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The Lancer Lines…May 8, 2015
Laguna Middle School
John Calandro, Principal
11050 Los Osos Valley Road San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 805-596-4055
PRINCIPAL’S UPDATE
This week was teacher appreciation week. Our PTA, parents, and students did an outstanding job
honoring our teachers and showing them how much they are appreciated.
Mr. Schalde and I have received many kind words from parents over the past two years about the
wonderful things happening at Laguna Middle School. We love to hear this and know that it is
because of the quality of our teachers. Your students are fortunate to have teachers who love
being here.
LAMS teachers know middle school kids and truly enjoy having the opportunity to work with
them every day. Our teachers are dedicated, thoughtful, caring individuals who have chosen
working with this age group as their calling.
It is the goal of all of our teachers to bring out the best in our students. We watch them struggle,
help them when they fall, work to inspire them daily, and celebrate their success. With only two
short years to accomplish the task of preparing them for high school, we know we occasionally
have an uphill battle. We persevere because we know our work is important. Your children are
important and we love being a part of their lives.
Thank you to all of those who reached out to show appreciation this week. Please know the
feeling is mutual. We are proud to work with your children.
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: Liliana Hasley, Taylor Young,
Ojaswi Patel, Ethan Gantenbein , Sophie Frost, Jake Vormbaum, Nadia Cassady, Kat Freeman,
Brooke Jacobs, Branden Dolezal, Sammi Godfrey, Sterling Lauritzen, Rainey Wells, Simone
Gabriel, Spencer Fetyko, Kloe Seher, Hillary Esparza, Cameron Soto, Ella Attala, Malia Carini,
Max Solter, Carson Silacc, Dalen Righetti, Brooke Andris, Riley Machamer, Michael Rudd,
Zalien Risley, Thomas Vomaske
YEARBOOKS- LAST CHANCE!
It’s getting close to the end of the year and students are running out of time to get the yearbook! If you
are interested in ordering one, you can order quickly and easily online by following this link:
http://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1007204/Laguna-Middle-School/
8th GRADE END OF YEAR DANCE TICKETS
…go on sale at open house this Thursday from 6:30-8:00. The end-of- year dance will be on
Thursday, June 11 from 7-9:30 and the cost will be $10. Permission slips will be available in the
office, on the website and at the ticket table at open house.
AROUND SCHOOL
 Congratulations to Michael Da Silva and Owen Richardson who both won $50 gift certificates
and to Jacob Evans who won a $100 gift certificate from Art’s Cyclery to celebrate Bike to School
Day!
 Mr. Coward’s students interviewed family members or friends ages 60 or over for part of their class
project and then wrote about the interview on their personal blogs. The resulting writing was
wonderful and students were treated to some amazing stories and insight about their friends and
relatives. You can read a selection of them by clicking the links below:
http://caelanandschrodinger.blogspot.com/2015/05/from-american-land-in-germany-to-hippie.html
http://www.info-tainmentfun.blogspot.com/2015/04/read-my-teacher.html
http://bellatano.blogspot.com/2015/04/a-walk-in-papas-past.html
http://thebombblogspot.blogspot.com/2015/05/biographical-sketch.html
http://lillymnunes.blogspot.com/2015/05/v-behaviorurldefaultvmlo.html
http://jennilkinsey.blogspot.com/2015/05/back-to-50s.html
http://amandasmiles01.blogspot.com/2015/05/v-behaviorurldefaultvmlo.html
http://jacobe227.blogspot.com/2015/05/jacob-evans-5-4-15-notso-calm-after-all.html
You can always read more of Mr. Coward’s student’s blogs here:
http://blogunalancers.blogspot.com/
SPECIAL OLYMPICS
Well, Laguna students were caught being awesome again! On Friday, May 1st, six amazing Laguna
athletes competed at the Special Olympics held at Cuesta College. Each competed and medaled in 2
track and field events. DJ Smith, Jack Overland and Wyatt competed in the 50m run and shot put
events, while Alexis Alvarez, David Leonard and Reggie competed in the 25m assisted walk and
softball throw. Each were inspiring to watch and fun to cheer for. We were also lucky to have some
wonderful 7th and 8th grade peers stand by our athletes to encourage and support them throughout the
day. Our motto this year was “Nothing’s Impossible; I’m Possible”! This held true as all of our
students are a great example of how working hard and never giving up makes anything possible.
Congratulations, once again, to all of our Laguna athletes!!! You make us proud!
EIGHTH GRADE END-OF-YEAR PICNIC AND PARTY
Parents, if you are able to help out with the 8th grade picnic, we have a sign-up genius started. Check
it out here: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0A4EABAC28AAF94-8thgrade/
We’ll be having another 8th grade party planning meeting on Wednesday, 5/13 from 6-7 in the
staff lounge. Sign-up geniuses will be coming soon for food, games, and decoration committees. We
need all parents willing to help out to join our committees. If you would like your name added to a
committee list, please contact Suzanne Pericoli spericoli@slcusd.org and she’ll put your name down
to help.
PARENT SURVEY
It’s time for our annual parent survey. The school site council uses the information from the
survey to set priorities for next school year and the teachers and staff use it to give us information
about how those who complete the survey perceive how we’re doing. You can access the survey
via our website or link directly to it here in English and here in Spanish.
NO PLACE FOR HATE
Members from Laguna Middle School’s Friday Night Live (FNL) chapter attended the AntiDefamation League’s No Place for Hate Reception on Wednesday, April 29th. LAMS FNL earned
the No Place for Hate accreditation on behalf of Laguna Middle School by completing three campuswide activities (“Positivity Chain”, “Random Acts of Kindness Challenge Week”, and “Mix-It-Up
Lunch”) promoting positivity, inclusivity, and diversity. With this award, LAMS is showing they
are actively encouraging the student body to build tolerance, respect others, and celebrate
diversity! Congratulations LAMS FNL!
DISECTION LAB
The 8th grade cow eye dissection took place yesterday. Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs. Jones, and Mr. Cossey’s
students got to investigate all of the structures of the eye as they performed their dissection. Students
were initially apprehensive, then intrigued, then fascinated by the eye and its inner workings. Thank
you to all of the parent volunteers for coming in and helping out. We could not have done it without
you!
2015 Lompoc Kiwanis Track & Field Championship Results:
The Laguna Track & Field team traveled to Lompoc this past Sunday to compete in the 2015
Lompoc Kiwanis Track & Field Championships. We had over 60 athletes that did an outstanding
job of representing our community and Laguna Middle School. Here are most of the results for
those athletes that placed in the top 6 for their events. This meet combined 7th/8th grade athletes
for awards. This was not a team scoring meet, but the Laguna athletes competed well as a team!
The track team will be competing this Saturday at the San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Teen
Track Meet(SLO High School Track starting at 9am), Wednesday the 6th at 3pm at the
Cal Poly Junior High Meet, and Saturday the 9th at the Atascadero Youth Track
Meet(Atascadero HS). Come on out and support the Lancers!
440 Relay Girls-2nd Place-56.56, 3rd Place 1:03
440 Relay Boys-1st Place-53.04
100 Girls-3rd Amelia Corpuz-Carr 12.7, 4th Tiara Bias 13.0, 5th Addie New-Schmidt 13.03,
6th Amber Nunes 13.16
100 Boys-No results-Jason Lucero, John Krill, and Jeremy Fitzsimmons all made the final
heat!
440 Girls-2nd Lily Svetich 1:11
880 Girls-1st Madison Johnson 2:44, 2nd Alexi Steinmaus 2:46, 4th Elena Grant 2:50
880 Boys-3rd Colton Campa 2:36, 5th Jack Manning 2:38
220 Girls-2nd Amber Nunes 31.59, 3rd Alyssa Block 31.72, 4th Chloe Carlson 32.22
220 Boys-Incomplete results-Jason Lucero 5th
Mile Girls-1st Samantha Simard 5:46, 3rd Alexi Steinmaus 6:23, 4th Elena Grant 6:43, 5th
Ariadna Maza-Rodriguez 6:53
Mile Boys-3rd Colton Campa 5:35, 5th Justin Hatcher 5:49
Mile Relay Girls-1st Samantha Simard, Amber Nunes, Madison Johnson, Lily Svetich 4:38
Mile Relay Boys-1st Aaron Bloom, John Krill, Addason Sturdivant, Henry Mendoza 4:25
2nd Colton Campa, James Schwab, Justin Hatcher, Jack Manning 4:39
Shot Put Boys-4th Joe Wilson
Shot Put Girls-2nd Claire O’Sullivan, 3rd Bella Wilson
Long Jump Girls-1st Amelia Corpuz-Carr 13’5”, 3rd Jacqueline Hughes 11’10”
Long Jump Boys-1st Jason Lucero 16’3”, 4th Henry Mendoza 15’3”
High Jump Girls-1st Amelia Corpuz-Carr, 2nd Mia Kohler 4’4”, 3rd Jacqueline Hughes
3’10”, 4th Skylar Ratty 3’8”
High Jump Boys-1st Jason Lucero, 6th Jeremy Fitzsimmons
San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Teen Track Meet:
Laguna Middle School has over 70 athletes representing the school at the San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Teen Track Meet which was held
on Saturday, May 2nd. It was a beautiful day for a track meet! Here are the athletes that finished top 3 or better in their event:
100m Hurdles
7th Girls-3rd Sage Cannon-20.83
7th Boys-3rd Joe Wilson-19.39
8th Girls-1st Amelia Corpuz-Carr 18.06
1600m
7th Girls-1st Alexi Steinmaus-6:02
7th Boys-1st Colton Campa-5:33, 3rd Justin Harper-5:43
100m
7th Boys-3rd Jason Lucero-13.25
8th Boys-2nd Branden Dolezal-12.69
4x100 Relay
7th Girls-2nd 62.11
7th Boys-1st 52.5
8th Girls-3rd 57.42
8th Boys-1st 50.64
400m
7th Boys-2nd Jack Manning-64.07
8th Girls-2nd Lily Svetich-67.1, 3rd Amber
Nunes-68.35
8th Boys-2nd John Krill-62.77
200m
8th Girls-3rd Lily Svetich-28.86
8th Boys-3rd Marcos Morales-26.35
4x400 Relay
7th Boys-1st Colton Campa, Justin Hatcher, Jack Manning, Sam Ogden-4:37
8th Girls-1st Anneke Moersdorf, Amelia Corpuz-Carr, Chloe Carlson, Alexi Steinmaus(7th Grade)-4:48
8th Boys-1st Henry Mendoza, Marcos Morales, Addason Sturdivant, Branden Dolezal-4:18
Long Jump
7th Girls-3rd Sage Cannon-13’1”
7th Boys-1st Jason Lucero-15’11”
8th Girls-1st Amelia Corpuz-Carr-14’5”, 3rd Megan Fragasso-13’9”
Shot Put
7th Girls-3rd Annie Overland-25’11”
High Jump
7th Boys-2nd Jason Lucero-4’8”
8th Girls-1st Anneke Moersdorf-4’10”, 2nd Amelia Corpuz-Carr-4’6”
8th Boys-3rd Addason Sturdivant-4’8”
Cal Poly Middle School Meet:
Laguna Middle School had around 60 athletes participate at the Cal Poly Middle School on Wednesday, May 6th. Here are the award
winners from the Cal Poly meet:
50m Hurdles
7th Girls-3rd Kathryn ZagRodny-8.14
7th Boys-2nd Joe Wilson-8.61
8th Girls-1st Amelia Corpuz-Carr-7.80
8th Boys-3rd Weston Kammer-8.84
400m
7th Boys-1st Sam Ogden-63.1
8th Girls-1st Lily Svetich-66.1
800m
7th Girls-1st Alexi Steinmaus-2:48
7th Boys-2nd Colton Campa-2:31
8th Girls-2nd Samantha Simard-2:37
4x400 Relay(Awards To 1st Place Team Only)
7th Boys-1st Colton Campa, Justin Hatcher, Jeremy Fitzsimmons, Sam Ogden-4:21
8th Girls-1st Samantha Simard, Amber Nunes, Madison Johnson, Lily Svetich-4:36
Shot Put
7th Girls-2nd Annie Overland-27’0”
100m
7th Girls-1st Addie New-Schmidt-13.5
High Jump
7th Boys-1st Jeremy Fitzsimmons-12.88
8th Girls-1st Anneke Moersdorf-5’3”, 2nd Amelia Corpuz-Carr-4’5”
8th Boys-1st Branden Dolezal-11.68
8th Boys-1st Sterling Lauritzen-5’2”, 3rd Addason Sturdivant-4’6
PTA NEWS
This week was Staff Appreciation Week, and we had so many people show how
much we care about our Laguna Middle School family!
I would like to thank Lisa Guy, Ana Floriani-O’Sullivan, Laura Viquez, Melissa
Martin, Elise Thompson, and Cathy Ahearn for decorating the Staff Lounge.
And a BIG thank you to all of the families who signed up to provide food for
the Cinco de Mayo luncheon and the Cookie Parade! You are awesome!
Our last PTA Meeting for the 2014-2015 school year is May 18th at 6:00 p.m.
Please join us with ideas and suggestions for next year!
Have a great weekend!
Julie Marks, P.T.A. President
JOHN GYSELBRECHT SCHOLARSHIP
Many of you have asked what could be done to honor John Gyselbrecht and all he has done for our
students, school, and community. A scholarship fund has been started in his name through Cuesta
College. Donations to the fund can be made online at
http://weblink.donorperfect.com/cuestafoundation, which opens a general giving page. On the form,
there is an obvious place for people to specify that you want your donation applied to the John
Gyselbrecht Scholarship. If you choose to donate via check, the check should be made out to: Cuesta
College Foundation, and mailed to PO Box 8106, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403. In the memo section
please write John Gyselbrecht Scholarship.
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.
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).
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.
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS DEADLINE APPROACHING!
San Luis Obispo Mayor Jan Marx is looking forward to personally presenting the "Mayor's Award
for Community Service " to deserving Lancers in June.
Has your son or daughter completed 30 hours or more of community service this school year? Please
make sure that the "Verification Form for Community Service" is filled out and submitted to Mila
Vujovich-La Barre in Room G14 by Friday, May 15, 2015 so that he/she can receive this coveted
award. The form is available in Room G14, in the Counseling Office and on the school website.
Remember, in the words of Margaret Mead "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed
citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
Thanks for having a heart and lending a hand!
IMPORTANT DATES TO NOTE
Monday, May 11
SBAC Testing
Jazz Band Rehearsal 3:05-4:15
Minecraft 7th grade lunch
Tuesday, May 12
SBAC Testing
Math Lab Room G-13 3-4pm
Coding Club 7th grade lunch
Wednesday, May 13
8th grade end of year party planning 6-7 pm Staff lounge
SBAC Testing
Friday Night Live Club Mtg. 3-4pm Rm. H2
Thursday, May 14
OPEN HOUSE 6:30-8:00pm
SBAC Testing
Student Council Meeting 3rd period
Coding Club 7th grade lunch
Math Lab Room G-13 3-4pm
Photography Club Room G-16 3-4pm
Maker’s Club Room A-1 3-4pm
Friday, May 15
SBAC Testing
THREE MILE RUN SPONSORS
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!