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MARCH 22, 2024 | Volume XXI, Issue 12
Thurston Middle Schooler Wins 25th Annual Holocaust Art & Writing Contest
LBUSD Moves Forward with Pool Revitalization, Classroom Upgrades
A conceptual rendering of the future Laguna Beach High School pool. Image courtesy of Ruhnau Clarke Architects.
By LB Indy Staff The Laguna Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) Board of Education awarded contracts for design services for the modernization of the Laguna Beach High School pool and classroom upgrades at El Morro and Top of the World Elementary School, projects in the district’s Ten-Year Facilities
Master Plan (FMP) during its March 14 meeting. The classroom upgrades will support the state-mandated expansion of the Universal Transitional Kindergarten (TK) program, which requires public school districts to make TK available to all four-year-old children by the 20252026 school year. El Morro Elementary
School will also host the Laguna Beach Preschool program, slated to open in the fall of 2024. This program is designed to teach developmental and pre-academic school readiness skills necessary for a successful transition to elementary education. The preschool LBUSD, PAGE 11
Laguna Beach Arts Alliance to Celebrate Local Artists at 16th Annual Art Star Awards By LB Indy Staff The Laguna Beach Arts Alliance (LBAA) will host its 16th Annual Art Star Awards on Friday, April 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the Festival of Arts. The evening’s highlight will be the presentation of awards in four categories and a special lifetime achievement award, acknowledging the remarkable contributions
of individuals, businesses, and organizations to Laguna Beach’s vibrant arts and culture scene. Winners will be presented with Art Star award sculptures, “Louies,” created by renowned artist Louis Longi. Alongside the awards ceremony, AWARDS, PAGE 18
By LB Indy Staff Thurston Middle School student Izzie Tran recently won first place in the 25th Annual Holocaust Art & Writing Contest, an event co-sponsored by the Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education at Chapman University and The 1939 Society, an Organization of Holocaust Survivors, Descendants and Friends. Tran’s winning entry was entitled “Mourning Silence,” a response to the testimony of Kurt Messerschmidt, who described the aftermath of Kristallnacht (“Crystal Night” or the “Night of Broken Glass”) when some 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to Nazi concentration camps. This year’s theme, “Answering the Call of Memory: Choosing to Act,” encouraged participants to select and watch a full-length testimony of a Holocaust survivor or rescuer from specified sources, including the Chapman University Holocaust Art & Writing Contest and the USC Shoah Foundation. The students pinpointed a compelling memory from the testimony, noting the specific word, phrase, or sentence, that inspired them to act in memory of the Holocaust. This inspiration was then explored creatively through art, poetry, prose, or film, embodying the participant’s THURSTON, PAGE 16
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Art Star award sculptures, “Louies,” created by renowned artist Louis Longi. The 16th Star Awards will take place Friday, April 26 at 5:30 p.m. Photo/Jeff Rovner
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