When there are problems, one can choose to ignore them, address them, or change them. Daniel Troyan, a senior, wants to be a subject of change. As a member of the new Administrative Student Advisory Group,...
Set Realistic Goals
Do you ever wake up one morning and say you are going to accomplish the impossible only to get nothing done? When we make our tasks unrealistic, we do not feel like...
It is not difficult to find the college acceptance statistics for SM students. But college acceptance goes beyond statistics. Students are moving to a new place, moving away from home and from family and...
With the 2021-2022 school year just beginning to get settled in, no better person to feature than one of the newest members of our school community. Bayleigh Shapard, class of 2022, has just begun her...
BLM. Asian hate crimes. Climate change. Out of a pandemic and social turmoil, junior Celine Bacily's new project, Yesterday, was born.
A one-stop-shop for global issues and ways to address them, Yesterday...
The southwestern coast of Haiti was left devastated by the damage caused by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on the morning of August 14, 2021. Overwhelmed with the catastrophe, Haiti experienced Tropical...
Starting a business was always a goal for senior Phillip Medina. While on FaceTime, he decided to speed up the inevitable and co-founded his clothing company, Sea of Trees, in the fall of 2020 with his...
Amidst a pandemic on top of the traditional senior stresses, many seniors experience feelings of uncertainty and anxiety. Many seniors, including myself, have lost hope of getting to have the activities...
While Thin-Mints, Carmel Delights, and Peanut Butter Patties are some of the sweetest perks girl scouts bring to the community, their impact stretches far beyond boxes of cookies. Many don't realize that...
No pressure, but not many clubs begin their first meeting discussing how the world will end. The theory of multiverses and how humans came into existence aren’t exactly light dinnertime topics, either....
After years of selling clothing at trunk-show parties, mother and fashion-lover Doni Orsini took a leap of faith when opening her own store, Olivia’s Closet Boutique, in Rancho Santa Margarita in 2010....
As the new semester kicks off, many students struggle to maintain motivated and engaged in their classes. Understandably, students tire of school after the long span of online learning, but simply giving...
