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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

Reality

We don’t have a thing

Alexa Hines & Lauren Kesic, Managing Editor & Staff Writer May 15, 2015

We are not girls who committed to Stanford or the lead actresses of the school play. We are just two ordinary students walking in the shadows of everyone else who is prancing in the light because...

How ironic - "Boho" is a culture, not a style.

Not so appropriate

Ivanna Rea, Managing Editor May 15, 2015
Because we go to a Catholic school, we know what the Eucharist means and how important it actually is. Now imagine people eating the sacred Eucharist on a day-to-day basis like a bag of Doritos, as if it were normal and acceptable.
Perfectly Pagel

Perfectly Pagel

Alex Barber & Maggie Morris, Print Editor-in-Chief & Copy Editor May 15, 2015

Everyone has a story. Throughout our creation of The Eagle Eye, we have attempted to discover and capture the stories of numerous individuals and events. We have spent countless hours asking the tough...

A swift catch up- casual Friday afternoons with the best friend… if only this were real life.

Taylor has my heart

Sarah Turner, News Editor May 15, 2015

There are two types of people in the world: those who like Taylor Swift, and those who love Taylor Swift. Ask anybody and they’ll tell you I fit the second category like a glove. Without a doubt, I’m...

Go green - Junior Megan Snader appreciates author John Green’s work.

Shades of Green

Megan Snader, Staff Reporter May 4, 2015

“Almost every adult American devotes tremendous time and energy to the maintenance of an invasive plant species called turf grass that we can’t eat,” said author John Green in his Buckley University...

StuDYING - Students prepare weeks in advance for finals occurring as early as March.

The early bird gets the worm

Anna Cannon, Staf Reporter May 4, 2015

The dreaded finals week used to occur at the end of every semester. For weeks people would prep and prepare for that one test. Four days in a week, two tests in a day -- then it's over. Finals, which...

With so many options and so little time, your college decision will be a huge weight on your shoulders.

Decision time

Avery Lewis, Staff Reporter Apr 30, 2015

The past four years of your high school career has so many memories and accomplishments -- unending amounts of school work, exams, friendships, extracurriculars, college applications and unhealthy amounts...

Go lean - If snacking is your addiction, try going for healthier foods!

Breaking bad

Anna Cannon, Staf Reporter Apr 29, 2015

It takes 21 days to break a bad habit. That’s it. What’s a mere three weeks in comparison  to 365 days? If it only takes 21 days of dedication, why not try to break one? No matter your persistence...

Shake off the nerves - A confident handshake is essential to a strong first impression.

How to get a summer job

Monique Beals, Staff Reporter Apr 29, 2015

It’s that time of year again: temperatures are on the rise, tourists are on to their way to the beach and high school students are on the hunt for summer jobs. But don’t just settle for any old job....

"You dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world." (John 4:4)

Are you there God? It’s me, Lauren

Lauren Kesic, Copy Editor Mar 30, 2015

I look over to my friend Courtney, a little confused as to what’s going on. There are 110 teenagers sitting on the floor of a dimly lit room with candles spread about. Soft acoustic Gospel songs...

Pop the bubble

Pop the bubble

Paige Schuck, Staff Reporter Mar 25, 2015

I've lived in the same house in Foothill Ranch my entire life. I've enjoyed more than a handful of Christmases at the beach and it's almost always a good time to be outside. I live with my parents, my...

Implementing the food bin has the potential to create significant change.

Food bin for the future

Staff Writer, Sara Boivin Mar 18, 2015

Jesus neither condones nor approves of wasting food. I distinctly remember reading in John 6:12-13, "When they were filled, He said to His disciples, 'Gather up the leftover fragments so that...

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