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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

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...

These two twin princesses, freshmen Kennedy and McKenzie Shulman, enjoy their fifteenth birthday together.

Tangled two

Claire Calcaterra, Staff Writer Apr 13, 2015

It is an early Saturday morning at SMCHS, but definitely not an uneventful one. As one reaches the main track at SMCHS, the rolling sound of hundreds of strides reverberates the ground. At the front of...

When Dana Simmons was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at 11 years old, she still had a smile on her face.

One girl and multiple needles

Dani Segovia, Staff Writer Apr 1, 2015

It all started with a burn in her chest which led to a visit to the doctors. “The day I was diagnosed, I remember crying a lot and having a lot of fear,” said sophomore Dana Simmons. The doctor...

Senior Ryan Melosini looks like champion and works like one too.

Variety of varsities

Sara Boivin, Staff Reporter Mar 30, 2015

In Hollywood, "triple threats" are people who can act, sing and dance all with fairly good ability. In high school, triple threats are students who can successfully balance a sport, majority of honors....

Upon receiving the gifts, students at Dale said, "We are so grateful that others are thinking about us and that teachers here care enough to organize it."

Lent a hand

Kristine Liao, Co-Editor-in-Chief Mar 28, 2015

They call us their Santa Margarita angels. “I’ve never seen such poor students so joyful,” said Nancy Hormuth, director of Campus Ministry. “It’s a joy that is so genuine and authentic that...

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