On Saturday, February 24th, 11 students accompanied teacher John from LSI Downtown out to the Santa Barbara countryside for wine tasting, a picnic at Koehler Winery, a walk around Solvang, and to try their luck at Chumash Casino.

The weather wasn’t too cold, and students enjoyed tacos, burritos, and quesadillas from the taco stand at Koehler and washed them down with Koehler’s Syrah, Mouvedre, Rose’, and Grenache Blanc wines.

After a some ice cream and a walk around Solvang, a Danish-style village in the Santa Barbara countryside, they headed over to the Casino to finish up the day.

First timers to the casino signed up for the players club and got $25 free play, and one student won over $100!!