Remembering the Laguna Beach Fire

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Cover Art: S. O'Neill

Remembering the
Laguna Beach
Fire

Thirty Years Later

By
Laguna Beach
High School
Freshmen

Table of Contents

Introduction.......................................................Page 3

Articles

"Bringing Back Memories" by Zoe Tran .....................Page 6
"Physical & Emotional" by Eliana Merritt ...............Page 8
"30 Years Later" by Finley Maynard .......................Page 11
"The Long-Lasting Impact" by Tyler Tafreshi ........Page 14
"Fire Ignites Better Outlook" by Kate Hennessey... Page 16
"Artists in Flames" by Finn Drozjock ...................Page 18
"A Laguna Beach Citizen" by Ayla McManus ..............Page 20
"Remembering the 1993 Fire" by Alani Sciacca .......Page 22
"1993 Laguna Beach Fire" by Liam McRae................ Page 24
"30th Anniversary of Laguna" by Ciara Paul............Page 26
"Laguna Beach Residents" by Meghan E. Manion........Page 28
"The '93 Fire Seared" by Reidley G. Babcock.............Page 30
"First-Hand Account" by Marco Lapayese-Calderon..Page 33
"Laguna Fire 30 Year" by Kelsey V. Dearing..............Page 36
"This Year Marks" by Belen Gonzalez......................Page 40
"Report" by Ellis Malang ......................................Page 42

Epilogue

"Just Another Day" by James Vermilya ...................Page 45

Introduction

This anthology is the result of the hard work of the freshmen class of Laguna Beach High School. As part of the school's LBHS FLOW program, freshmen interviewed a local citizen about the 1993 Laguna Beach Fire. Students also heard from LBFD Fire Captain Eric Lether on the topics of wildland firefighting and the 1993 fire specifically. After compiling their research, students then wrote an article based on the interview and the commemoration of the thirty-year anniversary of this devastating event. The articles collected here are the top twenty writing pieces as deemed by the LBHS English Department Ninth-Grade Team.
The epilogue for this anthology is a creative writing piece selected as the top submission from Mrs. Kaa's classes. We are proud of all of the students' diligence and thoughtfulness in creating these impactful compositions.
FLOW stands for fire, land, ocean, water, and LBHS FLOW is an environmental cross-curriculuar program at Laguna Beach High School designed to help students make powerful connections with academic content, with each other, and with the community. If you would like to learn more about LBHS FLOW, please visit our website at https://lbhs.lbusd.org/flow, and/or follow us on Instagram at @lbhs_flow.

Thank you,
Sarah Benson and Jun Shen
LBHS FLOW Coordinators