Meet Samantha Eve, Anacapa School’s Alumni Success Story for February 2018.
Samantha Eve (Anacapa Class of 2003) is the founder of the Out of the Box Theatre Company in Santa Barbara, CA. Samantha attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Drama with a focus in musical theatre.
“Going from Anacapa to an extremely large school in one of the biggest cities in the country might seem like a culture shock, but I believe Anacapa gave me the tools to adapt to my surroundings at New … Read more
Anacapa Alumni Success Stories & Open House Announcement for January 10th, 2018
Meet Ben Ligon, Anacapa School’s Alumni Success Story for December 2017.
Ben Ligon (Anacapa Class of 2007) is a Process Engineering Specialist at L&L Products, Inc. in Romeo, Michigan. Ben attended California State University Channel Islands and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration.
“Size. Size. Size. At Anacapa you are given the opportunity to be yourself and find a learning style that works for you. Its size allows almost every opportunity to be hands on and immersive, which is … Read more
Anacapa Success Story – Brett Jackson
Meet Brett Jackson, Anacapa School’s Alumni Success Story for November 2017.… Read more
Spring Sampler Alumni Panel
An Anacapa Alumni Panel was held in May in conjunction with an “Anacapa Sampler” open house. The alumni panel was led by Dillon Yuhasz (2009), who is now a full-time Anacapa faculty member. Four recent graduates shared the role Anacapa played in their formative years and how Anacapa prepared them to excel at the college level. After graduation from college, all of our alumni panelists have launched successful careers, and very importantly they seem happy, optimistic and well balanced. As … Read more
Spring Sampler Alumni Panel
Read moreAnacapa Celebrates Commencement at the Historic Casa de la Guerra
Taking the microphone to address the crowd gathered in the historic Casa de La Guerra courtyard Friday, June 10, Anacapa School seniors confidently delivered their senior speeches.
The honor of a senior speech is a tradition at Anacapa School graduations, and every year each speech is as unique as the individuals who deliver them.
Aija Mayrock Publishes a Book on Bullying
UPDATE: Aija’s self-published book has now been picked up by Scholastic! Read more at PR Newswire.
Aija Mayrock (class of 2014) has penned a new book, The Survival Guide to Bullying: Written by a kid for a kid. Bullied throughout middle school and part of high school, Aija transferred to Anacapa School which became her safe haven. She’s done a superb job of turning her negative experiences into a positive with her authorship of this insightful book. Aija … Read more
Elizabeth Schwyzer is Married at the Peak
On April 27, 2014, Elizabeth Schwyzer (Class of 1997) and Steve Smith ran up Gibraltar Road, and got married in the rocks near La Cumbre Peak. One week later, they celebrated their marriage with a big party at Godric Grove. This July, Elizabeth and Steve will be relocating to the Bay Area, where Steve will join the psychology faculty of Palo Alto University, and Elizabeth will continue to write, teach, and coach writers. They plan to return to SB for … Read more
Alicia Kovary Graduated From SBCC & Will Study Art History at UCSB
Anacapa graduate Alicia Kovary, Class of 2009 (and frequent visitor and helper here on campus!) has graduated from SBCC and now has plans to study Art History at UCSB, and then continuing with the curator program there. She attributes her passion for art history to her trip to Italy with Anacapa students and alums in the summer of 2012.… Read more
Congratulations to Buff Platt on the Birth of His Daughter
Congratulations to Anacapa graduate Buff Platt, class of 1993, and his wife Ahn on the birth of their daughter Charlie!… Read more
Aija Nemer-Aanerud is a Senior at U. of Chicago
Aija Nemer-Aanerud, Class of 2010, was visiting Santa Barbara and came to the 2013 Orientation Picnic. Aija is a senior at the University of Chicago.… Read more
Grayson Baggiolini Joined Us at Zion
Graduate Grayson Baggiolini, Class of 2012, was an awesome volunteer “Manny” for Lower Schoolers at the 2013 Zion trip! Grayson is studying at Cal Poly Pomona.… Read more
Class of 2013 Visits
Four of the Class of 2013 came and shared their early college experiences with current Anacapa students at a Breakfast Club in October! Zinnia Gonzalez is at Chico State, Isaac and Esai Macario at St. Mary’s, and Julio Bernal studies at CSUN. We are happy to see them doing so well.… Read more
Wishiah Roper – Anacapans in the Real World
Wishiah Roper, alumna from the class of 2011, visited Elliott Hall to share her life journey and how Anacapa has affected her. Wishiah came to Anacapa in 9th grade with some anger and attitude in tow. Wishiah explained how helped her to mature into a much happier, more productive person. Now, she works three jobs in addition to attending school, but feels like she appreciates it because she works so hard to continue her education. She encouraged current students to … Read more
Riley Arntz – The Life of a Fashionisto Cowboy
Riley Arntz, an original member of the Anacapa Adobes, came to Anacapa for high school in 2003. In college he studied hospitality but wasn’t excited about the field for a career. Instead, he tried his luck as a ranch hand at Lazy B Ranch in New Mexico, where he learned a variety of skills, such as roping and branding, along with some tough life lessons such as “sometimes its best not to argue and just get the work done.” After … Read more
Jennifer Sites Poulimenos Visits From Canada
After graduating from Anacapa in 2001, Jennifer Sites Poulimenos earned a B.S. in Nursing. She was back on campus in October with her new baby girl Kalla. Kalla was born September 14, 2013. Jennifer and her new family live in Kitchener, Ontario.
Henry Johnston – Anacapa Alumni in the World
Henry Johnston, recent Anacapa graduate from the class of 2013, is currently a student at Brooks Institute in Ventura where he is studying film. Henry spoke about his current classes, including Film History, in which he has been continually grateful for Anacapa’s history classes, which gave him a solid framework in which to contextualize historical films. While his schedule is currently pretty flexible, with one class per day, he soon will start shooting his own film projects making him much … Read more
Haley Yuhasz – Life After Anacapa: College, Adulthood and Other Scary Things
Haley Yuhasz, Anacapa alumna extraordinaire from the class of 2012, returned to Elloitt Hall to reflect on her experiences while at Anacapa and how they have affected her life in college. Haley is now a sophomore at Northern Arizona University, majoring in Visual Communications with an emphasis in Graphic Design and a minor in Theater. She admitted to being super nervous about college, but now loves college life and even plans to rush for a sorority this coming.… Read more
Elizabeth Schwyzer – Importance of Writing: Making an Impact with Words
Elizabeth Schwyzer, Anacapa alumna from the class of ‘97, spoke about the source of both passion and her livelihood, writing. Elizabeth currently works for the Santa Barbara Independent as a reviewer for arts and dance, but her true love is working with teens on their writing. Elizabeth specializes in personal statements for college and recognizes that while they may be annoying, they are a great opportunity to reflect on who you are and what’s important to you. She credited young … Read more
Wishiah Roper is back in Santa Barbara!
Wishiah Roper (class of 2011) stopped by campus on September 24, 2013. She has been studying psychology at Mira Costa College in San Diego and working at Barnes and Noble. She is planning to transfer to UCSB and is moving back to Santa Barbara. She is engaged and the wedding is planned for February of next year!… Read more
Shana Molotch Loves Her Many Jobs
Anacapa alumna Shana Molotch sent in this update from Northern California:
… Read moreI am currently employed full-time with the ARC of Amador and Calaveras. I work in the supported living department with developmentally disabled adults and LOVE it! All of my clients live on their own. Most of them have jobs and they are learning to be a part of society with my help. I still also work part time at the Hotel Leger in Mokelumne Hill, Calif. I was
Brenda Renteria Says ‘Don’t Eat This’
Anacapa alumna and Cal State Channel Islands student Brenda Renteria performed an original rap song to the tune of MC Hammer’s “Can’t Touch This” in an effort to encourage students to be thoughtful about the food that they eat. A self-professed “junk food eater” in high school, Brenda has found her way to healthy eating in college and can feel the difference. She encouraged students to make it fun. Plan a picnic potluck with friends, suggested Brenda. It can be … Read more
Anacapa Alumni: Checking in from College
Anacapa alumni, Douglas Throop and Haley Yuhaz (both class of 2012), returned to Elliott Hall to reminisce and pass on wisdom they’ve collected so far in the post-Anacapa world. Douglas, a freshman History major at Pepperdine University, was surprised at how quickly his sleeping patterns shifted to night owl. He recommends taking later courses to account for this inevitable shift. Haley, freshman in Theater at Northern Arizona University, enjoys the freedom that comes with a college schedule- she has a … Read more