Athletes Receive End-of-Season Kudos
By Frank Aronoff | LB Indy Boys Cross Country Orange Coast League Champions, 7th SSCIF D-IV, 7th State D-IV All-League: Matt Neeve, Jeff White, Ryan Jones, Aaron Swartz All-SS CIF: Matt Neeve Girls...
View ArticleSpare Change Teaches Decision-making
By Kate Rogers, Special to the Independent Parents learned a fresh approach to teaching children about money from therapist and mother Vicki Hoefle during last Wednesday’s Coffee Break presentation....
View ArticleNew Topics, Challenges in Coffee Break’s Future
By Kate Rogers, Special to the Independent Coffee Break, part of the Laguna Beach PTA Council’s parent education program, plans sessions next year on nutrition, critical thinking skills, and raising...
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Range of Energy Alters ‘Perception’ Concert
Expect high-flying energy at the high school's dance concert. Performances begin Thursday, Dec. 8. Photo by Ted Reckas By Kate Rogers, Special to the Independent Over 50 student dancers guided by six...
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Arming Kids to Resist Pressure to Drink By Kate Rogers, Special to the Independent Brenda Conlan acted as a lightning rod for community angst around “social host” drinking by teens at last week’s...
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Coffee Break Explores Parent Effectiveness Training
By Kate Rogers, Special to the Independent Coffee Break chair Cindy Newman-Jacobs, left, and speaker Meike Lemmens. Meike Lemmens, certified in parent effectiveness training, helped parents understand...
View ArticleWhat Are We So Afraid Of?
Editor, This past week I have been getting emails and seeing posts on Facebook, which are rabidly against the proposed skatepark in Moulton Meadows park. I am surprised to see such fear around what a...
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Parents Schooled in Common Core Methods
From left: School leaders Bill Landsiedel, Darlene Messinger, Sherine Smith, Melinda Grace and Betsy Jenkins. By Kate Rogers, Special to the Independent Laguna school Supt. Sherine Smith and other...
View ArticleEmbracing the Technology in a Child’s World
By Kate Rogers, Special to the Independent Technology is changing so fast it’s almost impossible for parents to monitor. In the past, parents knew the world in which their children were growing up...
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