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The student news site of Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.

The Eagle Eye

The student news site of Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.

The Eagle Eye

The student news site of Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.

The Eagle Eye

Stay hydrated my friends

Chloe Le, Web Editor-in-Chief Sep 12, 2016

Director of Activities, Sammer Darwazeh and ASB officers installed water stations for students to refill their water bottles in the summer of 2016. What started as a quick decision turned into a resourceful...

Looking through a new lens

Looking through a new lens

Hannah Prince, Print Editor-in-chief Sep 9, 2016

  Through the eyes of SMCHS students, the deans are considered bad guys on campus. What the students don’t see is that the deans play a vital role in our campus's safety and discipline. The...

Ignite stands for ‘I’ and ‘God’ night; The night is centered around your personal relationship with God.

REAL worship

Ivanna Rea, Managing Editor Sep 3, 2016

The project that four SMCHS graduates started has now been passed down to a group of students ready to spread the faith filled mission of REALministry. In May of the 2015-2016 school year, Andrew Hoang,...

Snapshots of Social Media

Snapshots of Social Media

Hannah Prince, Print Editor-in-chief May 18, 2016

Two words, one Internet, and many meanings: social media. Every day, the use of phones, computers, and other electronic devices fill the lives of twenty-first century citizens of all ages. The development...

Looking back

Looking back

Alana Mayes, Staff Writer Apr 28, 2016

On May 20 the front parking lot outside of the B building will be busy with students waiting patiently to receive their 2016-17 Talon Yearbooks hot off the press. The day is expected to run smoothly,...

Dressed up in white shirts, rainbow suspenders and taped glasses, Sydney and her father were ready to show off their dance moves.

Let’s Dance

Amanda Zou, Photo Editor Apr 28, 2016

On Saturday evening, students want to fill the night with as much fun as possible to reward ourselves for making it through a long week of school. Having a family dinner at a favorite restaurant or watching...

Knott at School

Chloe Le & Sarah Turner, News & Sports Editor & Staff Writer Apr 9, 2016

On Thursday March 10, high school students in Southern California, including SMCHS' STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) class, took a trip to Knott's Berry Farm to experience physics...

Annual Spring student survey

Cristina Zapata, Print Editor-in-Chief Apr 8, 2016

On the morning of March 14, all period seven classes were interrupted five minutes before the bell by an announcement regarding a survey from the IT Department. Students were given five minutes to fill...

Fight for food safety

Fight for food safety

Perla Shaheen, Copy Editor Mar 21, 2016

After the anticipated wait, Chipotle has finally come to Rancho Santa Margarita. The restaurant opened its doors on Feb. 11 in Plaza El Paseo, offering jobs to two seniors, Noelle Bannigan and Lillie...

Senior Morgan Yurosek poses with Republican Rand Paul after he spoke at a fundraiser she helped plan during her summer internship with the Republican Party of Orange County in 2015.

Passion for politics

Kristine Liao, Co-Editor-in-Chief Mar 21, 2016

In third grade, senior Morgan Yurosek sent a letter and an American soldier Build-A-Bear to then President George W. Bush. Three months later, the president responded with a personal letter, signed photographs,...

Next Step students from SMCHS, Tesoro and Yorba Linda enjoy touring D.C.

Step up

Sarah Turner, News Editor Feb 29, 2016

On Feb. 1, four SMCHS students arrived in a very rainy Washington D.C. to attend a series of conferences called the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA). CADCA hosts a number of groups...

Junior AJ Beauchamp smiles when sharing of his future writing plans.

The write path

Allison De La Bastida, Opinion Editor Feb 16, 2016

While college may seem like a necessary step on one's way to gaining a job, junior Andrew Beauchamp doesn't feel he needs a college degree to start doing what he loves. Beauchamp aspires to be a writer,...

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