Please join administrators, members of the Board of Trustees, and your host family at a reception in your honor on Monday, May 2 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. on Merritt Patio on the Hope Ranch campus. You will receive a personal invitation to this event.

 

All newly admitted students who have enrolled in grades 6-12 take placement tests in grammar (7-12), math (6-12), and world language (if applicable). Placement tests are administered on the following dates and times:

 

Saturday, May 14, 2011, 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 4:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Make Up Tests: Saturday, June 4, 2011, 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.

 

Students will receive a course selection sheet in late April or early May that notes the courses required, as well as elective options. This sheet should be returned to Laguna Blanca by the date noted on the form. Lori Alef, the school’s registrar, is available by telephone, 805.687.1752 x234 or email lalef2@lagunablanca.org, to answer your questions.

 

Students and their parents meet personally with Lori Alef, the school’s registrar, to go over graduation requirements, the likely course selections to be taken during the student’s tenure at Laguna Blanca, and to construct the student’s fall schedule.

 

The 2011-2012 school year kicks off with Orientation for new students Grades K-12 and all students in grades 5, 7, and 9 on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. You will receive more specific information in the summer mailing.

 

The fall semester begins for all students on Wednesday, September 7.

 

Grades 9-12

Athletic practices for most fall sports begin on August 22, 2011 for students in grades 9-12 who plan to participate on a team (options below). Coaches of fall teams will contact student athletes who have expressed interest in a particular sport to provide specific practice information. If you do not hear from the coach, please contact Director of Athletics Mike Biermann at 805.687.1752, x528. Please be aware that some sports—cross country and football—may have additional or altered practice schedules, and the coaches of these sports will apprise you of this information.

 

UPPER SCHOOL FALL SPORTS (GRADES 9-12)

Cross Country

Tennis

Volleyball

 

Cross Country

Football

 

MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL SPORTS (GRADES 5-8)

Athletic practices for Middle School students begin after the start of school in September.

Volleyball

 

Soccer

 

Scheduled for each division early in the school year, you will meet your child’s teachers, visit classrooms, and learn more about the specifics of your child’s school year.

 

Grades 5-12

Class trips take place on the dates below. Additional information regarding grade level trips will be available in the summer mailings.
 

Grade 9 Challenge Day: September 12

Grades 10-11: September 12

Grade 12 Senior Retreat: September 12-13

Grades 6-8: September 12-16

Grade 5: September 14-16