BRIEFLY IN EDUCATION

Two achieve highest honor in Girl Scouts

Jami Andrews and Alison Crowley, both graduating seniors from Laguna Beach High School, have achieved the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor in Girl Scouting. On May 31 they were honored, along with four other south Orange County girls, at a ceremony and reception.

The Girl Scout Gold Award, which parallels the Boy Scout Eagle Award, requires work in the areas of acquisition of skills, leadership, career exploration, self-evaluation and assessment of community needs. The culmination of these efforts is a service project each girl creates, plans, organizes and completes, which must involve at least 65 hours of their time.

Jami planned her Girl Scout Gold Award project to help the softball league and the softball program at Laguna Beach High School. Jami held an all-day softball workshop for younger girls to encourage an interest in the sport. More than 25 girls came to the event for fun, learning and prizes.

Alison loves to cook, so for her Girl Scout Gold Award project she wrote, edited and produced a cookbook of easy, nutritious and inexpensive recipes to give to women in transition. The cookbook was distributed to Laura’s House, the United Methodist Church for their college bound members, and several other organizations.

On Monday evening, the two girls were also presented to the younger Girl Scouts of Laguna Beach and their parents during the traditional end of the year Bridging Ceremony at the Girl Scout House on High Drive.

Board to meet on foreign language education

The Laguna Beach Unified School District Board of Education will hold a special meeting from 3 to 4 p.m. today to discuss options for elementary foreign language programs. The meeting will be in the boardroom of the district office, 550 Blumont St.

Spring concert planned at high school Wednesday

The Laguna Beach High School music department invites the community to attend its annual spring concert at the Artist’s Theatre at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

The evening features a sampling of music from the chamber string ensemble, jazz orchestra and wind ensemble. The group performances included both classic and contemporary pieces.

Honoring tradition, student talent will be highlighted with solo performances from freshmen to senior musicians.

This is the final concert for the wind and string ensembles under the direction of Phil Felix before he moves to Arizona to attend graduate school.

The concert is free and there will be CDs recorded by the jazz orchestra available for purchase.

Yoga scouting workshop is open to public

YogaWorks Laguna Beach is hosting a Girl Scouts Workshop: Stress Less Badge from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday. Certified child yoga instructor Sarah Tyler will teach students the art of yoga in addition to what their bodies need to feel more relaxed and stress-free. This class is created for Junior Girl Scouts of ages 12 and older, but is also open to the general public.

Students will practice a yoga sequence and learn breathing techniques to reduce stress. In addition, they will learn about affirmations, journaling and nutrition. The cost per person is $20 in advance or $25 at the door.

YogaWorks Laguna Beach is located at 30818 Coast Hwy.

Call (949) 415-0955 or visit www.yogaworks.com.

Ralphs grocery to benefit Gallimaufry

Ralphs Grocery Store, 700 S. Coast Hwy., will donate money to Gallimaufry Performing Arts with every purchase when the nonprofit is linked to a Ralphs Club Card.

A Gallimaufry board member will be at the store from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to help register shoppers.

Call (949) 499-5060.