BRIEFLY IN EDUCATION

First PTA Coffee Break set

The Laguna Beach PTA Parent Education Program’s opening Coffee Break will be held from 8:15 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Surf and Sand Hotel.

Nancy Hubbell, the new LBUSD assistant superintendent for instructional services, will offer a district curriculum overview, and Superintendent Theresa Daem will give the district perspective.

All of the school principals will also provide updates and information at the forum.

October’s forum will focus on social networking websites.

Anatomy textbook available for review

The high school anatomy and physiology textbook “Hole’s Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology” is now on display for public review for 10 days in the district’s administrative offices, in accordance with district policy.

The book will be available until Sept. 27 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 550 Blumont St. Information: (949) 497-7710.

Children’s holiday palettes exhibited

The city has announced guidelines for the 2006 children’s holiday palette exhibition. The deadline for palette designs is 5 p.m., Nov. 9, at the Cultural Arts Department.

Laguna Beach children ages 5 to 17 are provided a paper template representing a palette on which to paint and/or draw original artwork. All appropriate submitted children’s holiday palettes will be on display at City Hall during the holiday season in a portfolio for public viewing. In addition, several paper palettes will be chosen for mounting onto wooden palettes. They will then be displayed throughout December at City Hall in a special exhibition. This project has been made possible with the support of Laguna Outreach for Community Arts. Proof of age and residency may be required.

Children are asked to submit a palette design on 8 ½ x 11” paper in color within the border of the palette outline available online at www.lagunabeachcity.net; they are asked to include the palette indent as part of their design.

Designs will be selected from the following age groups for mounting on wooden palettes: ages 5 to 8, 9 to 13 and 14 to 17.

The artist’s signature, age and date should be placed on the front left hand side. There are no restrictions on subject matter; however, religious symbols are discouraged.