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The Lancer Lines…Mar. 27, 2015
Laguna Middle School
John Calandro, Principal
11050 Los Osos Valley Road San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 805-596-4055
PRINCIPAL’S UPDATE:
Some reminders for all:
HelmetsThe good news is we have many students riding their bikes and skateboards to school. The bad
news is we have many students who are still not wearing helmets when they are riding and
rolling.
CA Vehicle Code states a “person under 18 years of age shall not operate a bicycle, a
nonmotorized scooter, or a skateboard, nor shall they wear in-line or roller skates, nor ride upon a
bicycle, a nonmotorized scooter, or a skateboard as a passenger, upon a street, bikeway, or any
other public bicycle path or trail unless that person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened
bicycle helmet.”
Our streets are very busy and accidents happen as students are riding or rolling to and from
school. We want our students to be safe and healthy, and that means wearing a helmet. If you are
unable to afford a helmet for your child, please contact the school and we can help to find
resources to get a helmet.
Be safe, wear a helmet. It’s the law.
Three Mile Runis Thursday, April 2. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and we are hoping all students and
families will participate. Parent Kathy Godfrey has done an outstanding job getting sponsors for
our banners in the cafeteria- these are businesses who have donated to our PTA. Please check
them out at the end of our newsletter and patronize their businesses! Students have donation
envelopes. We are asking that families and friends donate a flat sum to our PTA for the three
mile run. All proceeds go to making our school a better place. This year, PTA has funded our
clubs, purchased equipment for classrooms and PE, and has provided for our student incentive
programs. Our PTA is outstanding, and the three mile run makes it possible for the PTA to help
out in so many ways. Thank you for donating, and thank you for supporting our school!
WALL OF FAME:
Each week our teachers select students who have been exemplary of the hard work and positive
energy we want to see in our classes. Students’ names are added to the “Wall of Fame” just outside
the activity quad. Congratulations are in order for the following students: Jackie Estes, Miguel
Guzman, Nancy Solano, Denice Chavoya, Thomas Prater, Anika Meyer, Desi Drake ,
Bianca
Gonzales, Lauren LaFaille, Hannah Marchbanks, Trevyn Wong, Owen Richardson, Basil
Lloyd Moffett, Fynn Karp, Claire Headrick, Hannah Weiss, Isabella Andreatta, Sophia Naso,
Adam Garcia, Joe Wison, Jahan Ramezani, Dulce Esquivel, Jazlyn Zundel, Makenzie Fry,
Sage Torres, Kess Elder
AROUND SCHOOL
 Congratulations to Caelan Strueble who spent today at Fresno State University competing in the
California Geography Bee. Caelan did great at the first round of the State Geography Bee- he got 8 out
of 9 right on round 1, only having difficulty with one really tough question at the end. Unfortunately
only perfect scores moved on to the final round, but LAMS couldn’t be more proud of having a student
at the state level! Caelan and his family wanted to say a special thanks to Mrs. Lincoln and her
wonderful class, which focuses on geography along with history.
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 Congratulations to Qili Paape. You may remember the Qili was honored as our local Elks Club
Americanism Essay Contest winner a few weeks ago. Qili’s essay has been selected as the winning
essay for Region 11. She has been invited to the Elks State Convention in San Diego so she can read
her essay and receive her award!
8th GRADE PARENT HIGH SCHOOL REGISTRATION MEETING:
Mark your calendars for Tiger Fest, the SLOHS style Open House on Thursday, April 23 2015.
The High School will host parents and students of incoming 9th graders at 5:30PM in the new gym.
Parents and students of current 9-12th grade students are invited to the Open House at 6:00pm. Don’t
forget to mark your calendars for this cool event!
CHOIR NEWS
LAMS Choir took part in the Central Coast Choral Festival on Thursday at the Cal Poly PAC and
they looked and sounded great! You can see their performance by clicking on this link.
Cupcake Wars
…Kicked off this week and Mrs. Carlin’s 8th grade Home Ec students baked, decorated, and themed
their cupcakes to represent a tour of the states. Students came up with cupcake flavors and decorations
that represented their states and then created a display with information about their states and explained
the inspiration for their cupcakes. Judges had a difficult time looking for the group with the best
cupcakes, theme and decorations…but it was delicious work! Look in next week’s newletters for the
winners!
Don't miss out on the
Laguna Middle School
yearbook!
Jump on our March
Madness Sale! We’ve
returned to our startof-the-year pricing.
Hurry, the sale ends
March 31.
Order the Yearbook
INCREDIBLE SUMMER CAMP OPPORTUNITY:
NOW REGISTERING!!!
This year, Laguna Middle School will be hosting the YMCA Youth Institute Summer Camp. This 5
week camp begins with a week of sleepaway camp followed by 4 weeks of amazing learning and
fun. Students at the camp will produce their own magazine and movies over the course of the
summer and will screen their movies at the Youth Institute film festival at the end. Student films
from the Cambria Youth Institute have been winners at the SLO International film festival and
others.
The camp will run from July 6- August 7 and will be from 9am-3pm Monday-Friday (The first
week, July 6-10 is the sleepaway camp portion with students camping in Mammoth Lakes for 4
nights). We do ask that students commit to the full 5 weeks of the program as they will be working
in production teams and will be developing their skills in working with one another.
This camp is open to students currently in grades 6-8. We are giving priority to students who are or
will be attending Laguna Middle School next year. There are only 20 spaces available in this camp
and the cost is $750 (only $150 a week for full time camp and a week away!) and financial
assistance is available. Signups will be coming soon. For more information, contact Dan Hartzell at
dhartzell@sloymca.org or you can register on line here.
Library News
Recycled Learning Old materials are leading to new creations and
innovations while building a thought
provoking community.
Click the image on the right or visit the library
website for a preview.
Medieval Madness! - Presenters from Ms. Lincoln’s and Mr. Townsend’s classes took us on
an adventure to Medieval Europe. Such talented and creative Superstars!
Ahearn’s Researchers- How can we help put a stop to bullying? Just ask Ms. Ahearn’s English
Language Development class. With the help of Ms. Thompson and Mrs. Schwoerer, students are
researching various types of bullying and creating presentations in Google Slides. We are impressed
with their outstanding work and efforts.
THREE MILE RUN SPONSORS
The Three Mile Run is only a few days away! On April 2, our students will be running in our largest
and most fun fundraiser of the year, the 3-Mile Run. Students went home on Friday with envelopes to
collect flat-fee donations from friends, family and neighbors. All proceeds will be collected on April 2
and go towards our PTA to provide great opportunities for our kids.
A HUGE thank you to our Three Mile Run Banner Sponsors for 2015:
Ciopinot
The Crushed Grape
Central Coast Pediatrics
Madonna Enterprises
Geo Solutions
Pacific Pediatric Dentistry
Gray & Troy
Idler's Home
Garrett Orthodontics
Vellum Financial
Dr. Stephen Freyaldenhoven
Bravo Pediatrics
Bonipak
Cindrich & Company
Summer Kabaker, Realtor - Haven
Coastal Pediatric Dentistry - James Forester, DDS
Properties
Servpro
Pacific Pediatric Dentistry
Louisa's Place
Dr. Freeman Orthodontics
Arris Studio Architects
Puma Swim Team
Papa John's
Coastal Cardiology
Blackhorse Espresso & Bakery
Dr. Daniel Orthodontics
Campa Real Estate Group
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Firestone Grill
Shetler Construction
Central Coast Home Health
SLO Pediatric Dental
Buffalo Pub & Grill
Black Sheep Bar & Grill
Central Coast Neurology
Andrade Landscape
SLO Eye Associates
Dr. Grace L. Kim
Wells Fargo
Norcast
And a gigantic shout out to LINSON SIGNS for the great job of creating the banners for our sponsors!
Thanks to Powell's Sweet Shoppe for donating gift certificates to our run and to Ravine Water Park
for donating season passes!
To purchase a banner, contact Kathy Godfrey family.godfrey@gmail.com.
PTA NEWS
DON’T FORGET THREE MILE RUN IS ON THURSDAY! COLLECT YOUR PLEDGES AND
RETURN YOUR ENVELOPES!
It will be a beautiful weekend! Get outside and train with your son or daughter for the 3 Mile Run,
happening on Thursday, April 2nd!
Laguna Middle School P.T.A. Members Sought
If you are interested in serving on the Board for the 2015-16 school year, or have anyone in mind,
please contact me at slomarks@att.net.
BOARD POSITIONS OPEN FOR NEXT YEAR: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Recording
Secretary, Financial Secretary, and Auditor.
IMPORTANT DATES TO NOTE
Monday, Mar. 30
Boy’s Volleyball at St. Pat’s
Jazz Band Rehearsal 3:05-4:15
Tuesday, Mar. 31
Boy’s Volleyball vs. Paulding 3:30 and 4:40pm
Math Lab Room G-13 3-4pm
Wednesday, Apr. 1
Friday Night Live Club Mtg. 3-4pm Rm. H2
Cookie Wednesday- bring your card.
Bike to School Raffle- WEAR YOUR HELMET!!!
Thursday, Apr. 2
Three Mile Run!
Bring your envelopes!
Friday, Apr. 3
Spring Break!!
SCHOOL RESUMES MONDAY, APRIL 13