Dylan Puepke
McKenna Andrew, Staff Writer
September 30, 2019
"I intern at UCI Medical Center in Orange and I worked in the Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center with nurses to help patients. Along the routes, the nurses would teach me lessons. Over this summer, I learned how to take blood sugar and start an IV. Other things I did, were sit in on procedures and h...
Sam Cruz
Alex, Vallone
September 23, 2019
"My favorite part about the SM community is the retreats and the opportunities to lead retreats. I went on sophomore retreat last year and I was able to lead it in the spring. This was a really fun experience because I was able to lead my friends and that not only strengthened my own relationship w...
Lyndsey Issa
Evelyn Driscoll, News Editor
September 19, 2019
"So I decided I wanted to go into business when I'm older so then I was trying to think of something to do with my free time outside of school. [I] thought that making a business would be a good idea. It took me a while to like think of the idea, but then I was inspired by living in California and every...
Sydney McMahon
Giulia Henshaw, Copy Editor
September 16, 2019
"The youth philanthropy club is a club where students can have the opportunity to work with any organizations that they want and find ways to better our community. I started the club because I am very passionate about working with foundations and getting other students involved with organizations th...
Tamara Hirschman
Bella Scarano, Staff Writer
September 10, 2019
"I am the captain of the team, I really enjoy it and it’s a lot of fun because I get to lead other people and help motivate them. One thing I would say is my favorite part about cross country is the team itself. Considering its such a small sport and we are all doing the same stuff we all really b...
Charlie Jennison
Gracynn Crocker, Staff Writer
September 9, 2019
"It's been a great honor to be a part of the SM Varsity Basketball team for the past 4 years as a Team Manager. Being a part of this made a huge impact on my first weeks at SM because I was familiar with the campus plus the guys on the team made me feel comfortable and welcomed. On my first few days, ...
Keely Mulvihill
Katherine Eli, Staff Writer
September 6, 2019
"I entered the Laguna beach art festival with an elephant that I made, and it was a combination of paper mâché and plaster that was painted on the surface. I submitted that to the Art Festival and I won first place in my high school division, in the junior sculpture division. I started taking sculpture my...
Lauren Polusky
Megan Plocher, Staff Writer
September 5, 2019
“I’ve been on Varsity since my Freshman year so it amazing to have this opportunity to lead this team which has been such a big part of my life throughout High School. These girls are my family so its exciting to be in a leadership role with them. My team and I are so excited to travel to Cherry...
Amelia Kitts
Megan Plocher, Staff Writer
September 5, 2019
"It is a big honor to be team captain of the Varsity tennis team. I have a lot of responsibility to be an example to the underclassman and my other teammates, but it also very rewarding. The girls trip to Fresno was really fun. It was a great bonding experience and we did really well. We won all of o...
Mary Manese
Jaclyn Paul, Staff Writer
September 4, 2019
“The kids that I work with shape the way that I disciplined, helped, and raise my own children. I always feel that the experiences that I have when I talk to parents and their students, I always feel that there’s a lesson that I was able to take from that to use on my own kids. All 3 [of my kids] c...
Bailey Woinarowicz
Madison Clark, Staff Writer
September 3, 2019
"This year I am the Secretary General. As the Secretary General I oversee the MUN program at school. Jobs that I do include running the board meetings for our leadership team and I promote various ideas to further the success of the MUN program. This year we are starting to do service projects every month. Sep...
Grace Haecherl
Julia Mortimer, Staff Writer
September 2, 2019
“I’ve been dancing since I was about 3, not competitively though, this is my first year competing. With singing, I never really got classic training, I joined choir in fourth grade and went from there. When I’m dancing in front of a crowd, the energy is different. I go on stage and I don’t remembe...
