-ture tours and art and science exhibits were on display.

All displays were created by students

from Santa Barbara organizations, schools and clubs.

During the Laguna’s Middle School Environmental Service Day, a group of students went to More Mesa and learned about it with a guided tour given by Valerie Olsen who works with the More Mesa Preservation Co-alition.

Students walked along a path through tall grasses, across wet marshes, and above the waves crash-ing on the seashore.

They encountered five habitats: grassland, riparian, oak woodlands, coastal and a special kind of wetland called a vernal pool.

The Middle Schoolers learned about wildflowers, White-tailed Hawks, owl pellets, different types of habitats and much more.

After a walk through the grassland, riparian, and oak woodland habitats, students descended the 205 steps down to More Mesa’s beach for a beach cleanup. The project ended with students walking back to Hope Ranch Beach from More Mesa.

A Moment at the Monument: Flanked (right) by Visual Arts and Performing Arts teacher Dug Uyesaka and (left) by MS English and Social Science teacher Lindsay Woodard students gather in front of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C.

Students (above) visited More Mesa (below) for an educational hike and a beach cleanup before heading for lunch.

Santa Barbara County was once 3,789 square miles of open land; today most of that land is inhabited with us — hu-mans.

We have done the impossible — con-quered Mother Nature. Where that open land used to be, stand houses, schools, hospitals, markets and businesses.

One of the few remaining places where soaring birds fly free in the blue sky, golden grass grows wildly hiding little critters in their deep roots, mys-terious trees tower over the tiny and colorful wildflowers and the mountains meet the sea in a gorgeous collision and that place is More Mesa.

More Mesa is 265 acres of unde-veloped land harboring miles of un-touched coastline, hiking trails and an abundance of amazing wildlife ranging from snakes to bobcats.

The only portion of More Mesa that is developed is the far border near the back entrance. The rest of More Mesa is classified as environmentally sensitive habitat, meaning that you cannot build on it.

The Whole World in our hands: Earth Day activities at the Lower School (Above & Below).

Fun in the Sun: (Top) Chickens, turkeys, and goats were just some of the animals at the celebration. (Below) Simon Lea takes a break from his activities to enjoy a snack of “Solar S’mores.”

By JACQUELINE BERCI

Amongst the tour of the battlefield, students also got to participate in a hands-on activity which mimicked the way soldiers of the civil war communicated with each other by using the waving of flags.

“I learned a lot of things about the Civil War. I thought it was really cool how we got to be in the places where these events happened,” said Ashley Lecron.

In the beauty of dusk, students visited the me-morials of World War II, the Vietnam War, the Ko-rean War and Abraham Lincoln.

The following day, students got to see the Smith-sonian National Museum of Ameri-can History .

“I really enjoyed the trip because we got to visit out-standing museums filled with lots of interesting infor-mation — it was a great experience,” Savannah Benz said.

Next, they took a walking tour of Arlington Nation-al Cemetery, and students viewed the changing of the guards ceremony.

After dinner at Carmine’s Italian Restaurant, stu-

dents visited the Crime and Punishment Museum where they learned about a darker side of the coun-try’s history.

One of the more p o p u l a r hands-on activities gave stu-dents a chance to try to be a police officer on a mission to kill criminals or chase down a burglar using simulators.

The next morning, the group visited Mount Vernon, George Wash-ington’s home and had a private visit from Wash-

ington’s g r a n d -daugh-ter her-self.

Af ter a pizza s t o p , s t u -d e n t s went to the old town of Alexan-

dria; the visit included a ghost tour where a co-

lonial man shared scary stories of Alexandria.

Last, but most certainly not least, students visited the US Naval Academy and learned about the diligence of the young men and woman who at-tend there.

Laguna alum Austin Patrick ‘10 took the time to give the group a taste of his personal experience at the Naval Academy.

“I loved the Naval Academy. I was so fasci-nated just seeing how dis-ciplined they have to be and seeing the pride and tradition that goes along with the Academy,” said

Ms. Woodard.Aside from the edu-

cational hands-on ac-tivities, museums, and monuments, students got to know people better in their class and make some new friends.

“The trip was so much fun, and it was a great bonding experience for the students who went,” said Andrew Licata.

“Both last year and this year, I was really im-pressed with the students and their conduct on the trip knowing when to lis-ten and being respectful to the tour guides,” Ms. Woodard said.

PHOTOS: LUISA CAMERON

PHOTO: JACQUELINE BERCI

PHOTO: VALERIE OLSEN

PHOTO: CATHY JONES

“I learned a lot of things about the Civil War. I thought it was

really cool how we got to be in the places

where these events happened.”

- Ashley LeCron

Feature 11June 1, 2012

Summer Reading List

By HELENA DAVILA

Cover the night:Peaceful Protest to Raise Awareness

The Inexact Science of Writing a Text Message

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

By Brian Selznick

Markus Selznick’s Hugo Cabret is a revolutionary blend of graphic novel and narrative.

S e l z n i c k ’ s original creation tells the story of a small boy growing up in France who stumbles across an automaton and embarks on a whirling adventure filled with secrets and buried history.

Selznick’s book spotlights not only the captivating story of Hugo Cabret, but also hundreds of hand drawn pencil sketches scattered throughout the novel help to carry the story along.

Although it was adapted into a screenplay, the story of Hugo Cabret on a film screen will never be able to capture the magical mysticism and intrigue buried within the pages of the printed Hugo Cabret.

The Name of this Book

is SecretBy Pseudonymous Bosch

This story is a story about things that are secret. Things you were never supposed to know, in a book that you were never supposed to have stumbled upon; this, of course, makes it all the more fascinating and riveting to read. When the ever adventurous and daring Cass and the crafty and logical Max Earnest discover the Symphony of

Smells, a box full of mysterious vials of odiferous liquids, they embark on a peculiar journey. Along the way, they encounter a diary, a dead magician, puzzles and mysteries, and they get swept up in the perpetual hunt for

immortality.

The School of Fear

By Gitty Daneshvari

M a d e l e i n e Masterson is deathly afraid of spiders. T h e o d o r e B a r t h o l e m e w is terrified of dying. Lulu P u n c h a l o w e r suffers from c r i p p l i n g claustrophobia. Garrison Feldman is scared of deep water.

Everyone has phobias; everyone’s scared of something, but for Madeleine, Theodore, Lulu and Garrison, their fears rule their lives. Armed with tool belts of bug spray, copious journals and crafty escape strategies, they proceed through life with a tentative

foot, perpetually afraid of the dangers that might lurk

around the next corner.

Desperate to help their

children, the parents of

these four twelve year-olds send them

to a mysterious School of Fear run by a pretentious ex-beauty queen

and a dog named Macaroni. The kids fight and battle their way through their terrors at the School of Fear, hoping to emerge cured, and alive.

The Mysterious Benedict SocietyBy Trenton Lee Stewart

Constance Contraire, Reynie Muldoon, and Sticky Washington are best friends. Constance is snarky and moody, Sticky is a walking encyclopedia, and Reynie is the rock that holds the three together. These aren’t just any children, mind you; they’ve come to live with Mr. Nicholas Benedict of the Benedict Society. They were chosen to come here. They’ve been selected out of hundreds of applicants by passing a series of nearly impossible tests. These children are not just any children, they’re unique and possess unique qualities desired by many and held by few. But the children must be wary; envious villains are out to possess their unique traits and will stop at nothing to capture them.

Excerpts taken from Dr. Charles Donelan’sAP English Language classes.

ART: ZOE SERBIN

‘If you’re bored, text your friends what you’re doing with “emoji’s” and see if they can understand.”

- Amanda Harvey

“It doesn’t have to be formal, it doesn’t have to be witty, it just has to get the message across.”

- Duke Schnieder

“With great Smiley power comes great Smiley responsibility. Using these “emojis” at the wrong times or too often can result in failure.”

- Eli Bittleston

“Sometimes a careless text can be the end of a conversation, simple as that. As soon as someone receives your “yeah.” text after their thoughtful

comment, they’re no longer going to want to text with you.” - Eddie Conk

“The point is to keep your message short and to the point.” - Morgan Donahue

“If you want to be cool, abbreviate words with letters; trust me, it makes you sound like you’re an experienced texter. For example, btw,

brb, lol, gtg, ftw, ur, omg.” - Benji Sorensen

“Personally, text messaging is a real drag. What’s the point of constantly texting with someone when you can pick up the phone and

talk to them directly?” - Fiona Jessup

“If you are sending a text message to a close friend, think of the experiences you have had with

that person and draw upon them to start up a conversation.” - Brendon Nylen

“Whether it be adding the extra “haha” or winky face, every character really does add some flare and character

to who you are as a texter.” - Karinna Carrillo

“If you ramble it is less likely that you will get a response at all, let alone the one you were looking for. No one wants to have to sit and

work at a reply.” - Caitlin Connor

In the viral video that has been viewed by over 100 million people,

the project directors at Invisible Children urged everyone to take part in Cover the Night on April 20: an event in which everyone would take to the streets and cover their town with Kony 2012 posters and literature.

The minds behind Invisible Children’s project and endeavor strongly believe in using “film, creativity, and social action to end the use of child soldiers in Joseph Kony’s rebel war.”

Invisible Children put together Action Kits available for sale on their website to provide participants with supplies for the night. These kits included information cards, posters, and a bracelet with a serial number to keep track of posters and information.

The video reached more than 200 times its targeted audience, gaining over 100 million views. From its goal of reaching 500,000 viewers within the year, it was not anticipated that the video would have gained such popularity in such a short amount of time.

Cover the Night was created to raise awareness, but following the film’s explosive debut, the original CTN plan would have been redundant.

Invisible Children took this is as an opportunity to speak to all of the people that have been captivated by the Kony 2012 movement and encourage them to go out and do something positive for their community.

The organization created several “how to” videos, providing people with ideas and ways to go about serving their community.

Examples ranged from repainting recreation center buildings and elementary school play structures to doing trash clean-ups at local parks and beaches. After urging their supporters to go out and do something positive for their area, Invisible Children asked participants to send in photos of their community projects in addition to their Cover The Night images.

Out of the thousands they received, several have been selected to be featured on IC’s website, blog, and Instagram feed. The night was extremely successful, as many businesses donated walls to be transformed into beautiful murals displaying images of peace.

By EVA DAVIS

PHOTOS COURTESY OF JACOB WATSON AND INVISIBLE CHILDREN

Sports12 June 1, 2012

The boys volleyball team came out of the break with a 4-game win streak and a 4-3 record.

Their first match after the break was against Besant Hill, who they swept in 3 (25-9, 25-14, 25-13). Senior Andrew Mc-Caffery led the team with 6 of the Owl’s 18 aces, while junior J.T. Aubrey led with 4 kills. Sophomore Cuyler Zimmer-man recorded 6 digs a team-high, with J.T. close behind with 5.

Two days later the Owls, try-ing to maintain their 5-game win streak, battled against Condor League rival Cate School.

Despite the mass contribu-tions of kills from co-captains J.T. Aubrey and Stephen Mc-Caffery, 19 each, and Andrew Vignolo, with 15, Cate outlast-ed Laguna in 5, winning 24-26, 25-19, 23-25, 25-14, 18-20.

The Owl’s 5-game win streak was snapped, and their chanc-es for the Condor League Title would rely on a coin-flip if they were to earn a victory over Cate on April 25.

Despite the hard loss, the Owls came out victorious in 3 (25-21, 25- 20, 25-18) in their next match against Providence Hall behind J.T.’s 13 kills and Cuyler’s 38 assists.

The team’s next match was against Besant Hill. With more excellent play from J.T., 13 kills and 20 digs, who led the Owls to a 3-game sweep (25-17, 25-19, 25-21). Co-captains Andrew and Stephen followed J.T. with 7 kills each.

Two days later, the Owls traveled to Cate with the Con-dor League Title on the line. Once again, Cate came out victorious, this time in 4 (28-30, 26-24, 16-25, 23-25), and claimed the Condor League Title.

The loss eliminated Laguna’s (7-5, 3-2) chances of winning their league and will prevent them from a better seed in the CIF playoffs.

The next day, Laguna played Bishop Diego losing in 3 (23-25, 22-25, 24-26).

On April 28, the Owls trav-eled to Viewpoint High School in Calabasas, to take part in the annual Viewpoint Tourna-ment. They were seeded 3rd in their pool with #1 Brentwood and #2 Malibu ahead and #4 St. Bernard below.

In pool play, the matches were two games both to 25 with a cap of 27.

Laguna split their first two matches, one lost one won, with #1 Brentwood (25-22, 25-18) and #2 Malibu (18-25, 26-24). They swept #4 St. Ber-nard 25-21, 25-21.

A three-way tie between #1 Brentwood, #2 Malibu, and #3 Laguna Blanca occurred.

Boy’s Varsity Volleyball

By STEPHEN MCCAFFERY

The Owls JV Squad (2-3) kicked-off strong after the Spring Break, winning their first match against Oak Grove in 3, even without the pres-ence of freshman setter Con-nor Curran, who was moved up to the Varsity team over the break.

Previously in the season, Curran and freshman setter, and now former outside hit-ter, Spenser Wyatt shared the position of setter by trading off after every three rotations.

Now, with Curran’s absence, Wyatt has the pressure of set-ting while in the front row and the back row.

On the position change, Wy-att said “It has been tough, but the burden hasn’t been enough to slow our team down. Over-all, the move hasn’t been too strenuous.”

Laguna (3-3) kept their momentum through the next match, beating Cate School in 2.

The Owls’ (4-3) 2-game win streak, however, was broken in their next match against Santa Ynez Valley Union High School losing in 2.

Due to illness, the JV squad (4-4) had many absences after the Santa Ynez Valley match and could not play in their next 3 matches.

The team’s second to last match was against the Carpin-teria High Warriors. The Owls lost in 2.

The Owls’ last match was at home against Oak Grove, a

Boys Junior Varsity

VolleyballBy STEPHEN MCCAFFERY

All teams had 4-2 records, but only the top two teams could advance to the Gold Bracket.

The Owls ended up in third because of point totals, and played in the Silver Bracket.

They came out victorious in their first playoff game against Pacific Hills 25-21 but lost in the semifinals against Holy St. Martyrs 24-26.

Laguna came home with a 5-3 overall record.

The Owls took on the Carpin-teria High Warriors at home winning in 3 (25-10, 25-13, 25-22).

The next match was against the Dunn School Earwigs at home for Senior Night. Laguna

won in 3 (25-10, 25-22, 25-15). Andrew McCaffery had 6 kills and an ace in the final regular season match of his career. It was his last high school sport-ing competition.

The Owls, seeded 18 in their CIF division, traveled to San Pedro to face-off against #15 Pacific Lutheran, the Delphic League Champions, in the 1st round of the CIF-SS Playoffs. Laguna dropped the 1st game, but, despite losing, won the next 3, winning in 4 (18-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-14).

Laguna played #2 Chad-wick in the 2nd round losing in 3 games to the reigning CIF Champs (13-25, 11-25, 16-25).

Set’s Up: Sophomore Setter Cuyler Zimmerman #9 sets a the pass as freshman Outside Hitter Stephen McCaffery #11 and junior Middle Blocker Eli Bittleson #15 approach for the kill.

#18 Laguna Blanca wins first CIF Playoff Game in three years, Swept by Chadwick in 2nd Round

team they had recently beat in 3; however, this time, the Owls (5-5) won in 2.

On the season, Freshman Libero Ryan Chiment said, “Overall, we had a fairly suc-cessful season. I felt the team as a whole improved greatly. We had a few flaws, but I was happy with how it all turned out.”

SLAPPIn’ IT: Benji Sorenson hits a strong forehand cross court.

Boys Varsity Tennis

By CAITLIN CONNOR

Culminating their season with a 4-10 re-cord, the boys’ tennis team had an all around successful season.

“We stepped up as a team,” said senior Alex Louden about the sea-sons turnout, “everyone had match time and was out there playing.”

Fresh from spring break, the boys kicked off their first game with a win against Carpinte-ria High. Showing they still had fight in them, the team dominated on court with a 13-5 win against the Warriors in the non-league match. With sophomores Tristan Prinz and Ben Furukawa along with junior Benji Sorensen in the singles spots, the team went strong outpac-ing any plays by Carpinteria.

At ease off their win, the boys went up in another non-league match against the big Rio Mesa. When despite their best efforts and their 6-12 loss, the boys maintained an opti-mistic outlook on the continu-ing season. “Because our coach always presented a calm and collected persona, we never got too distraught,” comment-ed junior Justin Palmer on the team moral.

The team then went on to hit against Santa Ynez High School. In the end, however, the game resulted in a 5-13 loss.

Up next against Cate, the game proved to be a tense af-fair. Cate, the #1 team in the league, took control of doubles while Ben Furukawa took con-

trol of singles, beating Cate’s number two and three play-ers. The team, however, could not match the level shown by Ben, and the game resulted in a 4-14 loss.

The Owls then went on through the season to play against Dunn twice. While both were losses, the first 6-12, the second proved to be tight matches coming down to a one win or loss and the story may have been different. In the end the score was 8-10.

Later, the tennis boys took on Thatcher at the end of the season in rescheduled match-es due to rain. Both intense matches, the first resulted in a 9-9 tie, which lead to a game count. In games they lost 75-79, an extremely tight ending. The team ended the season on a high note, going again against Thatcher but winning 10-8.

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Boys, ben furukawa, tristan prinz AND ALEX GREER, from the tennis team made it to cif individual finals

13Years Angeloff has been coach of the golf team

30

Year streak of Girls Tennis being beaten by Cate broken

33

Competitive miles run by the cross country team

623

Digs made by the Girls Volleyball Team

680Kills made by the Boys Volleyball Team

62.5Percent of the girls basketball team made up by freshmen

1260Number of passing yards in the football season

4:47.01

Fastest swim time by Milo Filip in the 500m Freestyle

Laguna by the Numbers

PHOTO: PATTY VIGNOLO

A-C-E ACE!: Freshman Setter Spenser Wyatt serves an ace.

PHOTO: LAURA WYATT

PHOTO: CAITLIN CONNOR

Sports 13June 1, 2012

Athletics and Academics:An Unlikely Duo Bettering a

Student’s Education and Preparing Him or Her for the Future

By STEPHEN MCCAFFERY

It is possible to still hear the echoes of golf-claps whenever Niall Platt ’10 is mentioned. However, the days of re-membering Laguna golf are coming to a close; the spotlight will soon shift to the present, with sophomore captain Kiyan Mashhoon leading the charge.

“If we belonged to a league, Kiyan would win it, and that’s the truth,” said golf coach Mr. Peter Angeloff.

However, Kiyan is not alone in La-guna golf’s recent resurgence; he had much help in leading the Owls to a 7-0 season. He is backed up by sophomore Alec Abajian and the freshmen trio of Ryan Bickett, Sam Brown and Jack Kinsler. “Although they’re not yet at the level of Mashhoon or Abajian, those three are well on their way to some golf glory,” added Angeloff.

On the season, Bickett, Brown, and Kinsler averaged 42, 43 and 47, respec-tively, on 9-holes. While they hope to improve, these marks are already nota-ble: “these three really stepped up their

Spring Golf Review:The Freshman Trifecta

By ANDREW MCCAFFERY

2011-2012 MvPs

game this year, and put up some great scores—next year will be even better,” said Kiyan.

The three budding link-lovers, since they will be playing alongside—and possibly against—each other for the du-ration of high school, were able to offer “gentle” critiques of one another...

Sam, on Ryan: “Ryan Bickett is just a swell guy, not to mention a superb golfer. He and I go head-to-head due to our relatively similar skill levels, and our competition stays friendly. I have come to admire Ryan's athletic spark, which allows him to pull of some nice shots. He could use some work around the greens, and a little more consisten-cy from the tee, but he is already grow-ing into an amazing player. Ryan is still an overall impressive guy.”

Ryan, on Jack: “Jack Kinsler is a joy to play with on the course, and is quite motivated to become an even bet-

ter golfer than he is now. It may be a touchy subject, but he should probably figure out that funky half-swing of his, for you can only hit so many imitation punch shots.”

Jack, on Sam: “Well, Sam Brown is an interesting young Brit. He excels at the game’s technical side. However, I am mentoring and enlightening him on the tools needed to equip him with insights that are KEY to the difficult game we call golf. Mr. Brown is a nice kid and a crazy golfer who will contin-ue to steadily improve.”

The golf team will miss the presence of seniors Brandon Bickett and James Cornell, although, with its underclass-man-heavy roster, the team is far from worried.

“There is no doubt that we can do greater things next year. I can’t wait to dust off my spikes and learn more from the masterful ways of Ace,” said Sam.

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PHOTO: STEPHEN MCCAFFERYPUTTInG AWAy: Freshman Jack Kinsler practices on the green at the La Cumbre Country Club Santa Barbara, a popu-lar choice of play for the golf team.

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Athletics harming students’ aca-demic success and athletes are just a bunch of ‘dumb jocks’

have become stigmas invading our modern culture.

Statistically, however, athletes are actually more likely to succeed aca-demically and, consequently, later in life.

A United States Department of Health and Human Services study reported that students who do not participate in athletics are 57 percent more likely to drop out of high school by their senior year, 49 percent more likely to use drugs, 37 percent more likely to become teen parents, 35 per-cent more likely to smoke ciga-rettes, and 27 percent more likely to be arrested: things that would certainly dam-age a student’s academic success and future.

A Hardiness Research study also found: by a 2:1 ratio, boy athletes do bet-ter in school, do not drop out and are more likely to graduate from college; by a 3:1 ratio, girl athletes do better in school; high-school athletes are more confident; athletes pursue more ad-vanced classes; high-school athletes have better grade av-erages, and their test scores are above average.

From the presented facts, one can conclude that athlet-ics are helping students achieve academic success.

Additionally, athletics can be misconceived to be a distracting, time-consuming, damaging fac-tor that adds additional stress to a student’s life.

While it is not possible to argue that athletics are not time consuming, it can be argued that they are not a harmful distraction damaging to stu-dent’s academic achievement.

Athletics help students prioritize and stay focused. The fact that athletics are time consuming also aids students to stay out of trouble after school hours, which, in turn, helps a students aca-demic success and teaches students to avoid procrastination.

Some schools have realized and ac-cepted the fact that athletics help aca-demics requiring more athletic partici-pation per year, but some haven’t.

Laguna Blanca requires one sea-son of a sport for each student each year. Though this requirement is far better than requiring none, some stu-dents, who could benefit from athletic participation, both physically and academically, decide to play the mini-mum.

According to the statistics provided, students would benefit from an addi-tional amount of athletic participation.

Along with academic im-provements, school spirit

would also rise if more stu-dents played sports and were

more involved with the Laguna athletic community.School spirit makes students

want to learn and want go to school, which, in turn, aids academic success.

A student who is physically healthy and who is also eager to learn will do much better in his or her classes com-pared to an unwilling, unhealthy learn-er. Team sports also teach students life

skills that will help them suc-ceed.

Some skills include: how to work as a team, how to com-

municate with others while in

h i g h - p r e s s u r e situations, how to fight through diffi-

culties, and how to be a sportsman like

competitor.Furthermore, more

participation in athlet-ics could, potential-ly, better our teams and thus make Laguna a Con-

dor League Cham-pion contender in all

sports, not just vol-leyball, and a CIF-SS Champion contender.

Also, because athlet-ics help academics, with more athletic partici-pation and increased academic success, La-guna could contend for

the Academic Team Champi-ons in CIF-SS,

and even in the State of California.Laguna needs to move forward and

break away from the traditional ‘status quo’ of sports hurting a student’s aca-demic success by requiring 2, if not 3, sports per year.

The improvement of this requirement will increase academic success, boost school spirit, and improve the overall satisfaction of the student body.

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For the last gig of the school year the Laguna Blanca Stage Band performed at the SOhO Music Club and Restaurant on May 5. For Seniors Andrew McCaf-fery and Troy Ritter, this was the last gig of their Stage Band careers.

A crowd of about 50-60 students, teachers, family and friends came out to support the band.

“It was great to see the school band get out into the community and per-form,” freshman Elia Doussineau said.

While for some members of the band it was their last gig, and for others, it was their first.

Specifically, Tenor Saxophonist Conrad Perry, Alto Saxophonist Ryan Green, and Band Director Ms. Laura Geier all experienced their first SOhO gig with the Laguna Blanca Stage Band.

“It was really strange in the begin-ning because I didn’t really know what was going on, but, in the end, it was re-ally fun and a great experience. SOhO was the best gig,” said Ryan Green about his first year with the band and the SOhO gig.

“The Stage Band and gig at SOhO were great experiences. I’m looking for to the next year’s,” said Conrad Perry.

On her first year with the band, Ms. Geier said, “Working with the Laguna Blanca Stage Band this year has been a great challenge. However, with every challenge comes great reward. Every gig we had was widely attended, and the audience welcomed [our] new [sound]. The Stage Band performed at multiple events including the Jogathon, Pada-ro Beach Grill, Crocodile Restaurant, and culminated with a performance at SOhO Jazz Club downtown on State Street. I can only say that the program will continue to grow, and I am looking forward to see the same enthusiasm at Laguna Blanca School and the larger community in the near future.”

The 2011-2012 year for the Stage Band has been a year full of change, but the success and excellence of the band has been maintained by the new band leader Ms. Laura Geier.

The group had 7 performances this year: the Jog-A-Thon, the Padaro Beach Grill, the Laguna Blanca Winter and Spring Revues, the Crocodile Restaurant and Bar, Once Upon a Mattress, and SOhO Music Club.

Ms. Geier has brought new genres from around the world to the band. She said, “World music is my passion. With each style I introduced, I explained the cultural context, rhythmic groove, style, form, and approach of the tune, giving the students a window into another culture, and a larger world view.”

Senior Andrew McCaffery, guitar and vocals, started playing guitar in the fifth grade, forming his first band, Just Blanck, with the guidance of Eli Buch-anan, that same year. Andrew played in the seventh and eighth grade band dur-ing his middle school career and quali-fied for the Stage Band in the spring of his eighth grade year.

On his experience with the Stage Band, senior Andrew McCaffery said, “I liked being able to play in a profes-sional setting all over southern Califor-nia, and I learned a lot about working with a group of people for an extended period of time.”

Senior Troy Ritter, drums, began playing the drums at the age of

7 . He traveled along the tracks of the Laguna Blanca music program play-ing in the fifth and sixth grade band, the seventh and eighth grade bands, and qualified for the Stage Band in the spring of his eighth grade, as well.

“I’ve been in the Stage Band since my freshman year. Mr. Buchanan stressed the professionally of being in a band, and having the opportunity to not only play a wide spectrum of music, but also to be treated like a professional musi-cian is something I’m going to have with me for the rest of my life as I con-tinue on my music career,” Troy said.

Stage Band Ends the year

at SohoBy STEPHEN MCCAFFERY

Brother Act: Andrew (left) and Stephen McCaffery (right) playing at the SOhO Music Club and Restaurant.

PHOTO: PAUL CHIMENT

Laguna’s Spring musical, Once Upon a Mattress a comedic spin off of the Hans Christian

Andersen fairy tale The Princess and the Pea was a show of two significant firsts.

“It was the first time in my tenure at Laguna that there has been an all-student orchestra,” said Director and Theater Arts Instructor Mr. Joseph Beck.

Second, for 12 of the musical’s 20 student-participants, it was their first time appearing in an Upper School production.

In spite of its inaugural pit-band and its overwhelmingly green cast, Once Upon a Mattress turned out to be quite professional and was met with much acclaim.

“I was swept up by its medieval splendor,” said sophomore Quentin Tedesco, “and I especially liked Andrew Puzder’s performance.”

Andrew, one of the production’s many rookies, played the dashing knight Sir Harry whose job it is to find a princess for Prince Dauntless, played by freshman Connor Curran.

Harry must act quickly for two reasons. First, Dauntless’ mother—the Queen, played by Junior Zoe Serbin is the definition of a helicopter mom and will only accept the perfect princess.

Second, Harry must find Dauntless a bride due to the scandalous consequences of his relationship with Lady Larken, played by senior Allie Lafitte. “Let’s just say that Sir Harry had about nine months to find Dauntless ‘the one,’” said Allie.

Allie, one of four seniors in the production, marked her fourth Laguna dramatic role. Morgan Raith, Ari Rodriguez and Cameron Platt were the

other seniors. For Cameron, who played Princess

Winifred—the long-lost solution to both Dauntless and Sir Harry’s problems—Once Upon a Mattress was her seventh Laguna performance.

“Putting together ‘Mattress’ was a particularly emotional process, due to its being my final show at Laguna,” said Cameron.

“This show was special in that it pushed me, as a senior working alongside a middle-school dominated ensemble, to be a role model and mentor in the theatre more than ever before.”

The presence of middle-school students also tested the capabilities of

Stage Manager Margaret Lazarovitz.“At times, working with younger kids

made things a little difficult. ‘Mattress’ was quite an adventure. However, all of the strife and stress is worth it, for when everything comes together—the lights, the band, the dancing—you’re met with one of the greatest feelings in the world.”

Cameron said, “I can’t quantify the growth I’ve undergone, the lessons I’ve learned, the friendships I’ve formed and strengthened and/or the memories I’ve made on the Spaulding Auditorium stage. I will dearly miss the Laguna theatre clan and its many quirks. It has been an honor to act here.”

Once Upon a Mattress: Seniors’ Final Curtain Call

By ANDREW McCAFFERY

PHOTO: BRAD ELLIOTT

Queen Aggravain (Zoe Serbin) strangles Prince Dauntless (Connor Curran) after she realizes that she can no longer talk.

This year’s Coachella Festival was special and like no other because of mastermind Dr.

Dre’s idea of having a ‘Tupac Shakur Hologram’ perform live at the festival in the desert.

The supposed shot and killed infamous rapper Tupac came back alive last month on the weekends of April 13-15 and April 20-22 at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Coachella is an annual three-day music and arts festival, organized by Goldenvoice and held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley.

Coachella is normally an annual event, but due to an overwhelming demand for tickets, the festival directors chose to expand the festival into a second weekend with an identical music lineup.

The festival is known for its stacked line-ups, its amazing performers, and its jaw-dropping performances.

This year, many of the fans were picking up their jaws off the ground when Tupac was resurrected on stage in a hologram.

The performance left such an impression on people that rap star and potential legend Nas spoke out saying, "Tupac has almost become Elvis, where people still think he's alive, so the hologram thing I thought was genius of Dr. Dre and Snoop… I thought it was a great look for hip-hop as a whole. It stepped hip-hop up a notch, and it was revolutionary on a performance scale."

After his life was taken in 1996, many fans yearned for something like this because they all miss the legendary Tupac Shakur.

Fans loved the unreal performance put on at the festival thanks to the extremely realistic experience and show that surprised many.

AV Concepts worked carefully and diligently to pull off Dr.

Dre’s unique vision of the hologram. Dr. Dre came up with idea himself

and led the charge to work with an AV concepts team to use the astounding technology we have today to make Tupac ‘come back to life.’

The Huffington Post reports, “AV Concepts produced the hologram for Coachella, but its partner, Digital Domain Media Group, was responsible for the animation.”

The life-like image of Tupac Shakur was created using the latest technology, also seen in movies such as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

It is reported that the Tupac hologram was several months in the planning and took almost four months to create in a studio. The costs were in between $100,000 and $400,000.

Although the hologram performance was released a few days before the concert, Coachella fans were amazed when Snoop Dogg took the stage along side the 3D Tupac to perform a classic west coast rap hit “2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted.”

A commentary of the technology that created a futuristic Tupac hologram and made Coachella 2012 one-of-a-kind.

By JOEY ECKERT

The groups working behind this really did a great job in that they were able to recreate Tupac’s voice to say, "What up, Coachella?"

This raises eyebrows because Tupac was reported dead in 1996 and the Coachella Music Festival started in 1999.

Companies were not able to confirm whether all the vocals were Pac's or not. The controversy over Pac’s death continues, and believers think that he may still be alive today. However, that's not what all the critics are hung up on, as more people are asking if this may evolve into a new way of entertainment with concerts leaving fans asking who is next? Elvis? Marilyn Monroe? Biggie Smalls?

Maybe there will be holographic concerts that are realistic and that are more cost-efficient than a live performance.

Many will be following and waiting to see what will be done with this new technology and this new style of performing. Time will tell.

PHOTOS: MARLA BONSERThe Artsy vibe: Festival attendees take a break from the sun and music to hang out around the many art pieces featured at Coachella.

Arts Instructor Delphine Louie Chosen as Featured Artist atI Madonnari Chalk Festival

By MORGAN RAITH

Lifestyle 15June 1, 2012

Bananas from Ecuador, bell peppers from Holland, oranges from South Africa? Really?! We live in California, sunshine state, sandy beaches and purple mountains majesty. We can grow apples in our back yards, flowers in our window boxes, and trees that are perpetually leafy green.

Yet, walk into any grocery store in town, and you’ll likely find produce from anywhere but California, and it’s often out of season (Chilean mangos in De-cember, really?).

Eating locally and in season is more difficult than it should be; tracking down locally grown apples in October can be difficult to find in your everyday Vons or Albertsons.

Instead, try combing the weekly farmer’s markets either on Coast Village road or State Street.

Farmer’s markets are great recourses for lo-cal produce hunters, as they offer a host of locally grown seasonal fruits and veggies.

Bakers, bee keepers, and florists also set up stalls at farmer’s markets, so you can pick up honey and a fresh baked baguette while produce shopping.

The downside of farmer’s markets, however, is that they’re largely early in the morning.

For those who enjoy their beauty sleep, locally owned small grocery stores are the best alternative. Grocery Stores in town like Lazy Acres and the Up-per Village Market often carry locally grown produce year round for a reasonable price.

Feeling adventurous? Try growing your own pro-duce! It’s easiest to buy small, partially grown plants from any nursery rather than starting from seed; the process is a bit quicker, and your plants are more likely to survive.

Try planting these seasonal fruits and veg-gies in the spring for a healthy summer harvest.

Figs- Figs trees thrive in hot, dry summers, and cool, wet winters. Plant your figs in the ground in full sun, wa-tering them regularly during growing season, and taking care that the soil remains soft. When the fall arrives, it’s best to stop watering and allow the soil to dry. There are nearly thirty different varieties of known edible figs, but some of the best are the dark and sweet Mission figs, Brown Turkey figs, and Green Figs.

Eggplant- Eggplant needs warmth to grow, so plant your eggplant in full sun in plenty of rich soil or compost. Although there are many different types of eggplant, they all grow in largely the same climates, so feel free to experiment with new varieties. It’s best to plant them in the middle of spring, after the danger of cold snaps has passed, and the plants can thrive in full sun. When harvest-ing time comes, the skins turn glossy your eggplants are ready to eat.

Peaches- Peaches are incredibly rewarding to grow at home, and they adapt a sweet, tangy meat that’s incredible when warmed by the sun if you can get to them before the raccoons. Peach trees do grow quite large, so when consider-ing planting one, it’s wise to allow up to five feet in diameter for the planting area of the tree. Use about eight ounces of 10-10-10 fertilizer until the tree is around two years old.

Asparagus- Asparagus is one of the more simple vegetables to grow. Asparagus is best when planted roughly eight inches in the ground. Plant the crowns, and cover with two inches of soil. Keep your soil moist, and the asparagus should sprout in about two weeks. It’s best, however, to let the as-paragus be for two years before harvesting for healthy veg-gies.

By HELENA DAVILA

“Irefuse to work next to anyone painting SpongeBob,” said Delphine Louie when asked about her experiences with the chalk painting festival, I Madonnari, an event held annually by the Children’s Creative Proj-ect.

According to Ms. Louie, there is a lot more grime than glory involved in turning a section of as-phalt into a masterpiece at the Santa Barbara Mission.

Visitors walk through the festival marveling at each finished product, though they don’t always realize that the process is much less pretty.

Finishing a square re-quires hours of grueling work bent over under

Corn- Corn is a great summer crop and looks beauti-ful in your garden. Make sure to water your corn from the base of the plant, and avoid o v e r -head sprinklers, a s corn is wind pollinated. Like peaches, corn also takes a large amount of garden space, so make sure to devote a large amount of land for your corn come plant-ing season.

Eat Your Seasons

the hot sun while getting covered head to toe in chalk.

“When I go home at the end of the day and get in the shower I watch the swirls of color go down the drain and think to myself, ‘Oh my God, I am so dirty!’”

After a long day Ms. Louie says her pants can usually stand up on their own they are so imbed-ded with chalk.

The question always is ‘do I wash them, or do I just not care and use them again tomorrow.’” Though the pants are op-tional, socks are an abso-lute need-to-be-washed item.

The physical elements of the process alone are harsh, but every artist is also working against the clock with only 3 days to complete a square of up to 12 X 12 feet.

So what makes this

kind of work so reward-ing?

Ms. Louie has a com-petitive nature and loves working “against” other artists.

“Working with the known and the unknown

and finding how I will overcome the unpredict-able factors also adds the challenge to my experi-ence.”

Somehow she is able to keep a cool head when surrounded by hundreds of sometimes-critical ob-servers.

“I learn from the nega-tive feedback, and the publicity encourages

me.”Another factor of the

whole process is that the final piece isn’t perma-nent.

Before the work even gets finished there is al-ways a chance of rain

or a clumsy visitor’s footstep to smear the image or cause the colors to bleed.

However, Ms. Louie knows these challeng-es well as this marks her tenth year as an artist at the Santa Barbara I Madonnari

Festival. This year is also very

special because she has been selected to be the featured artist to illus-trate the square at the foot of the Mission steps . Her qualifications for the honor include her par-ticipation in chalk draw-ing festivals around the world including Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and

Grazie, Italy. Ms. Louie likes to keep

her work classical but with her own twist. “I like taking the Madonna and changing her to an Asian ethnicity.”

After three days of hard labor and finally getting to see her work pay off with recognition from countless onlookers, she goes home, washes off the last of the chalk, and treats herself to a really nice massage.

Though she is always very busy with her own square, Ms. Louie says that collaborating with her students at the fes-tival and seeing the pro-gression of their work is most rewarding.

This year, she will be collaborating with stu-dent artists junior Zoe Serbin, sophomore Maya Christian, freshman Kela Johnson and senior Mor-gan Raith.

“I like taking the Madonna and

changing her to an Asian ethnicity.”

-Delphine Louie

ART: MORGAN RAITH

Back Page 16June 1, 2012

Chill Out!Summer vacation iS a time to kick back, relax, and treat

yourSelf. We experimented With our favorite frozen drinkS and SnackS and came up With five perfect recipeS for reclining poolSide or Sitting doWn in the Shade With a good book. enjoy!

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2 1/2 to 3 pounds watermelon flesh, seeds removed 1/2 cup fresh lime juice 1/4 cup packed mint leaves, plus more for garnish 1/4 cup agave syrup 1/4 cup club soda

How To:In a blender, puree watermelon, fresh lime juice and mint in batches until smooth. Strain into a pitcher. Mix in syrup and club soda. Serve in glasses filled with ice and garnish with mint leaves.

Recipe provided by Sunny Anderson, “Cooking for Real.”

What you will need: 1 Kiwi Popsicle sticks 1 cup dark chocolate 1/2 cup coconut oil

How To:Peel and cut kiwi into 1 inch thick rounds, with a popsicle stick in each round. Freeze on a tray in the freezer. Chop dark chocolate and coconut oil and melt it over a double boiler. Cool down to room temperature. Dip each Kiwi-pop into the chocolate mixture (it will immediately turn crispy) and place on a tray to refreeze.

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What you will need: 1/2 cup peaches, cut into 1/2-inch slices 2 kiwis, peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch rounds 3 oz. blueberries 4 oz. strawberries, hulled and halved 1 1/2 to 2 cups 100 percent white-grape juice

How To:Arrange some of each fruit in eight 3-ounce ice-pop molds, making sure pieces fit very snugly. Pour enough juice into each mold to just cover fruit. Insert ice-pop sticks and freeze until solid, 6 hours (or up to 2 weeks).

Recipe provided by Martha Stewart.

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Recipe provided by Epicurious.com.

Seasoning’s Greetings:What you will need:2 cups basil lemon syrup2 cups cold water2 cups ice cubes1 1/4 cup lemon juice

How To:Stir together all ingredients in a large pitcher, then pour into tall glasses half filled with ice.

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Spice it up:What you will need:4-7 whole cloves1 cinnamon (stick)2 cups cranberry juice3 1/4 cups water1 1/3 cups sugar6 ozs lemonade

How To:Mix spices, cranberry juice, and water in saucepan until boiling. Let stand 3 minutes. Strain and discard spices. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Mix with lemonade.

Fruity Tooty:What you will need:1 cup sugar2 cups water2 1/2 cups lemon juice2 cups Grapefruit juice1 grapefruit garnish

How To:Prepare an ice bath. Combine sugar and water in a saucepan and stir in medium-high heat. Boil and stir until sugar dissolves., put in ice bath. Combine the lemon juice, grapefruit juice, and the sugar syrup in a pitcher.

Recipe provided by Yummly.com.

Recipe provided by Heb.com.

What you will need:2 cups orange seltzer2 tablespoons frozen lemonade1 tablespoon lemon juiceSugar, lemon wedge (garnish)

How To:Combine seltzer, lemonade, lemon juice, if us-ing. Rub rim of 2 glasses with lemon wedge and dip in sugar. Fill glasses with ice and top with the seltzer mixture.

Recipe provided by Eatingwell.com.

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DRINKS CREATED BY ANASTASIA ANTONOVA, DARIA ETEZADI AND ZOE SERBIN LAYOUT AND PHOTOS: ANASTASIA ANTONOVA & ZOE SERBIN