Laguna Blanca Lower School Ceremony 2022

CEREMONY PHOTOS

By Joanne A Calitri, Montecito Journal

The Laguna Blanca Lower School 2022 Graduation (“Go Owls!”) was held on Thursday, June 9 outside at the school.

The welcome and remarks were given by Head of Lower School and Assistant Head of School Andy Surber and the new Interim Head of Lower School Anna Alldredge, as Surber is moving on. Head of Middle School Shane Lopes also spoke.

Surber said, “It has been an amazing year of learning and growth at Laguna Blanca Lower School. The 19 students who graduate today exemplify what it means to be a Laguna Blanca Owl. They are bright, caring, talented, and ready to make an impact as they move to the fifth grade. I speak on behalf of the entire faculty that we are grateful for their contributions to our community and the leadership they showed while serving on our student council. I am so proud of this class and look forward to seeing their future successes!”

The grads sang their class song, “Memories.” Fourth Grade Teacher Ms. Susanne Richter read a sweet candy-themed narrative about each student’s attributes. With Surber, Richter, Alldredge, and Lopes presiding, the grads received their certificate of promotion, owl necklace, and a Gerber daisy flower to present to their parents. In closing, the grads performed the traditional parachute dance to the “Waka Waka” song. 

The Laguna Blanca Fourth Grade 2022 graduates are Enzo Acosta, Catherine Blabey, Colin Bradley, Aurora DeAngelis, Blake Downing, Charlie Eades, Caroline Foscue-Boyd, Lindsay Green, Dallas Knothe, JP Lopez, Michael McDermott, Kanu Nayak, Katharina Probstel, Alexander Russell, Brady Terzian, Morgan Terzian, Lisl Thorsen, Carl Wagner, and Blakeley Young.

Congratulations to the Class of 2030!