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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
Attending a class designated for a group of kids? Common. Attending a class with a curriculum made just for you? Unheard of.
Sophomore Rachel Kim has her own French 5 Honors class here at SMCHS. After...
Dessi Gomez, Arts & Entertainment Editor
• Jan 27, 2016
Buttons are pushed with great speed. Gears click into place and whir frantically. The microcontroller brain boots up. The robot is ready for action.
During the 2014-2015 school year, SMCHS started...
Some people are satisfied with an occasional trip to Palm Springs for a virgin piña colada and a quick escape from reality. Others venture to the middle of the Peruvian jungle to live with indigenous...
Fifteen juniors of the SMCHS Model United Nations team journeys to the United Kingdom and France for a conference. Not only did they bring back eight individual awards and a Distinguished Delegation Award,...
