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Cathedral Oaks Athletic Club COAC, or Cathedral Oaks Athletic Club, is located on Cathedral Oaks Road in Goleta near Kellogg School. COAC is an athletic club by all means, because you can take swim lessons, swim for fun, take tennis lessons, play tennis for fun, take spin classes, and more. COAC’s swim team (presently known as SWELL) has well-scheduled meets and tournaments and very comfy swimwear for both genders. The swim program at the club teaches all ages and all skill levels from TINY TOTS, to AGE GROUP. The coaches and employees help make kids great swimmers and bring the best out of all of them! If you think it’s necessary, you can schedule private lessons and they will most likely fit you in! The SWELL swim team is the perfect place for tots, children, and teens. You can join by paying a simple fee and signing a few waivers and papers. SWELL and COAC definitely make Goleta the Good Land! —Adriel A.
The Airport The Santa Barbara Municipal Airport is one of the things that makes Goleta the Good Land. The airport is
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located seven miles north of downtown Santa Barbara near UCSB. It’s near restaurants, hotels, and stores. You can travel to other cities and states without even having to drive to busier and bigger airports. You can travel by plane for as low as $75 and up. If you are in need of a rental car, you can rent a car inside the airport. You can leave your car in the parking lot for a couple of days and just pay a fee. Traveling from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport is convenient for you and your pocket!
The Goleta Amtrak Station is one of the things that makes Goleta the Good Land. You can take the train to a different city. The station only has one track. You can get a seat because it’s not as crowded as Santa Barbara Amtrak. It’s located on 25 South La Patera Lane. The train station has a free parking lot where you can take the train to a city for as low as $9 up to $120. You can leave your car if you need to travel far. —Harry B.
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GVGSA (Goleta Valley Girls Softball Association) is a terrific organization that allows girls to play softball from ages 6-14. I have been playing with GVGSA for several years now, and I still love it! My parents like it because the organization is local, to be precise, the Dos Pueblos softball fields. You can make lots of friends playing softball, and after a while, —Tiffany A. you’ll know almost everyone! Anybody can join, just know Goleta Library it costs money. GVGSA is The Goleta Library is on definitely one of the things Fairview Avenue next to a that makes Goleta the Good church. In the library, many Land! books can be found. If anyone —Sophie B. goes to the Goleta Library, they can do their homework, Haskell’s Beach at read a book, or study. the Bacara Sometimes they can check out Do you enjoy a day at the chapter books, play computer beach? Haskell’s Beach at the games, and make puzzles. If Bacara is a great place to be. you want to play computer It is located near Winchester games, you need a library card, because you need to type Canyon. The waves are great, and there are surf and ocean in your card number to log camps. Of course the camps in. Visitors need to be quiet cost money, but going to the in the library, because maybe beach is free. Anyone can people are studying. If you have overdue books or videos, go to Haskell’s for free. The you need to pay for them. The sand is warm, and the waves Goleta Library is a great place are exciting to paddle board, surf, or boogie board! Near to visit. —Angela B. the beach is a five star hotel called the Bacara. It is very
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fancy and costs money to stay there. It has restaurants, pools (sometimes parties), and sandboxes with toys in them. Haskell’s Beach at Bacara is a lot of fun because it is a great place to be and it makes Goleta great! —Katy C.
InTouch Health InTouch Health is a company that makes robots for the Army and for hospitals. Each robot sells for about $90,000. InTouch Health is located near the Goleta Airport. The company has many people working there, plus my dad and my friends’ parents. At the end of the year, InTouch Health has a company party for families, and it is very fun. —Diego C.
Girsh Park Do you enjoy a day at the park? Well I do. Two fun things about Girsh Park are the playground and the sparkly green grass. Girsh Park is behind Costco. You can have a party there, but it costs money. Sometimes people play basketball, baseball, and you can sign up for soccer, but you have to pay. There is a parking lot where you can park for free. The parking lot is right next to the park. You should go there because it’s a perfect place to have a picnic on a perfect day. —Oscar D.
The Young Singers Club The Young Singers Club is a terrific place for singers of all ages. You can take classes once a week, and at the end of the session, they put on a performance and everyone gets to pick a solo! In the summer, the Young Singers Club has an outstanding summer camp. You get to play exciting acting games and practice a song, and the camp