From the Editors
the STAFF EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Aura Carlson Rose Houglet
Dear Readers, In the theme of this March issue, we are addressing mental health and the stigma surrounding it. As we approach Mental Health Awareness Month in May, we hope to expand readers’ recognition of mental illness and its prevalence in our society. Along with familiarizing our readers with mental health awareness, in this March issue, we are recognizing Women’s History Month by featuring the Jan. 21 women’s marches both in Los Angeles, California and Washington, District of Columbia. From a story on the tenth grade students’ World History classes’ letter exchange with unabomber Ted Kaczynski to several feature stories profiling students and grounds keeper Martin Adame, this issue will both entertain and inform readers about topics of interest. — the Editors-in-Chief
CREATIVE DIRECTOR Sonya Kotler NEWS & MANAGING EDITOR Jack Stein FEATURE EDITORS Carina Tedesco Caylin Zimmerman A&E EDITOR Kendall White SPORTS EDITOR Kelly Bickett
We hope to use this space to cover events, interviews, and topics of interest in greater depth. Our creative team of photographers, artists, and writers strive to capture the voice of the students and tell their stories in a compelling way. The Fourth Estate is an open forum created for and by journalism students of Laguna Blanca Upper School. Our staff seeks to be a platform for creative expression and to report on events and ideas of importance to our readers. The Fourth Estate welcomes guest columns and letters to the editor. Letters must be signed and must be no longer than 400 words. Editors reserve the right to edit for length, clarity and/or taste. Anonymous letters will not be published. The Fourth Estate reserves the right to reject advertising. Opinions expressed in this publication reflect the perspectives of the staff. The Fourth Estate publishes four issues per year with a senior insert in the last issue. We mail issues to subscribers and advertisers and exchange papers with high school journalism classes across the country. When factual errors occur, we will correct the error in the next issue. The Fourth Estate accepts both print and online advertising in either black and white or color. Contact Amanda Skinner at skiama@lbsstudents.org for advertising and/or subscriptions. Visit our online paper for daily updates: www.thefourthestate.net. “Follow” us on Twitter and “Like” us on Facebook.
OP-ED EDITOR Kailea Hieshima
This is the second issue, and 23rd volume (published on Jan. 6) of the Laguna Blanca School, 4125 Paloma Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93110, newspaper, The Fourth Estate. Contacts are available at tmchale@lagunablanca.org, (805) 687-2461 x317 or www.thefourthestate.net. Laguna Blanca School has an EK through 12 student population of approximately 375, with 100 in the Lower School, 110 Middle School and 165 in the Upper School, and a faculty population of approximately 60. The Fourth Estate is an 8.5 by 11 newsmagazine, created on Apple computers on Adobe InDesign CS6, using Helvetica Neue and Adobe Garamond Pro font families and printed on glossy paper by aPrintis, free for students and $30 for a yearly subscription. The magazine is distributed to all Upper School students through the school’s advisory program and sent by mail to subscribers, with 600 copies printed per issue. We are associated with NSPA, CSPA and JEA.
REPORTERS
LIFESTYLE EDITOR Fiona Flynn PHOTO EDITORS Carina Tedesco Caylin Zimmerman BUSINESS EDITOR Amanda Skinner COPY EDITOR Mathew Goldsholl Jackson Hurley WEBSITE EDITOR Sydney Edgecomb FACULTY ADVISOR Trish McHale, MJE Jules Bernard Julia Fay Hunter Hawkins Natasha Heyer Clara Hillis Sydney Hlavaty Ava Morouse Kathryn Norris Luke Smillie Peter Smith Sierra Willard