Laguna Beach High School

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hatz announce the marriage of their son Jason Hatz to Debbie Weberski of Willits, Calif. The wedding and reception took place on Aug. 30 at the Grand Traditions in Fallbrook. Jason Hatz is a 1996 graduate of Laguna Beach High School. The couple met while attending San Diego State University. After honeymooning in Hawaii they will make their home in Point Loma. The Coastline Pilot publishes engagements, wedding announcements and anniversaries free of charge.

With poignant memories of their school years and high hopes for the future, the Laguna Beach High School class of 2009 held its commencement ceremony June 18 at the Irvine Bowl. As he waited to take his seat, Luke Tinkess, 18, said graduation marked a big transition: ?I?m excited but nervous because it?s such a big step from what we?re used to.? Katy Bekken, who will attend Loyola Marymount University in the fall, expressed excitement about the new stage in her life. ?

Dozens of Laguna Beach High School students have revealed their inner characters to the Disneyland Resort. But Pluto, Minnie Mouse and Clarabelle Cow were far from the students' minds; rather, they collectively gave thousands of hours of their time to benefit nonprofit organizations in Disneyland's Show Your Character community service project program. Students Madison Zraick, Ana Lincoln, Aprile Dale, Siara Barber-Crespo and Amy Briano chose to partner with Shanti Orange County, a nonprofit social service agency that assists those in the county affected by HIV/AIDS.

nutcrackerTickets still available for evening performances of Laguna Ballet's 20th anniversary production.Laguna Ballet's 20th annual production of "The Nutcracker" will be performed at 2 p.m and 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday in the Laguna Beach High School Artists Theatre. The 2 p.m. performances are sold out on both days. However, tickets for the 6 p.m. performances may be reserved by calling (949) 855-0331, to be picked up and paid for at the box theater box office. Laguna Beach High School is at 625 Park Ave. Seating is reserved.

Corinne Beacham-Greene Laguna resident Corinne Beacham-Greene died July 10 at her home surrounded by family. She was 51. She battled ovarian cancer for six years. "This was a wonderful life," family friend Kay Ostensen said. "She touched so many and always, even at the last, was thinking of the other person -- what she could do for us." Mrs. Beacham-Greene is survived by her by husband, Gary; daughter Charise, 24; and son Nathan, 19. Both children graduated from Laguna Beach High School.

Thurston principal moves up to LBHS The principal of Thurston Middle school will take the helm at Laguna Beach High School. Thurston's Joanne Culverhouse will replace outgoing LBHS Principal Don Austin, according to the school district. Austin announced June 16 that he is taking a position in Huntington Beach. Prior to Thurston, Culverhouse served as principal at El Morro Elementary School. She has 30 years of educational experience as a teacher, coach and administrator.

City Editor Cindy Frazier provided an insightful analysis of unresolved questions about the controversial and divisive name change at Laguna Beach High School in 2002 (From Canyon to Cove, ?Being true to their school,? July 24). The Laguna Beach High School Alumni Assn. hopes that any discussion of this issue is aimed at reconciliation and resolution, so we can focus without distractions on positive opportunities for alumni and the community to support the success of our high school.

The Laguna Beach High School classes of 2003 and 2004 will hold a holiday fund-raiser for the annual Safe and Sane Grad Night. The event keeps exuberant seniors off the streets and out of trouble, said Jane Schnyder, co-chair of the event. "Grad night can be a real dangerous night," she said. "The party keeps them in one spot until they're driven home the next morning." The holiday fund-raiser features fresh wreaths, garlands and Christmas tree centerpieces from Washington State, as well as fudge.

Laguna Beach High parents can access their children's official records from their home computers.Parents of Laguna Beach High School students can now obtain their children's grades and other information -- such as attendance and tardiness records -- on the Internet. Aeries Browser Interface, an online grading system, was first tested by 15 teachers at Laguna Beach High School last year. As a result of the positive response, the system is being used by all of the high school's teachers and is available to parents and students.

Till May 20 'Tickled Pink' "Tickled Pink," written by Rita Rudner and Martin Bergman, is debuting at the Laguna Playhouse. Tickets are $30 to $70. For showtimes and more information, visit http://www.lagunaplayhouse.com or call (949) 497-ARTS. Friday Contemplative Prayer Lectio Divina prayer, a method of praying with the Bible, will be led by Mary Cannon from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Laguna Presbyterian Church Parlor, 415 Forest Ave. For more information, call (949)

Barbara “Bobbie” Meyers Irwin Long time Laguna Beach resident Barbara “Bobbie” Meyers Irwin died peacefully April 3, 2012 after a long illness surrounded by family while in Seattle, WA.. Born in Fergus Falls, MN on December 14, 1927 She graduated from Spokane's Lewis and Clark High School in 1944.   Bobbie had two great loves in her life - Neil Meyers and Marvin Irwin. Bobbie married Neil Meyers in 1950 and raised a family of 6 children in Spokane. Neil passed away in 1984.  Love came a second time around for Bobbie and former high school friend Marvin Irwin after the death of their spouses.

Just say no to underage drinking The Boys & Girls Clubs of Laguna Beach, in conjunction with the South Orange County Coalition, will participate in a community alcohol prevention activity called Sticker Shock at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. The event — in which youth will visit off-sale alcohol outlets (retailers that sell alcohol for consumption outside of their stores) and place prevention message stickers on alcohol multi-packs — aims to remind buyers that it is illegal to provide alcohol to anyone younger than 21, according to a news release.

There were a lot of "whereases" in the City Council's March 6 proclamation honoring the Assistance League of Laguna Beach - but they can all be summed up by saying "50 years of service to the community. " It started with 14 friends, calling themselves Las Amigas, determined to use their energy and skills to meet some of the needs of the community. In the half-century since then, the group became the 29th chapter of the national Assistance League, with more than 170 volunteers and programs the founders could never have imagined.

As we near the end of the year, the members of the Patience Wright Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution would like to express our deep gratitude to the Laguna Beach community for supporting our Good Citizenship and Excellence in American History awards for local students. Due to your outstanding support for our fundraising activities, we have been able to expand the program to cover students in grades 5 through 12. And on May 2, we will be holding our first annual citywide celebration of Laguna Beach student DAR award-winners at the Artists' Theatre at Laguna Beach High School.

Art Zdanowski 's prize-winning photograph of the Main Beach Lifeguard Tower has been added to the city's permanent art collection. Zdanowski, whose professional name is ArtZ, donated "Laguna Guardian" to the city at the Aug. 16 City Council meeting. The black-and-white photograph shows the tower under a spectacular cloudy sky. "I waited eight months for the right cloud formation," Zdanowski told the council. The wait, which began in October of last year, ended on May 8 when he finally captured on camera the vision he had "in his mind's eye. " "At that time I was learning the photographic technique known as 'HDR' (high dynamic range)

"If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story. " - Orson Welles This week, the editor of the Coastline Pilot and its family of papers, John Canalis, wrote to inform me that my column was being shelved for the time being. I've thought long and hard about what this means. After 11 years of connection to and with the Laguna Beach community, my first sense is one of loss. "Chasing Down the Muse" was originally a column about how to be creative.

Sitting at Starbucks and facing Main Beach, Kevin Staight couldn't be farther from the Middle East, a region he's called home off and on for the last eight years. On June 12, the 28-year-old Laguna native donned a cap and gown as the first graduate to earn a degree in Arabic from UC San Diego. In the fall, he plans to study international business in New York University's MBA program. But he didn't care much for school while growing up in Laguna. Straight graduated from Laguna Beach High in 2000 with a 2.9 GPA and a lack of confidence after college rejections filled his mailbox.