News Archive

Just a reminder that the TMS and LBHS Graduation livestream links will be available around noon on Thursday, June 8th. We will be publishing them on the District and individual school site websites, so please check the website that day for updates. 

The LBHS Jazz Band earned a “Superior” rating at the CoSA Coronado JazzFest on May 9 at Coronado High School. The JazzFest, featuring over 20 middle and high school ensembles, returned for the first time this year after a three-year hiatus. Judges, who taught more than they judged, provided professional feedback to the students, helping them grow as musicians. 

A big thank you to everyone who came to Thurston’s Open House last week! The festivities began with our Global Village Café where families listened to festive world music and dined on traditional foods from France, Mexico, and China. Additionally, Thurston’s amazing band greeted everyone as they arrived on campus with a fantastic array of live music. And finally, our wonderful teachers invited families into their classrooms where students showed off the incredible work they've done throughout the school year. Please enjoy this photo album of a truly incredible night!

On May 23, 2023, at 5 p.m. in the Thurston Middle School Library, the LBUSD Board of Education will hold a Facilities Master Plan Study Session and Workshop. The workshop will allow the community to ask questions and provide additional feedback to the board.

Shelby Anderson, global studies and U.S. history teacher at LBHS, is among 100 creative and imaginative teachers from across the country celebrated this month for the Disney Imagination Campus 100 Teachers Celebration at Disneyland Resort in California. 

Free college courses are available to students through Irvine Valley College this summer. Introduction to Sociology (SOC 1) and Academic Planning (COUN 1) will be offered this summer.

Hello incoming Thurston families! Thank you for joining our 6th Grade Science Camp virtual presentation last night. For those that missed the presentation, please watch when you have a moment. You may also reference the slide deck used during the presentation if you'd like. We look forward to welcoming all of our future Waveriders next year!

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, the LBUSD today announced its selection of Care Solace, an organization determined to calm the chaos of mental health care coordination, to expand access to community mental health and substance use treatment providers for students, staff, and families.

On Thursday evening, at its regularly scheduled meeting, the LBUSD Board of Education approved a new position for a Coordinator of Environmental Literacy to lead the district's efforts in implementing environmental literacy education and the LBUSD Sustainability Plan.

On Thursday morning, LBHS students interested in summer and part-time employment gathered in the Artists’ Theatre to hear directly from local business owners about what they look for in prospective employees. Represented on the panel were Hobie Surf Shop, Tuvalu, The Ranch, Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream, Zinc Cafe, The Lumberyard, Slice Pizza and The Bead Shop Laguna.