Stance of the Staff

Junior Ashly Pryor on stage in Spaulding Auditorium.

editorial

Self-expression is about communicating your individuality and is core to one’s self and identity. Young people are surrounded by pressures and new experiences, deepening our understanding of the world and ourselves. To find ourselves within the storm of our ever-accelerating lives is a monumental task. Despite it all, we persevere.

From the theater students to the writers on our staff, there are limitless forms of expression in our community. But how much about our interests, background, culture, and experiences are we able to express?

We explore students’ and faculty members’ unique, diverse stories and passions in this issue. Creativity is flourishing around us, and there are limitless opportunities to interact with our community to find our definition of self.

Just this year, Laguna students and faculty came together to put on unique and collaborative expressions of our community. We started off the third quarter with the annual TEDxLagunaBlancaSchool event, where our student speakers shared the messages that are important to them and performed original songs. At the same time, faculty members showed off their pottery talents. Our theater department burst back onto the scene with “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged),” giving our community a much-needed opportunity to gather and laugh.

We cheered on everything from card tricks to songs to a very enthusiastic AP Econ class at the talent show.

And we even got a sheriff-delivered noise complaint at our spring fling. Our current sports times are flourishing, and the student section at each game is stronger than ever.

As a staff, we learned that the beauty of our individuality shines through our day-to-day experiences and interactions. We focused on telling our stories through the minutiae: the shoes we wear, what we love to eat, or how we greet our teachers every morning.

With the busyness and stress that takes over our everyday lives, it is easy to dismiss the different forms of self-expression and identity in our community. So for this issue, we decided to take the time to appreciate the vast array of creativity and individuality around us that brings us closer as a community and opens the door to new ideas among us.

We express ourselves with everything we do in our day-to-day lives, whether it be classes, sports, dancing, acting, or writing. We all need to appreciate the people and programs that bring expression and purpose to our community because it allows each and every one of us to thrive at this school.

Healthy self-expression is essential because it validates our interests and shows that everyone has purpose and meaning.

It can be hard to navigate the world around us, but when we are confident in our skills and purpose, it makes it easier to find new connections, build stronger relationships, and grow as individuals.