Laguna Blanca’s 2012 Mock Trial Team competed competition Feb. 25 at the Santa Barbara Courthouse. The competition is directed by the Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF), a California based organization that was created to help students acquire a working knowledge of our judicial system. This is the 12th year Laguna has participated in the competition. Members more »
While most freshmen are still finding their niche in life and settling into high school, a select few already have a clear-cut idea of what their passion is. Miles Crist is one of these few. During a 2011 summer trip to Europe, Miles created a five-minute film called “In Motion” with footage taken from a more »
We sit down with Aija Mayrock, our resident film critic, to talk about her recent accomplishments… Be Sure to Check out Aija’s Cinema Blog! Laguna tenth grader Aija Mayrock moved to Santa Barbara from New York in 2009 not knowing at the time that she loved to write, act, and direct. Last year on a whim, she more »
She did it again! Sophomore Aija Mayrock’s is a finalist in the screenwriting portion of the 10-10-10 competition for the second year in a row. 10-10-10 is a student filmmaking competition developed by the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2001 which takes place annually. There is a screenwriting and filmmaking portion in the competition. more »
Laguna Blanca’s Upper School newspaper, The Fourth Estate, has been selected as a 2011 NSPA Design of the Year Finalist in the NSPA 2011 Pacemaker Competition. “This is the Holy Grail of journalism awards,” explains Journalism Instructor Trish McHale. McHale continues, “This is NSPA’s (National Scholastic Press Association) annual contest for newspaper, magazine, and yearbook more »
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