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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

Faith and family - George Cou keeps a statue of an angel and pictures of his family at his desk at school.​

Courage

Kristine Liao, Co-Editor-in-Chief May 15, 2015

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice… FOR ALL.” He’s the teacher...

Radical - Junior IB Math SL students Ryan Clark and Christeen Kerolos huddle with the beloved Carol Smith.

Starstruck

Megan Snader, Staff Reporter May 15, 2015

On occasion, a shooting star will slip into the atmosphere and cast a glimmering trail behind itself, becoming the captivation and inspiration for dreamers lucky enough to catch a glimpse of it as it crosses...

Sophomores Nicholas Giardini, Keana Gonzales, Maggie Jennison and Brooklyn Brady take off to Mexico on May 16.

Mission to build

Sarah Turner, News Editor May 14, 2015

Opening an envelope with money inside on your birthday is usually followed with the excitement of buying that concert ticket you previously couldn’t afford or finally going on that shopping spree you...

Junior Caitlin Carrillo changes into her Bowl of Heaven uniform right after school ends in order to get to work on time.

Workaholic

Tara Peterson, Staff Reporter May 5, 2015

As summer is coming into view, the need to find a summer job is intensifies. Scrolling through the websites of all the different places, you see your dream job is not hiring. The next best place only hires...

Doe, rae, me - Seniors Danielle Field and Mikey Shiraishi sing and play their hearts out at Roc 4 Peace.

Pitch perfect

Carlie McCabe, Staff Reporter May 4, 2015

C'mon admit it, we all sing in the shower. It's just an inherent quality that we all secretly enjoy. And we even may think to ourselves, "Wow, I sound pretty good."  But, we all know we're not meant to...

SMCHS student Kate isn't alone. According to the National Bullying Prevention Center, one in three students in the U.S. are bullied at school.

Beauty defect

Allison De La Bastida, Opinion Editor May 1, 2015
Such a simple task requires so much effort for her. Just walking through the hallway. But, she sensed eyes on her. She glanced left and right, only to hear crude remarks being thrown her way. She was getting bullied every day.
Nothing to hide

Nothing to hide

Alana Mayes & Tara Peterson, Staff Writer Apr 29, 2015
Every 107 seconds, a person is sexually assaulted. If you haven’t done the math, that is 1.3 million people each year. Only 54 percent are reported.
The SMCHS IT Department works on one of hundreds of student computers that need to be fixed every day. And no, this work does not include reading student emails.

Student privacy scares assuaged

Maggie Morris, Copy Editor Apr 29, 2015
Two thousand sixteen presidential candidate Hillary Clinton reportedly broke the law during her term as Secretary of State by using her personal email address as opposed to the required government account to communicate.
Squad goals - Eleven of the facilities maintenance crew members take a quick break in their busy afternoon schedules to pose for a group picture.

Men behind the madness

Alex Barber, Print Editor-in-Chief Apr 29, 2015

If just 20 of SMCHS’s 220 employees were to walk off campus for more than a few hours, the rest of the school would cease to function as we know it. A couple of these staff members get to school...

Caroline Cai, sophomore club president, holds a puppy in search of a new home during a Greendog Foundation event on March 22.

Great day to be a beagle

Cristina Zapata, Print Editor-in-Chief Apr 23, 2015

Everybody knows the infamous ASPCA commercial: trembling chihuahuas and droopy-eyed poodles -- not to mention Sarah McLachlan's sentimental "In the Arms of an Angel". Sure, it's sad. But would you do anything...

Geometry teacher Jake Kremer adds a little SASS to each new lecture.

Sass-mather

Chloe Le, Web Editor-in-Chief Apr 22, 2015

You walk into the first day of math class and sit down, preparing yourself for a nice long nap because this class will be the death of you, as usual. You sneak a peek at the board and see that your first...

Senior Lexi Zintel demonstrates faith, compassion and love in her daily life.

Golden girl

Kiera Makowecki, Staff Reporter Apr 15, 2015

Picture this: Think of your favorite activity to do as a child. Was it football? Theatre? Tennis? Playing an instrument? Baseball? Imagine your family not having the money to pay for a football, tennis...

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