SchoolPower fundraiser gala is set SchoolPower’s “Laguna,...

SchoolPower fundraiser gala is set

SchoolPower’s “Laguna, An Evening Celebrating Laguna’s Artists and

Schools” auction and dinner dance will be Saturday at the Montage.

The dinner dance will showcase local artists and merchants.

Auction items will include local art, travel and wine among other

items to bid on. The event is black-tie optional. Because this year’s

Community Campaign was so successful, most tickets are already

reserved, but some are still available. For information or tickets,

call SchoolPower at (949) 494-6811.

El Morro minds emerge as the victors

Now in its 25th year, Odyssey of the Mind is an international

educational program that provides opportunities for creative

problem-solving to students from kindergarten through college. Each

OM team selects one of several challenges to solve together.

The teams then bring their solutions to competitions held at the

local, state and international level, where they also test their wits

in “spontaneous” brainteaser sessions. Competing for the first time

against more than a dozen elementary schools from around the Los

Angeles area, El Morro’s intrepid OM’ers captured a first place slot

in their Division, winning high marks for their “Envirover” project.

The team will travel to Sacramento in early April to compete

against other winning schools from around the state. The team

consists of Evan Ehrenberg, Anna Heitmann, Tad Heitmann, Hunter

Moskow, and Samantha Rosiczkowski, and their parent-coaches Christine

Sjolander-Green and Susan Heitmann.

LBHS players to perform ‘Music Man’

The award winning Laguna Beach High School Park Avenue Players

will present its annual spring musical -- “The Music Man” at the

Artists’ Theater March 25 through 27. Call (949) 497-7769 for

tickets, show times and more information.

Happenings at St. Catherine’s School

St. Catherine Catholic School parents gathered in the school

gymnasium to celebrate the result of their fourth annual Mardi Gras

fundraiser. Event co-chairs Maria Del Toro and Cheryl Baldridge

presented a check for $165,000 to Principal Pat Prerost. Profits will

be used to upgrade school facilities and purchase all new computers

for the school computer lab.

Boy Scout Troop 35 honored

Boy Scout Troop 35 honored three of its own in a Court of Honor

Ceremony Feb. 29 at Tivoli Too. William O’Hare III, James

Hammersmith, and Sean Fuszard have earned Boy Scouts’ highest award

-- the rank of Eagle Scout.